The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-04-01

speech, especially it. you amt broughien up
TO the business. | had 10 90 over it and
over IT ever so often, for every now and
then ID stick fast, get bothered and forget
where was, and have to begin agin; bu,
when day was cen about breakin', was
just drawia' to a close, and had nearly
scored and rough hew'd it out, when oil Of
sudden run agin the bed post, in the
dark, and nearly knocked out my brains.
Well, next nigh, ] worked at it agin. only
! leit the candle burnin', so as not TO be
siumbiIn' up agin things that way, and the
third night | got it all finished off com.
pleie but | got shockn' cold in nv head,
wclkin' about naked so, and fell as weak
as child for want of sleep. was awful
puzzled 10 fix on what TO do on account, of
that plaguy cold. | didn't know whether
to wait I'LL it 60, better, or strike while the
iron was hot and hissin', for ! feared some
Of the speech would leak out, or the whole
gel fiat, if | kept it too long SO as soon as
the house was opened, makes a plunge
right into it 4; for what must be, must be,
and It's no use consideria'.
So ups ard says, Mr.. Speaker, SAYS |,
Lord how thick my tongue felt i; seemed
too thick for my mouth, like the cIapper of
an old horse) let me PROFOUND this resolu.
tion, sir, says all men are free and equal.
No one doubts il, Mr.. Slick, said one old
membcr--no one denies that; its ,rueism.
| didn't some how expect that interruption !;
II kinder put me out, and | never got
goia' altogether night agin afterwards, for
| lost my temper; aud when man ain.
cool, he might as well hang up his fiddle,
that's fact. Have freedom of speech,
sir, or have not: or is that rag of liberty
torn from the mast Of the constitution too
! stand stock still awailin' for your answer,
sir. Oh, sartaln, said he, sar,ain you may
talk forever, if you h'.e; go on, sir, ouly
90 man doubts your proposition. lis a lie,
SIR, said |, its lie writ Order Or
der chair chair says some. Knock
bin downturn him out-where did YOU
learn manners says others. Hear me out,
SAYS |, will you land don't be SO eyerlas.
in fast what's the use Of jumpin' afore you
come to The fence. lis lie written on the
face ofthe constitution. Ga oh says they.
is that II Yes, says |, it is, and contra
DICT 1t if you dars,. We are not free We
are slaves; one half Of US is ,yrants-unre
morseless. onioelin', overbearin' tyrauts,
aud vile usurPers; and the other half slaves;
AFFECT, miserable, degraded slaves. The
first argument adVarcs ed, sir. is ihis-and
The cold in my nose GegaI TO tickle, tickle,
tickle, till | couldn't hold any longer, and
let 60 q sneeze that almost broke the win.
ders out. Oh, Lord, shat haw haw
they sot up. The FIRST argument is this,
sly /; ard Of went both barrels of my nose
agia Ike thaoder, i fairly raised the dus,
from tie aoor, IN a cloud like a whirlwind
10 ihe street sfoEe rain. Il made all spin
agin. Why, he IS very ring tail roarer
says the members, q re2uls saeczer; aad
they shouted and roared Ike an, thing.
| thought should died for shame one
mint, and The next | iell SO coonish had
half ! mind TO ay at the speaker and knock
him dOan. | d.d'at jls, cleverly know
what to DO, bat al last vent on. Did the
best blood Of the land G5w for forty shil.
lings Was Bunker Hill fought GU, to
loosen British chains, merely 10 rive,
American ones Was II for this the peo
pie covered With gore and glory, on the bed
Of honor was II the forty shllllngs alone
that fought the revolution Of the polls |
am for the polls. Taxation and representa-
ton should 90 hand in hand and freedom
and equality l.kealse also. How dare you
tax The polls without their CONSENT Sup
pose they was 10 90 for to tax YOU without
your consent, "hy aho would be RICH, or
who wrong theul Can tive wrongs make
right Il is much Of "a muchaess, SIR
SIX Of one and half dozen Of the other.
What's that feiler talkil' about says
member. A vote 10 help the Poles apin'
Russia, says the other; wha, cussed fool
he Is. Il put me quite out, and jogeed me
50, couldn't make another line slrair, |
couldn't zee the Speaker no longer, for nv
eyes watered as if had been a stringin'
lnons for week, and ! had 10 keep BLOWN
nv nose the whole hiersa1 ,;na r. -