The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-02-10
CROMWELL DIssoLvING THE
LONG PARLIAMENT

IN uniform. yane had the floor, and was
e,rnestly discussing the urgency Of the
of the hill. Cromwell walked quietly to
his usual seat, and gave his earnest at
iention TO the speaker. st. Jonn Joined
him, 10 whom be said that he was come
10 do that which grieved him to the very
soul, and that lie had with tears prayed 90
God against. Nay, that he had rather 6e
torn III pieces than do 1t but there was a
necessity laid upon him therein In order
10 the glory Of God and the good of the
nali0n.'
Sc. jain replied that he knew not what
he meant, but did pray that what II WAS.
might have happy Issue for the general
good And 50 saying, he returned to his
seat. Vane passed in his argument to the
last stage Of the bill, asking the House to
dispense with the usual formalities pre-
cedlng ifs adoption. Cromwell b.ckoned
Harrison 10 his side. Now Is the time'
lie said; must do it,
Sir, said Harrison, anxiously, the
work i very great aud dangeUls.'
You say well, answered Cromwell, and
he sat still for another quarter Of an hour.
yane fiulslled, aud Lenthal, the Speaker
ross 10 put the question. AT this supreme
lnement Cronl well stood up, took of his
hat. and addressed The House. Every eye
wa- bent on him. Those In hisconiidence
knew what was coming, and half dreaded:
half feared the result. Vane and the par
liamentary leaders knew that the crisis
had arrived. They saw that the iron man
before them had on the battle face.
At firs: he commenced tlie Parliament
aud It's members. praising their zeal and
care for the public good. His tones at first
were measured and dignffied: gradually
his accents aud gestures became violent.
He reproached them with delays, cove
tuusness, self Interest. The nature Of the
man seemed changed. 1t was As II lie WAS
again charging al the head ~ his Iron-
sides on the bloody field OF Naseby. =
You have no heart to do anything for
the public good he shouted. Your in
teEtion was to perpetuate yourselves in
power, but your time Is come. The Lord
has done with you. He has chosen other
instruments for the carrying OH Of His
work that are more worthy. Ii Is the
Lord that has taken me by the hand and
set me on TO this hing ....re
Vane, Wentworth and aartyn rose to
reply, but he would not suffer them to
speak. ss-
You think perhaps, Cromwell con-
tinued, that this Is not parliamentary
language know 1t, bu: expect 10 other
language from me-
Wentworth at last made himself heard.
He DECLARED that 'it was indeed the first
time that he had ever heard such unbe-
coming Language given to the Parliament;
that IL was the more horrid, In that 1t came
from their servant whom they had ~
highly trusted and obliged, aud whom by
their unprecented bounty they lad made
what he was.'
Cromwell thrust his hat firmly on his
head sprang from his seat into the center
Of the floor Of The house and shouted,
!. Come, come we have had enough Of
this; rll put an end TO Jour praiins. Call
them In
This last direction was given 20 Har-
risun aud directly after the door opened
aud Lieut. Col. wnrscly entered at the
head OF sumo worthy musk.teers. Crom-
well paced up and down the floor ofthe
house, stamping his foot aud giving his
orders.
You are no parliament he cried. i
say you are no Parliament. Begone
Give way Ia honester men Fetch him
down. he cried to Harrison aud pointing
10 the Speaker, who remained IN his chair
I.enthal refused. take him down, roard
Cromwell furiously Harrison laid his hand
on tie Speakers gown and Lenthal de-
scendrd aud left tile House. Others FOL.
lowed Ills example. All was confusion.
Men looked on aghast, not knowing what
Was 10 follow. Alger.on sidney was sit.
ting near the Speakers chair. Put him
out said Cromwell 70 Harrison. Sidney
did not moye Put him out thundered
Cromwell. Harrison and worsely laid
their hands gently on sidney's shoulder,
upon which he rose with the dignity Of
hls race aud walked slowly out. This Is
not honest, exclaimed Vane. IL Is
against morality aud common honesty.
'Sir Harry yane Sir Harry yane! re"
plied Cromwell with fury, you might
have prevented this extraordinary course;
but you are a juggler, aud have not no
much as commun honesty and throwing
up his hand. The Lord deliver me fioni
Sir Harry yane As tie members passed
out before hIm he aecosted them abusively,
some Of You arc druHkards,' he said
pointing 10 one; Some Of you are corrupt,
unjust persons, and 50 mostly 70 all he
had something 10 say ~ they passed on.
ue went up 10 the table Oh which the