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vas eonvulsed. sad The caasa alleged va
That ia libsFty vas thFeaisned. Then tho
Whig motto every where was Ssen, ''Iih-
erty o. death 70 Bot What DO De hear.
nov : Why. sir, the slsc,ioa i nov
ever. ne victory 10 WOO. the raillions lor.
merry sssemeisd By thar cry have been
disPersed. TIE voice Of The crater no
longer rssounds from the slsap. log cabin
banners no logger Goat 10 the breeHe.-
AL that is past and ever The President
has been elected, and elected with the
foil knowledge that be cherished the very
principles iOs which he 10 nov arraiKne4;
aud what u the cry ~e nov hear Il is
not now Liberty OF death f'' All Ior the
cooniry-all fOF the Constitution. Moth.
ing Tor pariy--nolhing ioS self. Bet now
my colleague comes forth With the pairi.
otto motto, Head him o. de-" IA
luugh.l
II has been said there Is bot q step from
the sublime 10 the ridiculous. YesleT-
day none vas louder than my colleague
10 Wondering out his var cry Of hoe
cake" but 10 day. because the President
has acted out the avoued principles Of bic
whole life. principles which he has dons
a. much TO illustrate ~ Sny other i6diSId
ual among ". We hear . new war CRY
from Virginia. Head him or die 70 II
reminds me very much Of the beef story
that Patrick Henry used 10 tell.
| Mr.. Bolts. I have heard il dozen
times
No doubt; Il occurred ct the close OF
the RSvolulioa when. amidsi all the con
gra'ulations Of patriots fer the redemp.
ton Of their eouniTy. . man who hid sui.
isred IN the struggle cane With demand
Tor Indemnity for = certain quantity Of
beef furnished 10 the Army. The, soul
Of Patrick Henry Was indignant. and he
denounced this cry Beet beef beef 80
Aud here, amidst the congratulations oil
the Wing patriots. for What they consider
a. . second salvation Of the country, we
hear the cry Of Head him or die.
Head him or 6ie." Head John TYLER
Head the President Of the United States
Why Has my colleague changed. or
has the President changed? a mighty
change, indeed, has come DER the Spir-
It" Of somebody's dream. but itis net that
OF John Tyler. We hear a great deal
said about the issues made at the last cleo
ton. Every thing Sas made the turning
point. Every thing was the great funda-
mental issue. Sir, there was one issue
made before the last election IL was a
bet Of ten or fifteen thousand dollars in
favor Of the election Of John Tyler, and,
a. am informed. il was made by q gen
llsman Of my perscnsl acquaintance, by
member OF the House OF Represents
iives. and BY = geailemaa who was him -.
self very active agent in elFsciicS that
election. That issue at least was dsci-
ded.
Mr. Bolts. was The mau who made
that bet; and nov call on you to explain
your meaning.
You have explained il yourself.
| Sir. Bolts. ! inSiSt that you will ex.
plain your meaning.
! SIR. Gilmer. repeat that you hare
given the explansiion. Well. Mr.. Speak
er, aud does my colleague blame Captain
Tyler for Winning bin his beti Nov
when the bet is won and the money 10 his
lPoeket.-now be turns round aud raises
the cry, head him I" head him Sir
ihiS all not dO--this will never do Tor the
American People. Il smells too much OF
the jockey. Ny colleague SAYS, head
him or die" Sir, be msy die, but be
will not bead him.
| My colleague has referred 10 q charge
lot pei6dy which vas made against Mr
Tyler IN 1877, and which my colleague
lSays was proved upoa him. Well, cir, i,
- true that .John Tyler and John Ran.
IdOlPS were then both OF the sane polili-
cal party. and Mr. Tyler vas elected in
iPreiereneN 10 NJ RandoIph, and in this
It seems be vas guilty Of psE6dy. Does
cot NY eolsaSSNo consider that ia making
THIS charge heiih not Oaiy slaadering The
PresidsBt Of The UniieAt States, bu; scan.
dal'2sng bis OWR native Stals--seaadaliz-
ing lie LegislslaEe, by shom that election
VS. madef Be- where was the peridy ?
BIZ. Randolph, fPgssamsd hsd not en- ex-
lcIasiVe right 10 the ssai 10 Congrcss. He
vas not perpetual tsaant, wious 20 man
leould eject. Was BE- not The creature Of
the LegisialuTs; aad IL The Legislature
ehoss 10 elect Joha Tyler IN be room.
where d the gTound Of eOmplaialf tn
teas my eollsague esR show wherein the
fPefhdy ties. ] en- 81 . loss 90 nndsrs,and
% Phst u consists. lie tells YOU. how.
ever that be Was himself political gain.
81 BY the transaction. aud therefore did
not complain Of perfdy and iEsaebsrv
shen he can make aRy gsia ont Of it
We cries oct itseems Only When be is The
loser The tFeasoB vas lhe same in bo,h
cases; the difference lies Ia this, ;hat be
vass gamer then and is loser now
Did q never occur 10 nv colleague that
this oct Of treason, which he says va
committed thiTiesh yeaFs ego. ouRh, 20
have besn remembered when John TYLER
vas proposed 81 . candidate Tor tie Senate
Of The Uniied States Sir. I ssmembsr
very sell that, on thst occasion. ny col
Ileegue tio0d By ny side, amona little
band Of imPraciicables. eousisliaT Of four
teen, hnd bis cry then was that 90 naa
vas % a. 70 FePreseni us 81 John TYLER.
Yes, siF, there be stood, uugeui6sa. "a.
moved. enid guns. dfnms. trumpsts.
lblundeTbua and ihuoder" Hs siood Gre
vel bni q Jobs Tyler he'd bees Euilly
Of Hoason, lhen Why such zeal on sc paft
to seed bin 10 TIE ssnaias Wm ihsi a.
once ioF shieh Parfdy IVES q qualiaea.
lion
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