Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-11-13
A. Speech worth hearing.

The Quincy QIinois) Wing, contains the fol
lowing report of recen, speech in the Senate of
that State, the b for repealing internal i'm.
proyements.
The Railroad which the speaker did not like is
Otherwise called corduroy road, and consists Of
wooden rails laid across.
"Mr. Speaker. | rise, sir, not to make speech
spccch-makug is not my trade, bu, TO tell the
friends of repeal, that am torment them although
! hate railroads as bad as any man on this EARTH
and have a good reason 10 hate them yet | shall
vote again repeating them bekase all my cons,tu.
ents this side of the river bodacousy are for them
and good many on the other side too-Tt are
fact, Mr.. Speaker, know very fue about railroads,
but guess know much as some other folks
do We had II railroad in Clinton for some years.
across the bottom there at Carlisle and one over
| Crooked Creek bottom, in Marion, aud of all inter.
nal roads for roughness, that bangs the beaten
gentlemen may ldush-but its no jokc---my con-
suuenls have los, in the single item of eakage of
eggs handsome fortune. Scott who keeps ta-
vern in Carlisle and Iale tavern too. not one of
your Springfield crense-eycs, but right jam up
chicken fiXcn tavern, told me that no mortal man
could tell the eggs that had been broken, in bring
ing them 10 market, across that inic nal riIroqd,
! and TulIy told me the same thing exactly about
Crooked Creek raToad-same smashing Of eggs.
You know Huey, Mr.. Speaker wish you have
hcarn Huey curse, the time his carriage was olted
up into eternal smash, crossing this same railroad.
! (Hcre the Speaker, unable any longer to control
his risihe faculties, lauehnCly observed, the gen.
tcman must confne himself to the question, and 10
the rules of the Scnate.) Well, sir, was saying
he Gust aud he Gust and he swore and fairly snor.
ted again, but still he's for railroads. These are
my notions, Mr.. Speaker, and could not sit here
without belchng it out, Here the orator turned his
head, in an audible tone addressed Senator to his
| right--Uncle Peter, what's the name Of your vol
bill but receiving no answer, he then straighlen-
ing himself up again addressed the Spe,ker)
As am new up, Mr. Speaker will give you
my nolions or Unce's wolf bil-( Here the Speak
or interrupted him again by reminding him again
that the lc0Lf question not before the Senate
and therefore lis merits could not be discussed
| You are mistaken IN your man, Mr.. Speaker;
an not a cu.sing character, aud if was | should
be very far from cuesing Uncle Peters wolf bill
No sir | want you and this here Senate to under
stand that AN uo Jupiter l,carot, in this or any
other matter. I'm fJr tho bill head and ears, nC
| al -, all i ikn 1,,,l
One more hing, Mr Speaker, und pm donc--th,
gentleman irom Shamrock coun'y-l don't think
tht,'s the name exactly eIthor-but the tOl0 heal
ed gentleman over the,e sad the other day Ilou
called the 6 nleman 10 order, anI requested him t.
take his scat (Arer looking the Speaker eaIfAst
ly IN The eye fr at least twenty seconds, with
wink II a>kance, he sad)-Are you in ra'e yearn
e,t Mr. Speaker iiso be you are, you're into m
about feet, spose you think, but sir air-loo
out warn YOU, sir, 10 keep skln'd eye for tar
rapn traps aud mocct,in tlacks. ! have rights s
as the fO,c headed gentleman over there (poiu,in
To the gentleman from Il lnccck) SAID the oher diy
th,, shall not be rollen nor treated with di,
corn-lm done, sh,-I would however, before
dowR, sly to my freud lrom Union, not to loo
81 serious, when he tells his funny stories, IN h
,peecI, but to give US sort OF ,ml!e, As do, whe
he cones TO the nu5, or laughing pat, 50 tIat "
may know when to laugh too. have nov gpt /,
Iwas er,er, Nh Speaker, aud Will conclude III
, speech.