Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-02-24

During the contest for Speaker Of the
House of Representatives, Mr.. Hindman Of
Arkansas, produced resolution passed by
the Republican Legislature Of Ohio in the
year 1857, and interrogated the Republican
delegation from this State as to whether
they were willing 10 adhere to the instruc-
tions contained iu the resolution or not
The following is the resolution alluded to:
"Resolved, That our Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress are hereby requested
to vote against the admission of any State
into the Union unless slavery or involunta-
ry servitude, except for crime be excluded
from the constitution thereof"
Some Of the members from Ohio declin-
ed answering the question; others proposed
answering it at length, but Mr.. Hindman
had the floor and refused to allow them
that privilege, declaring that he would have
a plain straight forward answer to his ques-
ton or none at all. There was but one
man on that floor from Ohio who had the
nerve to boldly and frankly answer the in
terrogatory-that man was Hon John Ca
rey. When all had refused to answer, the
sturdy old farmer from the 9th Congress-
ional district rose in his place, and in his
strong, full stentorian voice, said:
"I am from Ohio, and l am the oldest
man in Congress from that State. have
no delicacy or hesitation in saying to the
House and to the world that adopt fully
that resolution"
This was all that was necessary to be
said, and just what the gentleman who pro-
pounded the question desired to have said
words fitly spoken at the right time in the
right place,-uo more could have been said,
and no more should have been said on the
occasion; and yet Democratic editors in
this district who lay claim to responsibility,
but who have never been accused of know
ing half as much as the honest old farmer
has forgotten, are endeavoring to ridicule him
because he did not make an ass Of himself
by making long speech at a time when
but half dozen words were required.
Judge Carey is not there for the purpose
of making long, useless speeches for home
consumpton-he is not there to consume
the time and money of the people in the
manufacture of political capitalize is there
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the interests of his constituents, and we are
very much mistaken in the man if he does
not attend to these duties faithfully, hon
estly, and to the entire satisfaction of the
people of this district, Notwithstanding the
ungenerous and uncorteous filings Of these
very truthful, very charitable, and very gen.
Aena0nly knights of the pen and scissors.
By the way, gentlemen, suppose you give
us one of Judge Halls eloquent and poUer-
fM speeches delivered in the halls of Con-
gress during his term-we are willing to
compare this one remark of the old farmer
Congressman with any speech delivered by
your lawyer member Dare you do it,
Will you pretend to say that, because Judge
Hall did not take up the time of the House
with long winded harangues, he is incapa-
bic of making speech of any length =
You have either got to take this position or
acknowledge that you have made yourselves
very ridiculous by endeavorng to be witty
at the expense Of Judge Carey, simply be-
cause he did not attempt to make long
speech where it was not only unnecessary
but out of ORDER You can take either
horn of the dilemma WydndoH Pioneer.