Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-03-27

Mr.. VALLAEDIGHAh. Tho gentleman
from Pennsylvania has alluded to suspi.
cions existing in former times. Now
desire to know Of him whether he ever
heard Of any specific item on which any
such suspicious ever rested anything
other than words spoken in this House
or made public over my own name?
Mr.. HICKMAN. Yes, sir.
Mr.. VALLASDIoHAM. Well, let us have it,
Mr.. Hickman. lave heard a thous.
and
Mr.. VALLANDIGnAn. Name single
one.
Mr.. HIcKMAN. I do not desire to do
any injustice to the gentleman from Ohio.
Mr.. VALLANDIeHAM. / have asked the
gentleman. and desire direct answer
to my question, whether he can specify
one single item
Mr.. HICKMAN. will reply to it di-
rectly.
Mr.. VALLAND,GnAM Or does the gen
tleman mean merely the newspaper SIAN
ders that have been published against me
and which l have denounced us false,
over and over again, in cards and on the
floor of this House.
Mr. HICKMAN. know nothing about
that, sir. know that suspicious may
we'll exist, and / know they do exist,
where denials accompany them.
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM. Yes, know that
fact in the gcntleman's own case.
Mr.. Hickman. | have no controversy
] hn 4
here to defend myself in the course which
have taken. Let him defend himself,
and allow me to take care of myself, as
l expect to be able to do.
Mr.. RICHARDSON. Will the gentleman
from Pennsylvania allow mo-
Mr.. HICKMAN. ! will not suffer any
interruption except by the gentleman
from Ohio. He has right to interrupt
me and l am glad he does so, because
do not want to putthe gentleman from
Ohio in any false position any more thar
would desire to be myself placed in one
and | will not do it. | do say, IN ost dis
tinctly, that suspicious have existed
against the loyalty of the gentleman from
Ohio and | would not have referred tc
them at all if had not been satisfied
that he himself knew of the existence ol
those suspicious, as well as | did In
deed, the remarks which preceded my
rising on this floor indicated the fact,
more clearly than | myself could indicate
it by anything that could say, that he
was in possession of knowledge of the
existence of those suspicious, for he got
up to repel them, not merely such as are
contained in this article in question, bu
in general terms-general suspicious anC
imputations against his character. Tha
was deemed right by him, sir. l have
nothing to say against it.
j l. Now. -iha-serei+eIf i+eIfifas asks for -specif
cations. am called upon by him to re
fresh my memory, and to give an instance
may not be able to give more at this
time, | would be able to refer him to
many more instances.
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM. Mr.. Speaker
Mr.. HICKMAN. The gentleman mus
allow me to answer his question, and thel
he may interrupt me. | must reply t.
one inquiry at time. l am now on tin
witness stand-brought to it by the gen
tleman from Ohio. am on cross exam
ination, aud he must allow me to answe
one question before he propounds anoth
er Now, sir, L refer to the fact of tn,
Breckenridge meeting in the city of Bal
timore, where the gentleman from Ohio
attended, and which gave rise to very
many suspicious, allow me to say at
least l have heard great many expressed
Allow me again to refer to the fact o.
his attending certain dinner in Kentucky
which was given, believe, in his honor
or which was, at least, published as such
in the papers.
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM. Allow me, right
there
Mr.. HICKMAN. Allow me first
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM. That is a specif
ic fact, which | wish to answer.
Mr.. HICKMAN. Not at this moment
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM. l appeal to tn,
gentleman honor.
Mr. Hickman. / will treat the gen
tleman from Ohio fairly. He must re
ceive all my answers before he asks m,
another question.
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM. Let him oblig
me by replying to me specifically.
Mr.. Hickman. am not done will
my anwer and Ireluse to yield the foo
until finish my answer. | am cntitle,
to be treated here properly, as well as th
gentleman from Ohio. | will extend t.
him all the courtesy that can possibly b
den anded by any gentleman. That il
my habit, | trust There are many othel
items. There was the speech which tn,
gentleman made at the July session il
this House-a speech which was under
stood to be one general accusation anC
elimination against the government anC
against the party having the conduct o
this war. 1t gave rise to great many
suspicious; and the gentleman from
Ohio, with his intelligence, ought not t.
be ignorant of all these facts. We'll, sir
will not conversations naturally arise il
consequence of these facts And ap
peal to every member Of this House
whether they have not heard suspicion
, upon suspicion against the loyalty of thu
gentleman from Ohio. Is it not com
mon rumor, sir, that he is suspected ?
allege that it is common rumor in the
! Northern States, that the gentleman from
Ohio, is at least, open to grave suspicion
if not direct imputation. That is m.
answer. Now | will hear the gentleman
Mr.. VALLANpIeHAM. In reply to tn
, specification, and the only one which tn
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