The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-12-29

Slavery and DasunEOn Bearded
ia their EFGn.
MIR. HICKMAN'S SPEECH.

MR.. HlCkMAN'S SPEECH.
An uupurchased and unpurchasable Dem
ocrat, is John Hickman, member from the
Sixth Congressional District of Pennsylvania.
On Monday last he delivered remarkable
speech. Below will be found a report OF it.
\ Washington correspondent who heard it de-
liyered, says that powerful as it is in It's hon
esCy, it received additional force from the
purity Of dction which characterized its man
ner. All who read it must admit It's exceed
ing power, aud feel the conviction that such
Il speech must damage the Administration,
even more electualIy than the speeches and
articles OF the apologists and followers OF Mr..
Buchanan-ED.
Mr.. HICKMAN Mr.. Clerk, with re-
gard to the attack made by the Presidents
newspaper on myself and others, | have
but a word to say. If made by the Presi-
dent himself, he knows it to be false. If
made by any other pcrscn he does not
know it to be true for, sir, the reason
why I occupy the position here to-day
which | do occupy, is because | could
not be purchased Applause from the
Republican be@ches and from the CALLER
les. This reading me out of the Dem
ocratic party has been faithfully perseyer-
cd in for the last four years, by mauy
ADLER and stronger than the gentleman
from Missouri, Mr.. NoELL, and still
they have not yet got rid of me, and it
will take them perhaps four years years
longer of perseyering effort, if | should
choose to remain in their good company
My treason, 10 winch very frequent
reference has been made here, not mere
" during the present session, but during
former ones, has history connected with
it-a history with which the gentleman
from Missouri ought to be acquainted
Sir, it dates back four years, when, in this
Hall, on tho grieyous charge being made
"a charge which pervadcd the country
and which was believed by the county
that fraud and force and all manner of
crimes had so far invaded the Territory Of
Kansas that they had Frustrated thorough
ly the people, choose to introduce res
olution to investigate that charge. That
was the time when my treason commene-
cd, for then took the stand against a
combined Democracy; and, sir, charge
on that united Democracy, from whom |
do dissent to-day-not, however, because
| have failed to be Dcmocrat--c perse
ycring effort, both in this Hall and in the
other wing Of the Capitol, to stjfc that
investigation and to suppress the proof Of
the fraud Then, sir, was read from
the Democratic party; aud yet, after tie
committee, which was, to some extent,
instrumental in raising, (and this Is the
first time have ever referred to it, had
made their report to Congress, 20 man in
the country was sufficiently reckless to
deny that the charge which had been pre-
fcrrcd was fully and completely proved.
Then, sir, | was denounced as q renegade
and traitor, and for what p? What was
the body Of my oaense? because chose
to differ from the Democracy, believing
that the charge ought to be investigated,
and that ii fraud existed, it ought to be
revealed And have they ever washed
their hands Of it to this day? No, sir;
to 70 greater extent than silence may have
done it.
Well, sir, | returned homo to my peo-
pie with all the brand of treason which
that body Of men could place upon my