The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-12-31

FROM the Salem Republican, (Repl
Fiddling Bill Mungen, an accident
al Democratic member of Congress
from Hancock county, made a speech
openly and shametully in favor OF
square-out repudiation of the National
Debt The cat-gut minstrel was cuff
ed severely for singing such song,
by some OF his own political brethren,
who thought his tune pitched toe
high.
From The Cincinnati Commoner, (C0ppcrheaonI
| ''When Mr.. Mungen sat down, W.
see that there was pell nell dis
claimer OF his opinion by series OF
ciphers large and small, who suppose
themselves to be at least intellectual
ly equal to the situation. The head
of these patriots was Mr.. James
Brooks, of New York, a man who
should always play the Dead March
in Saul' on what the French call the
gross caisse Anglic the bass drum.
when the Democracy walks with him
in its annual funeral procession to
the grave of the year. Little ambi-
deXtrous pro and anti.slsvery Sam.
Cox very properly sounded his pen
ny whistle lugubriously upon the oc-
casion, winking' with one eye and
weeping-two affections at once
with the other. My. Murgen has
more heart than all these small fry
put together, and as to the knowl-
edge and resolution, and even ability,
he will be remembered when they
are all oxecrated or forgotten. The
ionly course for Mr. Mungen now is
to rally to his friends whose name is
legion, and to organize his party on
the rights OF the masses,
From the Bryan Press. (Rep.)
Billy Mungen-ths notorious Billy
the honorable representative in
Congress OF the faithful Democracy
OF the 5.h Ohio District, created
quite sensation in that body on last
Thursday by coming out in a set
speech squarely and fairly for repu-
diatlOn OF the national debt. Imag-
ining that all Democrats held the
came view as we're held by his con-
stituents, he delivered the same sort
of speech as he would have deliv-
cred anywhere In the 9th District,
expecting, OF course, that all Repub-
licans would denOunce his views, but
feeling certain that whatever he
might say would meet with most
hearty approval by his Democratic
brethren. In this, however, he was
greatly mistaken. As soon as he sat
down there was terrible scrambling
among the Democratic members to
get the floor to explain. Not one of
them wanted the impression to go
out that he endorsed the sentiments
uttered,
From the Maryvilie Tribune. (Rep)
Hon. VIM. Mungen, Democratic
member of Congress from this State,
male speech in Congress the other
day in which he came out squarely
fnr repudiation of the debt. This is
principle held by many of the Dem
Ocratic party, but the declaration on
the floor OF Congress where the
speech would be reported usrbahm,
was little too plsin for many of the
other Democratic members. Cox
and other members of the party
sprang to their feet at the close OF
MuDgen's speech and repudiated its
sentiments. And yet there are
many Democrats who do hold srck
The leaders are beginning to rec
ognize the fact that they can gain no
favor with tho paopie by eiin sins to
-he doctrines of rarnaiatinn.
From the Lancaster Gazette, tRep)
WHERE WAS MUNGKN
In our summary of Congressional I
proceedings, the discussion on the 2
splurge OF Congressman o
MuDgen, CT Ohio, occupies consider t
IDLE space. After the gentleman
lad concluded his speech in advocacy
If reputation, the leading Democrat
C members, it will be seen, were Y
,uick to follow in emphatic disavow- n
Ils of repudia ion sentiments, very 1
much to their credit-and o strong Il
esolution against reputation was +
adopted by a vote of n
% to l and that one wasn't Num- C
zen Where was he :? b
From the Henry County Signal. (RepJ I
The reason why Mungen, the re il
undated Repudiator, did not cast
lis vote with his only colleague in t
Jones, of kentucky, in favor t
# national dishonor, was that he bad [
zone out after q drink and did not a
ret back until after the vote was ta. r
zen. O
Mungen-Fiddling Bill-says that /
very one Of the Democratic mem il
,ers that repudiated his financial (Y d
peech had assured him, in private, 8
hat they were in for Repudiating 8
but their salaries.
The speech of Billy Mungen, of d
)hio, in the House, advocating re- b
falls still-born here. The &
with which Brooks and n
,ox of New York disclaimed all &
with the erratic Buckeye i,
member, is worthy of commendatiOn, I
nd goes to show that in spite of the n
olitical anlmcsities that may exist a
etween the leaders of the two par II
les, both are agreed upon the great "
rinciDle of national rectitude. S
From the Fremont Journal, (Rep)
Billy Mungen, from Old Hancock, o
as INDUCED In "financiar' speech, "
4 Congress, in which he proclaimed L
imself in favor of repudiation. Cox, r,
,andall, and sundry other Demo Il
rats in the House ''went for'' Num- W
en-, and washed their hands of his n
cheme. We did not observe that a
'ickenson expressed himself. "
I"Mack," in Cincinnati Enquirer.l u
MRS. MICAwBER IN FINANCE. al
/ confess to a feeling of disgust to ID
se SO many Democrats rush in to dis p
aim the sentiments of Mr. Mungen's it
oeech in favor of reputation, yes Id
.rday; and to assure the House that W
le country in general, and their 10
,nstituents in particular, will never %
stem to the thought ofsuch thing iu
will never-no, never-desert you, 1
Wilkins Micawber - And then q
,Ines the Hon. Garfield with resO. PI
tion that the country will be ever p'
ue and faithful to its financial Will MT
ms. Now, the fact is, all this talk Ppt