Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-02
Letter from st. Louis.
Correspondence of the Ohio Statosman.l
No. VIII.

No. VIII.
Well, Messrs. Editors, this Is the ninth
day of the sessions OF the Assembly, ana
from the first till now. we have done little
but wrangle, wrangle Sad, indeed, must
be the moral effect of such disputes on the
friends of peace and order, not only IN this
city, but throughout the whole country
The low, bitter, personal invectlves OF such
rough, rude and shamefully rash Radicals
as Drs. Thomas and McLain, are beyond all
description insulting, or at least, offensive
to all men in whom there is one particle Oh,
civil or Christian courtesy.
= The whole moral tone of the citizens OF
st. Louis, l can assure you. Is arrayed
against the unjust act OF the majority onthe
status of the delegates from the PresDyCery
of Louisville. 1t Is regarded,
1st. AS unjust-that is, not according to
lao. rn
I'd. AS partial-others having said and
written lust as hard things against other
deliyerances of the General Assembly, as
these brethren have of the doings last.-
Even Thomas himself, and DR.. K. j. Breck-
inridge, aud DR.. Hodge a:d many others
are in the same condemnation, having said
and published just as severe things against
the acts of former Assemblies as ever these
men have. r|.
gu. AS uHUTBCBUCNt6u-uOb INV bNN'NA
having beeIl seen, done or heard oil In all Tue
past history OF the Church.
4th, As subversive of the rights OF minor
tiles. DIR. Thomas and Mr.. Galloway boast
ed, say boasted, dd ndllsellnl, that they had
the majority, the power" and that they
were able and determined. ito do as they
pleased" with those "who dared oppose
them" DIR. Thomas, in the most indignant
manner, and in the worst spirit imaginable,
used this language: ave have the bull
by the horns and we are not to be fright
ened by the bawling of the calves !" That
is, such calm, christian, and exceedingly
wise statements in opposition to the rash
acts of the majority have been made by such
men as Drs. Boardman, Brooks, Van Dyke,
Humphry, &C., are nothing but the 6d0Llng
of cdiues. And Mr.. Galloway this: Let
them, like Judas, go and hang themselves"
and the majority will be gladl Q, Messrs.
Editors, is this the spirit of Christ! Is
it the spirit even of common pOliteness? Is
it the spirit that should characterize de-
liberatiye Assembly? Why, such wretch
ed discourtesy Is not often heard, even In
litigations among common lawyersin coun-
ty courts. 1t is awful Shameful, scanda-
lous. And yet it is only specimen from
the long four hours OF dirty abuse that gush-
ed out of the open mouths OF Thomas,
Galloway and others. The decent part OF
the citizens of this great city, feel them
selves outraged by the utterances of such
vulgar orators in their midst. have.heard
some of the most Radical of them say, III
was an outrage. How the Moderator could
allow it, we can't imagine-and yet he
smiled all the time of its delivery" Yes.
and when any member OF the house at
tempted to call them TO order, they were
ii h,, 9Th hn u
were in sympathy with the speakers
and their shameful utterances. A case iD
point: Mr.. Galloway was asked by Mr..
Ferguson if Congress allowed those mem
bers whose rights to seats were in dispute
to vote and act with the body during the
pending of their cases, or are they turned
out of the House? Mr.. G. answered, II do
not kro,o." Said Mr.. F., "Ihen knOU, for
they are dluodys permitted to itand act un-I
der such circumstances.n Then Mr.. G. tried
to get off a witicism by saying (after twist7
ing himself into an ape-shape), III suppose
Mr.. Ferguson knows more OF this matter
than do, who have been Congressman
many years" [,
What shame to so answerl Mr.. G. did
know. All who heard him knew he falsi-
fled when he denied that he knew. This is.
cited only as an example OF the atrociOus'
manner Ill WHICH JbtsO NCCiColhoIlSdi
''Thads" or "Thuds" are conducting this
debate. VIII the people-the Christian peo-
pie, sustain them? If they do, then is the
Church a farce and religiona myth. w.
But the reaction is great even in this AS
sembly. Ir X. j. Breckinridge, who hissed
on these dogs of war, came out yesterday
in most scathing speech against the man
ner in which this case had been, conducted
by them, and openly declared that 1t had
been lost by the rash injustice Its friends
that he "would not argue it before such
an Assembly. o, but this was a.damper on
them. Yes, even DR.. r. j. Breckinridge
was ashamed of Thomas, McLain and Gal
lOway's passion, vulgarity and injustice in
this body, and gave them amost severe cas-
tigation, as his speech in to-day's Democrat
will show. Mr.. Gallowayhas got ashamed
of himself, and is anxious now to have a
Uote and 90 home. This is not to be wondered
at. After blowing off one and half hours
of gas, he feels empty-has no desire to
hear the other side marting under the
rod OF DR.. B. (who called him "ranter')
he says he must return home or woe be to
him if he DO not said he. c
DIR. w. l.. Breclinridge has made a pow
erful speech against the majority. And at
this moment DR.. Humphry is making a still
more powerful one on the same side. What
the result will be, know not. One thing
is certain, we are no1 disgraced as a court
of heaven. Radicalism has made us laugh
ing stock everywhere. | am ashamed to be
compelled to so write. Passion, party pref
ndice, have poisoned us--cursed us. tell
you, this fanaticism is sin incarnate-Satan's
masterpiece. az, DIG