The Martyr and the Gull-Trap

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Excerpt from The Martyr and the Gull-Trap: The Allies of the SouthNow, as to his having said the other day that it was the business of the two great parties to or n ize the House, the entleman was mistaken, he ad drawn'a wrong in erence. He had said at that time that if there was any thing ridiculous in the scene to which he was referring at that time, it was the fact that some two hundred and twenty members com plained of being Obstructed in the organization of the House by some eight others, and that he thought, if they were so exceedingly desirous to have an or ganization of the House, as they professed, it would be an easier matter for two hundred and twent members to accomplish it than for eight, that If they could only find, among two hundredand twenty Representatives on this ¿oor, one hundred and fifteen patriotic, self-denying, high-minded gentlemen who would unite to accomplish the com mon object which they professed to hold so-'near their hearts, why, they could have an organization at any time. That was the substance of what he had then said.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.