Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-10-16


Congress was Martin f. CONWAY. In
1868 Mr.. Conway offered a series of res
buttons IN the lower House of Congress
declaring the inability of the Govern
ment to successfully prosecute the war
and want OF confidence in President
Lincoln, and in effect RECOGNIZING the
Southern Confederacy. Mr.. CONWAY is
now dead and 1 should let this great
mistake OF his life rest in oblivion but
for the TACT that subsequent events aid
US IN discovering the character Of the
man who now asks our suffrage.
By reference to the House Journal of
1868, page 238. 1t win be seen that on the
llth day Of February, 1858, Mr.. LacOck,
then a member Of the House of Repre-
sentatIVes IN this State, offered this resO-
luton, which / viii read to you:
Bs Il res0tUsd by The House Of Representatives The
Senate e01cll7TiHg therein:
First-That we have beheld with deep
est shame and indignation the course of
Martin h. Conway, our Representative in
Congress, IN offering a series of resOlu-
tons, which, if they are susceptible Of
any construction whatever, were a dec
laratiOn Of the inability of the Govern
ment to successfully prosecute the war
of a want of confidence In our chosen
rulers, and the necessity Of an abandon
ment Of the cause Of the Union; in vOt-
ing against the resolution Of thanks to
the brave and p; triotic Butler; and in
uttering his recent speech in Congress
predicting the downfall of the admins
tratiOn, which is putting forth its might
lest efforts to crush Southern rebellion
and Northern treasOn-Virtually favor
ing a recognition Of the Southern Con
federacy, and calculated to cheer the
dropping spirits Of tOttering rebellion, as
h1f Hn Of 70
tive of the most loyal of States.
"SecOnd-That in so doing he has be
trayed the confidence r6pOsed in him by
the brave, loyal and trusting people of
Kansas, who have responded to the call
of their country as men never did be-
fore, and have poured out their lifeblOOd
ike water upon many a hard-tOught bat
tie field; who chose him to represent
them while the Rebellion was raging,
and when there could be no misunder-
standing that their almost unanimous
sentiment was for a most energetic and
unyielding prosecution of the war until
every vestige of the Rebellion was
crushed out, and order and Union Sc
curely restored; and that they would re-
gard as worse than a traitor him who
should counsel or hint at an abandon
ment Of the conflict or a truce to the in.
surgents before the great end of the con
/ test was accomplished.
"Third-Ihat in a time like this, hold
| ing that it would be far better to be IN
represented than misrepresented, anC
/ Notwithstanding but one short month
/ yet remains of his official term, in the
name of the people Of Kansas, and il
| language not to be misunderstood, we
/ say to Martin T. Conway, 'Unfaithfu
! servant, resign your seat
'Fourth-That the Secretary Of State
! be requested Immediately upon the
! passage of these resolutions to forward {
! copy to Senators Lane and POmerOy, Il
! Representative Conway, and to the
! Speaker of the House of Representative
of the United States"
] For the purpose of defeating the pas
sage Of this resolution, that so emphati
! caily expressed the Just condemnation
| of loyal Kansas at the action Of its sole
representative, Mr.. Click and his confed
! crates organized the usual filibusterinI
! expedition, in which motions to adjourn
! postpone, refer and amend were indulg
/ ed in, and all the subterfuges of thu
! tricksters were resOrted to to defeat thu
| passage Of the resolutions. but IN tn,
| afternoon a final vote was reached, thert
| being sixty ayes and eight noes, anC
| among the eight persons who voted "nO'
! will be found the name of Geo. W. Click
vote sympathize? Was it the vote of /;
loyal man seekingtO encourage the lOya
! defenders of his country? Answer by
your verdict. [Applause.l
But this record does not stop here
| The browning act Of infamy is yet to ap
pear. Not cOntented with expressin,
/ his sympathy for men in arms agains
his country at that perilOus time; no
satisfied with giving aid and comfort tt
| our common enemy, he sought to dis
franchise the men who were standing
| like a wall of fire between the homes o
the people and Rebel hOrdes upon on
/ borders.
On the 18th day Of February, 1868,
resolution was introduced in the House
| providing for an amendment to the Con
stitutiOn of the State so as to allow sol
diers in the field to vote. On that day /
! passed the committee of the WhOl
House, and its final passage was recon
mended. On the second day of March
| 1858. it came up for final passage. 1t re
! quired tWO-thiTGs of all the members o
the whole House to pass the resolution
/ On page 358 of the Journal of the HOus
of Representatives of that session, yOl
will find the vote recorded, and it show
/ that fOrty'fOur members voted IN favO
of its passage, and nine against; and b
it known to the everlasting shame 0
Geo. W. Click, that his name is amon
that fatal nine. The resolution failed t
obtain the requisite tWO-thirds of all tn
members elected, and so it did not pass
On the very next day an effort Wasmad
to pass the same resolution, with pre-
cisely the same result, as Will appear o.
page 367.
I have been particular about givin
dates and pages in this singular RECORD
so that there may be no mistake-n
doubt.
Now, my fellow citizens, how do 20
like the record Of this great refOrmel
What have you to say, my sOldier-bO
with your empty-sleeve? Have L nc
proven every count in this indictmeI