New-York tribune., 1841-11-29

y oFEtIH NORl II Lekh bI.''- Hc Yum \ -
linois) Wing contains the following report OF
recent speech in the Senate of that State, on the
bill FOR repeaing intern al Improvements.
The railroad which the speaker did not like is
otherwise called the corduroy road, and consists OF
wooden rails laid across.
mir. Speaker rise, sir not to make speech
-speech-making is not my trade-but to tell the
friends of repeal that | am torment them although
| hate railroads rs bad any man on this ycarth,
and have good reason to hate them, yet | Shal!
vote again repeating them bekase all my consiiiu-
enls on this side OF the river bodaciousy are for
them, and good many on the other side too
1t are fact, Mr.. Speaker. ] know very little
about railroads but ] guess | know much as
some other folks do. We have mad railroad in
Clinton for years, across the bottom there at
Carlisle and one over Crooked Creek bottom, IN
Marion. and of all internal roads for roughnesS,
they bangs the beater-gentlomen may laugh-but
it no ioke-ny constituents have lost, in the
single item of breakage of eggs, sir, handsome
fortune Scott, who keeps tavern in Carlisle and
a rale tavern too, not one OF your Springfield grea-
seyes, but right jam up Chicken hXen tavern,
told me that no mortal man could tell the eggs
that had been broken, in bringing them to market,
across tina; internal railroad, and luiy told me the
same thing exactly about Crooked Creek rai!rond
same smashing of eggs You know Huey, Mr..
Speaker! | wish you could have hcarn Huey
curse, tho time his carriage was .ioted up into
eternal smash CROSSING the same railroad. Here
the Speaker unable any longer to control hrs rsl-
bic faculties, loughiHgy observed, the gentleman
must contne himself TO the question, ana TO tie
rules of the Senate. We'll, was saying, he Gust,
and he Gust and he swore, and fairly snoried agln,
but still. he for railroads. These are my no.
tons MIR. Speaker, and | could not III lere with
out oelching it out. Here the orator turned his
heac and in an audible voice addressed Senator
to his right Uncle Peter, what the name OF
your wolf bill but receiving no answer, he them
| strengthening himself up, again addressed the
Speaker.
AS am new sp. Mr.. Speaker, | will give you
nv notions Oh Uncie's wolf bill Here the
Speaker interrupted him again, by reminding him
again the rolf question not before the Senate,
and therefore could not be discussed You are
| mistaken in YOUR man, Mr.. Speaker l am not u
cussing character, and if | was, | should be very
far from cussing Uncs Peters wolf bill. No, SIR;
want YOU and this here Senate TO understand that
am no Jupiter Iscarot in this or any other mat
ter. m for that bill, head and ears. no mistake
in shave lail,-I go it, sir, on the loud One more
thing. Mr. Speaker, and | m done.-the gentle
| man from Shamrock county, don think that :
the name exactly ei,hcr-but the tico headed gem
tlcman ever there said the other day Here the
Speaker assuming as much gravity a possible,
called the gentleman order, and requested him
to take his seat After locking the Speaker
steadfastlv in the eye for AT least twenty seconds
with wink of askance he said-Are you in rale
yearnest, Mr.. Speaker il so be You are. you re
into me abou, feet. s'pose you think; ba'. 'iF
look out warn you, sir, 10 keep skind eye
for terrapin traps and moccasln tracks nave
rights. sir, as the tow headed gentleman over
there. (pointing TO the gentleman from Hancock,)
said the other day, that shall not be irodden oa
nor treated with dlscorn.-I m done. sr-l 0ould
however. before sot down, say TO my friend from
Union. not 10 look SO serious vixen ne tells ms
funny stories. in has speech, but TO give Us sort
oe smile. as | do, when he comes 10 the nuD' OF
laughing part. so that we may know when 10
laugh TOO. | have now got all | was arier, Mr'
Speaker and will conclude this speech