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is., and that they do exist, even when denials

mr.. Vallandigham-I know that; but the
gentleman il NOT free himself
Mr.. Hickman-Lst the gentleman defend
MIN self and leave me to taxa care Of myself.
Mr Richardson cTeated considerable con.
Iqs1on eudeivoring 10 again address the
douse, bnt was induced to seat himself.
Mr. Hickman-I do not wish TO put the gen.
ueman In. false position, but say, most
olsunctly. that suspicions have and do exist
AGAINST the loyal faith OF the gentleman I
would not have referred ~ this at all if had
not been satisfied that he himself knew Of
the existence Of these suspicious as we'll rs
90. indeed, the remarks which have fallen
from MIN, but few moments since, indicate
tnat iact more clearly than myself could in
oicate II by anything l could say, that he
was IN possession of the knowledge of the
eAlstence OF the suspicions, for he got up to
~ aepe, mem. not confning himself to the terms
OF the accusation in the paragraph, but as
against the general eus1teions and impu IA
tlons aeainst his character. The gentleman
Calls upon me to refresh my memory and give
10 one or two.
Mr. Vallandigham-Allow me to reply to
them one at a time.
mr. Hickman- The gentleman will have an
opportunity to answer all when conclude
Will first refer him to the Convention at
baltimore, which the gentleman attended,
ms conduct then giving rise to many snspi-
pressed will refer him, also, TO the dinnsr
ne attende q IN Kentucky, given in his honor,
or at least published as given in his honor in
the papers.
Mr. .Valiandigham-Allnw me to reply.
Mr. Hickm III am not done ,th my an.
swer, sir. refuse to yield the fl cor till
nnisn my answer. Several mem mbers-
That's right.") Among other things there
was speech made by the gentleman during
the July session, viii ch as understood 10
be general accusation against the Z overn.
ment, and against the party having the con-
duct OF the war, and OF his fact the gentle
man cannot bs ignorant Is there man, /
ask, In this house-cne On ,his side OF the
house at leIst-who has nc he ard suspicious
upon suspicious against the loyalty Of the
gentleman from Ohio? I ailege that it is a
common rumor in the Nor rtheru states,
among all the loyal people Of oil the ioyai
Sta tes that the gentle man is open 10 great
suspicion, II not TO direct inputation. That
is my answer.
lar. Vallandigha am.-The only specification
that the gen tleman has been aole To point to
is with regard 20 the dinner in k-ntucky
Now, tell him have not pressed lhe soil of
Kentucky since 1857 when l acc ,mpanied
the remalns Of that great and gallant man
and patriot, Henry Clay, to his last resting
place. / have rartaken of no dinner there
or elsew here Of a political ch haracter since -
That is my answer to this only specification:
and yet the gentleman attempts to support
that fais9hood, which l here denounee a.
such, by aluslons OF suspicion which have
been bfioat through out the whole country
and which may not only be directed against
me, but against thousands Of others in whose
veins run blood "a palrioIic rs ever flowed
since the world began. row, tell the gen
tleman, that in years past have card his
loyalty called in question in a manner that
would, as justly as i'll this case, have called
for the inrOduc' ion Of resolution of in.
quiry into his purposes TO disrupt be Union
by the dJctr1nes which he held and tn 0pin.
ions he expressed, tor this ie "the head and
front OF my offending and "shis extent
no more -
There ia one other charge, which have be.
fore replied to. ] r-ter to the charge that l
had once uttered that the soldiers of the
Northwes: would pass over my body before
they reached the Sou thern States | denied
that before, and deny it now. The gentle
man has referred to speech made here in
debate on the 10 Of duly. But defy him,
cir, and rhurl defiance In his teeth, when /
tell him he may take that speech and he can.
not point cut one single. solitary disloyal
s"ntence or word in it. lneither retract one
sentiment which have uttered, nor would
obliterate single vote which l have given
speak Of the record as it will he after ap.
pear-indeed, es it now stands on the jour-
mails of this House ana in the Congressional
Globe. There is no other record you can get.
AID act, or word or thought Of mine. and
never has been. in pu olic or private, Of which
apy patriot ought 10 be ashamed Vet 7
am to be told pow Of q speech made upon
this floor, under the protec ton OF the Con
stitutiOn, and in tho discharge or my solemn
| rights and duties under the oath I hayn
take1, ana to be pointed, in addition to that
| to vague rumors of suspicion which have
| been charged over an over again against not
| myself only, but thousands ii others And
| l am told that have been invited to Ken
| tucky. I have been invited ID that State by
| as true Union men as there are there to-day
l but did not go. l have answered as to the
| last and only time stepped upon that soil
| But l know nothing that should prevent.
| thank God any loyal and patriotic man
1 from visiting that State, which has given
| birth to 50 many patriots, orators and states
men of renown. Yet that is all, the sum total
OF the charges, except this miserable false
I u oh cp.q nI>
tor-a scavenger and crawler in the streets
| alleys and cutters OF the city Of Baltimore
has seen fit to put forth N the local columns
I of his paper, In order that the member from
PenEsy lvania may come in here to m axe
charges against 8 loyal and patriotic man.
| who has never h.erei in his devotion to the
stars and stripes, but who has DO wed down an d
/ worshipped tha,u i'll his vary heart Of hearts,
l from the time when he first knew of them
| to this hour, and would Low give his life an d
/ ard all that he is or hopes 10 he, to see that
glorious banner known and h0nored through
| ou. the whole worId-not II stripe eI ased, not
| O. star ohliterh'ed 1t gain floating frGm one
end of this U. States to the other. And ye',
] am 10 be brought before the gen tleman's com
mtttee to answer to the charge of being dis
loyal. hurl back the ipsinua,ion. Bring
forward something spec he, or wait till you
have found something / have written OK
something that have said that indicates in
my bosom there is aught but love to my CO un.
Try. In every sentiment have expressed, in
/ every vote have given, in my whole public
career, ou side this House or since have had
/ the fortune 10 sit here, | have had but one
| motive, that ore the good of my country -
/ have differed from The majority in this
| House, and have differed from the party in
| power, and from the Administration. Thank
God have had, and yet have, that right
And that is my offence. That is the only
crime whereof have been guilty.
Suppose, in the Thirty sixth Congress had
| seen At 10 seize npon the denuhciatioEs, loud, +,
/ continued, and persls ent Of that member OF
l the party then in power for he, too, has SUIT
/ fered, and be, too, ought to have Iemem Der ed
in this hour that he himself b as been the vic
tim OF flander and persecu'ion, or what l
| suppose 70 be such, for viii do the gentle
man the jus tice he has not dore 20 me Sup-
pose had taken paragraphs from ths paper
| in his own town, anil brought them here, as
he has brought IN charges here, which are
utterly and bassly false. But, thank God, it
any man-to blast that fair fame, and
| that reputation rcr loyalty which has
been earned from the heginning OF my
public career, and from boyhood, through
! the sphere IN which have acted. l. then,
deem it unnecessary to extend what
II have to say. I wouid have said
find nothing, and they will be obliged to re-
port that nothing exists which iustifes any
| su spicion OF this kind; and 1 en- brace the
opportunity of at once promptly refn ing aud
| repelling the foul assault and SANDER at the
| very threshold, ard not delay week after
| week until yonr pressbas eennded the alarm
| and ntil an organization can be effected for
| the purpose II doirS that which hundreds
| would gladly see done TO me, as TO others In
years past. PIT the question which wa.
put in the Senate of the ''ni,ed States-if tn ID
had been the criterion, il irrespon sible new g.
paper paragraphs had been regarded as evil.
dencs Of disloyalty, what would have been
the fate Of many in this Honse and in the
other wiEg Of the Capitol Where would
have been the gen item an from the ds,ric,
now represented by my colleague, who m ade
| an assault on me the other day Where
| would have been the Senator from has.
| sach husetts (Mr. Sumner)9 or the otheI
| Senator from Massachusettsf or the Senator
from New Hampshire tMr. Halelf Where
| would have been the three Senators who or
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