The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-08-05

not alIude to that State, but the other
States, and tell gentlemen to beware
before they pass this measure lest it is
not an incitation to civil war and in
surrection in those States. Great eX-
citement in those States. Inow yield
to the venerable gentleman from
North Carolina Mr.. Boydenl, who
wishes to say few words, and asks
the attention of the House to what he
shall say.
Mr.. BOyden rose to speak from his
seat on the Democratic side.
Mr.. Washburne suggested that the
gentleman from North Carolina should
come nearer to the centre of the House
where he could be heard.
Mr.. Highly [Disunion of California;
insisted that he should keep his place,
and that the House should be brought
to order.
Mr.. Ward Disunion, of New York
suggested that it would be novel to
haYe some little talk on that side of
the House.
Mr.. BOyden-Mr. Speaker, I am
alarmed at the condition of the coun-
try. 1t is proposed to send arms to
North Carolina, that the people may
use them against each other Great
God we cannot afford to fight each
other. Keep away your arms Do
nothing to irritate our people, but do
everything in your power to assuage
and heal the excitement there. We
want no arms. L warn the House
that If arms are sent there we will be
ruined; we cannot live there. If we
need anything in the way Of arms, iii
Gods name send an army of the Uni
ted States there, but do not arm neigh
Dor against neighbor. There never
was a more mischievous measure than
this proposition to arm one class of
our people against another.
Mr.. Boutwell, Disun., Mass, rose
to doint OF order that the gentleman
from North Carolina was discussing a
subject not before the House.
The Speaker sustained the point OF
order.
Mr.. Washburne insisted upon the
previous question. The vote was
taken by telIers and the previous
question was seconded-ayes, 81 nays
67.
The yeas and nays were then taken
upon ordering the main question, and
resulted-ayes, so; nays, 81. So the
main question was not ordered.
Mr.. Pile dis, Mo- then moved to
reconsider the vote by which the pre-
vious question had been seconded.
On vote by tellers it stood-ayes, GO;
nays, 63. The Speaker voted in the
offirmative, and the vote upon Sec
Onding the previous question was re-
considered,
Mr.. Washburne then withdrew the
previous question in order to allow
MIR. Schenck to offer an amendment.
Mr.. Schenck moved to amend the
resolution by substituting tor the
third Monday in September, at which
the recess was to expire, the 14th day
of October. He said that he desired
that the meeting should be as soon a:
practicable after the elections in thre'
of the large States-PennsyIv
Indiana and Ohio. If Congress shoulC
meet on the third Monday in Septen
ber, and a quorum OF both House!
should not then appear, there wOulC
have to be an adjournment to the frs
Monday in December. If there wer
any purpose of mischief or any devel
opment of a spirit of violence in thos
States where it was apprehended
would be manifested, that spin
might very easily be suppressed in
degree from motives ofpolicy, and tn
, hand might not be shown until afte
the Goth of September. If all wer
quiet and went on smoothly until tn
Goth of September, there would not b
J a quorum of Congress, on that day
, and, then, after an adjournment, Cor
gress would be paralyzed from tbs
! time until it meet in December. I
however the meeting of Congress Wa
f POSTPONED until the middle of OctC
= ber, and until after two or three
: the most important elections had {.
ken place, there would, by that tim
g have been developed the purpose an
temper of the South. If there wei
any manifestations of mischief or VII
lence on the part of the people of IL
r South, the loyal people of the countI
3 would require their Representativ,
4, and Senators to be in session. F,
these reasons he hoped, if there we
to be a recess, that it should be pre-
, longed until the I4th of October.
Mr.. Wood desired to ask the ge
. tleman from Ohio what Congress his
e to do with the elections in Ohio, Pen
t sylvania and Indiana?
Mr.. Schenck replied that it had
e do with these elections as facts.
: had to do with them, in this instanC
o as connected with dates, 1t would
/ inconvenient for members TO con
:. from three of the largest States ju
o on the eve of an election.
Mr.. Wood understood the gentl
g man from Ohio to say that in ca
l. there were any indications in the
= States of q turbulent spirit, then pc
c pie would demand of their represe
G tatives to meet in October. lie d
e sired to know of him for what obje
II should Congress convene with reft
s. enee to an election in these States Z?
o Mr.. Schcnck-Do you mean in t
r Southern States
" Mr.. Wood-No, sir; in those thr
II States you spoke of.
/ Mr.. Sehenck-I have not been tai
d ing about it IN that connection at a
II the gentleman knows very we'll VIII
y l was alluding to.
i Mr.. WOod-The gentleman has Il
ii other motive.
" Mr.. Schenck-It is the gentleman
= friends, the Ku-Klux-IZIan, in t
u =. -.