Year: 1863

the row Immediately in front of it. A
crowd, as he proceeded, collected around
him, evidently with the intention of pro
tecting him from violence, if necessary
| saw many an eve flash, and many a face
grow radient with the light of defiance. I


These men sneered at Col. Mack, day
or two ago. He is little man; but am
large man. | am ready to meet any of
them, and l hold myself ready for them,
in the place of Col Mack. L am large
enough for them, now and at any time
Cheers from the galleries


Mr.. Speaker, these traitors on this floor
should be provided with hempen collars
They deserve them They deserve them.
They deserve hanging, l say Raising
his voice and violently striking the desk.
The country would be better off TO swing
them up go for hanging them, and /
dare t. tell them so right here, to their
traitors faces. Traitors should be hung.
1t would be the sal, alton of the country
to hang them. For that reason would re
joice in it. Tremendous cheering.


Mr.. Speaker. beg pardon of the gen
tlemen IN the Senate who are not traitors,
but true hearted men for what I've said.
only intend it and mean it for the trait
ors and secessionists ct heart They are
'1iS III tiio tlChdlt see tflcID 1OkG ana
smlrk and grin at true Union man But
l defy them. | stand here ready for them
and dare them to come on Great cheer
ing What man with the heart Of a pa
triot could stand this treason any longer
| have stood it long enough | will stand
1T no more. Cheers | denounce these
men and their aiders and abettors as rank
traitors and secessionsts He'll, itself,
could not a frat
than some of the men who disgrace this
Legislature, this State and this country.
For myself protest against and denounce
their reasonable acts l have voted a
gainst their measures. / will do so to the
end. l will denounce them as long as
God gives me breath. And | am ready TO
meet the traitors themselves here or any
where, and fight them to the death. Tpro-
longed cheers and shouts


said l paid three thousand dollars o
year taxes. L do not say it to brag of It.
1t is my duty, yes, Mr.. Speaker my priv
llege to do it. But some of the traitors
here, who are working night and day to
get their miserable little bills and claims
through the Legislature, to take money
out OF the pockets of the people, are talk
ing about high taxes. They are hypocrits
as well as traitors | heard some Of them
talking about high taxes in this way, who
do not pay five dollars to the Government
| denounce IL EN- all as hypocrites as well
as traitors. Cheers.


The reason that they pretend to lie "a
trald of the high taxes is that they do not
want to vote money for the relief of the
soldiers They want also to embarrass
the Government and stop the war. They
want to aid the secessionists to conquer
/ =.
taxes? They are picayune men any how.
They pay no taxes at all, and never did,
AMI ne7er hope to. unless they can man.
age to plunder the Government. [Cheers
This is an excuse of traitors


Here the Speaker called for order in
the galleries.


my country in this her hour of danger;
| feel for her from the tips of my toes to
the ends of my hair That is the reason
that speak as do / cannot help it
| am bound to tell those men to theiI teeth
what they are, and what the people, the
true, loyal people, think of them Tire
mendous cheering The Speaker raped
upon the desk, apparently to stop it; but
really to add to is volume for | could see
by his flushed cheek and flashing eve that
his heart was with the br1ve and loyal
old gentleman.


Mr. Speaker: | have sid my say l
am no speaker whatever. This is the on
ly speech | have made And | do not
know that it deserves to be called speech
| could not sit still any longer, and see
those scoundrels and traitors work out
their selfish schemes to destroy the I'm
ion. They have my sentiments. Let one
and all make the most of them. l am
ready to back up all say, and | repeat
1t, to meet these traitors in any manner
they may choose, from pin point to the
mouth of a cannon. Tumultuos applause,
during which the old gentleman sat down
after be had given the desk parting
whack, which sounded loud above the din
Of cheers aud elappine of hands.