Mr. PRICE. I answer most explicitly that so far as the election of Governor was concerned no other issue was involved directly or indirectly. I answer that question fairly and squarely. Not being learned in the law I always answer “yes” or “no, ” or ifI cannot do that I back out and let some one else answer who can. When I find I cannot answer “yes” or “no, ” I begin to think I do not understand the subject, and give way to some one who does understand it. My colleague also refers to a meeting held in Iowa when nfu was at home during the holidays. Well, sir, I cannot help it if the people of the State of Iowa choose to call a meeting and to invite me to be present and to talk to them: I, could he] being resent, it is true; but that, would 100 so much like dodging that it would not be in accordance with my manner of doing business. The simple, unvarnished mleis this: when I went home I found that the people were intensely excited upon the question of negro suffrage and the question of reconstruction, and my neighbors and acquaintances came to see mcand I will say to my colleague thatI have lived in Davenport more than 21 years, and the people there know me perfectly well and said to me, ” What are you oing to do in Congress? Are you going to allow the rebel States to come in?" My answer was “I do not know exactly what will be done; do not think they will be allowed to come in before we can obtain some guarantees for the future; at least they will not come in with my vote before that is done.” They called a meeting at a place to which I was not in the habit of going very much, and invited me to be present and ive them my views and observations on the subject. I went tIhere, and talked to them as best 1 could, while had anything to say. A gentleman near me asks me what kind of a place it was. I will my in r ly that it was atheater; and I am not in the ha it of going much to the theater, and am not presumed to be a very good actor in such places. I am just reminded by the Speaker of this House, who sits near me at the present moment, that he once made a speech in the same place; and I will say in this connection that he meeting which I addressed was said to be the largest meeting which ever assembled there, except upon the occasion when the S caker addressed the people of that portion of the counNow, sir, at the conclusion of that meeting the people there introduced some resolutions pointed, direct, straightforward, uncompromisng radical resolutions; and in those resolutions they took occasion to indorse the entire Iowa delegationinCongress, exceptmy colleague from the 5th district. Now, as that meeting took place at in home, it might be supposed by strangers that possibly might have had something to do with getting up those resolutions. But any man who knows me there or here would not charge me with that. Iwill say, however, tIo ntlemeu of this Houseit is not necessary should say it to my colleague, as it has been said to him beforethat I knew nothing more of those resolutions than the child unborn, until they were presented at that meeting. So much for that part of the history. I But I will say to the gentleman, as he has introduced this matter into the House in this way, that he is not indorsed by the people of Iowa in the course which he takes here, and that he does not represent even his own district upon that question, nor any other district in the State of Iowa and no man who comes here from the State of Iowa and trims his course to suit the views of the slaveholders of the South will represent the people of that State, whether that be right or wrong. But, sir, I do not know that I ought to complain, or that this House ought to complain, iccause this House well knows that history but repeats itself. 1800 years ago and more there were 12 men selected for a certain purpose. As this House will remember, 2 of those 12 men proved recreant to the great object for which they were called. One of them, for a certain sum of money, was led to do a thing which even in his own opinion was worthy of death, and consequently he went out and hanged himself. The other was guilty of profanity and falsehood. Taking 2 out of the 12 was one out of 6, and there are just 6 lte Representatives from Iowa upon this floor. [liaug item] I make no application. I merely state the facts as they exist. This House will hear me testimony that I am not in the habit of making speeches. I have no speech written on this or any other subject. I had not intended to say one word on this question. But when my veracity on this subject is called in question, directly or indirectly, then I presume it is my dut, as well as my privilege, to defend myself an to defend the constituency that I represent upon this floor and I will take this occasion to saythough it may not be a personal explanation, and I only have the floor for a personal explanationthat it is unjust to the negro to get u here and say that in the crushing of this rebelion, when the upperand nether millstones were brought to bear upon the forces in arms against the Government and the countryit is unjust, ungenerous, and be neath the dignity of any man, whether white or black to say that the negroes were not in at the deat. Does not eve man in this country know that the negroes too up arms in defense of the old flagjust as soon as thisGovernment would allow them to do so? A sin, and again, and again, they besought this overriment, in every possible way, to be allowed to do something or the defense of the Government and the suppression of the rebellion. But the Government, until a certain period, drove them back, returned them to chains and slavery, said to them, ” We have no use for you; you cannot be permitted within our lines.” Order No. 8 stands today to the eternal disgrace of the American nation. Yet, in the 39th Congress, a gentleman of high college attainments stands up here and says that the negroes are deserving of no credit, because they have not been upon the field at certain times which he hasmentioned. Now, sir, no man who understands the histo of this war, and is willing to do justice and to tell the truth about the negroes, will say the have not been present at every time and under all circumstances to defend the flag and to suppress treason and put down traitors when they have had the opportunity and been allowed to do so. I might read a word here in justification of what have said. I say my colleague [Mr. KASSON] does not represent the people of the State of Iowa. Let me read a few words from a paperof that State, a copy of which I have received today. I will not read the whole of it, because it contains some harder things than I have ever dared to say on this floor about him or any other man. I will simply read this much of it: “The peopleof Iowa do not indoi so Mr. KAssons idea of reconstruction. but proposeto lay him on the shelf. His ideaswill not be supported by a corporals guard in the Iowa Legislature. Now, sir, I have the right to read that language when my colleague stands up here and tells you so that it may o out to the country, that he has been indorse by the Iowa Legislature. I have read from a most respectable paperpublished in the State of Iowa, the 2nd probably to only one paperin the State in circulation; but when the gentleman makes the issue he must take the consequences. If I have not made the point clear that the light in Iowa was on the subject of negro suffrage, and was car ried by 16,000 majorit, then I will be glad to answer any question which any gentleman present may wish to proand to me to make it as clearas possible. I no gentleman has any question to put to me I have nothing more to say, except to thank the Gentfrom Indiana [ML Jeams] and the case for this opportunity to set this question right, before this House and the country, as e facts have justified me in doing.