The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-02-27
Nr. Riddle and Mr. Moorhead

PHI, Which We puohsh thls week, seems
70 have greatly ineehsed Me Pennsylvs-
MIA delegation. On The 18th inst, Mf
Moorhesd undertook to call him 10 an ao-
count before the House, with what sue
cess ths following report. taken 5fom ,hs
Globe, will show, To use a cant phrase.
Mr.. N. walked up the wrong passenger"
IN t.teppting 10 browlbsat our plucky
little Represcniatise: s5..ss.as
Ma. MooRmEAp. ,Mr.Speakor,I rise 70
q personal explanation. Permission was
rivcn some days ago TO The gentleman from
Ohio (Mr. Riddle) 10 print . speech. and n
ltba, speech, ss printed in the Globe, flnd
the following paragraphs ,a g4l
.It was TO be expected that Ponnsyl vania
would oppose IL solid, although she, loo,
rests upon the Lnkos. Nothing traverses
her soil nom which eho does not exact trib.
ute. And her citizens for whole winter.
with arms IN their hands, recently forced
the whole ttavclinf North 40 patronize her
peanut-yenders at Eric, tho place where
Perry's feet was built The nation has
cheerfully shaped iis policy 10 develop her
resources. Her coal and iron are exempt
even from taxation; and yet her Represent-
atives stand hero, the 'goblins Of the mines,
asiupid inert mass Of selfish obstinacy, to
wall up tho way Of this great measure. We
cay 10 Penhsylvaha too we bide our time =
Now, Mr. Speakor denounCe the use OF
such language as 10 violation Of the courtesy
extended TO him, as an atrocions libel upon
the citizens ofa great State, as an anworthy
and uniusti6ablo ia;puiation upon The nom.
bers Of this House. Besides, il falsely states
that tho groat staples Of Pennsylvania are
free from taxation, Sir, ! repel the Insult
and pronounce tho suthof a iIboles.
MR. RiDplE. ask tho privilege to be
heard in reply 20 the gentleman fiom. Penn.
sylyanis. ss.
There was no objection, and il was or
dered accordingly. $3.50
Mn. RiDBLE Mr.. Speaker, that / may
have misstated tho provisions Of the tax Law,
10 possible; but ] think II will be found that
my statement is substantially correct. Tba,
is question of law which tho statute viii
decide. So far as the rest OF tho paragraph
read by the Clerk is concerned. stand here
TO declare that tits true in substance, and
l hold myself responsible to everybody who
feels disposed 70 call me 10 5sn.account.--
Why, sir, tho citizens Of Eric, for an entire
winter. with pms IN their hanus, tore UP
the rails and Blocked the passage from
West to East and from kast to West do
clare also that tho State OF fonnsyisania
stood BY and permitted this % DO done. !
declare that the policy OF the Union has
been cheerfnlly so formed as to develop the
lgreat resources OF the State OF PeDnsylyanla,
Is IL for that in violation OF the rules which
hold between gentlemen, and the rules OF
this House, behind which have no dispo'
sition TO shutter myself--is u for that. ! am
to be denounced as iibelor z When
stated that tho State otPennsylvania, which
prides itself on being the "keystone state
with ono of her buttresses washed by. the
waves of these sef.same lakes, made classic
by the beroism Of hcr sons In her heroic
EHge-wben. stand hero to declare the fact
which embiazons the records OF this House,
that she oppDsed tins measure solid, am 70
be denounced hero asaslibeior? se y alia
Mr. MooRmEAp. denounced you be-
cause you told faisehood fCries Of" "Onieri
Orderr] ~ e
Mn. RIDDLK. II docs notplcase the gen.
tieman from Pennsylvania TO specify tho
falsehood, nor me to demand specifications.
He does not state to what Eo refers, nor DO
/ caro- II the gentleman ,nkes offonse be.
canse borrowod from scandinavian litera-
n. M a n srp