The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-03-30
spcnker Woods, speech.

We find IN the correspondence Of the Gin
c%innsti Eagairer the following handsome notice
of the very able and conclusive speech Of Mr..
Speaker Woods, In reply to Mr.. Parsons, on
Saturday, March 18th. The most desperate
efforts, the most unblushing assertions, have
been make by the Republicans to inyalidate the
Report OF the Commissioners. The sCphistries,
~fallacies and frantic assaults upon 1t have, how
ever, but an effect to direct public attention
more closely to it. The Speaker brushed away
the cobweb sophistries, and refuted the hardy
assertions of Mr.. Parsons in the most trium-
plant manner. We shall probably publish his
speech next week:
Mr.. Woods took up the evidence Lf Auditor
Wright himself, who, under oath, swears that
when the books of the Auditors Office were de-
livered to him by Auditor Morgan they were in
every particular clear and correct. Indeed, his
defense of Mr.. Morgan was most able and salts
factory. He then adduced other Republican
testimony and the plain provision of the law,
and convicted Gov. Chase not only of malfeas-
ance in office. but of gross, nay, criminal neg
lect Of his official duties, and of completely in
The past defalcations. | say convicted, because
the law and evidence adduced were alike cogent
and unanswerable, not a Republican daring TO
retute them, either at the time or after the close
of his speech, although Speaker Woods chal
lenged any Republican so to do, over and over
again.
l do not remember when, if ever, I listened
to a more tcogent, comprehensive and unan-
Swerahle argument, embracing, as it did every
material point in the evidence and the law
which had any pertinency the question, and
am only prevented from occupying the rest Of
my letter with a synopsis of it in consideration
of the fact that Mr.. Woods, | believe, has con-
scented to its publication. There is one point,
however, which | beg to present to your readers
as it not only shows the complete hollowness Of
the Republicans in their opposition to the pres
ent Sub. tseasury Law, but exhibits a specimen
of the readiness of debate Of Mr.. Woods. q
After speaking of the Treasury de!alcation,
Mr.. Woods touched npon the Sub-treasury Law
as a Democratic relormatory move for the pro
lection of the peoples money, and alluded to
the bitter opposition which it had met from the
Republicans.
Mr.. Parsons-Will the gentleman allow me
a moment. "
Mr.. Woods-Certainly Sir.
Mr.. Parsons-Mr. Speaker, | arise to defend
the Republicans for their opposition to this Sub
treasury. The law is an odious one--a law,
Mr.. Speaker, which the people will never in
doFse, &c. ~
Mr.. Woods--Since the gentleman from Guy
ahoga has been pleased to edify us with his O.
pinin of the Sub,treasury law, and thinks
it an ''odIous'' one, will the gentleman state
what law be isin favor of to protect the peo-
PIES money? Has the gentleman, (Mr. Par
sons) a better system of his own, or has the
party Of which he is a member a system better
than this Sub-treasury Law, with which they
are willing to go before tie people? If so, let
him, let any Republican member on this floor,
avow it! Sir, | yield the floor to the distin-
guished gentleman from Cuyahoga now, If he
will tell us what system he or his party are in
favor of as a substitute for this "odious'' law
Will the gentleman accept? |, and | have no
doubt others, both members and spectators,
would like to hear what system he proposes to
inaugurate. I again tell the gentleman | will
yield the floor with pleasure for him to express
his views. Applause and clapping of hands
in the galleries, and cries amoug the members,
Parsons Parsons" parsons"