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Show Mil- HOOPER S SPEECH. From the Coivnfiional Glubo we take a hricf t-peocli by lioo. W. 11. IIoOj:r, l':lcf;ito in conircf-a from Ul-ih, in reply Id a vituperative attack on the majority of ihe i:iutt:fia uf I'tah, by Mr. ClaiLt, of Montana. Mr. lloofmr, in an hunenf., earmjut, eloquent elo-quent manner r;l'ulwi the charts made by Mr. Ciautt, Home of tho-e ehaoc.'" being ho palpably untrue that the wonder idttiey were ever rua-le Ly any Euan who knew his HlateiuenU would bo viulilittcd through the public pre.-H. Bui evidently ihu deHKii was to work upon llio prejudice of honorable iuew-birn iuew-birn of conirc.n, who not being in a po.-iilion to learn the facta for theui-H;lven theui-H;lven would hardly dare think that any gentleman would no far depart from thu truth. I'arnou Newman ib haid at work with meiubcrd of con-KreriH, con-KreriH, and thooc who accept hi.i dictum, or wlio, unawaru of the- Hliiigiug character of hi defeat iu debate in this cily, do not know the bitter uialevoler.ee which animatCM him, would probably be prepared to believe almont anything concerning Utah from nucha boUi'oc. And tho"pious"chaplain of the Senate taken every opportunity in tho) capitol building to relievo himself ol soma of tho Hpleen against the Mormons, which no troubles him, in which political duty Mr. Clagett in perf'urmiiiK tlio part of a trusty henchman. Mr. Hooper's Hpccch is confined strictly to the record; is manly and convincing; and should have weight wherever read. Wo commend It to tho perusal of tho public. |