The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-03-19

Mr.. Speaker. these traitors OH this hOor
should be provided with hempen collars.
They deserve hanging, / say, (raising his
/ voice and violently striking the desk,)
1 the country would be the better for
/ swinging them up. [ 90 for hanging
them, and | dare TO tell them SO. right
/ here TO their traitorous faces. Traitors
/ should be hung. II would be the saliva
vatnn Of the country to hang chem. For
that reason | must rejoice AZ it Gre
mendous cheering) Mr.. Speaker. i beg
pardon OF the gentlemen in this Senate
who arc not traitors, but true loyal men,
for what | have said ] oUly intend and
mean it for Secessionists at heart. They
are here In this Senate. I see them gibe,
and sInirk, at true Union man.
Must | defy them again I stand
here ready FOR them, and dare them 70
come Oh. (Grcrt ehecfng) What man
with the heart of a patriot could stand
this treason any longer! have stood it
/ long enough [ will stand 1t no more
(Chcers.) denonuce these men and
their aides and abettors rs rank traitors
and seeessionists. Hell itself could not
spcw out Il moro tIa:toious cfew than
some of the men that disgrace this Legis-
lature, this State, aud this country. For
myself, / protest against and denounce
their reasonable acts. | have voted
against their measures / viii DO SO 10
the eud. | viii dcnounce them is loaS
as God gives me breath and | am ready
to meet the traitors themselves here or
eIsewheEe, aud fight them to the
death prolonged cheers and shouts
! said paid three thousand dollars .
year taxes. [ do not say it 10 brag Of it,
II IS nay duty yes, Mr Speaker, ,ay priv
ileSe to 10 it. But some OF the traitors
here, who are working night and day to
get their miserable little bills aud claims
through the Legislature, to take money
out OF the pockets OF the people, are ak
ing about high taxes. They. are hypo-
critics, as we'll as traitors / heard some
cf them taking about high taxes in this
way who. 80 not pay 1--WE dollars 20 sap
port the Government. | dcuounce them
as hyPocrites as well as traitors.
(CheeT.
The reason that ;hey 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 cmbarrass
the Government and stop the war. They
want 10 aid the secessiUui,ts to conquer
our boys in tie field. IHcy care about
taxes They are picayuue men, auy
how. They pay no taxes at all, and new
er hope 10, unless they can manage 20
pluader the Government. (Cheers.) This
Is On excuse OF traitors.
Here the Speaker called for order in
the galleries.
Mr. Speaker. excuse me. I feel Cor
ny country 10 this her hour Of danger. |
feel for her from the tips Of my toes TO
Tie ends Of nay hair. This is the reason
speak as [ CO. | cannot help il. ! atn
bound TO tell these men to their .eeth
what they are, and what the people, the
true and loyal people, think OF them
Tremendous cheering. The Speaker
raped upon the desk in unison with the
applause, apparently to stop il, but really
20 add TO is volume, for | could see by
his acshed cheek aad flashing eye that
MS heart was with the brave and loyal .
sld gentleman.
Er Speaker, l have said my say. ]
am no speaker. This Is the only speech
| have made And | Go not know that
it deserves TO he called q speech. | could
not SIT still any longer, and see these
scoundrels and traitors work out Their !
relish schemes 10 destroy the Union
They have my sentiments Let them one |
and all make the most Of them. / am
ready to back up all [ say, and ] repeat
it, 10 meet these traitors in any manneI |
they may choose, from pins poihs to |
the mouth Of cannon. [TumuituoaS |
applause, during which the old gentleman
sat down after be had given the desk a !
parting whack, which sounded load above /
the din Of cheers aud claPping OF
hands.l
in my life IN an assembly Mr.. Funk !
spoke with force Of natural eloqueace,
with conviction and truthfulncss, with 1
a ferv0r and passion thai wrought up the /
galleries, and even members on the floor,
to the highest pitch Of excitement. His !
veice was heard in the stores that sur
round tie square, and the people came
fockiug IN from all quarters In FIVE
minutes le had an audience that packed /
the hall 70 lis utmost capacity. After lie /
had concluded, The Republican members
and spectators rushed Up and took him by |
the hand 70 congratulate him. The Dem
ocrats said nothing, but evidently felt the 1
castiealion they were receiving most 4
keeuIy, as might be seen from their blanch- /
ed checks and restless and uneasy glamces
Who viii act tae part of Mr.. Funk to
ou- Pennsylvania Legislature ,