Show buncombe in congress Con greis when the missouri compromise bill was up for final passage in the house housa of representatives in 1820 henry clay was pressing for a vote A member ber from north carolina had beon been begging for a little time sir air clay tried diligently to put him off there was no time to yield the big bill should come up for a vote but retorted the industrious member who had a speech in his system and wanted to get it out 1 I P mst mist make a speech for buncombe thus a hundred and two years ago i cew word was coined in a most un expected manner and it lias has come on down the century growing in signal cence as it has been abbreviated buncombe Pun combe bunkum bunt bunk they all meat the same arid and the ine aning hat has not changed in the bears ears |