Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-02-13
NUMBER 194.

same Butler take the copperhead OF treason,
and secession 10 his hands, not TO fot1dle it
in his arms as an ignorant child would
caress the cockatrice, but with knowledge.
of its venom, he grasped It by the throat,
and forever strangled Boosting, insulting,
treason in New Orleans.
Treason must be made odious In this land,
So odious that generations yet unborn
shall feel the damning power OF It's marks:
Mr.. PUTNAM -The gentleman pretendsi
to indorse the President. Win be tell us,
how he makes the indoTsement Of Butler.
and an advocacy of cOnfiscatiOn compOrt'
with an Endorsement Of President john
sonp 'Hl l'AtN li.' i-li7 .'H,s ~.
Mr.GADDIS-Ig go behind thcPresident,.
know that he Is not favorable to Butler,
or confscation; but can indorse him not,
withstanding that fact. -, a.. ..,,,oaS
Mr. Putnam Again. a, ,,gihool
In reply to Mr., GADDIs, Mr.. PUrSAMsi
(Dem.) said: '7lli} n,W
Mr.. SPEAKER:-I only desire, in bchalfof,
the thousands OF brave and patriotic men
who rallied around the standard OF their
country in the hour of its sorest need and
looked death in the face upon a hundred
battle fields, yet maintained their attach
menC to the Constitution Of their fathers,
and persstently voted to place In power
the organization which had Durtured and
defended that Constitution during the lie .
of the notion-to defend them against the
imputation Just made by the gentleman
from Hamilton (Mr. Gaddis), that soldiers
who voted the Democratic ticket either
entered the army for dishonest motives, or
acted dishonesty in thus casting their bal I
lots. Sir, Democrats who enlisted in the
late war were impelled to that action by
pure love of country and unselfish patriot
ism. They believed the party in power
when it pledged its faith to prosecute the
war solely ''for the restoration of the Union
with the rights of the States unimpaired." p
They believed that the Constitution and
the perpetuity of free government was
jeopardized by the action of the South, and
they willingly shouldered their muskets TO
uphold the one and perpetuate the other. 70
1t was no fault Of theirs that the Admins
tratlon broke its plighted faith and used the
war to break up the fundamental princi-
pies of the Government which 1t was inT
augurated to maintain, and to make 1t a
vast scheme of plunder by which the
leeches and parasites OF. the loyal party n
might fatten and expand, and If they re-
fused to cast their votes in favor OF the nep
war policy of the Abolitionists, they are en-
titled to double gratitude at the hands OF
both secession and Abolition, which are
the twin demons which alright and dis
turb the harmony of the American people,
They maintained by their votes what they
set out to fight for with their muskets, and
when the gentleman says they acted dis
honestly, he says that Which is at variance
with truth. .s.. -i..r. ..t
Mr.. BLOOM followed Mr.. PUTNAM. N'.i -H
Remarks of Hon. S. :. Bloom.
Mr.. BLOOM (DemOcrat) said:l i.H- t3r.
| regret this debate, aud the bitterness
with which it has been conducted with so
little cause. | had not intended TO partici-
pate in il butduty compels me to give ex- +,
preston to my sentiments. " llHq1hA o.
The course of gentlemen on the other ,
side upon thisquestion Is precisely In ac-
cOrdance with that upon all other occasions
when they desire to defeat a measure.--
Some one rises in his place-asays, consider-
ing the source from whence the measure
comes, he must opposeit.l Then commences
senseless denunciatl0n of Democratic
members and the Democratic party gener Z
ally, charging them with treason, complete,
ty with treason, as enemies of soldiers, and 4
every motive that is mean or dishonofasr
bic, notwithstanding there are gentlemen
on this side in as large a proportion as on
their side, who have done their duty TO
their country in aud out of the army. I1s
am one of those who believe that man
never acts, unless under the impulse of
some contemplated good to himself his
friends, or his country, and now appealtof
gentlemen to give me single reason why
any one, here in the free State of Ohio, sur
rounded by all the endearments of home,
of wealth, and everything that is dear to-
man, could wish to see adiSsolation of the
Union, jeopardizing these interests, and
bringing upon himself, his friends and
country, all the evils resulting from seees- ,
sion. q. . t. .aH. "a1 DO ""Ft
Our interests in these respects are identi-
cal. Evils affect us precisely alike. L %
challenge gentlen en- to assign a reason
which as a motive would not operate m
equally as strong, if not stronger, as @
partisan, upon them than upon me- for f
being false to the Union and tile maintain-
ance of our Government. You who have SO
repeatedly made these charges of late, and
for the past four years we have heard them, o.
now get up in your places like men, and let
us have the reason. Gentlemen remain si-
lent. | take it they have no reason. They 2
know they have none. FrNh
Then, too, we have had these charges
from ministers of the gospel, christian gem
tlemen-calling themselves so-indulgI1g
in these unreasonable charges. i ask them
if they should hear that one of their chris-9i
tian brethren had committed murder,
whether the first thoughts would not be
what reason impelled him to commit the
horrid deed pand yet these men charge their
brethren here in this House, and all over
the Stdte, as being men guilty ofothe hfvhLoi
est crime known to our laws, and when I p
challenge them TO rise in their places and q
assign reason why we should be shch %
wicked men, they remain dumb in their
seats. ''5 oi DH I2iuN HNqs 2u3 'lie Abt
I. Idismiss these wicked uncharitable, un-
christian charges, without further consIder-j
alton, and with the contempt they deserve.
. Let us examine the proposition before us.
1t involves the confiscatl0n Of the lands of
rebels, and proposes to give It to soldiers az,
a bounty. 1t is simply an insult to offer It
to them. They deserve better at our handy
Aside from the many reasons alrealiv AZ .
signed, Fam opposed TO iit beeatise It Is IN Q
Opposition ito ttie plan proposed qby the
President. known as his policy of recon-. I
'strdetionG 1t is also in opposition to the
sound principles of statesthahship.n Con-
vince us that twill cement the Uni0h, and I
you can rely on every vote on this side Of y
the House; but it is because we, like the
President, believe that it will have the 6pa u
,posite effect, that we shall vote against
1t. We are for q speedy restoration OF
the Union, as of old.4a Government
Of eonsentl1flot force; of good wfilAnot
.hatfedI 1--WE have been told Yby him whom
Volt have elevated TO the highest ioiilce In 3
the State, that war had ceased, ana II now