The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-20
What was Said, and by Whom, Of the
Philadelphia Convention.
The President Denounced as Great
a Traitor rs Darts.
a Terrible Time About the Poor
OfliGehOlders.
wAsmNeroN, Sunday, July Is, 1866.

A caucus of Republican members of Con-
gress was held on Wednesday evening In
the Hall of the House of Representatives.
On motion OF lEr. Morr.ii Of Vermont.
General Banka, Of Massachusetts,. was
elected Chairman. aud Mr.. Ferry, of Michi-
gan, Secretary. The caucus, so far as the
HOnse was corcerned, was quite full but
only eight Senators were present.
Mir. Hotphki.s OF New York said that the
meeting was called at the request of him
selfand others, aud its object was 10 have
an interchange OF views ns Is the best
cour'c 10 be pursued IN regard 10 the lu-
m0red removal Of otlicc-hol6ccs by The
President. lie had no doubt tlist suth re-
moVai was intended as sOOn Us Congress
shonlA adjourn, and IN his own state q
licensed "head butchern had already bee.
appointed. and stood at the door ready 10
strike. He deemed it the duty Of COngress
TO stand b. its friends, and 10 make any
sacrifice necessary to keep them in Office.
lie thought Congress should remain IN ses-
sion so as to prevent removals.
Alr. Cobb, OF Wisconsin, offered resolu-
tion declaring every one present to De in
honor bound 10 act in Congress and else
where i'm accordance with the decisions OF
the caucus-but this was voted down. A
resolution Of secrecy was adopted, Oh mo
lion Of Mr.. Cobb
Mr.. Ashley, Of Ohio, expressed his CON
cuTrence with what had been said of the
necessity Of taking some action on the sub
iect of removals. He thought Congress
should take a recess, instead OF adjourniug.
Mr.. Farnsworlh, Of Illinois, then offered
a resolution, declaring that Congress would
remain in session until December. He said
that amy party that would not stand by it,
friends ought to 90 down, and We must
stand by the men now in Office. He thought,
too, it might be necessary for Congress to
take other action before next session to pre-
vent the accomplishment of schemes 10 re
store the rebels to power. lie believed the
President WIS traitor Ia the party and the
country, aud that he was ready for any
measure. however desperate, which would
put the Government into the hands of the
rebels What his schemes were he did not
knoY, but he had been told on high author
ity that Nj. Seward had said thai this Con-
gress would never meet again until The
Southern States were restored to (alD .heil
rights of representation in Congress.
Mr.. Hale, Of New y oTk, asked for MS an
thority for this statement.
Mr.. Farnsworth replied that he had heard
it from several parties. On being pressed
for some authority, lie said be SHOULD not
give it, and several members around s;liu
"Don't give it, Mr.. Wilson. Of Iowa. w.
| ing he had no doubt Mr.. Seward had said
| it.
Mr.. Hale said in the absence of l,y au-
thority he did not believe Mr.. Seward had
ever said any thing of the kind.
Mr.. Shellabarger, of Ohio, cOnCurred i'm
the necessity Of taking precautions. bur he
was not certain as 10 the best way of doing
| it. He offered a substitute for Mr.. Farms
worth's resolution, appointing committee
of five. (afterward increased to nine. thrre
of the Senate ard six of the House, to re-
port on the subject at future caucus.
Mr.. Garfield of Ohio, indOrscd what had
| sol q hn 4 81,
dent and the necessity of adopting some
measures of prevention. But he thoughtit it
| important that members should 90 home
aud fight out the battle before the people
The Cabinet, he was happy TO saw, was al
ready broken up. Hewas glad To announce
that Postmaster general Dennison had re-
! signed, and would have nothing more to do
with the Administration, and he hoped that
| other members of the Cabinet would fol-
| low his example. He thought they should
strip TO the waist and fight the battle out
on this line.
Mr.. Houtwell, of Massachusetts. said he
! thought we would be obliged To do a great
many other things 10 save the country from
! Lbc danger that threatened it ifl tt.bc.,I
it To be beyond all doubt tlaC a coi.s;iir:.,v
was on foot TO put the Government into thc
hands of rebels, aud the President was q
party TO It. He bad no doubt they contem-
plated resort u J0rCa, because it was ia
J the logic of events that they should do so.
I He believed Andrew johnson 10 be Just %
| thoroughly a traitoras Jefli Davis. and thar
nothing could save the country from de-
stpuction but the most prompt and effective
preparations for every emergency. lie be-
lieyed an attempt would be made 70 force
the rebels INTO Congress. and the PLiladcl-
| phia Convention Was paU OF the scheme.
The battle, in effect. had already begun.
and IL resistapee Vac llot mede The Presi
dent world take possession OF the capitol
any such attempt muet and WOuld be re-
sisted by force. Mir. BoutwcH's remark.
We're loudly epplanded,l
/ Mr. Harding, of Illinois, doubted the
wisdom Of going 10 the people on such an
issue. He was in favor of taking precau-
tions against the President, hut he did not
wish il understood that she Union party
made the holdiug OF ohlCe SO important IA
consideration as the action proposed would
make il.
MIR. Ingersoll. of Illinois, denounced
President Johnson as traitor--a mad
man--in league with rebels aud Copper
heats, and insisted oR measures Of precau-
tion against his schemes. EC said he had
mo personal interest or iceiug In the ~ l.
ter. lie had fought Out his battle with the
President, and bad Won it. Gui he would
as soon trust q bull IN G. China s. op as An
drew Johnson ia possession 9c power.
Nr. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, said Amen"
tO Dir, EoutweiL aud said thar many as
were the letters received from his con-
stituents ON the tariif. they were f,M In
number compared with those he received
eXhortng him To stand by Congress ia its
measures for the salvation cf the country.
Ho denounced the Philadelphia Convention
as a conspiracy Of traitors aud said he he
lieVed The President had got Il mp for the
. purpose of destroying the Union party,
and OF putting rebels aud Copperhcads into
power. The rebel newspapers, North and
South, were In favor of t for that reason
The PrcsideAL as is Well known, regards
every bill passed by Congress, while eleven
States are unrepresepted, as uull and void
so that nothing short OF the admission Oi