They failed to maintain their ground by force of arms.

In other words, they failed to secede." Mr.Raymond's speech was listened to with profound attention, and evoked the high compliment of frequent interruptions from leading men on the Republican side of the House.

Messrs.

Schenck, Bingham and Spalding of Ohio, Mr.Jenckes of Rhode Island, and Mr.Kelley of Pennsylvania, all put pointed questions and were at once answered with undoubted tact and cleverness.

Mr.Raymond was helped to a specious point by Mr.Niblack of Indiana, of which he made prompt and vigorous use, to the effect that the theory of Mr.Stevens, if carried to its legitimate consequences, would make those who resisted the Confederacy in the insurrectionary states guilty of treason to that power; and that therefore "we would be unable to talk of loyal men in the South.