Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-08-09

member OF this House, against the expul
sion Of Gen. John b. Clarke, of Missouri
who had joined the rebellion?
Mn. LOGAN. The journals Of this Hous,
show all my votes. and the gentleman
might have found all the information
can give him there. am not in tho
habit Of voting in this House to make un
supported rumors history. A charge may
have been fled here againet Gen. Clarke
and whom the testimony TO sustain it was
adduced, It may have utterly failed, as in
this case. according to my recollection, II
did. The-disposition, however, to make
a verdict thus conscientiously rendered by
me, in defense OF an absent aud uncon.
victed mem per Of their own party, rebound
now to my prejudice, furnishes another
beautiful illustration OF Democratic mag
nanimity aud justice. When cast that
vote voted with the Democratic party
now it is thrown into my teeth by mem.
Der Of that party as a reproach. 1t may
have been reckless thing in me then to
doubt the natural strong probability that
a Democrat was rebel and for il, per.
haps, | deserve to be publicly twitted and
aud sharply rebuked but will endeavor
TO see TO II for the future that shall mer.
II never another such just roprimand for
such gracelcss reason from such an un.
grateful source. Laughter1
N WHY DEMOCRATS HATE HIN.
The unrolenting war waged against me
by the Democracy Is liable TO be missun.
derstood IL looked at specifically. IL is
not because, as has been suspected by
some, | was q Democrat and am one no
longer, Dying out us il has beon, slowly
but painfully, for the last eight years with
tho dry rot, that party have become too
much accustomed TO see men Of sense
withdraw their allegiance from IL 10 make
my instanso source Of serious irritation.
The true reason which explains the male
violence with which they pursuomc will be
that found in the fact while the recent war
was raging the honorable distinction was
awarded TO me Of having put TO the sword
my full share of their party who fell fight.
ing In front Of my command under the
soptted Gag OF treason. to support their
sentiment and principles. Loud applause
from tho floor Of the House.
WHAT HE WOULD DO wITu JEFF.
My attention having been specially
called 10 Horace Greedy, | am free to say
| totally disapprove of his sympathy for
jeff. aud his peculiar manner Of manifest
ing that sympathy. Had | captured JEFF
ierson Davis. and his disposal been COM
milied to ny hands. would haze organ
lied an able Court Martial, aud would have
given him a fair trial, just sentence aud
prompt execution.
Some people are morbidly sensitive
about JEFF Davis. They seem 10 think
that whom the name oil GASEOUS honors
corruption, chastisement ought therefore
to hide its head. They belong to that
sickly class OF temporizers who would
make the enormity of the crime and the
rank Of the criminal good pleas in bars
against their conviction. II Jefferson
Davis aud his cabinet are criminals. as
they arc, they ought to be tried, if tried
convicted, IL convicted executed, like all
other ielons convicted Of capital crimes.
Ii they were tried aud convicted, as they
ought TO be, and were tho Chief Magis-
trate Of this Republic, no appeal for elem
ecy in their cases could ever reach me,
would let him and them swing till they
would pass thc point OF plotting treason,
and smaller traitors might profit by the
example Of their ignominious fate. Until
a traitor or two is tried, convicted and ex
ecuted the people Of the United States
may confidently expect an annual crop Of
armed traitors to spriug from the tender.
ness with which traitors are treated in this
land.
JEFF DAVIS, JOHN BROWN AND MAXIMIL-
IAN.
But what has he to fear in a Govern.
ment where rebels are pardoned before
they are tried, and where no traitor has
ever graced the gallowsI John Brown
was tried, convicted and executed but
that was for treason, not against our Ma
tional Government, but the State of Yir
ginia. When Northern man trespasscs
upon Southern soil and commits treason,
he has the crime to expiate on the scaffold;
but when thousands Of Southern men at
tempt to destroy our National Government,
notwithstanding the diabolical attempt
drenchcs our whole land with blood, and
fills it with the piercing wall of widows
aud orphans, and costs thousands of mil
lions OF treasure, nevertheless nobody can
be tried for it, john Brown did not dip
deep enough into treason to make it re-
spectacle. Had he managed to kill fifty
thousand men before they captured him,
according to the new theory. he would
have stood on too lofty pedestal to have
been taken down u criminal. But for the
life Of me ! cannot see how the same Gov.
ernment that assisted Virginia to convict
John Brown can refuse to try JEFF. Davis.
IfJohn Brown was held responsible to the
outraged law, why is not likewise Jeilcr
son Davis
John Browns surviving kindred can
take to their souls one nattering JUNCTION
at least, to wit that he did not die in
vain. have again aud again seen thou
sands Of Union soldiers marching into
battle singing
"John Brown 4 body lies molderng In tho grave,
While his soul goes marching on"
And they never failed to win tho fight
There is one man on this continent, at
the head Of Government, that has cxhib-
tied nerve enough TO rule. When usur-
pers and traitors are captured and con-
victcd in Mexico, We hear one and the
same time of their stern sentonco and
prompt execution. President Juarez,
however, is saluled for his signal exhibi-
ton of decision and iirmness, with howls
of horror from the same mercy. begging
! lips that are eternally whining about the
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