The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-02-17

During the contest for Speaker Of the
House Of Representatives, Mr. Hindman
Of Arkansas, produced q resolution passed
BY the Republican Legislature Of Ohio IN
the year 1857, and Intercepted the Re.
publican delegation from this State as "a
whether they were willing to adhere "a
the instructions contained in the rosolu.
tion Or not. The following lie the res6lu-
ton alluded to,
"Rcsoiued, That our Senators and Rep
rosontativcs In Congress orc hereby re-
qucstcd 20 vote against the admission Of
any State into the Union unless slavery
or involuntary scryitudo, except for crime
be excluded from the constitution there
Of"
Some Of the members from Ohio de-
Iolncd answering tho question; others
proposed answering IL az length. but Mr..
! llindman had the floor and refused 20 al
low them that privilege, declaring that he
would have plain straight forward an
swor to bic question or none ot all. There
was but ono man on that floor from Ohio
who had the nerve 10 boldly 0nd frankly
answer the intcuogatory--thnt man was
Hon. John Carey When all had refused
TO answer, the sturdy old farmer from the
9th Congressional district rose IN his
place, and IN his strong, full stontorian
voice, said:
"l nm from Ohio, and / am the Oldest
man in Congress from that State. have
no delicUcy or hesitation in saying to the
House and 10 the world that adopt fully
that resolution"
This was all that was necessary 20 be
said, and just what tho gentleman who
propoundod the question desired 10 have
said--words fitly spoken at the right time
IN the right plnce,--no more could have
been said, and no more should have been
said on the occasions and yet Democratic
editors IN this district who lay claim TO
re0pectnbility, but who have never been
accused ofknowing half as much as the
honest old inrmor has forgotten, are en-
.deavoring TO ridcule him because he did
not make an ass Of himself by making a
long speech at time when but a half a
dozen words were required.
Judge Carey is not there for the purpose
ofmHklug long, useless speeches for home
consumption---he is notthero 10 consume
the time and money Of the people In the
manufacture Of political capitalize Is
there to work, 10 act, to vote, and TO
watch over the interests Of hisTconstitu-
onts, and we are very much mistaken in
tho man II no does not attend to these du-
ties faithfully, honestly, and to the entiro
satisfaction Of the people Of this district,
Notwithstanding the ungoneruus and un-
courteous ilings Of these very truthful,
very charitable, and very geaHemaaly
knights of the pen and scissors.
by the way, gentlemen, suppose you
give u one Of Judge HALLS eloquent and
powerful speeches delivered in the halls
ofCongcss during his { rm--wo are will
ing 10 compare this one remark Of the old
farmer Congressman with any speech de-
livered by your lawyer member. Dare
you do IN VIII you pretend TO say that,
because Judge Hall did not take up the
time Of the House with long windcd har-
rangues, he is incapable Of making
speech Of any lengthl You have either
got to take this position or acknowledge
that you have made yourselves very ridic-
ulous by endcavoring to bo witty at the
expense Of Judge Carey, simply because
he did not attempt TO make long speech
where II was not only unnecessary but
out Of order. You can take either horn
Of the dilemma.-Wy WyGRdot p Pioneer.