, 1840-05-09

n oPEEcH IN SENATE, BIT A SUCKER.-The
following is given-by the Quincy (IlIi
nols) Wing, OF the LIST instant-as a correct
report OF the speech of an honorable mem.
Der OF the senate Of that state, on a bill fol
" taking the back track" and repeating the
act Tor the encouragement of internal i'm.
provements:
Mr.. Speaker, rise, sir, not to make much
oil a s~peech-speech makiny is not my trade
but to tell tie friends Of repeal, that | am
torment then. although | hate rail roads as
bad as any man on this yearth, perhaps, and
! have a good reason to hate Them, yet ]
shall vote against repeating them, bekase all
my constituents on this side OF the river bob
ashiously are for them, and a good many on
the other side of the river too. 1t are a
fact. Mr.. Speaker. ] know very little about
railroads, but | guess / know as much as some
other folks do. We have had a rail road in
Carlisle, and over Crooked Creek bottom there
a' Marion, and of all Internal roads in crca-
ton, for toughness, they bangs the beater
but ITS no joke my constituents have lost, in
the single item of breakage of eggs, sir. a
handsome fortune. Scott, who keeps tavern
IN Carlisle, and n rale tavern too. not
one Of your Springfield greaseyes hut a right
jam up chicken ixen tavern, told me that
no mortal man could tell the eggs that had
been broken in bringing them TO market
across the internal rail road, and Tully told
me The same thing exactly about Crook
ed Creek r. Resume smashing of eggs
You should hern Hucy curse. the time his
carriage WAS Jnlted up. into eternal smash,
crossing this same rail road [Herethe speaker,
unable any longer To control his risihle
faculties. laughingly observed, "the gentle.
man must cnnfine himself tn the question,
aud 10 the rules Of the Senate."1 Well, sir.
as | WIS saying. he Gust and he swore. and
he iaIrlv snorted again, but still he's for rail-
roads. These are my notions, Mr.. Speaker,
and | could not lit here b~elciiing it OUT
Here the orator turned his head. and in an
audible voice addressed a senator To his right.
"unrlc Peter; what's the hume of your
,"lf bill p Int received M answer. he then
Strengthened himself up. again addressed the
Speaker.l As ] am now up. Mr.. Speaker.
| wi,l give you my notions on Uncle Peters
wolf bill. There the speaker interurruvted
HIM again. by reminding him that the wolf
bill was not before the senate and there
fore lis merits could not be discussed Your
mistaken in your man, Mr.. Speaker I'm
not a cussing character. and if was, | should
he very far from cussing Uncle Peters wolf
bill. No, sir ! want you and all this here
Senate TO understand that ! am no Jupiter Is
CARROT in this or any other matter. I'm for
hat bill head and ears. no mistake in shave
iali. ! 60 it, sir, on the loud. One more thing.
Nir. Speaker, and I'm done-the gentleman
from Shamrock county,, | dont think that's the
name exa"tIy either. bu, the ttro headed GEN.
tIeman over there, said the other day, Here
the Speaker assuming as much gravity as
possible. called The gentleman to order, and
requested him to take his seat.l
Alter looking the Speaker sreadfastly in
in the eve for at least twenty seconds. with
a vince of askance, he said: Are you in lale
yenrnest. Mr.. Speaker? if so be you are.
you're into me about a feet ! spose you think;
but sir, look out | warn YOU. sir, to keep
a skin'd eve for t%erripin traps and moccasin
] have rights. sir, as the two-headed
gentleman over there. (poin,ing to the gen.
from Hancock) sad the other dav.
tat shall not he trodden on, nor treated with
I'm done, sir.