The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-02-27

| am large man. | am ready to meet
any of them, in place of Col. Mack. | am
large enough for them, and | hold my
sell ready for them now, and at any time.
[ Cheers from the galleries.
"Mr. Speaker, these traitors OH this
floor should be provided with hempen
collars. They deserve them They de.
serve them. They deserve hanging say.
Raising his voice and violently striking
the Gesk. The country would be better
off, to swing them up. | go for hanging
them, and | dare to tell them SO. right
here, to their traitors faces Traitors
should be hung. 1t would be the saliva
tiou of the country, to hang them. For
that reason would rejoice at it. IRE
mendous cheering.
"Mr. Speaker, beg pardon of the gen
llemen in the Senate who are not traitors,
but true, loyal men, for what have said
| only intend tt and mean it for Secession
lists at heart. They are here IN this Sen
ate. l see them joke, and smirk, and
grin at true Union man. But defy
them. | stand here ready for them, and
dare them to come on, Great cheering
What man with the heart Of q patriot
could stand this treason any longer? !
have stood it long enough. ! will stand
it no more. Cheers, denounce these
men and their aiders and abettors, as rank
traitors and secessionists. Hell itself
could not spe4y outa more tra.torou,
crew than some Of the men who disgrace
this Legislature, this State, and this coun.
tfy. For myself, | protest against and
denounce their reasonable acts. I will
do so to The end. | will denonnce them
as long as God gives me breath. And |
am ready to meet the traitors themselves,
hero or fight them to the death. Pro
longed cheers and shouts.
81 said l paid three thousand dollars a
year taxes l do not say it to brag of it.
1t is my duty, yes, Mr.. Speaker, my priv
ilege to do it. 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
cut OF the pockets of the people, are talk
ing about high taxes. They are hypo-
rrites, as well as traitors. heard of some
talking about high, ta2es in this way,
who DO not pay live dollars to support the
Government, | denounce them as hypo
critics as well as traitors. Cheers.
"The reason that they pretend to be
afraid o: high taxes, is that they do not
want to vote money for the relief Of the
soldiers. They want also to embarrass
tho Government and stop the war. They
want to aid the secessionists to conquer
our boys in the field. They care about
taxes? They are picayune men anyhow.
They pay no taxes at all, and never did,
and never hope to, unless they can man
aye to plunder the Government, Cheers
This is an excuse Of traitors.
[Here the Speaker called for order in
the galleries
"Mr, Speaker: Excuse me. feel for
my country in this her hour Of danger; I
feel for her from the tips OF my toes to the
ends of my hair. That is the reason that
| speak as | do. cannot help it. am
bound to tell these men to their teeth what
they are, and what the people, the true
loyal people, think Of them. Tremen
dous cheering. The Speaker raped up
on the desk in unison with the applause,
apparently to stop it, but really to add to.
its volume, for l could see by his flushed
cheek and flashing eye, that his heart was
with the brave and loyal old gentleman.
"Mr. Speaker: have said my say. II
am no speaker This is the only speech
have made. And | do not know that it
deserves to be called speech. l could
not sit still any longer, land see these scoun-
Irels and traitors work out their selfish
schemes to destroy the Union. They have
my sentiments. Let them, one and all,
make the most of item, am ready to
pack up all | say, and Irepeat it, to meet
.hese traitors i'll any manner they may
choose, from pins point to the mouth
If cannon" Tumultuous applause,
turing WHICH, tue olu t50lIie-n'i e"V uo"" W
lfter he had given the desk parting
vhack, which sounded loud above the din
If cheers and clappng of hands.
I never witnessed SO much excitement
n my life in an assembly, M. Funk spoke
With a force of national eloquence, with
conviction and truthfulness, with a fervor
nd passion that wrought up the galleries
nd even members on the floor, to the
highest pitch OF excitement. His voice
vas heard in the stores that surround the
quare, and the people came focking in
rom all quarters. In five minutes he had
n audience that packed the hall to its ut
lost capacity. After he had concluded,
he Republican members and spectators
ushed up and took him by the hand to
him The Democrats said
othing, but evidently felt the casti cation
ney were receiving, most keenly, as
light be seen from their blAnohed cheeks
nd restless and uneasy glances.