The Polynesian., 1841-01-16

! 81 hrOuh, and do; answered Jack.
every well, " said the ether.
Morgan then resumed. And have no
Doubt" continued Mr. Wiibcriorcc, 'tnat
had it been my lot to be born aud rcarcd in''-
did the mcubcr say ,cortd I" interrupted
Jack eNultingly, evidently associaI'ng the
word with the growth OF potatoes IN his own
blessed country"
..iie said reared" observed the other,
who then resumed ." ad it been my lot to
be born and reared in ireland, where my food
would have principally consisted ot'the pota-
to,--thal most nutritious and salubrious root,
Instead of being the poor lnrin, shrlvelIcd,
and stuntcd creature You, Sir, and honour
able gentlemen now behold me- would
have been Il tall, stout, athletic man, and
able to carry AN enormous weight.
Here Jack Finnarty observed, looking his
friend eagerly in the face - Faith, Morgan,
and that's what | call true eloqucncc: Go
on"
| ''l hold that root to be invaluablc and the
man who first cultivated it in ireland, ! re-
gard as Il benclactor of the first magnitude
to his species. And my decide opinion is
that never until we grow potatoes in England,
in sufficient quantities to feed all our Ia
borcrs, will those laborcrs be so able bodice
Il class as the Irish. & IIca, hcur' from
both sides of the House y"
"WelI, by st Patrick. but that beats cv-
erythng," observed Jack, on finishing hi>
notes. "That's raIc philosophy. And th'
other Numbers cried hear, hear! did they"
"1hc other members c!iCd Hcar, nc DR.! J"
answered Morgan.
In quarter of an hour afterwards the
House rose Morgan went away direct to
the office of the PAPER fer which he was en-
!ployed; while Jack, in perfect cNiacics at
the eulogum which had been pronounced on
the virtue the potatoes of could Ireland, :"
ran in brcath!cas haste to Il public house,
where the reporters, who should have been
on duty for the other morning papers were
assembled. lie read over his notes to them,
which they copied verbatim, and not being
at the time in the best possible condition for
Judging of the probability of MIR. Wi!bcr-
force delivering such speech, they repaired
to their respective Offices, and actually gave
a copy of it into the hands of the printer.
. Next morning it appeared in oil the papers,
except the one with which Morgan C'Snli-
van was connected. The sensation and sur
prise it created in town exceeded everything
Had it only appeared in one or two of the
papers, persons of ordinary intelligence must
at once have concluded that there was some
mistake about the matter. But its appear
ing in all of the journals except ore, and
that one SO very obscure, that scarcely any
body knew whether the speech was in it or
not-lorccd. as it we've, people to the con-
c'usion that it must have been actually spo-
ken. The inference was plain. Every
body, while rcgrcttnG that the necessity
should exist saw that no other course was
left but to put Mr.. Wilbertorcc at once into
a strait Jacket. and provide him with keep
or. In the evening the House met as usual
and MIR, Nilbcrfnrcc, on the Speaker taking
the chair, rose and begged the indulgence of
the House for one moment to matter which
concerned it, as well as himself, personally.
Every honorable MEMBER" he observed
" has doubtless read the speech which ! am
represented rs having made on the prev ious
night. With the permission Of the House !
Wi! read it," (Iicrc the honornhr member
read the speech amidst dea'cning roars of
laughtcr.) " can assure hon members
that no one could have read this speech with
more surprise than myself did this morn
mg when ! found the paper on my break
iastabc, For myself. personally, | care
but little about it, though if were capable
OF uitering such nonsense as is here put into
my mouth, it is HIGH time that, instead of