...d charged him with voting against supplies for the Mexican war, and then he reared up, full length, and swore that he never voted against the supplies — that it was a slander-and caught hold of Ficklin , who sat on the stand, and said, Here, Ficklin, tell the people that it is a lie. Well, Ficklin, who had served in Congress with him, stood up and told them all that he recollected about it. It wa...