Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-26
Letter from st. Louis.
Correspondence of the Ohio Statesman ]
No, V.

No.
The debate in the Assembly ran higher
to-day, or rather lolOer, than ever. 1t was
reserved for Mr.. Galloway, of Ohio, to cap
the climax of vulgarity and demago gism.
He certainly Outdid himself III low allu-
sions, false assumptions, bitter invective,
personal abuse, and in every other mean
thing that could characterize an orator who
appeared to be at the same time both fool
and fiend!
grant this is strong language, but not a
whit more so than the truth will warrant.
His manner was monstrous! A dancing
monkeys motions were graceful to 1t. In-
deed it was awful! Sublimely ridiculous.
His twistings and bodily contortions, could
they have been photographed, would have
furnished comic almanac makers with an al
most limitless number Ofgrotesque samples
for all time to come. Besides his disgust
ing egotism-his self-righteous laudations
his canting use of Scripture-his boast
ing, dirty insinuations-in word, his sour
riiity and guardism-eXceeded any
thing of the kind it was ever my painful
misfortune to hear.
The fact is, he disgraced himselt-his
Presbytery-his Church-this Assembly,
and religion generally, by his long, vile, IL
logical, and most wickedly impassioned
harangue. 1t brought tinge of shame
on the cheek of his best friends. Some who
had no personal acquaintance with him,
thought he had "Highland gill" in his
cheek. But it is declared that he is Rad
ical temperance man. This most unfortu-
nate exhibition of vulgarity and malignity
was called forth by resolution OF DR..
Boardman, on yesterday, on the unwarrant-
ed and wicked course being pursued by the
majority of the Assembly in regard to Gov.
Wickliffe, Jr., Stewart Robinson and DR..
Wilson, delegates from the Pres6ytery OF
Louisville, because said Presbytery did
publish to the world strong statement on
the illegal procedure of the General As
senfbly of last year in Pittsburgh. Mr.. g.
boldly affirmed that "a word spoken
against the Assembly was treason and
the speaker traitor" that "Dr. Boardman
was a traitor, and his speech yesterday
treason, and till he washed his hands of the
blood OF this hellish crime, he Mr.. g.
would never sit down with him at the
Lords table," These were his words. His
speech, as published in the Democrat, may
be bad enough; but as that sheet is exceed
ingly Radical, and the only one that pre-
tends to give verbatim reports phonograph-
ically taken, and as Mr. G.'s friends were
shocked at the outlandish indecencies and
falacies of this unfortunate affair, some of
the more vulgar and blasphemous parts
may be omitted.
But weary you. Mr.. Galloway surely
forgot himself to-day. He has disgraced
himself forever In the estimation not only
of Christiaa gentlemen, but in the opinion
of the ungodly world. Why he did so no
one can tell. 1t was unprOvoked and un-
expected. He was not called to order by
either member or Moderator, as the latter
requested the Assemblyto permit "great
latitude" of discussion. 1t was as good as
a monkey show to the populace-sOme of
them hissed, others cheered ~
Thus we. go-gO to pieces as Church OF
Christ. 1t Is alarming to witness how rap
idly and superficially the legitimate busi-
ness of the Assembly is passed over, and
how eager many are to take up the un-
finished business" relating to Louis
vile Presbytery, &c. 1t is painful to say it,
but many think and say that this Assembly
has done far more against the interest of
true religion in this city since it convened
last week, than the big horse races that have
been in progress here for sometime! What
a curse Radicalism is /!
But weary you. SO. tor the present
close, sorry that the great State of Ohio has
been disgraced by the only two really un-
sufferably Radical, and disgustingly vulgar
speeches in this Assembly so far.
We, on invitation, go on a visit to Iron
Mountain "a distance of ninety miles) OH
Saturday. OF that trip you may expect an
account hereafter. Sig.