Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-20
The Senate.

A mOtlon 10 go lnto executive session was
lost.
A petition relative to the case of Boynton
was referred to the committee on foreign re.
lations.
Senator Blair offered the following resolu-
ton:
ReSoIred, that in the Judgment of the SEN
ate, public interests require that Congress be
convened in public session Immediately.
Mr.. Blair, in support of the resolution, read
a letter asserting that recent decision of the
supreme court meant ruin to hosiery and knit
goods, the industry of New England, and sug-
gesting all extra session of Congress as a
means of relief.
He called the attention of the chairman OF
the committee on foreign relations to the fact
that De Lesseps was digging his canal to-day
and it was becoming vested right. There
would be no remedy for this If imrimediate
action were not taken, unless it be by war.
There were other considerations which made
it almost imperative that there should be an
extra session and that as soon as the House
could be called together. The Senate was
booked until December. The Senators on the
other side had taken their position, and ii
would be cowardly for them to retreat from 1t.
The Republican Senator's had taken their
position, and it would be cowardly for them
TO retreat. He offered the resolution without
any consultation with his colleague. Let the
deadlock be broken.
Senator Logan took the floor. He said he
was not accustomed to refute ISLANDERS, but as
the charge that he had been in sympathy
with the rebellion had been again started, he
desired to give history of his conduct at the
breaking out of the war. These ISLANDERS
seemed to run through Democratic people
every time, any Democrat, reckless of his
statements, made alluson to him in this con-
nection. In 1860, he had been elected to Con-
gress as Douglass Democrat, as distinguish
ed from the Northern Democrats of that day.
During the early part of 1851, when secession
had been rampant in the halls ofCongress he had
shown by his speeches whether or not he was
in sympathy with rebellion. On the 7th of
January, 1861, Representative Adrian, of New
Jersey, had proposed resolution supporting
the measures taken by the President In support
III the laws and to preserve the union. He
Nogan) had voted for that resolution. On
that vote he had made the following remark
Gas the resolution receives my unqualified
approval vii! vote yea" That had happened
while he was Democrat, before Lincoln's
Inauguration, before gun had been fired an
nouncing the determin tion of the rebellion
against the government He had then stood
in no equivocal position on the.question of the
rebellion, or as to its suppression by force if
necessary.
I'll Jul vi ICUl) III utu
speech in the House of Representatives in
favor of the compromise measures reported to
the House and known as the Crittenden COM
promise. He delied any man to show word
in that speech which showed any sympathy
with secession or rebellion. He had said at
that time: 81 have always and do yet deny the
right of se.ssion.n He had always been a
union man, and he who said to the contrary
falslfied the record.
Tho canator from Gaorui1 (HiIN bad rn
Gently made some allusiou to the charges
against him, and had remarked his speeches
had been quoted in the South. If the speech
to which he (Logan) had just alluded had been
quoted in the South and its doctrines followed,
there would not have been
any rebellion or secession. He read a letter
dated April 14th, 1881, from Senators Lamar
and Pugh, who had served with him in Con-
gress at the outbreak of the war, being tcsti-
mony to his loyalty TO the Union at that
period, and stating that they had never heard
him utter one word of sympathy with the re-
bellion, but on the contrary he had been ve-
hemently opposed to it. In July, 1861, with
musket in his hand, lie had gone into the
war at Bull Run, and shortly after
had returned home and raised a regiment, re-
signing his seat in Congress. He had been in
as many battles during the war as any man.
At Fort Donaldson he had been made briga-
dier general land shortly afterwards major gen
eral. Why he had been promoted to ,thos sc
commands, he would leave it for those who
had promoted him to say. He bore on his
person more than one honorable scar. Those
were some of the certificates of his loyalty,
given him by the enemies of his country.
At the close of the war he had resigned his
commission, preferring not to receive pay
from the government when he had no further
duty to perform. At the breaking out of the
rebellion he had lived at Marion, Williamson
county, III. The people of that county had
been Democrats, most of them from the South.
On the 18th of April, 1S61,a few Democrats had
gottogether in Marion and passed resolutions
in favor of secession. In May following the
same men from Williamson county, had been
organized into company by Rondyke Brooks,
Marylander, and had Joined the Southern
army. Of that resolution of the men leaving 9
for the South he had no knowledge and the
charge that he had instigated that conduct was
absolutely false.
He read large number Of letters fro N
prominent citizens of Illinois and all of the m
he stated being Democrats; testifying to the
fact he had always been loyal to the Union ant
contradictory of all charges which had beer
made against him, of sympathy with the re
bellion. He also read letter from T. Brooks
to prove that he Logan had known nothing
of the departure of the men of Villa mse1
county to jon the rebellion.
In conclusion, he said ! put this test
mony on record for the reason that my chill
dren after me may not have these ISLANDERS
thrown in their faces without the power o.
repelling or repudiating them. The reason
still further, put them on record, is that they
may endure in this Senate chamber, so they
may be notice to Senator's of all parties anC
creeds, til at hereafter III this Senate, no sucl
insinuationl will be submitted to by me
do it for this purpose, and this is notice
that such insinuations shall not be made here
after on this floor in my presence by any man
will not submit to 1t any longer
Senator Brown said his colleague wal
absent, but he knew he had no purpose in an,
remark of his to do injustice to the gentleman
from Illinois. He Brown took pleasure il
saving he thought the Senator's vndicatior
was full, complete and conclusive.
Senator Beck said at the close of the war h,
had been kept out of the House OF Representa-
tives for some time through the efforts of tn
gentleman from Illinois Uogan), and he la.
collected Some papers rejecting on that gen
teman's action at the outbreak of the struggle
He had submitted many of these t.
Frank Blair, who had said to hin
lBeek), John Logan was one of tn
best fighters in the war, and whel
me who are now trying to whistle him dow
the wind, were seeking safe places, he wa
holding his life in his hand,n and, continue,
Beck, took every paper l had and burne,
them before his eyes.
Senator Call then made speech assertin: