Year: 1862

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cate myself have borne with patience, and perhaps
with long suffering. Certain it is, have made
them the subject of public complaint my part nor
nave ever deemed 1t my duty to rise in the House OF
representatives at any time TO impress any portion Of
the people here or at home that worthy Of public
trust and confidence. am therefore, if vindicated at
all, vndcaed by silence and not by speech Nor would
have any man vndicate me- or say word in my be-
hai, any investigation were proposed into my course
OF me- Nor would say anything myself until the pro-
per time came for me to answer Nor would have
any friends of mine answer peremptoriy and in ad
vance. However, this is matter of taste This is for
the gentleman from Ohio to determine what he should
do The gentleman has not treated graciousy in this
matter ! suggest the opposite. l made no charge
against MIN or any kind, light or grave have express
cd no suspicion against him touching his loyalty or any
other matter, but when examined have answered
should, ana as trust always shall have referred to
nothing voluntarilynothing except under the whip and
spur Of the gentleman from OhiO-and except what is
embraced in tho article quoted in the resolution. If he
mas Drought out more than this he has to blame
but himself. II the fact goes to the country, as think
now 1t must, that suspicious rife and numsr-
SSns' SIs and, and multiplied from day TO- day, against
imprudence rather than to any fault Of mine. Why,
sir, he himself has proved more than alluded to. He
himself in his reonder admits tho fact in the strongest
language that charges have beon made against him time
and again. and that he deemed it his duty soon as ho
knew OF the charges to deny them need not specify
these charges now which the gentleman admits have been
made against him. They stand on the record which he
himself has made They no part Of any charge Of
mine He called upon me for specifications OF suspicion,
ana gave him such as struck me at that moment He
went ON to add to hem He piled Peon upon Ossa; and
Sir say in great frankness have unkindnesstoward
the gentleman but DECLARE in all frankness that
regarded hts speech delivered in July last most
loyal in its character and unbecoming the time and
place alike believe such was the general sentiment Of
the loyal men Of this house. know that under
consideration at the time whether resolutions should
DO offered to the House asking for his expulsion have
read the speech and don't know that shall read


again may perhaps in the distant future when this
war is settled and when treason shall have received it's
due reward, may perChanCe take it up curiosity
American literature But does not the gentleman from
Ohio know further, that there rebel camp in Ken
lucky called scamp Valandigham?' That would not
seem to indicate that those rebels in kentucky have
very high opinion of his loyalty


Mr. vAILANDrGHAM-Is there not town called Hick
man, in kentuckyp


Mr. HcKMAN-Well, If there Is, thank God it is not
called after (Iaughtsr) Does not the gentleman
know perfectly well that rumor was spread through
the newspapers that when he visited certain camp
Virginia the soldiers required him to leave the camp
the ground that they suspected him of dsloyaly? That
was their suspicion, not mne-I have expressed nOne


have not said that entertained any suspicion against
the gents loyalty his honor his integrity his veracty
! have expressed nothing. Then, again, we remember
there was another charge against the gentleman from
Ohio which was that early in the spring he said that the
Independence OF the Southern c0nfederacy would be
cognized in three months that taking all these things
together-the camp the speech tho driving OF camp
the dinner the recognition Of the Southern confederacy
in throe MONTHS and the fact Of his great coincidence in
opinion with Mr. Burnett of Kentucky evidenced by
his votes man in the camp of the tratorsIsay is
not astounding that suspicious were entertained against
any. make charge Now, word upon the rcsolu-
ti0n, and have done This resolution ia matter of JUS
tice to the gentleman from Ohio, and astonished
that he regards it 10 the light Of charge. II innocent
of this charge. standing against him in newspaper,
what better opportunity can ho have afforded to vndi
cate himself Ought not he to have asked an nvestga
tiOn hhnselfs think he should II has been presented
in spirit of unkindness-far from it, 1t has been done
from spirit of duty, which believed dovoved upon
gentleman here to-day having expressed loyal
sentiments by far than any have before heard expressed
by HIM am willing that the fact of his protestation
should 60 to the country and let him stand he docs
the present. will therefore. withdraw the resolution.


THE ILLUMINATION.


Mr.. TRAIN reported a resolution which amended
ono thousand dollars to dofrsy the
Of the illumination for Saturday night next February


Mr. wIcxLrrE announced the capture Of General Price
and the whole OF his stan. (Round after round Of ap
pause followed this statement


sPAULpING TIE TREASURY NOTE


The House went into committee on the Senates amend
ment to the United States Treasury Note bill.


Mr.. SPAuLDNG, (rep.) OF N. Y. said-The Treasury
Note bil reported from the Committee of Ways ane
Means as necessary measure, was simple and por
spcuous in its terms, aud easily understood 1t sc
plain that every body could that authorized
the issue of S150 900 Of loyal tender Treasury
to circulate national currency in all parts OF the
United States and that they might at any time bc funded
IN six por cent twenty bonds Nearly evcry amend
mcnt to il that time has rendered it complex
and difficult Of execution. regret TO say that
the amendments in the Senate reudor tho bill ncon



prevent forcing the to sell its bonds the
market to tho highest bidder II might he very pleasant
holders of the thirty treasury notes aud
per cent bonds TO receive their interest in semi
annually but very disastrous to the government TO sell
bonds at run0us rates Of discount ovory mont
pay them gold and silver, while they pay only Treasury
notes o tho soldier sailor and all other creditors Of tho
government I am opposed to all these amendments OF
tho Senate which make unjust determinations between
the creditors of the government soldier sailor that
rfpruna IN "A fha
government. The who sells food. clothing and the
material OF for the use of tho army or navy, IL
creditor OF the government. The capitalist who holds
your seven and three tenths Treasury notes your six
er cent coupon bonds ia creditor OF the government
All creditors Of tho government on equal footing,
and all equally entitled TO their pay in gold
and silver. am opposed TO all these amendments OF
tho Senate which discriminate in favor Of the holders
bonds and netcs, by compelling the government to go
into the streets every six months to sell bonds mt the
mafkct price, TO purchase gold and silver IN ordor TO
pay tho interest "in coin" TO the capitalists who
hold United States stocks and Treasury notes heretofore
issued, that may hold bonds and notes hereafter
issued while all ohor persons in tho United States
food and clothng) compelled to legal tender
Treasury notes in payment OF demands duo them from
the government Why make this discrimination? Who
asks have class Of creditors placed upon bet
foot ing than anahor class Dp tho people of New
England. the Middle States, and tho people Of
tho West and the Northwest or anywhere e.se
1, the rural districts, ask to have any such
discrimination made in their favorr Docs the sol
dicr, tho farnor, tho mechanic or the msrchant ask





sir such unjust preference IL asked for by this class,
OF men. They ask tho legal tender no,o bill,
and simple. They ask for national currency which
shall be Of equal value in all parts OF the country They
want n currency that shall pass from hand To hand
every state, county, town and village in tho Unnot
states Tloy want currency secured by adequate tax
aon upon the whole property OF the country which will
pay the soldier, the farmer, the mechanic and the
banker alike for all debts due. They ask that the gov
ernmcnt shall stand upon ITS own responsibility its own
rights and exert its vast powers preserve ITS credit
aud carry US safely through this gigantic rebellion
in the shortest time aud with the css, possible
crlfce They intond to foot all tho bills and ulti-
maely pay the whole amount, principal and interest
in gold and silver Who then, is thai asks TO have
a preference given TO them creditors OF the
government Sir, it is q very respectable class of
gentlemen, but class of men that very sharp IN
all money transactions. They are not generally
among the producing classes not among those who, by
their labor and skill make tho wealth Of the country,
but a class OF who have accumulated wcaih-men
who arc willing TO lend money 10 the government IL you
will make the security beyond all question givc the,n
high rate Of interest and make II payable in coin Yes,
sir tho men who asking these cxtravagant terms.
who want be preferred creditors perfectly willing
20 lend money 10 the government In her present peril
Won will only make them perfectly secure, give them
extra interest and put bonds on tho market at the


msrket price, purchase gold and silver pay them