The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-15

of steamships on our waters, and encirced our woe
spread and beloved country with ribs Of iron upon
which we travel with almost lightning speed, and
which cement more closely than formerly, the Be-
yeral members Of our Union, Increase uafhc, and
also make US, generally, Intimately acquainted
with our neighbors-exhibit our various resources,
and afford convenient and inestmabe channels of
intercourse and of trade Look, too, at your canals
and other facilities Of commerce, These were the
result of the labors of the working many. And in
this connection, he hoped that he would be permit
ted say, that he was as warm friend to the natu-
rallied citizen to the native. Our Constitution
gave Congress the power of passing laws of natu-
ralization thus, in effect, inviting to hospitabe
shores the oppressed of every cline, and holding out
generous inducements to fee from the dominions Of
despotism, and to partake Of the liberty gallanty
and so successfully won. [Applause.l Look to Que
bec and you there pointed to the spot where the
brave Montgomery in ITS, killed in the attack.
Witness too, De Kalb and last, though no, leastthe
chvalrous and dauntless Frenchman, Gen. Lafayette
Others too, from various climes and who have long
since, moudered into their mother DUST rolled on the
tide of victory and although they are now far re-
moved from the of life, and cannot enjoy the
fruits of their glorious success, STILL patriots,
tude, and hold, in sweet remembrance, their ardent
and soul-devoted efforts in the of civil
and religious freedom Renewed applause +
II had been his fortune to with men who
ed the deep dark waters, and left the land of their
fathers--their Emerald ise-and here he would OBJ
serve, that had he knoon Iishnan TO be shot
in the back. Laughter, long and continued, and
voice, ''Three cheers" but this not needed,
intent the multitude to hear, further, the words
which about to fall from the old soldiers lips.
But he had spoken Of the toiling millions, and had
given few hasty and brief reasons why he consd-
cred himself in extended degree, their representa-
tive and now he would embrace the opportunity to
remark, that he desired to give to them EQUALITY
God forbid that he should advance sentiments cacu-
lated to lead to the belief that he in favor ofrob
bling the rich and dividing their property among the
poor. No, no his friends must understand him as
merely wishing to bestow upon all the benefits of
equal laws and of equal rights There not
man among them who would wrest or take from the
wealthy, one-thousandth part of cent but certain
ly none would deny that he who produces, should be
entitled to the avas of his own industry, and have
the same facilities TO amass riches af-
forded to portion of his fortunate neghbors.
(Great applause, stamping of feet and clapping of
hands, etc.l Indeed, he scarcely knew what next to
say If he consulted his feelings, he would take
his seat, but them again, he could not d. so, having
been so highly honored by his friends. He felt a.
home, and claimed the liberty of talking though
he conversing with old and affectionate neigh
bors Yes, it was so for here was one of Ken
tuckys sons (pointing to the Hon. c. A. Wicklife,)
and there, too, another of her gifted statesmen
tho H,p Inh W. a.
ing for moment directed to the part of the hall
where these gentlemen sat- who evnced by their smiles
that they partook of the same feeling which ANNA
ted the warworn soldier.] For long time he had
conceived himself TO be Vuginiaa, and would have
no doubt adhered to the opinion sternly if Billy Lo-
gan, in his last will and testament, mad not left him
the Oldest kentuckian alive! [Tnis announce
ment evidently produced much wonderl He was
now sixty years of age-aye, sixty-one At this
time what is called Kentucky formed part of
the State of Virginia but in the year 1872 it was
erected into independent State and thus he be-
came native of old Kentuck. Loud and incessanl
laughter and applausel The population was then,
for the most part Indians but she had since wonder
fully increased, both regard to her population and
her resources and this might be seen by reference
to the returns of the of lS40. Now although
he was, for the just stated enabled to claim
either both of these States the place
or places of his nativity, yet, while he was
in Pennsylvania, he had almost persuaded his
friends that he also Pennsylranan. His
father poor mana millwright, and emgrated
from Pittsburg, in 1881, to Kentucky; and three
months after this erent he Col Johnson) cas born =
Loud and continued laughter.] Well" said an
old yho lista to lie al 6 n ;y,s
only three months yell hroo them in and say that you
Pennsylpanian Renewed laughter, loud
and long, in which the old sexagenarian himself
heartily partcipated.l He elected to Congress
when he scarcely eligible to that station, and
served during twenty years in the House of Repre-
sentatives, ten in the Senate of the United States
and for four years, the people made him genti man,
llaughter] with pretty good salary, and he had the
honor preside the last named legislative body
Here the Colonel folded his arms and gave to his
manly form more perpendicular position, by way of
intmating probably, that he had then had pcrms-
sion to rest his wearied hands, However, the peo-
pie gave him his " walking papers" in 1910 but he
did not give up the rens of Office until Captain Ty-
ler in l84l, constitutionally, empowered to
celve them. Since that time, by act of Divine
Providence, General Harrison departed this life, and
Mr.. Tyler now fills the seat of the Executive. But
he did not complain of the leave which was given to
him TO stay at home for when he held office
he was servant, but he was like each
individual present, sovereign. Applause l.
Having just allud to the late lamented President,
it recalled to his mind circumstance that occurred
during the late By the permiss on of his COM
manding officer he was enabled to lead on the charge
against the British He was at the head of five hun
dred mounted brave kentuckans, and hundred
spies, who were in the advance. At pretty good
shooting distance stood the enemy, hundred or
more i'm number who fired: hut shooting too high or