Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-05-20
WAsHBURNE ON THE GRIDIRON
The Beauties of Mongrelism.
THE TRIUMPH OF MORAL IDEAS.

Washburne, the great moralist, the
patron saint " of Grant, and the" beloved
apostle - of the intelIectuals," recently
made an attack on Mr.. DonueIly { Mon
grelist from Minnesota.) Donnelly takes
the matter up, and as mark of dignifed
craftsmanship we give the debate as pub
lishcd in the Congressional proceedings:
Mr.. DoNNELLY, after passing from that
point, referred to the charge in Mr.. Wash,
burne's letter that his Mr. Donnelly's
opposition to the bill offered some time
since by Mr.. ashburne, of Wisconsin, &c
reduce the fair on the Pacific Railroad
might be attributed to the fact that he had
free pass to ride over the road. He de.
clared that he had never ridden over a
mile of the road, and did not expect to
until it was completed from the Mi,sissip-
nj to the Pacific. Ii would be consola-
lion, then, to know, he said, that that
mighty work had been resisted and op-
posed by the most blatant, loud voiced,
big -chesled, small-headei, bitter hearted
demagogoe in all the land. Laughter
on both sides Oft the Chamber.
Referring to the charge made against
him IN Mr.. Washburne's letter, of his be-
ing " an office bcggar," Mr. DonneIly
said: An Office hrggar, and that from a
gentleman bearing the name which he does
" Et tn Jrgto" An Office beg, Why,
Mr.. Speaker, when | entered the State of
Minnesota, it was Democratic. When |
entered the county in which live it WAS
two 10 one Democratic ! asked no office
and expected none. But the charge
comes from such quarter that | cannot
fail to notice it. The gentleman family
are chronic office bcggars. They are moth
ing if not in offire. Ont Of office they are
miserable, wretched, God,for>aken. and AS
uncomfortable as that famous stump tailed
bull in fly time. Laughter.
This whole trouble arises from the per
si>tent determination of one of the gentle
mans family to sit in this body. Every
young male of the gentleman's family is
born into the world with NJ. c." frank
ed on his broadest part Laughter. -
The great calamity seems to he that God j.,
in His infinite wisdom, did not make any
of them broad enough to make room for
L. S S. Laughter. There was room
for d" U. s., but the other S. slipped over,
and L. S. aud Company is the firm
[ Laughter.
The SPEAKER interrupted Mr.. Donnelly
and reminded him that his language was
beyond the usual limit of parliamentary
propriety.
Mr.. WAsHBURNE again intimated his
desire that "the party" should be per-
mitted to 60 on.
Mr.. DONNELLY said he was sorry to
transgress the proper limits of debate, but
the House would perceive that the char
acter Of the letter on which he WAS COM
menling made him speak under some feel
iugs. | was drawn into it, he said, by the
charges made against my personal charac-
ter by the vie insinuation contained in that
letter that | was a fugitive from justice,
and that fed flom the City of Phila.
delphia, "under suspicious circumstances,
between two days" This, Mr. Speaker,
is an absolute, unqualified, unmitigated
falsrhood, and but for the respect which ]
have for you, aud for this House, would
use stronger language.
Mr. DonnelIy then went on to relate
that charge, and had read by the Clerk
a letter from the attorney General of Penn.
sylvania, with whom Dir. DonnelIv had
studied law. speaking in strong terms o.
the probity and purity of his character
and of the public esteem in which he i
held in that community.
Mr. Donelly then went on TO say
stand here repeating the challenge that i
anywhere on Gods earth, down in th,
mire of filth and all nastness, the gentle
man can pluck up anything which touches
my honor, let it come. shall meet it OF
It's merits. have gone through the en-
tire catalogue have analyzed the entire
contents of the gentleman's foul stomach
| have dipped my hand in its gall, and
have exam ned the halt dIgested fragment
which found alert in the gastric juice
But if it is possible for the gentleman from
Illinois, 10y his par static action, to throw
up ANYTHING more loathsome, more dis
gusting then he has vomited over me il
that letter, in Gods name, let it come.
The SPEAKER again interrupted Nj
DonnelE, and again reminded him tha
his language was out of order.
Mr.. WAsHBURNE, Of Illinois, again re-
peated the hope that the g pasty' might b
permitted to 90 on by unanimous consent
Mr.. DoNNELLY said-l thank the Hous
and that other for the courtesy. Ger
eraI laughter. | will not notice all tn
charges which crawl over all the surtac
of the letter, as vcrmin crawl over tn
body of some beggar, but there is on
other personal charge, that | have chang
ed my name. The intention of the gen
tleman is to give out not only that al
fugitive from justice, but that was tray
cling under an alias.
Mr.. Speaker, was, within few houl
after my birth, baptized lgnatius Loyo'
Donnelly. am Ignatius Loyoal Donnell
to day, and with Gods help | expect to IT
main so until the end of my career. 1t.
should ever be inclined to change my nan
it seems to me that | would take that
Elihu," Laughter and enjoyment