, 1862-02-25

to many suspicious; and next alluded to the
fact that the gentleman Waa at dinner In
Kentucky given In his honor. There was the
fact Of the speech Of the gentleman from Ohio,
1.as n july: e a1s 'sa'i9a Is snrt e
against the Government, md; the parties con-
duetfug the war. These speeches gave rise to
many suspicious. The geaeteman from Ohio
WAS certainly not ignorant q aH these f1cts-
He asked if there Was m&ntn the House VINO
Of lie gentleman from Ohto. Was not this
suspicion common rumorf He alleged it Was
common rumoF in the Northern States among
the loyal people Of those States, that tue gcn-
t1cman was suspected: Of disloya1ty, If not di-
rectIy implicated.
n MI. -Tai1andieham desired to say word.
The gentleman from Pennsylvania himself had
been made the victim Of SANDER; it WAS not
in the power OF any authority to place his
,{Vallanligharn's) character in Z disloyl po-
sitjon, He had said nothing on winch the
COMMITTEES On the Judiciary could base .
charge or justify suspicion Of this kind. He
yanied to TcpCl these charges thus in tho be-
ginning. What would become oi the mem-
ibc1s Of this House, and Senators, too, If their
md 0n sneh pGz staemen asT B.
made the criterion on which to found luds-
mcpts? Why, he asked, was he thus singled
out? Certain members had been watching
for something from him that he might utter
HDQN1I1H1iF LII .Lut E1uEaE Ol 049 IEIl4l4ASA LIZ
| uttered frequent patriotic sentiments, aud
earnestly spoke Of the future prosperity OF the
Hr. Hickman remarked the charges which
Ind been brought against him in the past he
had never made the subject OF 9 public com
| He never had, nor never would ALLOW any man
| to make speech in his favor, when once he
| was charged with disloyalty, but he would
meet the matter himself. He would never al
low any man to yindieate him. He had ex-
pressed no suspicious touching the loyalty Of
| oped than might hare been expected, it Was
| tie fault of the gentleman himself. He then
reviewed Mr. Val1andigham's remarks, and re-
fcrrcd to the latter's July speech. &c asked,
did not tie gentleman from Ohio know arebel
camp in Kentucky Vas called by his name,
namely, s:FalIandiguam :sr That did no: iadi-
ccte that the rebels regarded him as the most
loyal u1al in the Union.
Mr.. Tallandialsm-Is there not G town in
Kentucky called 81 HicIsman:'' ILaughtecl
11r- Hickman said-1 thank God that that
I town WAS not called after me- There arc Z
good number Of Hickmans-I EnoW Of on1 ;
one Vallandigham. Docs not the gentleman
know that rumor was spread through the
newspapers, that on visiting as Ohio ca1np in
Firginia, the soldiers knowing him, compelled
vas suspected Of dlsio5alty; TINT WAS their
opinion, not mtne- And then, again, I re-
member well u re1cark attributed to thu
gentleman, that during last Winter OF
Spring, he said the Southern Confed-
eTacy would be recognized in three
months. These things, taken in connection
with the fact that tie gentieman's course was
in coincidence with that Of 3IE. Burnett in the
rebel service, is not certninly evidence Of tLat
gcn1lemaE's Loyalty. make no charge. The
resolution is E,atter OF justice to tic gentle
man, and am astonished that he regards it Us
"a charge. Ii it is charge, it stands against
him in tic newspapers. Ita.fofded him IN op-
portunity to Findicate himself: Ought he not
to have asked IN Investigation It has been
presented in 70 spirit Of unkindness. It was
offered as matter Of duty, and by myself as q
member OF the Judiciary Committee Bat
the gentleman l.aFing expressed Ear more loE::l
sentiments in this discussion than. at any time
that lie fact Of lis protcstltion should 90 81
fore the country, and that he shall stand as le
I Is for the present. withdraw the resolution.