Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-08
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Specimens of Radical LawsnakinS
ElOquence.

The following unique speech was de-
livered in the Tennessee House of Rep
resentatives, on Saturday, in favor Of
the militia bill: ssla .rI t.z 10
Mr.. BowLEs: In the name of the
Great God of Heaven and earth, will
you kneel down to these rebel klansl
Will you or any other man cave in to
these ebelsentiments2 Can you or any
other man take the back track from the
rebel Generals7 We come here to-day to
knock out the high blossom of rebellion.
Now you can cast your vote to encourage
these men to be equal with us, and send
a committee to the man who betrayed
us? In>the name OF the Great God AL
mighty what else do they wantf
Only one word or two, Mr.. Speaker.
The gentleman from Wilson said he
didn't want the troops; that is to say
that he don't want to carry out the I'm
ion sentiment Of the country. Am 1
righta Or am I ,wrong2 Now, Mr..
Speaker. am talking to your honest
heart. For know you have an honest
heart, Hain't we got to protect our.
selves2 am talking to your honest
heart, Mr.. Speaker. which know you've
got one.) Tou give the rebels the power
and you'll be took outen that seat in no
time. Do gentlemen say that we've got
no right to call troops here, when the
blossom of helps delight hangs high on
the sour appletree2 The rebellion in
Tennessee is now up higher than it was
six months ago. Now, Mr.. Speaker, I
want ITO call upon your honest heart,
which ] know you got one, to say
whether if we don't pass laws. the reb-
els won't take the power and put us un-
der hell's kitchen. The gentleman from
Wilson said we've no right to call for
militia, Don't You know that the reb-
els are gaining on us every day, and
want to put us down, and will do it?
The same frey orator, few days ago,
got off the following: l,.,-a5
Mr.. Bowles said: Mr.. Speaker, am
agin this 'ere bill; I believe it's bad
bill, and I'm agin all sich. I ripresent
the bones and sinners of my sinitorial
district; l riprisent the common people;
I didn't come here, Mr.. Speaker, to rip
risent rufle shirts and high top boots,
nor lawyers specially. Now, Mr..
Speaker, this ere bill is got up and fotch
about by fellers wearin' rufhe shirts and
high top boots. These ere judges, when
they were elected, rid all over the dis
triet, 'lectioneerin' to get the judges
places, and they were elected; now
didn't they trade with the people and
make bargain with the people, Mister
Speaker, that if the people would give
'em the judges places, they would do
the peoples business for 'em; and now,
sir, what do you see, sir2 Why, sir,
Sinitors come up here and tell you, sir,
that the work they promised to do for
the. people is too big, and they ak the
Sinit to make their work littler. Now,
Mister Speaker, these ere Judges have
not complained, that / have heard of.
The people in my district are opposed
to giving bigger salaries, and l promised
to vote again all sich. Sir, Mister
Speaker, l want 'em to stick to their
bargains want no legislashun for fac
shuns I'm agin all sich-I am, sir. /
have been to the legislator before, and
every time see that members cum here
to legislate for sich people, the common
people git nothin' done for them. My
people are all crying out again high sal,
aries to sich people, and I'm in favor OF
reducin' their pay, sir. l want 'em to
stick to their bargains, sir; and l want
to take away part of their pay. MIR.
Speaker, is there a Sinator on this hon.
orable floor, sir, that'll vote for this ere
bill. If there is a Sinator on this honor
able floor, Mr.. Speaker,in favor of this
'sre bill I'll be bound, sir. he's a lawyer.
Il interduced bill here, MIR. Speaker,
ON this honorable floor, some time ago,
givin' money to Scott county to build
bridges over her rivers and cricks. The
Sinitvoted ii. down sir. interduced q
resolution then, akin Congress to give
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