, 1876-01-27

Mcnns Committee, as prepared by himself
for tho Congressional Directory OF tho Forty.
third Congress, Under tho head Of Illinois, !"
reads a. follows:
Sxrtnkenh Nstyict-C -Ctunftss.-afaeoupln, agadson,
Sfouroo, ani Ct. Clair.
w11ItAM n. aionRtaos. Of Waterloo, was born In
bonsoe County, ILL, Sept H. 1s2s; roceived corn-
rnon school education, and afterwards waa student
1t atMcKendste College, Illinois; was rcafed and began
lifo fatm was admitted 10 the Bar In 1885, and
aInea then has pracslced the profession Of law; as
pirate solder in ths ertean ltdr, and organized and
commanded tn Fofty-ninA Regiment IN hs 1ts Hhr;
was elected Clerk In 1854 member Of khe Illinois
Legislature from 1854 to l8o} and Speaker Of tho
1fones ths last two ysnrs; waa she uonncs Ut Tho
Democratic rx,rty for tue Thirty.niuth and Fortcth
Congresses; vas again ntmhsr Of the Illinois Lcgia.
taure iu lB7o7l, and received The vots OF the Demo-
cratic enbers for Speaker; was elected tothe Thirty
eighth Congress- aud was elected to the Forly-th!Ei
Cougrcss d Democrat isccsiying tho votes Of tho
Liberal 1cb!Ieans> by voe Of 49, ais ssalnst i,sta
votes for J. D. HAr, Republican. ft-t'ethd.
Tho same biographical paragraph in sub
6tance may be found in the edition Of tho
work published by authority Of the Thirty
eighth Congress-. IN the first edition Of the
Directory Issued by tile Forty-fourth Con-
gress, corrected, rs the compiler snys, up to
Dec. 90, 1875, there appenrs tie following:
WILLIAM n. MonntsoH, Of Waterloo, wsa torn In
Monroe County, ILL., Sapt IA, 1925, was educated iu
thu common scloos, an! It Mrkondsee College. lii
o!s: IL lawyer by profession wns Clerk ot tic Cir
cult Court Of Monroe County WIS four terms nerl'
Der, and term Speaker Of the Ilinois House Of
Representatives; elected to thu Thsty.eah.h and
to tho Forytalsd CouRfesses. and wns reclected 10
tho Forty fourth Congress, Democrat sreeciying
the Litera, Hepubll roto, rocav!ng 13o9o against
e,l3a sotes for Jo1iN J. RtNAkER, nepAplcan. ,.
It Is the omission Of the words In italics
contained in tho first sketch from tho second
ono which hna occasioned SO much remark.
It will be observed that he Btntos in a quiet
way Of having organized and fought Union
regiment in tho late Civil War. The present
House Of Representatives is full Of Confed-
eraso Brigadiers who MI boagt in tloir Di-
rectory sketches Of their Rebel record. Ono
of orr Southern exchanges thus comments j:
It ID hardly possible that tho NILLrAM H. Monn1soNs
referred 10 In theas paragraphs and the
person. Tho Col. aonAtsoN who tat In tho Thlrty-
eighth aud Forty yhirl Congresses waa in qnot way
rather proud Of The fact that he sorred tho Union
during tho early part Of the slavchoidcrs goms
journAlists-whom Il IL char1ablo to presume worn
Ignorant Of tho ossble want of Identity between tho
Representative who sat in Congreaa from Illinois from
1868 to 1906 and from ld7s 10 1878. with The who
haa iecn selected by tho wisdom Of Mr. Speaker
Ktnn TO lead tho present House Of Representatives
hayo explained that tho latter taa not been In the
habit Of inRlng in dobAte, because OF physical Ina
btty, super1uduccd By a wound through tho lungs
gained 1t the battle Of belmont. OF cot,sso these
apoJcg.ss raIatskou. and tho wounded uniou OH
cor IL not tho man who leads the Domocrntia Houpe
Of Representatives. At least that ia tho conclusion
Ia forced 10 reach 1t tho other horn OF tho c1u.
ma" domagogtlm ia to i,e avoided. Thero Il noth-
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There are many Thousands who Eenr tho honors
thereof proudly though modest!y, while ~ 10 tho
other Ridc tho pages of the "Cougressonal Direct
ory" do shossshst largo majority ot tho Conscder-
sto Representatives theiz service equally "a
proudly II not IA uodestly.