New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-04
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this House will accord It to before the struggle I'm
be hlug by any shadow of hypocrisy had tried
gam iegned entrance here by pretending 20 oe
on tue evidence before the House, what j. the OBJ eo
to either my afrmngor taking the oehI Insre !, ~
precedenth there Is, submit respectfully no righi-h
this House TO stand between me ana tue 0,.h y
which the law provides for me TO take wm ta
the statute. under penalty, c0mpels Tue 10 tlhe'
and which another statute under penalty even upun
members OF this House themselves If thoy pnt e our
from my lust return, gives me the rl ,s
to take What kind OF conflict IL provoked
been SAID that | have paraded Haunted some Oh
that of Inc members of This House TO say whether nv
manner mas moi been as respectful that OF man could
be-wheiher In cacl case nave not WHu"i"Wh VIZ u
YOU told me I II | now come here, Il is be,
cam soTse w would not he recrcant aud coward
TO the constituency That sent me TO represent
assembly LAX the House, In oea ing wth my nights
to how they are acting IL is perieciY true
Won 10 10 then Are you going TO declare the seat
vacantl First tell you that you nave not inc Iign
The moment | there (Mr Bladlaugn pointed
ncide The House III admit the reht of the House, @"
it, own good Will and pleasure, to eXpe me- a 3et
am NOT under juTslc .iOn A. yet am uhuer inc
protection OF the law. return sent me 10 tals
House, and ask yop. sr, rs inc guaraiuh OF tne
The law says you should and that this House should
And nstura " because II 10 not 80, any tne
majority members might exclude anyone they pie sen
views politics urged as reason why mehp'I
should not SIT here.i Pamphlet have been real
WON'T say with what accuracy, because viii not
1.-The any OF the honorable members who read them Du
surely If they grounds OF disQuil my are
grounds Of Indictment TO be proved AGAINST le ii q
proper fashion. There is no case Ill az thc tocors OF
this House III which you have ranSacked "has hIdn
has written said his past lie ana then chhiehgeu
him with here. My theol0gya II would De INHERIT
nent in me, after the uteiances OF men SO MiueH u
agreeing from me that have Ootn maze on 'he sur
religious liberty during the past two nlEhs-it "0un
be impairment in me 10 add one WOfd save tHS ~ -
said that You may deal with me because am iSoate
could help hearing the ring oi Thai Woid ID 'lc
lobby sat outside last nght bni Is 'hh icasol
that because stand alone. the House are To Do das
what they wonld not do 4 1ad ere nnhGIeu tlou
sand men at my back Cries OF - On inat - "
bad argument, winch prOVOkes Il fcpe 'hcun
sistcnt VITA the dsmX %, OF TINS bay, " Ne
ussd-I mop" passion may tclApf me mo using
no words that would to sayour Of even desrc %
enter INTO conflict with tins House.; nave ai"ayS
tauIn ahd believed tic supremacy ~ f"fIaiurht. auu
Chamber Of PaTil Anent should be hostile me that
am gong to deny the ideas have always hclo; out
submit that one Chamber or larIlameht-cveh It's
grandest Chamber, as have always held this to De-as
no night override tho law The law gives me tle
and To take my there. pointing 10 the oenehes)
admit that the moment am III The House, "ltiOal
away That IL your right You have full control over
your members. but YOU cannot send me away unui
have place, not SuppIlahl, as am
now. bHi with the rieifui udencc that member
always had There is one phase OF my appeal WHICH
am lot h indeed TO make. presume You VIII declare
tue seat vacant. What DO you senu me naIh 10
Northampton 10 say said before ana trust nlay
man might well be proud 10 sU-prOuutf thdl nave
not some OF our traditions ana am NO. S 0 o fe,
tne,n DO Won mean that | am to 20 back to North
ampton to a court TO appeal against you lhai am
to the constituency 10 array themselves
against this Housed | hope not. Il IL Ia 10 Ue' IL
must Ii this House arrays Itself against an isolated
man-its power against one ciZen-I IL lnust De
then the battle must be TOO But IL Is not WIN ihe con-
sttuency or Northampton aOne-honOrab!e members
need MOI mistake-thaI YOU viii oOhhc II tbis
appeal is 10 gOAforward If the lionse OF Com
mons is override the statute law TO get Ilu even
OF the viles OF members. Had yOu alleged against
more than against one man whose name wa, wa
spoken III TINS HouS last nigt should SOU nave neu
that the House cannot superSedo the ilghls OF the
people. But not as much Is alleged against me az was
allie ed against that man. iwhOse the House itself
SAID that its conduct had heen subversVe OF the tgbs
of the people beg you for your own sakes, don pui
with You tor justice. admit tnat nave useI
words. my short life giving men the rsIt
better that / should have the right within the
law say them t. your faces If they are Without
not unfairly, as / submit you are doing now. Gu
have the power send back, but III APPEALING 10
Northampton must appeal 10 "a tribunal higher ihdh
courts Of law, for hope the days OF con,
hict between the assembly which makes the Law ana
be bah day for England ana FOR Great Biitan We
be brought again 10 the time when the Judges
ana who make the law for the Judges are III rash
strife to what they neal But there - court 70
which / shall appeal-the court OF public opinion,
winch will express itself You say il is against
Possibly but If II be so, Is 1t against me t1ghty
or wrongly / ready To admit, II you please, Tor
the sake of argument, that every opinion hold is
wrong and punishment Let the law punish H.
Ii YOU say the Law cannot, then admit that you have
no rQnt and appeal 10 public opinion against the IN
louy of decision that Overrides the law and denies
me Justice beg pardon, SIR and that OF tue House
too this warmth there seems TO lack respect Tor It's
dignity aud as shall have II your decision he against
me- To TO that table when your decision Is gwen
neg Won, before the step Is taken III wheh We may
both lose guity-mine IS not much but yours Is
that OF Commons Of EDglandI bog you. before the
gauntlet is fatally thrown down. Deg you not in any
not in any sort OF BOAST put AS one man
SIDE Of la the judges would give me were plead
ing before them