Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-16

Mr.. Stanley, by unanimous consent, was
permitted to reply. He was willing that the
report Of the proceedings should go forth as
reported in the Globe, and let the world see
who was to blame. He did not know that
Mr. Hilliard was within the sound Of his voice
when he spoke yesterday, and did not care.
While he Stanley was speaking Mr., Hilliard
made remark which caught his ear, and
then it was he would pay his respects to the
gentleman from Alabama. .., -.
MIR. Hlliard.-What did say? -t o'
Mr.. Stanley.-That i. was no, true.
Mr.. HiliardAYou wholly misconstrued my
remarks, simply asked question OF gen
tleman near me.
Mr.. S,anley-How did know whether
you spoke to him or to me? The remark
reached my ear and excited my feelings,
and that is the reason made the remark
did. But fot the preceding remarks would
not have done 50. think that the gentleman
is not incapable OF any such purposes.
Mr.. Hiliard-I am incapable Of origina-
ting offensive remarks towards any gentle
man. | insisted that the grievance came
from Mr.. Stanley.
Mr.. Stanley. help the conscience of
these political parsons. don't understand
it. The country knows that he is preacher
without himself publshingit. | attended the
Methodist Church in my early youth re-.
spect the preachers-ihey don't understand
vattele and Grotius like the gentleman there
these hundred dollar fellows who preach
glad tidings to white and black.-They 60
where nobody else goes, and don't preach
for glory or pay, like Mr.. HilIard, or any Of
that sort He said that no gentleman would
say what did. ,... .....
Mr. Hilliard--l said no gentleman would
allow himself
Mr. Slanley--I want to know whether
am to treat him as clergyman or politician
Does he follow the s'meek and lowly JesusF'
grief" and when smitten on one cheek does
he turn the other! and say that | am nc
gentleman Is this Alabama Methodism
He refers 10 me as the member from North
Carolina. When gentlemen wish 10 be often
sive, they say "member" But he has showr
by his remarks that have higher respec
for members than he has-for gentlemen, ht
commenced on me by saying that had cho
sen clergyman for my adversary. This IL
an insnuation that have made cowardly
attack on Methodist preacher.
suppose the honorable gentleman from
Pennsylvania, (Mr. Stevens,) is one of those
(Laughter) MIR. Stanley then explained wha
he meant by desecration of the Scriptures
1t meant to divert the Scriptures from thei
holy purpose, and use them irreverenlly
in ordinary conversation. This was all h'
meant-nothing more. But Mr.. Hiiard sale
this was false. He then took up portions o
Mr. billiards speech, and commented there
on, and contended that the extracts were no
in accordance with the Scripiures-,hat the.
looked towards disunon and were incompa
tble with Christianity.
He stands guilty, according 10 his own an
swer. | have endeavored TO show that h,
did preach disunion, and think have sue
ceeded. I, is not true that threatened TIT
people with the military power Of the Gov
ernmen,. There was man now in III
Senate, who in 1888, made much such threats
saw two gentlemen recently, who heard ih
President at that lime declare, that if h
were guilty OF the first overt act, he wonlc
hang him as high as Haman, "by the eter
nal.n-Whe,her Gen. Taylor will not protec
the Union-he has sworn 10 do SOL leave TO
the preacher Of treason TO decide.