Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-03-28
Dan IN fhe Rnnr.

Nhohit HN'At WI AhN ~A0N ihrN'f hhiiN
the granting Of one million Of dollars
for the Southern Sufferers was under
consideration in Rump No. 3 1t will
be observed that the Beast charges
Bingham with numbering an innocent
woman, while he in turn shows the
Beast TO have been hummer all his
life. Thus, is again illustrated the
old adage, that when rogues quarrel,
honest men get their dues. Had some
"Cop' charged those two celebrities
of being murderers and towards, it
would have been "treason," but now
that they have done it themselves we
suppose loyalists will accept it as gos-
pei of the loyal dispensation, and a
prime article at that. The actors in
the debate are all Of the "loyap breed
except Mr.. Eldridge, who is an un-
flinching Democrat from Wisconsin,
and refused to have the hero of the
Dutch Gap "bottlcd up" agaIin. The
reader will observe that Butler ac-
llnowledges disunion, and also declares
that Mrs. Surratt was illegally exc
cuted. But TO the debate
Mr. WooDBRIDGE, of Vermont, for
the purpose Of showing that the Uni
on soldiers who had suffered in rebel
prisons were themselves in favor of
this bill, read from the New York
Times q letter from a Union soldier
now living in Rutland, Vermont.
Mr.. LOGAN, of Illinois, while not
considering that as an argument, quot
ed against it the resolutions adopted
in meetings of associations of the
Grand Army of the Republic in Wash
ington, New York and elsewhere.
Mr. WOODBRIDGE declared that il
such association consisted of soldiers
they were wanting in the first ele-
ment that distinguished a coward
from a brave man. [Applause on the
/ floor
Mr.. BRooMAL, Of Pennsylvania, sup
ported the amendment offered by Mr.
Bingham, and trusted it would be
adopted, and that the joint resolution
as thus amended should be passed
Mr.. LOGAN, in reply to Mr.. Wood.
/ bridge, could not see what the ques-
ton of bravery and soldiery conduct
had 10 do with the passage or defeat
Of the resolution He disliked 10 hear
those remarks Of the gentleman from
! Vermont. lie did not think IL came
in good grace from man who had
never had the opportunity Of testing
his courage so us 10 know whether he
was a brave man or not, If this res
olution passed he would propose tha,
like aid be granted to those who arc
suffering from inundation in the Ohio
and Mississippi valleys
Mr.. Butler, referring 10 the init
nation made by Mr.. Woodbridge the
other day that he (Mr Butler) was
not a statesman, said he agreed Ia
that, and had Just escaped being q
statesman by failing to be elected tC
the Thirty-ninth Congress.
Mr. WooDBRIDGE denied that he haC
said any such thing.
Mr. BUTLER-Then the gentleman
from Vermont means to say that
am a Statesman. ! am very much
obliged to him Laughter1 As e
the action of the soldiers of the Crane
Army Of the Republic, received from
them, unsolicited, a resolutionapprov
ing my course, and so long us ] hav,
the approval of the soldiers Of the ar
my, / can very we'll do without that
of those who were not out of the sofl
cushions of this House during the en-
tire war. Laughter on the Demo
cratic side
The debate went on for a consider
able time, and with some considcra
bic asperity of feeling, and was par
ticipated in by Messrs. Schenck, Law
renee Of Ohio, Pile, Miller, Farms
worth, Broomall, Shellabarger, But
ler and Bingham
In the course of the debate Mr. But
Ter spoke of Mr. Bingham as having
gone over TO the other side of tn
House not only in body but in spirit
and reminded him Of what that "grca
and good man." President Johnson
} had done while Provisional Governo
Of Tennessee, in taxing wealthy reb
, els TO support poor families
Mr. BINGHAM, in noticing this al
lusion, said il does not become a gen
tleman who recorded his vote tift,
times (Mr. Eldridgc suggested fifty
seven timcs) for the arch traitor Q
the rebellion forthe Presidency Of tn
, United States, to undertake to cast a
imputation either on my integrity o
or my honor. / repel with scorn an
5 contempt any utterance of that kin
; by any man, whether he be the her
Of Fort Fisher taken, or the hero q
Fort Fisher not taken. Roars q
! laughter on both sides Of the Housl
the Democratic side of the Hous
manifesting peculiar enjoyment Of tb
scene and encouraging Mr.. Bingham.
| also stand here, sir, in the name {
the American people TO repel wit
scorn and contempt to levy charitic
by confscation in violation Of th
Q Constitution Of my country. Tha'
I sir, is the proposition which the ger
! tleman (Mr. Butler) declares to uttC
7 in an American Congress in the 81
e cred name of charity. [Applausc an
! laughter
! Mr.. BUTLER rose to reply, but I'll
n Chairman announced that the time I
v which the House had limited debal
f. had expired.