Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-02-25

| every WE'LL" said the other.
| Morgan then resumed. HAnd ] have no
ldout., continued Mr.. Wilberforce, shat had it
been my lot to be born and reared in" :,
| odd the mimber say seared!' interrupted
Jack exuliingly, evidently associatlng the
word with the growth Of potatoes in his Gown
|blessed country"
s1He said sreared," observed the other, who
then resumed: "Had it been my lot to be
born and reared 10 Ireland, where my food
would have principally consisted Of the pota-
to-fhat most nutricious and salubrlous root
instead Of being the poor, infirm, shrivelled,
land stunted creature you, sir, and hon Irabie
pen,lemen, now behold mel would have
been tail, stout, atilletick man, and able to
lcarry an enormous weight.
Here Jack Finnary observed, looking his
friend eagerly in the face, "Fai,h, Morgan,
and that's what call true eloquence"
sGo on.'
al hold that root to be invaluable; and the
man who first cultivated it in Ireland, l re-
gard as a benefactor Of the first magnitude to
his species. And my decided opinion is, that
never till we grow potatoes in England, IN
suf1i.:ient quantities to feed all our labourers.
will those labOurers be so ahAe-bodied 4 class
as the Irish.' (Hear, hear! from both sides
Of the Housc.J'
~Well, by St. Patrick, but that bates eve
!rything,' observed Jack, on finishing his
inotcs. .'rhat's rale philosophy. And the
1.-THE other members cried Hear, hear!'
answered Morgan.
! In a quarter ofan hour afterward the House
rose. Morgan went directly to the Office Of
1.-The paper for which he was employed; while
Jack, in perfect ecstacies at the culogism
(which had been pronounced on the virtue of
1.-The potatoes Of .sould Ireland" ran in breath
less haste to the publick-house, where the re-
|porters, who should have been on duty, for
the other morning-papers were assembled.
He read over his notes 10 them, which they
lcopied verbatim, and not being at the time
in the best possible condition for judging of
the probability Of Mr.. WilberfOrce delivering
such a speech, they repaired to their rcspec-
tive offices, and actually gave copy Of it into
the hands Of the printer. Next morning it ap-
|peared in all the papers, except the one with
which Morgan O'Suilivan was connected.
The sensation and surprise it created in town
exceeded everything. Had it only appeared
in one or two Of the papers, persons Of ordin-
ary intelligence must at once have concluded
that there was some mistake about the mat
ter. But it appearing in all the journals ex-
cept one, and that one SO very obscure, that
scarcely anybody knew whether the speech
was in it or not-forced, as it were, people
to the conclusion that it must have been ac-
t,,ally spoken. The inference was plain.
Every body, while regretting that the neces-
| sity should exist, saw that no other course
was left but to pu, Mr.. Wilberforce at once
into straight-jacket, and provide him with
"a keeper. In the evening the House met as
usual, and Mr.. Wilberforce, ON the Speaker
taking the chair, rose and be gged the indul-
gence Of the House for one moment to mat
ter which concerned it, as well as himself,
Llo v,oxoLo. L
observed, shas doubtless read the speech
which am represented as having made on a
previous night. With the permission Of the
House will read it," (Here honorable mem.
Der read the speech amidst deafening roars
Of laughter,) FL can assure honorable men,
bers that no one could have read this speech
with more surprise than l myself did this
morning when found the paper on my break.
fast table. For myself, personally, care
but little about it, though If were capable
Of uttering such nonsense as is here put
into my mouth, it is high time that, instead
LOT being q member Of this House, were
an inmate Of sone lunatick asylum. 1t is.
for the dignity Of this House that / feel
concerned; for If honorable members were
capable Of listening to such nonsense, sup.
posing me capable Of giving expression tol
iii, it were much more appropriate to call
this theatre for the performance Of far
lces, than place tor the legislative delib-
Ierations Of the representatives Of the ma.
ton"
It was proposed BY some members to-
Icall the printers Of tho different papers in
which the speech appeared, to the bar Of!
the House, to answer for breach Of privi.
ledge; but the matter was allowed 70 drop.
RHcuE yoa sPRAxrSo ENelfssi.-A servant eri|
10 Edia6Ueeh, wh0 spoke Scotch % broadly % q,
times hardly 70 b eompsekeoded even BY her mis-.
aress though aativs q Burns Ayrshire, m beinel
asked how shs eoassivsd % make hsssslf uadersood
when u sssvies in Enelssd, wheso ens hsd psev;
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