The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-01-27
The Fur Flies.

few days since in the House. of Rep
resentatives at Frankfort, by J.W
Perry of Owen in reply to speech o.
John ID. White of Clay.ai ss-iGh
Mr.. Perry arose, aud spoke as fol.
lows 9a,oF pAuliGt tis M
Mr.. Speaker: 1 rise to question
OF privilege to personal explanation
IN reference 10 illusions TO myself
made yesterday by the gentleman
from Clay. l must say that was in
deed much surprised at the indirect
attack upon myself and others gentle
I1men on this floor, aidthe indirect at
tack made upon the Executive of the
State, andN on one of the Judges on
the Appellate Bench, by the gentle
man from Clay. Surprised thai he
would accuse myself, in common
with other members Of this House,
with applying to him what he was
pleased TO denominate the gag-law,
when voted for his measure OF re-
lrelcbment and reform, and also
voted that he have the privilege ofthe
floor 10 discuss lis proposition as
long as he desired. This conducts re-
minds me OF the Scriptural admoni.
tion to cast not your pearls before
swine, lest they turn again and rend
you. | did not expect him, when he
fired his little blunderbuss, that he
would point IL in the direction Of my.
self and the gentleman, from the
seventh district of the city Of Louis
vile Mr. McDennoitl. = Mr.. Speak
er, his attacks ON the Governor, and
Judge reminds me very much of the
little flee running after and barking
at tho locomotive engine; 10 see him
after he has exhausted himselfin run
mug and barking, curt Ills little tail
and go back to his kenuel In disgust.
But all this is IN keeping with his
notions of propriety: as shown BY
his attacks 5on Hon. Matt. Adams
when he was, in the Congress 0otthe
United States, and Mr.. Adams was.
Clerk in the House, and could moi
respond TO him. ..,,.o,l .o-ira
was born and raised in the noun
tains myself In the rock-bound aud
yine.clad hills of old Morgan, and am
sorry Indeed that one hailing from
that coultry should, descend, so low
III The mire Of calumny, as to do aud
say the things said by the gentleman
from Clay on yesterday but notwlth-
standing his attacks, neither Gov.
Blackburn nor Judge Hargis have
seen propetato step down and out. sldl
a lwas again surprised to,hear such
a speech from one claiming to he b.
graduate of Bethany, but would not
have been surprised TO have it heard
1t from one educated at the Feeble
minded Institute on the hill. The
gentleman reminds me OF machine
1 saw IN Michigan a few days ago,
called al automatic wind engine, "a
selfradjusier, which, while the breeze
is moderate, performs we'll and is not
much discomfited but when the at
mosplere sets a little strong, as itdid
m the House Saturday astforlthe
gentleman from Clay, it just folds it.
self up, turns its dish face and side-s
whiskers from the winds, and stands
perfectly mute. Although we urged
nm TO go on ne woaiaho out
begged time, so that he might get al
opportnnityto fix up his little speech,
for Yesterday (Monday).
Now Mr.. Speaker, / confess 1t will
take stronger mina ,nah 4 possess
ana a more acute ooseryer tnah my
SELL 10 iolloY MN '.eolsn ~ h's
meanaerlngs III thM reiharka''e
speech VI Yesterday. ono'; i,iess VI
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pop .nere-.evea so soon ooo"s,on: n; W
huri ihue'en' anu 9osocne aspe.sl1ns
~ tnc 'auy cauu'ua'eS ior o'a'o Ii
orarian. -. - !,
Know Inc heusc reinc,loers wei,
ms speech, anu ! veg W 10 eAouseu
from repeating ms iMiSuaeeIsucn
Iahgua9e as y surely unoccol,rns ~
eA-Comg.essmau' anu present ne'n-
oer OF tnis oooy. He went 50 ,as as
70 a.'ack myse,, ,.,. .or very n9uusuy-
anu Jocuiariv pu,ting ~ no"l1',"'ios n1n n,s
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