Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-01-19
TO CONGRESS.

,,;,;nn matters that now is taking up
~A' or ,,o,r time than he thinks ne can pay tor
..;oc that other matters want atiendine ~
20 never had but one notion about TINS aDo'i'ofi
..,ter--and that 1t IS one Oh that sofi ih'' gus
a.. noddles OF old women o: both sexes or
nv If ,ha;r Iaying nothing else there Mt the
-. 10 occao hem, ano then they go to cac&tine
III ,I,t sass others to cacAliag, and so arier
Ill all peFn cackling ill something else gets
rra,armost. aS1fhen another egg - iaid. ana 'hsn
ssa re ano,her acackling about the new egg--ahd
81, goes from time to eternity.
II II was inst SO with Anti-masonry z sPeli ago
Wears have come and gone--Gcnerai "hshins'o"
sac n mason, and 80 was prei'v nia0'i an o.
.s.d f,Ils ana nobody ever troubled themselves
IN, ,ha m,,ter-crops come along one arter inc
~. a,d an nature worii'd without any troapIe
-, M, sonrv OF anti-masonry--whc all AT once
!. ,oso an awful cackle, and 1t seem.d Tor sPcH
II, folks didn't stir themselves that all cfea'i"i,
amid ar.er the coming crops, come 10 " S''''
4, ,bc ITnion melt away like a snow ball III
sIne--and the pigs get INTO the corniie'"s' nG'o
.as my old neighbor Deacon Doohfte one vi 'iiu
,,rie.t old chaps in raising early gfiuo' 9aS 49,
4. hos, pumpkins in the hall country rouhd,-'
~' ue.i,1 ~ bo so knoin in nrost matters that
: w.s = common sariu that who ever bought inc
4 neocon far a fool would lose money by hUi-he
heard The .anti-lna sonic" clcke and TOOK up '''1
800 not;oo call'd on him one day and instead
&c 6nding MIN in his garden (Which was an o'e
4 r,n with weeds,) found him reading anN-imaSoh-
i addresses ats al over with us MaJpr, say
be-o.the cend OF creation has come a! last '-ai'n
no fetched deep groan-"it = ohiy "oi'oe' -,
20 me- saws he THAT tho country has pfospefed
as IL has ever since the Independence with so
many rasops i'm IL and we have ali ben so blihd
100 all the while 10 the snrtin destruction III ~
mound us-Lord have marcy on us, says .he-ahd
with that old Miss Doolitie and all The young ones
mtup on awful howl rs If the last day had come
sure cnuc The Deacon however had one wing 10
comfort him, and that was he SAID, 'hat 'he'' was
is, enufs.nnti-masons' left 10 work ont an election
IN President and Congress who had nj ben on
slot Er;diron and he didn't mean 10 raise an
other potaioe or ear of corn or punkIn III 'ha'
was DONE | left the Deacon sitting on that egg,
and the next time seed him, was right ABOUT 'he
middle Of the United States Bank waT--more IMAM
year rter and the times got to DC pritty pihehE
dropt in upon the Deacnn--i found him hoo'iig
ut some blue grass among his Coohainncrs.
visited and iurn'd all matters aud things Oh Il lao
lie natur, but the Deacon never SAID one worl a
h,ut The ma sons and aati-Inasous-It was pritty
dear that the Deacon had euut at Il hnmDug--aha
hen agiu the last time | WAS down Thai way
rgh. in the thickesi OF Abolition Peiitiohs
bat the Deacon wasn't to be caught but once
and | see he had his eve teeth cui-"ihings go
we'll emf for me Mnjar,' SAYS he, land II any
nan catches negIecfIng my grounds asih u
rackle with him any egg he chooses TO tnfow
IN nv nest. he is anilzingiy mistaken" WHY.
saws he "a man would have nothing else TO 90
all his life tmc If he followed up all these ldie Ia
naics aud sometimes political vagabonds, Who are
elarnaily getting mp one skcmo arter ailo'her-
FIST masonry and auti-rnasonrv--t nuilifIc'tion
then banks--then nothing but go,d-iheD abe
lilion and suh-treusurv, and the Lord knows what
nex,---and tell us from time to time, that any one
of III lajs tho Gtf
ihing esd Nd most sartinly end in sending
every created thing 10 eternal smash
Bat, says |, Deacon how do manage thro
'em a!ll "WeII,n saws he, "Major, I'll tell YOU
land have had little experience in the mat
ter You know in the first place have stopt all
cackling-when my work is done, and have no
business on hand IN family matters, read the 81
BE a spell--and then take look into the Con-
a.r,ion of the United States occasionally, and at
election times select out the best and honestest
men | can find 10 vote for--and If every body
would do the same thing, my notion Is We would
hing things out of all trouble aud get every thing
work smooth and right, and VIC should hear no
more Of these dreadful things that some folks are
alkRg about that are TO bring rum on tho coun-
n.y. But. says |, here is trouble now IN Congress
now about this pagy abolition q1estion-one sci
orng in bushels of p2titionS, and another set say
they hadn't ought 10 be- received At aii--how Is
that to be managed saws /? SWELL" says he,
-alajor I'll tell YOU. would take em all IN. but
without stopping other business TO read 'em Just
se, Tor suppose they are priuy much all alike,
sad then l would say that soon as they are done
tssiag, to giveal u fair chauce-Fd appoint
committee who should agree to read EN- all
ever carefully, and see if there is any thing III
en- 10 show that any part of the Constitution is
Violated by not granting what the petitions ask |
nr-Bur if the contrary, any one Of all them
PETITIONS asks Congress TO do any thing contrary I
/" the clear meaning of the Constitution. as II was
s,0oerstood when il was made and agreed to-then
would cali that member of Congress who offer /
" such petition right up, and give him copy
~ .ne Constitution and tell him 10 git;it by heart
~ i1u .ne next time he attempted another such I'm
IM act I'd send him home" Well, SAYS l.
- anesr notion. mo it amt saws he. sits
9 94u as ruth and justice and the Constitution it
y-and they come of age prit,y much all a,
ihn IS the nab of the matter Maior-the
ss0p,e have ga Cons,itution''-and all laws and 1
Nanons must agree with it or they amt good
ao'nlng,-the people send their agents to Con-
not to make or alter the Constitution-and I
=; - ~ or out of Congress who brings in pe
,~s.s sizing the peoples agent to grant things /,
10 the Constitution are doing an unlaw- G