, 1859-02-05
Conclusion Of the Night Session on the
Lccompt0n Charter
SPEECHES BY MESsRS GREEN, PECK, EN-
GLE AND HURLBUT,


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lsrcm tne s1s'e 'o''na'I
hr. GKEEa, tof Anseac. ~ "'aa It 10 go
loftn 70 tue county, tuat sne !'eh'c.a''c Pa1ts
is standing here this night n12'ng leEsiai.se ae'
ton upon measure which tnls doase Is Pre-
sumed 10 kno" nothing Of, ano eali aoMa tae
who nre stanalng hete opposing me osa!nar5
course o. LEGISLATION. otco course u upple.
ceoen'eo- o"co cou1se 10 unneaFu ". ouGn
coufse Is 1e'o'oIonnls. ttG1ums tuut W.
1ecaons 10 tEe reaolng o. Ing olI ana mo.ons
10 1osl1u 10 passase oe'o' ,.;h
"EAt caa tnese seut'tnen Ano" u3u@ .lI ~
nelo11 'pem mJ Jee.'. Auo" no.n;.s novIt
the nlii. eeo know no1n'n2 oocut IL oaIIt ~
nas oeen 'eeu. Try ~ LIEU Jues I4et snos
1pe oo'y oGlecs WHICH 1hsy S&n ieaea W hu:a
course VIII oe 70 put oeau s!1p 10 'ne !ek.s'a.
ton OF the coan'sy 'ns o.ti can IL of :. fsGG h:.h y
may oe loana 10 conte'n pfoslalonh N II "n.ca
may BE- found obnoxious - tne, and may not
ba willing to Fote tor IT. o1c1 may ae the chur.
acter OF eserg Dill befors tue uouse, 1nt shall
nake 20 onject1on 10 tne'r fesa!nk. Min Bea,
tienlen Bland up as tney naSe ooae 10 nlGnt, ano
e1h!1't not oniy ais1espect 70 Inc Guar, oa; 10
tue i1oaHe ltseA: ~ IL III noppea,'pu ~ t"o 'ek'
lsiat:on OF Inc country. ahaal entef ny pro
test against H. nave sat as s'ient observer,
to night, OF scenes WHICH nopea never 70 nave
seen IN thle haa!' may as "en sa} 10 tae Ren,
1ieheh On my rlgaa, 'nat II tnsy uase lo!t!cal
oplec, ~ sie"-H 1nsJ NE oeoiluuo ~ ae'sas
thls bl'l-theY cAn 40 10 pettet p} ,et.1hg II
IKE lts asuai coo1s7 tu3a o5 tne 'efutot'onAt5
course = laat the5 arc no" puItu'nE. ! muy ~
we'll tell me Rentlemen turtneF tnat tne} are
running shelr euof1s aga'ast Inc fepIese ntaases
OF the fierce Democracy, and We dou,t intend to
be driven from the position that We nave taken,
Gnd that Is that this bill shall take lis regular
couree, and We will sit here in our seats until
tbs session be closed, until 1t be resd in lts
course. 1t cannot be that the constituents OF
these gentlemen are wiling to stop the wheels
Of legislation.
Mr. FECh, tot CooE.l-! Wl6n 10 t6g @ 1e"
words to tue Aouse, not IN Jnst'hcaalon OF my
conduct on thus occasion, but In reply to the re-
marks Of the gentleman from Massac (Green.)
The gentleman talks 81 rePfeseotlng the nerce
Democracy! lean tell him tAat ne represent
tue nsrce hepnn'can pa1tg OF 1oe otate' and
:" when Grees meets dreez, then comes the tug
OF ~ar." -,
Now, !! the gentleman viii hear NC. VII!
explain tne season WY re make Ihis Opposition
10 lie lnlTodnctloa OF th1a oIL me gentleman
tGreen) manifests great deal Of feeling in what
hssAys Of us--talks about revolutionary Pro.
ceedings." and wonders why We dare to oppose
| the measure. Is that gentleman 50 compliment
! in hts indignation as TO think that he aene hns
| any feeling: Has It cTcr occurred to him that
| gentlemen On this side OF the House have feel
Jugs aud sentimtnt5 that eau be outraged by au
attempt to force down their thtoats measure 80
od'onF, by lie mere force OF party discipline
Is there no humanity IN anyooaF bosom bnt his
own? The gentleman so7s We haTe NOT seen
| the bill, md why should re oppose II "nen we
know noth'ng about II! pr. iof tnat Tery req
BOZ, and Tor no other, should CONSIDER II my
duty 10 oppose H. ! nave askea, uu1e ana agalu
to See thas Dill. ana nave II ID my hano 10 Feao
it; but because those VINO dcT1eed and matnrea
It knew well thas II "aa tnl! o. "fong-tnat II
#as al brlmmlng Win m'echlat 10 ny consntn
eats, they have not dared to trust It IN the bandt
Of the delegation from that city. sent mere 10 re-
pretent then interests ard protect their rlght'
| on this hoor.
Mr. GKEEE.-How do you know what tht
bill is?
Mr. PECk.-Sir, don't care wtnt it is.
cay that nobody has right to bring In Il bill
deeply affecting MT constituents without flra
consulting me. TN sent here to take care 0
their interests. md when any one from tome dis
tsnt part Of the State introduces bill touchiu,
their concerns, regard II as piece Of lcR'sa
tire impertlnence, piece OF gEcss imperti
uence.
Mr. GRhES.-HoT do y'u know anything
| about ltt
Mr. PECh--HoW does The gentleman VIII
speaks 60 confidently, know anything about II
Why. Sir. it is notorious all over the town ina
this measure has been under consideration
tne uem9efalc caucus 'os se.e1at succesels
nights. 1t has bern the report the conmn
tulk Gu tho street corners, and the men ~n
brought this thing here and are pushing
thruuRh-moslly Men Of mischief and men c
very little character, hare been boasilng aroun
town that this bill was to be forced down tb
throa.s Of the delegates, aoltzs roiens. Nhe
gentlemen call upon us for explanation OF on
opposition. tell tbem tbnt il the explanation
That bill should never have come into this houst
except through the hands Of the Chicago deli
ga;ion. There is the wrong in The rery beEll
I ming. Having come in BY tie door il did. has
W. nut right 10 beileTe 1t 10 fu'l OF mischief
When We know that It was begottea IN eslE, cel
ceived in Elm, and brought forth ln lnilu1ty. Wh'
mind can resist the conclusion that II ID Il tran
and IN outrage7 When ~e ses q monster fort7
coming, saali "e nos stine II IN ats olftaF re
air, and we intend to prevent the first step fro
being taken, because the second follows. and Il
longer We cau prevent the first step, the fut1h'
Te are from the Beeond. II IL at the hrss step
wrong that the heart Of The erriDg warns hi
most then every natural emotion rises in
bosom, prompting him To stand by the rizh
but the first step over and the down bill road
error is OF eaBy descent We intend, in 8e
protection, to resist the first step Tor the reas'
that it is wrong, aud we want now to resist Il
second step aud the third step. and reslst t
wrong all the time. When gentlemen assur
lofty airs and utter threats in the hope Of intil
idating me, IanBwer-
.Come cnr- eone III ihf. roet shsflfy
From Us firm base a. soon ~ L.
Threats have no tersors for me; and when ge
tlemen would mepoce me. / tell them "Sirs.
AZ, ,,u+ 4h-aatsn II -. hoar ra;d That !