New-York tribune., 1868-02-13

say to the gentleman and TO this Ilouse that am 700
much gentleman to reply 70 any Ien,a ybo CLANS
to be a gentleman: whether he is or not has never
been determined by o jury lLaaghterJ M orost;o, %
nrivilege wish to state that the blaCkguard from
Kentucky (sir. Jnlianl Is coward -.
Mr. JUANMr speaket TiSn @ 70 say NO no t~S rosTd
will give him an opportunity at the earliest POSI-
lie moment to satisfy himself upon tins p0lnt sir-
THE SPRAKFR-Bo seated gentlemen think thls
language rs unpaIhamehlnS' MI h""Niu' % -"
Mr. RAwHIDE-Mr Speaker, have several times
sought this opportunity TO place myself on teCora
upon this great question Of Reconstruction but have
always been fOrestaed by one drvehng idiot OF
another upon this floor. j am happy 20 know that
tbe time has at last arrived when may freely hit my
feeble voice in behalf of my suffering country Let
me not waste it. Sir have listened TO the sneaklng
hypocrisy of the gentleman (Bir Lipserylee irom one
State upon this grand subject; have listened 70 lhe
coarse brutality Of the gentleman Alr Musclel lion on
another, upon the Reconstruction laws L nave Us
tened to the mOnstTOus lies Of the gentleman (er
Ananias from another concerning the matter OF con
stitutiOnalitv | have listened to tho nauseatlng
TRADES of dozen other gentlemen, Sr, upon tne al
absorbing topic: but Sir OF these speecneS nave
convinced me-none of them have Instructed me
they have failed to extnguish the sacred fountain OF
INV patriotism OF befOul its pure fires win tne
wiathful deluges they have exhaled from the tester
ing Augean stables of their degraded sOuls Lies VIII
not do Sri brutality cannot convince Sir sneaklng
villany, base hypocrisy, balderdash, blungsgate
fall from the lips Of Congressman unbeeded py me-
when | know thai tOClf OtlccJ Is W
best interests of my country by these da1ZDg BhIo
of deceptive elOquence. Sir 49,, -
The SPEAKER-The gentleman is entitled to the
floor; but would request him TO yield II moment
TO the member Gd interim from California. In c0mp
ance with an hOnored custom OF the House, when
gives new member an opportunity OF introducing
ME- RAWHipE@Ce Certainly certainly Iyield to the
Mr. TwArN-Mr. Speaker-When the proud bird Of
freedom spreads his broad piniODs-
MIR ANANIIs-I call this innocent ass 70 order
The proud bird of freedom is not before the House.
Mr.. TWAIN scorn the Interruptions OF lying mis-
creants Sir when the proud bird OF freedom spreads
his broad pinions
Mr.. LOGAN-BOSh!
Mr. TwAIN-I scorn also the feeble wit Of sayagess
from the wilds of Illinois, Sir, when tho promo DTd
Mr.. CnANLER-Why, let her spread fool
Mr.. TwATN-Silence! you pititul gntter-snihei
Mr. Speaker i perceive here disposition on the
part Of gentlemen TO deny TO me that courtesy wch
is due to gentlemen in my position. Sir, this is the
first time have ever had the privilege OF appearing
before this ustrious company OF blackguards. and
! feela natural delicacy about Intrudlng my views
so early upon their attention. My duty 10 my con,
stituents, however. imperatively demands that L
should place myself upon record at once. L there,
fore beg leave TO repeat, Sir, that when the proud
bird of freedom
Mr. HAEibHIASSeh t1onbIad With ' drawing nnSter TSf Is 1e
Mr. TwAIN-Mr. Speaker manifestly cannot pro
ceed if / am TO be constantly interrupted py 5nis
Hoosier yagrant and the slang-dispensng yarlets
who have preceded him in the same business. VIII
now take my seat Sir. reserylng 10 myself the moor
for the morning hour tomorrow, at winch time
Shall be ready with a speech in their own atrociOus
dialect which will scOTch these puDy sand-wpeIs as
they were never scOrched before.
Twas not permitted to keep my word. At : o'clock
that evening was summoned to appear before the
honorable corporation known as the Newspaper
Correspondents Club. ! trembled then, for coula
guess what was coming. found full board pre-
TI,o of 70 Climb
"Bir Twain. il grieves me to state that yo1 have
been found guilty OF conduct uDbecomlng a sleoptot-
able member of the community and especially unbe-
coming q member Of this Club. lou have 80 Iar
forgotten yourself as 10 descend 10 the RANK OF
common Congressman. Pause and reflect upon inc
style of men these people are. They are sent here
by a confding people 10 carry out, IN an honorable
and digniied manner tho behests of n great nation.
In authority they rank. rs body, above the IIesi-
dent himself They hold that place which In other
lands Is sacred to royalty alone How do they show
their appreciation of their great Office By utteing
offensive persOnalites-sangin inferior wit-unneceS-
sary and procrastinaing speeches upon unlnportant
matters-and sometimes, alas language that tlnges
the cheeks of ladies in the galleries with DInsh
These things are not done by all Of these gentlemen;
but are not they that permit them. unrebuked aces
sores to the wrong, and therefore guilty nlsof Ar
Twain, we cannot listen to explanations. You have
outraged dearest scnsibilites and must receive
sentence in silence You are suspended from All
voice in the Club for the space OF thirty days you
are fined the sum Of five hundred dollars; you are
commanded to appear no more in Congress"
Ineed say no more BY countrymen will under
stand nv unfortunate situation. There was but one
course to pursue sent resignation of my Congress
sonal honors to the Speaker of the House OF Repre-
sentatives. blAkK TWAIN
Yorys much seeming buqus copied word for word
fro the regular greson debates published The Goe The
correspondent character Of the words which be has
placed With gathered from &r LOgaH' last