Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-03-06

of the men that disgrace this Legislature.
this State, and this country. For myself
protest against and dencuace their treason
able acts. have voted against their meas
ures will do so to the end. will de-
nounce them a. bng as God gives me
breath and ! am ready to meet the trait
ors themselves here or anywhere, and fght
them to the death. prolonged cheers and
shouts.)
said paid three thousand dollars
year taxes. ! do not say II 10 brag Of il.
II is my duty, yes, Mr.. Speaker. my privi-
lege, TO do il. But some Of these traitors
here, who are working night and day to pus
:heir miserable little bills and claims through
the Legislature, to take money ont Of the
pockets Of the people, are talking about
high taxes. They are bypocrites as wen
as traitors. j heard some Of them talking
about high taxes in this way who do mot
pay five dollars to the support Of the Gov
ernment. ] denounce them rs hypocrites
as well as traitors. (Cheers.)
The reason they pretend to be afraid Of
high taxes is that they do not want 10 vote
money for the relief of the soldiers. They
want to embarrass the Government and
stop the war. They want TO aid the seces-
sionists to conquer our boys in the field.
They care about high taxes! They are
picayune men, anyhow, aud pay no taxes
at all, and never did, and never hope or ex-
pect to. This is an excuse Of traitors
(Cheers.)
Mr.. Speaker: Excuse me. I feel for
my country, in this her hour Of danger,
from the tips Of my toes to the ends Of my
hair. That is the reason 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. tremendous cheering. The Speaker
raped upon his desk apparently to stop it,
bnt really to add to its volume, for 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. I
am no speaker. This is the only speech
have made, and I do not know that it de-
serves to be called speech. could not
sit still any longer and see these scoundrels
and traitors work out their hellish schemes
to destroy the Union. They have my SEN
timents let them one and all make the
most of them. / am ready TO back up all
/ say, and repeat it, to meet these traitors
in any manner they may choose from pins
point to the mouth of cannon. Tire
mendous applause, during which the old
gentleman sat down, after he had given the
desk parting whack, which sounded loud
above the din of cheers and clapping of
hands.)
] never before witnessed 80 much excite
ment in an assembly. Mr.. Funk spoke
with force of natural eloquence, with q
conviction and truthfulness, with ferver
and pathos which wrought up the galleries
and even members on the floor to the high
est pitch of excitement. His voice was
heard in the stores that surround the square,
and the people came focking in from all
quarters. In five minutes he had an au-
dience that packed the hall to its utmost
After he had concluded the Re-
publican members and spectators rushed
up and took him by the hand to congratu-
late him. The Democrats said nothing, but
evidently felt the castigation they were re-
ceiving most keenly, as might be seen from
their blanched cheeks and restless and un-
easy glances.'