Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-27

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sionist with Bibles-though seldom
called for-and printing paper, and ice
and cofins. Laughter.
The Secession mother sends To Yam
kee land for Yankee schoolmistress Il
teach her children. And the Secession
father sends his sons TO Yankee IVES
Points, Yankee naval schools, and Yam
kee colleges. Many Of to-dsy's traitors
were tsughttruth, honor, morality ant
religion at our Yankee Harvard Uni
versity, only to return and lie, ant
swear, and steal and breed treason
Hear. Remember again, sir. rvher
you sneer, that Yankee means English,
man, or may be translated as the true
type Of such Christian gentleman
/ Cheers How can the honorable
speaker quote Latin, when he knows
that none Of us understand it? Laugh.
ter. Said the classic Sir James Ora.
ham to the honest old sailor, Sin
Charles Napier, after a warm argu-
ment regarding Cronstadt--"IR medic
tutsssimus i6is." Sir Charles, under
great excitement, responded--"You are
another T, I Laughter. Another
what?" "Just what you called me."-
Laughter. But even Latin won't do
TO make out case for Secession. He
says, as a rule. the attacked party al
ways deserves the most sympathy-in-
timating, in the face of what is not true,
that the North attacked the South,
when we all know that Beauregard fred
the first shot at Anderson. That's so
On that principle he would have been
with the Russians in the Crimean war
against bis own countrymen- "hear''
and applause ]-Or, with better analogy.
when discovering q scamp maltreating
woman. or committing burglary, he
would side with the desperate thief
rather than the policeman whose duty
it was to arrest him. Hear.]
He speaks of Carolinian chiyalry? 1
am tired Of that now. Who ever heard
Of it until Brooks 0rutally crept behind
the back of Senator Sumner with blud-
geon in hand. with the intention OF as
sassinating him in the Senate Chamber,
while his confederate Keitt stood by
with loaded revolver to see fair play?
[shame.l The cbivalry are no longer
in Congress. and the world can no lon
ger witness there a repetition of such
disgraceful secession blackguardisml-
Southern chivslryl Look at our armies
within six miles Of the chivalric
CharlestonI Thank God, l am Pu-
ritan and no Cavalier--I am Round
head and no Pretender. l belong to the
Cromwellian army. and pride myself on
being Yankeel Cheers. The hon
orable Secessionist accuses the North OF
frauds, and says that from the first to
the last President there has been moth
ing but robbery and corruption. Now,
as l have before proved that the South
for seventy years has controlled the
Government, and was the treasurer Of
the nation, l am not surprised at his
statement. Loud cheers. The right
honorable Secessionist who immediate
ly preceded me disputed my statement
that the South robbed the North Of fifty
millions sterling private debts, and fifty
millions sterling of private property,
and said that when the SecessioDist
Commissioners went to Washington
they offered TO pay the Administration
all debts and so forth. Shades Of re-
pudistion, protect me. They pay! why,
gentlemen, an anecdote will best show
how ridiculous is that statement.
The first Secessionist, you know, was
Satan. Laughter and cheers. He
seeded from a purer world. and with
inimitable cheek he took our Savior up
on a high mount, and offered all the
kingdoms round about if he would Join
his Secession party, when every estate
he had was mortgaged, and the poor
devil had not a shilling in the world.
loud cheers and renewed laughter.
He should have given Mr.. Seward credit
for generosity in permitting the scamps
to return at all. [Oh.1 You may
comment, but had 0'Brien. and Mitch
ell, and Meagher presented themselves
to Lord John Russell at Downing street,
in l848. on a similar errand. how quick
ly they would have been incarcerated
in this Tower. Yes, and loud ap-
plause.l The gentleman wants mon
archy. During the next few weeks he
shall have the military advantages Of
such Government. Hear.
The game is up. and the hunters are
starting with the bugle. Long before
! Mr.. Cowper gets his drive through
Hyde Park, or Sir Robert Peel fights
the O'Donoghue, our Maniken traitors
will be no more. The Secessionist
made one statement about Southern
courage which / must rectify. This is
the same old brag that one Southerner is
equal to three or four Yankees. and said
that he himself was good at any time
for two. Hear. o.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, If l have a
weak point that is strong, that is the
point-Taughter -and il you will sus-
pend the rules and send out for a pair
Of gloves, will soon prove to you by
facis-while he uses words-that there
is one Northerner, at least. who will
make as short work of him physically
as he has done intellectually. Loud
and continued cheers and laughter.
The challenged party became the
challenger, but Mr.. Trains proposition