The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-22
ESTABLISHED, 1881.

demned without sufficient evidence, in
my judgment.
Brigham asked and obtained five min
utes to reply. He said, after ten years of
service in this House, gentlemen Will look
IN vain for any remarks of mine personal
20 mortal man OF this floor, save when
was gratuitously asSaiied by others, and
nave observed the amenIty of debate, and
the ainenity of personal conduct out of
tne House, IN such form, / trust, as en-
titles me TO respect and consider alton of
those VINO know me best; but the gentle
MAJ man botler Willie he talks of matters
OF late, and chooses to constitute himself
my Judge touching the integrity of my
conducJ as a sworn representative of the
People, ana When he comes to make his
reply 10 me, ieeling that he has done a
dishonor TO himself and an iniustice 70
me, undertakes to qualify his rash irdc-
ment, BY saying that he only said at first
that he thought so. it would never have
disturbed my equanimity; for / would :
nave concerned myself Just as much
about what he Thought as i wonId
about who killed Cock ROBIN. u,auSh-
teri The gentleman has shown some
want OF consideration for the rights OF
others in the remarks which he has lust
made. by favor of the House. BY what
right does he constitute himself Judge to
say OF men, who were his peers In the
field OF conffict when the earth quailed,
that the blood innocents is on my
hands? Does the gentleman mean
to say by his sweeping Judgment
who are constituted by a warrant Of
your President, a court TO pronounce that
final Judgment, without which nobody
Sir, repeat, In the language of q man.
the latehet of whose shoes the gentleman
was not worthy to unloose, who said that
we should patiently hear first and consId-
er and pronounce Judgment afterwards;
in the language of the great Lord, High
Chance lor of England, notwithsta nding
the utterances Of the cynical past, that be
was the greatest, wisest and meanest Of
mankind. will say that, whether blood
of Innocence Is on my hands OF not, leave
it to the charitable Judgment of men and
future ages. On the great question connect
ed with the assassination of the chosen
representative of the people, by which he
was cut down in the presence of his. re-
joicing countrymen-not for his crimes,
but for his virtues, ,murmering as his great
soul went up to the common Father of US
all, "Chsrity towards All and NAL,
that the means by which his taking
off was accomplished should be as
certained, and be determined when sum-
moned TO IL. He persisted was not equal
to the task. Those who called me to that
work know with what reluctance entered
tioDs and R With th the s records that have gone
to the country, and the work, l defy the
gentleman's calumny. ~ feflss.ff. gtt
Speakers hammer announced the ter
minatIon of Bingham's five minutes. auD
Stevens moved that the House adjourn,
remarking that the members had had
enough of this matter. .A4 ~ tNtfa
Ross suggested that ten minutes addi-
tionaI time be given to Bingham and But
Ter. ITO L7T Mi
The House again went into COMMITTEES
| of the Whole, and resumed, and in con-
! sidering he tOfnt resolution to the amend
ment offered by, Schench, Butler, Farms
] worth, Pike, Shellabarger, Broomall, Lo-
/ gan and others, was rejected.
An amendment offered by Logan, pro-
jvidinst that the cxTenditure shall not
made for the Freedmehs' Bureau, was
adopted. .e- -If- 14Ur nnG 19ngalu.
The Committee rose and reported the
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