The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-03
AN INTELLIGENT CONGRESSMAN.

Mr.. j. A. Bingham is member of
Congress from the Slate of Ohio, and
his head is level. Judging from the re-
marks which he made in the House of
Representatives last Wednesday, we in
fer that he is the best informed states
man in America. The resolution to
amend the Constitution was the subject
under consideration, and Mr. Bingham
"let fly" after this fashion, |f
"Mr. Bingham: There is one further
remark which 1 desire to make here, and
/ trust it will not be considered out Of
order. 1t has been announced by those
in high places that there is no danger to
be apprehended from the one million of
men lately in arms against the Republic;
that those States may be admitted at
once without any sort of condition, that
the loyal people who have saved their
Government from overthrow by wager
of battle, have no right to take any Sc
curity for the future that nothing re-
mains for them to do but kill the fatted
calf, and welcome back the returning
prodigal traitors. I have no doubt that
at no distant day testimony will be adj
duced to satisfy every honest man who
wishes well to the country and to the
Constitution, that there is conspiracy
in. every State lately in insurrection. and
perchance beyond their limits, under the
invitation to kill the fatted calf,-swear
h., u Lat
to take possession of the legislative
powers of the country and accomplish
by false and corrupt legislation what
they failed to accomplish by arms. In
support of this view, Mr.. Bingham sent
to the clerks desk and had read an ar
ticle from the Norfolk, Va. Post, headed
"Great Victory for the South" and sta
ting that since the morning of the news
of the great Southern victory of Bull
Run was received, carrying joy and ju-
bilation to every Southern household.
there has been no such glorious news re-
ceived by the Southern people as that of
the veto of the Freedmen's Bureau bill,
and that it was the greatest victory
achieved during the war-greater than
any of 1.-THE feats of Stonewall Jackson's
army, etc." IS
"Mr.. Rogers asked what paper the
Clerk read from? 6iD.
"Mr. Bingham. The article is from a
Virginia paper--an organ of rebellion
and secession.
'Mr. Rogers, having obtained look
at it: 1t is from the Washington Chron-
icle, Radical paper. ,i. H
"Mr. Chanler. l make it point of or
der that it is out of order for the gentle
man to publish document of revolu-
tionary and rebellious character in his
speech. ue
"The Speaker decided that it was not
q point of order.
"Mr. Bingham. Yes, l discover that
it is not in order in the judgment of the
same gentleman to warn the people of
the dangers impending over them. That
article has been copied all over the
country. quote in support of what /
have already intimated, that the fatted
calf is to be killed North to welcome
back the returning prodigaI traitors, red
with the blood of murder and assassina-
ton. They are ready to kill the fatted |
calf if Andrew Johnson will only forget |
his former utterances wherein he said |
that treason was crime which should |
be made odious and be punished, and |
that traitors were no longer citizens bnt |
enemies of the country, and should not
be permitted to participate in the reor-
ganization of the states; and if he would
lend himself to that black ndvillainous
suggestion which found place in the |
columns of the Chicago Iimes-a paper
which believe was formerly suppress
ed for reasonable utterances by order Of