Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-03-06

and dare them to come on. Great cheering
What man with the heart of patriot could
stand this treason any longer? l have stood
it long enough. viii stand it no more
TCheers.l 1 denounce these men and their
aiders and abettors as rank traitors and Sc
cessionists He'll itself could not spew out
more traitorous crew than some of the men
who disgrace this Legislature, this State, and
this country. For myself protest against
and denounce their reasonable acts. l have
voted against their measures. | will do so to
the end. l will denounce them as long as God
gives me breath. And L am ready to meet the
traitors themselves, here or anywhere, and
fight them to the death. Prolonged cheers
aud shouts
said / paid three thousand dollars year
taxes. DO not say it to brag of it. tits
my duty, yes, Mr.. Speaker, my privilege TO do
ii. But some of the traitors here, who are
working night and day to get their miserable
little bills and claims through the Legislature,
TO take money out Of the pockets of the peo-
pie, are talking about high taxes. They are
hypocrites as well as traitors. / heard some
of them talking about high taxes in this way,
who do not pay five dollars to support the gov
ernment. l denounce them as hypocrites as
well as traitors. Cheers
The reason that they pretend to be afraid Of
| high taxes is that they do not want TO vote
money for the relief Of the soldiers. They
want also to embarrass the Government and
stop the war. They want to aid the secession
lists to corquer our boys in the field. They
care about taxes. They are picayune men any
how. They pay no taxes at all, and never did,
and never hope TO, unless they can manage to
plunder The Government. Cheers.l This is
an excuse OF traitors.
! Mr.. Speaker, excuse me. I feel for my
| country in this her hour of danger feel for
her from the lips Of my toes TO the ends OF
/ my hair This is the reason that / speak as !
do. I cannot help it. 1 am bound TO tell
these men to their teeth what they are, and
what the people, the true loyal people, think
of them Tremendous cheering. The speaker
raped upon the desk in unison with the ap-
plause, apparently TO stop If, but really TO add
to its volume, for | could see by his flushed
check and flashing eye that bis heart was with
the brave and loyal old gentleman.
Mr.. Speaker: have said my say. am
no speaker This in the only speech l have
made And do not know that it deserves to
be called speech, 1 could not sit stili any
! longer, and see these scoundrels and traitors
work ont their selfish schemes to destroy the
Union. They have my sentiments. Let them
one and all make the most Of them. l am
ready to back up all say, and l repeat it, to
meet these traitors in any manner they may
choose, from pins point to the mouth of a
cannon. [Tumultuos applauses, during which
the old gentleman sat down, after be had Civ
en- the desk parting whack, which sounded
! loud above the din Of cheers and clapping oil
hands.
l never witnessed so much excitement III
my life in any. assembly. Mr.. Funk spoke
with q force Of natural eloquence, with con
Viction and iruthfulness, with a fervor and
passion that wrought up the galleries and even
members on the floor, to the highest pitch oi
excitement. His voice was. heard in the stores
that surrounded the square, and the people
came focking in from all quarters. 10 five
minutes lie had an audience that packed the
hail to its utmost capacity. After he had
concluded, the republican members and spec
tators rushed up and took him 10y the had to
TO eongratu ate him.