The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-29

ofhce, SIR, that's done II ALL Laughter II was the
when he was in Fannd Hall, to make him say, sir,
in that Hall, sir, 10 a Massachusetts audience, SIR,
whining and pinlns In that piteous way, sir, cry
"Where am togo" (Anold said this so curiousy
aud the whole thing took such hold OF the House,
that the members roared right Quit Yes, sir, Dan
nul Webster, SIR cared not II this noble edhce, cir,
was sv ept 10 the ground, sir. He cared not II our
nag, sir, was swept from every sea, sir. He cared
not, sir, If The constitution swept out of exist
sir. long he could hold office, sir, under
John Tyler. SIR lGreat laughter and cries of ooh,
obi This rs a symptom, cir, OF the tunes, Mr.:
Speaker lGreat laughter That this Daniel
Webster should have the confidence Of this corrupt
administration, SIR so as 10 make him get up, sir in
Funnil Hall, sir, should have the inpudence, sir, in
the presence Of such Such, man as Abbott Law
sir, should have the impudence, sir, in the
presence of such man as Abbott Lawrence, sir, to
make such most outrageous and infamous appeal,
sir, TO the office holders, sir [Great laughter Who
ever heard of such thing, sir Had British mi
MISTER, SIR, dared to do this, sir, they would have
nuried nun out OF Office sir; and tarred and fea-
thered hlm slr yes, SIR, ssrred and teahered him,
him. SIR, with brckbats sir, if moi with rotten eggs,
sir. lShouts OF laughter No sir il isn't the bank
roPt lazy, SIR, that's done all this, sir It's alaw, sir,
II is not the law, sir, but the cussed lust for Office
sir for office, sir. And when we see such crea-
ture as John Tyler, sr-as John Tyler, sir; man
with no friends, SIR yes sir, no friends, laugh
ter with no talents, SIR no talents [cries of ooh"
OH" let him go on with no character sir no
character, sir, except such as nobody else would
have, sir-one Of infamous baseness sir to see such
creature as John Tyler get men Of the first talents
in the land sir, dangling, sir day after day. sir, dan
Cling at his heels asking, asking, waiting, waiting,
begging, begging, hoping. hoping, for office, sir
lGreat laughter at the comical pathos in which Ar
mold indulged.] Sir, see 'em all about here, sir,
daily in every purlieu of this capitol, sir meet
'em every where, sir in every avenue and corner
of this capitol, sir, in the obbies of the House, sir
day, sir. Decorating The Sabbath day, SIR which
regard as holy, sir; hanging about sir, meeting in
their caucusses, and planning and scheming, and
crawling and creeping about in their secret con-
for hlmself-[roars of laughter]--and all to get an
office! [Continued laughter. Why, sir, some time
ago. met man from my State. sir; man of Ia.
isSs ST. whom I'd know for years SIR and
business here, and ! asked him what he was doing
here, sir. Well, sir, he looked if he had sheep
on his back [Great aughter.] But he told me, sir,
daughter Well, sir. I met HIM again at the next
session, sir. WE'LL says !, have you got that effice
yet! No, says he. haven't, but I've got very far
prospect for it. tRoars Of laughter, and cry Of
said he'd very far prospect for it, CMore laughter
at the broad way IN which Arnold pronounced the
word fair, " and member, Oh, he means a fair
fishing all day. sir, and when his friend asked him if
he'd had FAR bite, he said, No, but had glori-
Gus nibbe." [Shouts Of laughter.l This is the
m the country ST. III .a1shsT And its
country, sir, in such miserable wretches'
old Roman did, sir. Laughter dispar of my
country" [Roars of aughter.] But, sir, against
such an organized parry Of wreiched creatures, sir,
and such swarms of office seekers, sir, it's
der, sir, that we honest men are overpowered, sir.
TPeals of laughter, and cries of oh oh that's too
much.'l Sir, I've felt for long time that I've bin
in a minority in this House. Sir
Abou, this point of the honorable members inter-
esting speech the laughter became, like the honor
pox, quite contagious; and the Speaker put his
ivory heavily on the DESK announcing to the gentle
man that his hour was up.
ARNOLD wanted 10 say one word more.
SEVERAL VOICES oh, go on--let him 60 on a
little longer
ARNoLD-Well, sir there won't be fifty wings in
this Hou-e next Congress sir Laughter. So much
the BETTER SIR. [Roars oflsugi,'er Then the sub
trainyen dmmocracy, and John Tyler, sir, can have
thar full swing, and the sooner disgust the country
sir [Laughter] AS for me, sir, I've always stood
above party, sir, [cries OF " Oh! ,oh!'l IN my
racter, sir. [Great laughter.] Gentlemen may
laugh, but mean whaf ! say, without any testing.
In my high and lofty moral and political character
Here the laughter and uproar, and noise and cries,
became so numerous and frequent. thai cou.,4 ass
hear aword, although he spoke for a minute or two
longer.
General Dawson of Louisiana rose:-He voted for
the bill at the extra session; and felt 1t incumbent
on him to say something at this time in relation to
it. He was in favor of Bankrupt Lava law
such that which was contemplated by The trainers
of the Constitution. No doubt this law had many
serious defects, but it could be amended as to
strike all these Objectionable features, and made
as perfect as possible. He was fearful that if the
present law saled, that the country would
have to wait many years before they obtained any
other-perhaps never obtain one. He was in favor
of equal aud exact justice between man and man
he wished 10 see the unfortunate debtor relieved,
and would willingly see the dishonest debtor pun
ished He would not keep debtor under the har-
row for He would go 80 far as to take all the
property man had to pay his henest and just debts;
he might his wife and children left the merces
of a cold unfeeling world, but he would hold the
hair Of his head touched. He would pre-
serve his independence, his honorable pride, and his
liberty and give him fair start in the world TO re-
present law, and modifying it; he had no idea Of
seeing the majority in this house present the sinsu
lar spectacle Of pulling their own work TO pieces
with ruthless hand But he was fearful the fate of
the bankrupt law was sealed; he feared that the
most able and eloquent argument could not save il;
the decree had gone forth that il must be killed.
He apprehended that the. force Of money
(the influence OF largecapltalIsts,) had been
brought to bear against this law-money, that
could do every thing, that could even purchase
prayers-that was the Alpha and Omega, in some
minds, of this life. Reason and Justice were alike
mpotent against its power. A good law had been
passed upon the country in bad shape, and we
were about to destroy it with ruthless hand, now
that the hour of amendment had come. am sorry,
sir in this one instance differ with my democratic
friends fer if there is man earth whs loves his
party il is myself; The spoke this with deep feeling,
and the error, if it be error both OF the head
and of the heart and is on the side OF mercy.
Mr.. CUSHING rose-Mr Speaker, have but a
few words to say in relation to this subject, but
cannot give silent vote on it instead Of this
house, sir, presenting the spectacle OF vascilatng
from one extreme to the other in so short period,
il would do were il now to repeal the Bankrupt
BiIl--it would be better and wiser to amend the
same so as to include corporations that issue notes
of circulation and if you please, sir strike out the
voluntary principle for that reason, SIR, shall vote
for its reference 10 committee in the first place
with view to such amendment 1 do not wish to
ineouItable as well as untrue-to w.t. that the
Rank runt T aw was repealed on the 4h Of December