Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-04

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gentleman is driven to such straits
after making this assault upon me
and tries to get out of the difficult
into which he has put himself by get
ting up this mutilatcd report OF m,
remarks, and printing it. He is emit
tied to all he can gain by any sucl
course of procedure, and therefor
| leave him, simply adding the re
mark that in the condensed report
in the morning papers / find substan
tally every word that is recorded II
the Globe, even down 10 the very las
word that | uttered, and which th,
reporter had the kindness TO preserve
that defy his calumny
What charge is he complaining OF
That ] said he had condemned with
out knowing or caring for the evi
dence ! say 80 yet. Ifheis the lawyer
he is reputed to be, then he is to be
piticd for coming here and arraignine
his peers for not consenting TO admit
the testimony of a man accused, made
after the fact. | defy him, by any in
vestigation which he dares institute,
here or anywhere, TO show that any
communication came into my hands
purporting to be the production of j.
Wilkes Booth that was not made after
the fact, and long after the fact. Is
there any lawyer in America or Eng
land who would say that the words
and declarations of an accused fclon,
after the fact, are evidence which the
advocate for the government is bound
to admit in any courtY i treat with
contempt and scorn any intimation
from any quarter that ! or my associ-
ate counsel were under obligation TO
admit any such evidence. The law
does not require it, Common law
the growth OF centuries, the gathered
wisdom ofa thousand years-excludes
it. Perhaps that great monument of
wisdom and learning is not equal to
the incompatible genious of the in
comparable hero of Fort Fisher.
Laughter, which the Speaker indcav-
orcd to suppress.] / hope that is par
Mr. BUTLER tried to get in n remark,
but Mr.. Bingham would not let him,
adding that the gentleman from Mass
achusctts had no right to ask favors
ut his hands
Mr.. BINGHAM continued never
saw any memoranda by'John Wilkes
Booth which indicated any plan or
motive by which be was to carry out
his projected conspiracy. / never
saw any such thing, and am not sur
prised that the gentleman would not
ct me see the book which be put into
h;s rs.l,~s
Mr.. BUTLER again cssaycd to make
IN explanation, but with no bcttcr re-
suit than before
Mr.. BINGHAM said-No, sir. ! do
lot care about it. Having refused to
ct me inspect the book on which he
based bis charges, he may now initiate
The example of the vision seen in the
Apocalypse, and turn round and eat
t. Laughter The gentleman talks
Of a spoliated book. Who spoliated
ty That is about rs interesting u
Iucry as that to which | referred tho
,ther day-'Who killed Cock Robin 2
Who knows that it was spoliated dy If
Iohn Wiles Booth tore pages of it, was
hat spoliation The gentleman's
words are as important as they are
"Let the gallad jade
withcrs are unwrung." /
challenge him and dare him, here
,r anywhere, in this tribunal, or any
tribunal, to assert that spoliatcd any
,ook. Such charge as that, without
me title Of evidence, is only fit to
,ome from n man who lives in a bot
le and is fed with spoon. Laugh
err One word more, TO show the
leartless righteousness of this assault,
f that be parliamentary. / have
,reat respect for the Speaker person
lily, and mainly for his entire fair
,ess and if anything said by me in
he heat and excitement of the mo-
nent rests even colorably on the
speaker, ] ask the reporter to record |
hat in the presence of the House
ecall it, and disclaim any such pur-
,ose or any such intention.
The SPEAKER remarked that Mr.
Bingham had reflected on him.
Then, said Mr.. BINGHAM, / ask the
Speakers pardon. believe that a
more impartial presiding officer nov
r. sat since the Commons first met.
What is .ho other statement here
howing the utter heartlessness of this
ccusation, its utter disregard and |
ontempt for all decency and all law |
t is that | controlled the evidence in |
he court. The gentleman (Mr. But
sr) knows that | was not the official |
rgan Of the court. He knows that
IS recorder was the Judge Advocate.
ieneral OF the United States, and yet |
am to be at fault because l did not |
vcrrule the official organ ofthe court. /
The gentleman has undertaken n
ask utterly beyond his powers, and |
My proves in this thing which he
as undertaken to do that the execu-
ion Of the war on his part, in this in
tanco as in others, is by no means
p to The high and sounding man.
csto. [Laughter.l Let the gentle
ian read my argument on that
ubject, and let him show wherein it
false, corrupt, malicious or unjust.
recognize that at last justice is the
nle OF conduct, both official and un-
nlcial, inasmuch as it IS the attribute
f the great God of Nature. Nothing
ives me moro pain than TO be com
elled TO utter even an angry word
1wards my fellow man. ] may have
,akan now with n heat unhaoounipo