, 1879-01-07

constitutional obligations, feel mvseIf catlct
upon IN this ocension to take ny stand In til,
sunlight Of truth. although It may bring me II
contact with tho highest olIictnl in ,Ilo State
and demonstrate u the world degree O
moral turpltudc without parallel In the hf.tor,
Of aur State. 1t Is now too latc to hide f,chIrl
reckless and nncxsmp1eh attainment Of power
IN the State Government. The means and np
| p!iauces used by the party 10 wi,o6o keeping
| tic Executive OF ths State has submitted hini
self iu securing for him 4 plurality OF the
electors Of this State were startling enough d
thetnEefycs Without the cuursc stncu pursued BY
| him To attain tho contamination OF their Oh
1cct5.
0entlenan on this floor have a,erred thai
Gov. Dlsscll aworc tho truth and the wholt
truth on Monday last, beloru Justice Cation
when ac held up his right hand, IA the presence
| Of God aid an assembled multitude, and sol
emmy swotc TINT 1io bad not accepted chal.
!eugc to fight duo! since the adoption of the
| Constitution II what gentlemen say is true,
| then am prepared to show that Gov. bissell ID
guilty, md wt!ifuY 0ule5, Of tho erossest false
hood. Bur, sr, II t7ov. Blsscll told the truth IN
he gaze OF tie representatives Of Tho neopic q
bleeding aud violated Constitution, abroeatel,
annul!cd, md trampled undcrfoot
.,, spsakcr when l!o1k at ~ this shifting
he DID not Atrept challenge. and ehcu hasr Of
Ills swearing Tint he nfser dd-whcn t,car him
nay that he must cun!nit perjury u hold the
t n1l'ee o. Ho'eror n then hear Of hIs takiag
"s: %sss a. sna m IT, i '9 / 'Gs5 nst in .,.1s9 sass
I Thcp wc see and know that tho hlahest otliec ID
lnent, Is standing before thc pc"plc lev with tsi.o.
hool nnoo !iia lips and aycrrtn2 Ills own guilt of
reckless ularcEard of nll that can Inspire cop-
| tldcrge In mani /. j.
N,r,tny a. t''o *1sn nat .;ov. bstel look on
Al lii r.. c.irnr IT. ~. ~. % .' uu ~. .ahen
as i,as ccn tic c,stn, H., t!my.-nnr -, 1in1it 1t
nois has eycr souai,t retirement to tak" thr n.;h
Of offjcr i'm mrht tnfor 49,, ~. tI ~ os'n
rttlty a,d hlrciuu ft,n.ci"uc. ho .anmh, sa",
siot faticr thnn an ri rcnt nae ~, sec.u
pasa thn tcry nr,rsi Nn, ~ All, ~. a"a
the arf oaln tbs f"cc ~ H. s,, WEB
eeJarntons fo tln con,rr %s ace o ns own pfesious
i,n,ie,aI nfnrs ~ ,.h;.h t. ~. tE uoeu r al1
0rouns Tor an n;ersncc o.to H. g on'a
mind goadet 10 desneratinn viii a wnohtv ~.
q snnn,.a .han "'p'aae ~ ..'I. -. .>
and Wern n o., n,o ~ &"ai nSt Svu tMr: 1aaaey!
no means probablei md vn,, xa.c ~ ".,Srs.s ~ ~
note. ren,esttnp ~ ~ ,,a', ~. ~ ~ ~ ,u ne
and Afterwards Ws were 4, ec trrr ~ On nnd 1--WE; v.;
ask Yot, IT, If sou No nos yio,s;n ra,,r nuS
viii the Tentfcmsn .n.nS", ''os.e n sous oat..
makes 10 ansWer H. E"nr. .,d ~ ssnenam IT,. \.
suct ease he ,,o1tl Whats ~. o.t sIat ~, u,
Rent!eman wilt, fceis In ios,n ~ tr1,h ''v. .n;,
has a tnnsdrnc.' NJ 'I1 %.,0t'as ,0a ~ .h tn; anu
would entertain an idea OF doing such IN act
curing nts cont!nuancc In office. The vcry
ioea o. aolng aucf' fh!9R shocks the conaciepcu
OF an honorable n'an. No enlightened mind
do such m sct. M ST. II ."v ~ an.,os ~
th,s aoor VIA to III ht,n.s Eenusnan s.n,na;f %
rcsott 10 the tnjn ~ hnunr ~ rcir...
Of a grteyanrc, he would resign ;natanftr,
nnd tnen execute his purpose. hut
mover, never willie he IL clothed with tho robes
ol ot!i!c-Tttllc the oath Is upon hlal-Hould l.c
uarn Violate 1t III my such nanucr. Viii sny
gentleman on this tEoor say. for the u6lnR OF
such an act, mt cnscjonco roads mo nut.-f nm
tree tr'tn anv such ftIupt / am not liable u
auy imputatton Of faisehool and r,nrai pcrIuryi
Tell me, 10 thrso tlsshonoratta u,ao upon tlts
tloor7 Is there man here whose conscicuca is
ecarred o. with ais hot trout II so let him speak
out, anu deny tia obligations of I'll oath; ayu,
Sit, the txaal sanction Ut IN obligation. Who Is
It, sir, ttat w.,u'l Zip is tongue In perjury, md
turn seek al,clter from the thunder of au eYenK.
Ing t}utl by tHeFs cunat,7tciionF
III shall not uaua tho otrsn.e. Ieare :, for
his friends to chrjston. / csn oniv AM H.