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ta.iye Of those alone, who. like myself. were no
born in this land Of Washington, Of Jefferson, aut
| Of jackson, who were not born under our erel
| dear to us starspangled flag, b9t frat saw tn.
and liberty are the Grst Characteristic fcclincs
1 the heart I mean in Germany. cone here MOI
alonc Is the Representative OF those Mho glory IL
come here alike as the Representative Of the
German, the Irish, and American. and ask you to
hear me- ere you decide, to pause erc Jou destroy
fame n1pei e9e a
ocrat. come here ~ clttze1s OF my city. psond
Of It on account OF its prosperity; there Is nc
party fseae in it, there are as my Democrats a.
| Republicans Who protest against tt-Fes, the
whole people o. the city are INIT npon this mat
ter-and I pity that Representative who dare shu
his ears wien 1le people appeal to him for pro
T se ia % ths es
G1s head In the sand: and say he docs not sac II
Walt but little while; as the hunter captures the
INDIGNATION hur1 from power that man who for.
J sock them IN their hour Of need and trial, and
bury him 50 deep in oblivion that o:en The trun.
FL Rsy n Gabriel himself fA''' not wake him from his
Nthero Il eueh thing Is treason to govern.
menf tel yon there i also trta:on to Il: p5ople
who dare to act against the unanimous wish oi
those whom he repTeecnts. Ycs. chnree him With
treason Nho Will Eell himself body, head aud souI
toa cooperation merely because 1t has power and
may aid him in his future schemes OF ambition.
feel, gentlemen, the responsible y, feel. Mr..
Speaker that On the defeat Of this bill depend: tho
wa1 q GS Of ~ adGR,eS sty and 1rsmbc
think 1t is due to you, I know It 1s to me, to
the IN on It's nrs, passage md Why oppose viii
The dret kew Of this hill was at a time when
LIT: Jones called together the Cook county dele
patton, and desired their opinion On the matter
Mr. Jones tten gave me the bill, and asked ne 10
Introduce it. looked over 1t, ond seeing that it
pIGyided that the Company was not liable for the
run over people wiilfu!ly without paying damaSes
for it. and that 1t gave them ninety nine years,
told that gentleman that could not introduce It.
tleman from the southern part Of my county, and
when 1t came to our Committee, i fought It thcre
for ih9se two reasons. The gentlemen then con-
the whole Committee opposed the ninety .afne-ycar
extension, and desired to know, bcfo1a they would
support this, what vas the custom III olher States
brought IN dispatch, stating that IN the city Of
New York they were also clnrtcred for that same
period. This decided the Committee; but marx
yon. Mr. Speaker. they deceived us. We trusted
IN them as friends, that thcy would tell Us TIC
trnth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truths
o9t ey fosgS,t ro1 t. msnt!oa tsat tie Constttuo
these charters can be repealed at any time,
Inc gentlemen Of the Committee brought in a
the Eve cents clause. You are all aequainted viii
the fdct that the bueIuees OF the Committed an
nass tons i S hare e
these In SIX weeks; we cannot look over the city
charter5. Ordinances, bat believing In the intes-
true, particularly when there is no opposition to
ln regard to this br1, I advised the Committee
n nv rft + tvNn nd al
whcther there was any thing wrong In it; the
Committee in their kindness, and gentlcmanly
bearing towards me, for which shal always feel
the only member from Cook county on this Com.
mittce, rotn solitary letter. heart no voice op-
The friends of the bill informed me- that thc
company was under the control OF the Common
Goancil; they informed me that the Council could
than three cents. believed II, anI was sircnsih M H.
cncd III tt, because knew that formerly they had
charged only thrcc cents; ulcy informed me that
rcason for tle extension lime thai they desired
TO luy down Nicholson pavement on all thsir
streets, and that they could not nfrord so to do,
thought this would be benefit to the city. /
supported the hill. But fearing that the Common
Council. through improper influences, might in
era1 gentlemen Of our Committee agreed tht
provision should be added, that it might BE- }rc-
duced as:;ain afterwards, either BY the Common
~ IL.
1can say here, that this Committee never intended
70 lceis!stc thus unfairly towards the people, as
tals provision has L. on sober delibefatton and
Acquaintance with n1l the facts.
], believing thesnbose statement to be true SAP
Ported the bill. And am willing to support tho
VII <oa oad onS TS9s I'd and ha
this Is falr If the people want It. let tue people
81; s q vots q a5oo this PHI would T. dsisassd
ratoza 20 LOW thai the day Of political resurrection
Will never dawn On then.
The hiil has passed, men OF the city look into It,
the Ect hold OF the charter and ordinances and
6tant amazed and bewidered at tho fraud that Is |
about to be pcrpetrated.
Nine thousand q our citizens within the short
Against the bill, and twenty thousand more wuuid
appeal to 5ou to stop this internal OUTRAGE Ii TINT
SHed haSe ysiEht ;sI1 wh you WI! Listen
treat you aE their representative. 1entTcat you In
behalf Or the whole city Of Chicago. appeal to !
yon Is the ,ep1escntatise Of the poor man. lap
nione e citizens but a. patriots 50 patriots who
hare The welfare Of our whole State at heart, and
se e IT, bs;e
bear On you they are those offFicndahip. appre~
eiate them, beliere me. Amongst ttose who are |
tie friends Of ths bi arc my best friends friends
NhoEe 61due6s Ehall remember life tins ; be- |
hare dnty to perform, and between duly duty aud aud
;efins s know bn, one ehetes duty 1st I'D al
but Stand by the people.
calnot zee, lor the world, how yon'caa sup !
friend from Grundy cay. he rasors TIC hill because
there are gentlemen from Chicago here no,r who
ars wii9g 10 give million d~llars for It, and that
poor PEOPLE, ard because he Is opposed to the cIty
running the road when the hFst twenty five yeafs
gre ont. L viii an.wcr the gentleman right here.
RAINING this horzc railroad Wkea the twcnty.iiye
yeafs are over. J know the corruption to which 1t
would boy, but will tell him what wanI / de-
tre that the city shoufl give this franchise to the
party that will carry passengers The cheapest; I
believe We can get Fertons to do 1t for two censs
VIC ean eert:inJ Ct less Than nve cents; no,s II the
gentleman from Gruuly Is the poor rnau's friend, |
as pc ssys be II, why does he not support my prop
1s1':9n; fa Ihe gentlemen purpose to give mill,
19n dollars ior the franchise as It Is now, and
you realize all the fact.: Mark Jon, no matter
whether geDins give us new inventions for trar-
e. yon give ihe use Of a1l the streets Of the city
for ninety -ntne years to come to this corporation;
ron allow no competition; the Common Council
cannot regulate the fare; :hc Common Council has
IT, a1ssa s9sss e. dss
y 1t Eou rctnId our prosperity; and, mind yuu,
although million ID here offered BY men repre-.
eentng number Of millions for these valuablc
10, and gise iii these tights Of the city, withou:
tnet consent, nay against their wishes even, with
cut az whaterer for
fou dcnounce robbery, you ImpfIsou man for
20 dong. What is it7 It Ia the taking Of goods
rom another against his will. What are you do
rsgo of franchises worth millions n,atnst her
rlii- call 1t legislative robbery. lat think
aeain. In the second section you legal1ze the
tween the several companies. i ask you what
,cts arc .thcses Who kno,Ts their contents-aro
hey Iande known to any one? No; but notwtth-
al this. you support the bill. challenge
ne 1onsrA ol any legislature for any act Ike this
may have been aone in hurry or. by mtstake,
nut Jou vote for it with open eyes. You tax the
'1ptessman, yon require the dIayman TO pay for a
alton does not Pay eent, and cannot help hut
'oor mans friend7 Can be etand thisy The chi
ago Workingmcn's Association {l.lC0 strongl
protest unanimously sgafnst the passage Of the
I'LL. The only tsfety Of our Republic Ia the In
cRrtty Of her Representatives; when thIa fails,
.uE tste Is sure and certlfn. Rome stood once
he mistress Of the world. It was when virtue and
autnge were triumphant; bus when rice, coward
&C, and EGldEhrces took the reins. then her
emple OF fame totteTcd ntotalns ncd her scepter
I supremacy rsas broken forever. Let us show
aatWe have courage to do oar duty. and the ccu-
rations yet unborn whose rights I seek now to
rotccs, Will hold you In grateful remembrance
nd thank Jou ior your manliness.
lFsom Our Own Correspondent
l.. SPRINGFIELD, Feb. s, 1865.
1.-THE CONTEMPT cAsE.''
The case of Charles q. Reed, ESQ.,, Of your
lty, the respected States Attorney, who
'as committed by the House Of Reprcsen-
atiycs for contempt, in refusing to answer
e1tain questions popoundcd to him by the
lis privileges rs IN attorney, has excited
much interest. especially among legal gentle
ncn. AS have already informed YOU, hr
teed, after his commitment, applied to the
Judges Of the Supreme Court for writ Of
Gocas corpus to secure his discharge. He