Year: 1869

| the ladies of the city, and he desired to
| explain what was said in that connec-
tion. Injustice had been done him in
the report made. He had stated in ar
Rument the reasons for his vote, and
these did not appear at all. After he
had stated his position, smart1ng
n little under the gross attacks
which the Legislature had received
at the hands of different parties
in this city, and under recent
communication in the 1STELLIGENCRR
i'll regard to Parkersburg; smarting un-
der an article in the Register referring
| to the Legislature as a "CRlamity," and
the assembling of this Legislature as
one calamity following close on the
heels of another smariing under this
attack, and not knowing that the IN
TELLIdESCER or any citizens of Wheel
| ing had disapproVed of that article or
disavowed it; smarting little under Il
| recent statement of the Register, not a
great while ago, that some members OF
the Legislature had been complaining
they were not admitted to the society of
| Wheeling, that the people here were n
little particular about their associations,
and intimating, at least, that the mem-
bers of the Legislature were not tit
subjects to be admitted to the parlOrs
and the society of the wives and
daughters OF the citizens OF Wheeling.
-smartins under these attacks ana re-
|
language employed by him here, which
stands out in bold relief, i'll very of
| fensive manner. Now in using this
language he did not intend to cast any
reflection whatever on the ladies' or
Wheeling; and il he had unintentional'
ly done SO, he begged their pardon for
The offence. Smartlng under these
things he repeated, and also under the
fact communicated to him just before
rising to speRk, that charges had been
brought against the advocates of Park
ersburS that they had been cor
rnpted, and that the Parkersburg
lobby was corrupting members-
statement under which the
member from MOnOngnlia (Mr. Mo
| CIaskey) has altered his purpose to
support PArkersburg-int the heat of the
discussion he did use language for
which he was sorry at the time, and for
which he amply apologized-the benefit
OF which apology he was not to get.


He would not have alluded TO this
matter at all If it had not been for these
anonymous communications. Tho let
ter read by the clerk came to him
through the Post Office. That cOmmu-
nicatiOn called him brute. The INTEL
LIGENCER had called him brute too. 1t
was true Crazy Jimmy lBocZ9 Lea
sure1 had been sent to him with n
placard on his back stating he was
hunting for Mr.. Flick; but this letter
came from another source. a gentle
man in high official position IN this
city said to rootn-mate OF Mr.. Fllck's,
that the latter would get his head
smashed if he was not very careful.
knots had gathered on the street cor
| ners and made inquiries into his physi-
cal capacity. One man wanted to
know whether he could whip him or
not. These things were not conf ned


as the morning. paper led us to infer
to the low, degraded portion of the
CITY. He knew that one of these gem
tleInen occupied high position, and
the hand writing of that letter showed
it was not written by one of the low
degraded creatures 10 be found in any
| CITY, but was evidently written by
person used to WELD a pen and who
knew how 10 handle it. He might
| have given prOvoc1tiOn for this but
| didn't believe he had. In regard
to the Inquiries after his health and
muscle, he had been informed by the
| State Treasurer this morning that 1t
was rumored about the streets that he
had contemplated leaving the city. He
| did. before this communication reached
him but after that he concluded to re-
main to-day. But he would say TO these
people inquiring after his health and
muscle, that he had one good right arm,
and one that was crippled from 4
wound received while lighting the reb-
els as private in the Yankee army
| That arm was not OF much account.
Further than that he told these parties
that outside of legislative hours he was
generally TO be found at the Grant
House, room SO; and further that he
should leave the city probably this
evening; that he would be at the depot
about dark and should return proba-
bly, Monday morning little before day
light and go from the depot to his hotel.
He would also tell them that he didn't
| i III fHN0 "a NJ T0nFEnnnI
i danger. He simply intended to leave
the city on matter OF business. He
would return and would perform his
duties here as long as God gave him
strength to do SO to the best OF his
ability and whenever he did any In
make it right. That was the manner
in which lie had been aching III this
Legislative body. 1t was not to be
wondered at if he did go to extremes
under the provocatiOns this body had
received.


He wished to say further in reference
to his remarks touching the parties
who mude this proposition, that he
scarcely knew the parties. He meant
no personal attack on them nor
did :he think he made any. lie was
represented as saying the people of
wheeling were wholly nlercenary.-,
They would recollect he referred
to all the points seeking capital
in the same way-thAt they were
all selfish aud made their PROPOSE
lions for their own benefit, not that OF
the State-that it was for the purpose OF
getting back an equivalent. But 1t had
been made to appear as direct attack
4 on Wheeling. Also that he complained
the people of Wheeling did not invite
him to thair houses. He made no such
complaint. What he did say in regard


to that was in comment on what had


been said by the Register.


In regard to his having been prompt
ed by any one, he would say that no
would say; he did not know himself.
or course nobody believed he had made
those charges against citizens OF Wheel
ING as statements of fact. Those who


beIieved 80 must think him fool or be
7 fools themselves, because nobody but a


fool wonld suppose such thing. Judge
Jackson had no business or authority


t0 sneak for him or state his position.


He was not the tool of Judge Jackson
or ANYBODY else. He was not reSp0nsi-
} Bile for what Judge jackson said. nor
was Judge jackson reSpOuSio'e ioA


what he said.
Mr., Jacob, of Ohio, rising to reply,


made a few opening remarks that were
, inaudible at the reporters desk.


He considered the city of wheeling
needed no vindicRtiOn at his hanus.-


THE honor of her citizens was so pure


and the virtue of her women so lar


above suspicion that no remarks by


any member OF this House could black
enieither, Much less could anything
the gentleman from Pendleton might
sav. tarnish in any way tho ialr haue
0rthe city, He believed the gentlemen
| q heel