The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-07-11

which will not submit to such revolution
No fighting will be done in the tented
held no transfer of tic contest from the
ballot box to the bayonet but here on the
floor OF the House the Democracy of the
North VIII rcappaar and join with the
Democracy of the South and of the West
and will be heard when this Congress shall
be no longer rump parliament, unless it
Is made SO by the party Of gentlemen from
Illinois. Ii we were to accent the charges
OF dishonesty made against the gentleman
from various parts of the Union, as being
an old Whig in 1860 we would be ready
to charge on the gentleman from Illinois
that MIR. Logan, then a Democrat, that he
was disloyal, utterly disloyal to the princi-
pies of the government of the country.
Mr.. Logan made motion to interrupt
Mr.. Brooks, but Mr.. Brooks went on to
say L will make no charge Of disloyalty
against the gentlemen, but take simple re-
ports that are made and say he adopts Ike
reports as the voice of the people of Ken
lucky.
Mr.. Logan. I understand the gentle
mans remarks as applied to myself, as per
sonal.
Mr.. Brooks. [ was only illustrating and
arguing to show that these charges
against member ought not to be accept
ed in good faith by any member, or infr,-
ence his action in contested election.
Kentucky furnished to the Union army
Lightweight thousand troops and one of
the delegates now sought to be excluded,
Mr. Adams, held the Office of major in the
Federal army.
Mr.. Logan asked Mr.. Brooks how many
of the Kentucky troops were colored men
Mr.. Brooks thought Mr. Logan much
better informed on She subject than him.
self.
Mr.. Logan inquired how many troops
Kentucky furnished to the rebel army.
MIR. Brooks said he had no statistics of
the rebel army.
Mr. Logan informed him that Kentucky
had furnished 10000 men to the rebel ar
my, and that Of the number furnished to
the Union army 10000 were colored men.
Mr. Brooks remarked that it had been
said no inconsderable number of men
from Illinois had joiacd the rebel army,
and if that was 4 good reason for expelliug
the members from Kentucky, it should be
also be good reason for excluding the
members from Illinois and Missouri,
Mr. lngers0ll took exceptions to the
statement that considerable portion of
the people of Illinois had gone into the
rebellion.
NJ. Brooks said he simply stated it was
so charged.
Mr.. lngersoll thougt it was time such
charges should be denied.
Mr.. Brooks thought SO too.
Mr.. Ingersoll hoped the gentleman from
New York wonld not SANDER SO patriotic
State.
Mr.. Brooks only replied to show that
such reports were TO reason for disfran-
chising loyal States like Illinois and Ken
tucky.
Mr.. Ingersoll remarked that it was
notorious that Kentucky had furnished a
grea. number of troops for the rebs army
and that but a few boys in Illinois, whose
parents had probably come from the
South, had joined the rebels, while two
hundred and fifty thousand men from
Illinois had shouldered their muskets and
crushed the rebellion, whose supporters
asked admission here to-day.
Mr.. Brooks disclslmed hayiGs anything
to say against Illinois. and went on to
argue against the proposed action of the
House
Mr.. Ingersoll argued in support of the
motion which was for simple reference to
the Committee On Election, and that the
case Of each member be examined. He
admitted, with the gentleman from New
\ ork, that We we.e in the midst OF a rcvo-
luton, and had done great work or hu-
manity. There was Il revolution in favor
of liberty, in favor of justice, in favor of
universal rights Of many, and he would say
let revolution 90 on until the grand prin-
ciples be established, as the basis of the
American Republic
Mr.. Schcnck said the gentleman from
New ork, and others, claim that though
a man should come here black with treason,
and present to the House his certificate,
he must be admitted on such presentation
If the gentleman has proved anything at
all by his argument and illustrations, it
would disable the United States from re
fusiny the oath to Jefferson Davis himself
if he were to come here with certificate
of election. You can not get the gentle
man to say he'd vote tor or against per-
mitting Davis to be sworn in undcr such
lie will not say IL in ref
erence to John G, Breckenridge; he will
not say it probably in reference to any
traitor | can understand that, because
know the gentlemen belongs to party
which does not distinguish between men
who have sustained the government in the
time Of trial when the rebellion was ram
pant over the land, from those who were
seeking to destroy the country and over
throw the government ana trample on the
flag.
After a long discussion, Mr.. Logans
modified to except Mr. Adams
of the Seventh Congressional District of
Kentucky, was adopted, and the cases of
all other Kcnrucky delegates were referred
to the committee on elections
Mr.. Schenck presented protest of the
citizens of the Fourth Congressional Dis
Irict of Connecticut against the election of
William IL. Barnum, alleging bribery and
corruption. Referred to Committee on
Elections
Mr.. Stevens offered resolution for the
appointment of committee of nine to In
luirc what further legislation is necessary
Dn reconstruction Adontcd.
Adjourned till Friday.