The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-08

fashionable ladies and gentlemen with whom ] mixed
and in order in the excess OF my wisdom and indePen
dence show that wasn under the influence of fana
teal presbyterian, tee-toal mother took the liquor
and poured il down my throat, although hated H. just
TO show that was fine and elegant gentleman as
any of em. And know that large part of the youth
OF this country, who might be the hope OF the
nation, are being dragged down to the grave in help
essness and guilt by this fashion, and who but for
this might be the prop of their country and the orna
ment of their race. (Cheers) | say, this pledge
has a charm that nothing else earth be found
to have [Cheers.l How or why know not. have
said there indications going in regard to this
great moral revolution which sthows that power
hgherthan has had to do with it, And the greatest
works that have taken place in the history this earth
has marked the influence of the pow by the insig
nihcance of its agents And may be that this aboy
man. that simple thing this pledge is marked out
out and remedy all these evils. | know there is
charm in it, which no other oath taken by yourself can
bring II asked why or how, in case. might
the sick in the Scripture, who reiev ed from
his blindness did. When He who about doing
good--He who spoke spake--when He
who threw up and opened wide. and lifted high
the precious doctrine Of the Immortality Of mainland
who brought light and Immortality to life by his
gospel-when by the touch of His Almighty finger
the scales torn from the OF the blind and sight
restored the prosecuting priests and sadducees who
sought occasion against this Jesus of Nazareth went to
the parents there pretext in the cure by
which they could charge this high and holy one as claim.
ing 10 be equal TO the God OF the Jews the parents re-
Piled :" He is Of age--ask him." When they asked the
when DONE and how it was DONE all he could
reply was only know that ! was blind--he laid his
finger my eyes and see. - so | can only say.
that whereas once blnd--.l put my finger to that
pedgehe cloud departed there he raised his head up in
culiar mannor and my eye is as bright now as when
was Is years OF age Tremendous cheering which fair
ly shook the bulding1 | have alluded so much to
my own that under other circumstances perhaps
left for me TO do it. [Laughter But if it had beenif
there had been reference TO me from any quarter,
should have been very coward bastard in soul if
hal shrunk from making the acknow ledgment l have
made if that acknowledgment brought the blessings to
others which its practice has TO Tremendous cheers
But it has been done by others Laughter and cheers
the hearth something of that prijhat anxiety Of which
all men must have more or ess-.o sand well with my fell
than really [Cheers.l And shall be excused
for wishing not TO be made out as occupying the
by certain paper, (cheers) and did wish that Mr..
Briggs would have been here to have told story in
neeon with this Cries of go on, tell the story your.
noancement that Mr. Marshall the reformed drnkard had
roy was so great to see him hat the place s' was
crowded. Now is not this very comfortable annunca-
ton to an Honorable sMemter Of Congress his first
great this reformed drunkard that that suf
lcient to satisfy them. [Cheers and laugher] Then
there certain other newspaper in this
CITY Che Courier and Eneuircr) who amour: ed
my coming in still more oaious manner. |
shall not trouble YOU with reading the article
tain (Nr. MarshalD "durng all the speeches he had
made the floor of Congress mad been in state of beast
y ntoxcaon and disgrace TO the country" Now these
are harsh terms These arc harsh terms But thank
God drawing himself proudly to his full height and srik
ing his brcas tbev have no, wounded me- ne
resoa who pennedhe intended then should Tremendous
checring do not say this hide any of my real feelings
from the person who aimed that shaft which ranking
in nv breast and drawing the life blood from breast
do not say this 10 induce that person to believe that he
had not wounded my feelings But say and feel this be
cause those who know me- for whose regard care have
known me long enough and well enough to know that
not what any such newspapers may say of
Enthusiastic cheers which lasted several scconds) And
when raise my head or lift my voice in the grea Council
Chamber of the nation whether am one in the garb of
beast and disgrace to the country or not they who
have observed from my youth up and tried and proved
with all nv faults habits and faculties know full
well. tremendous cheeringj And knowing me thus
and in sight OF every failing and weakness possess and
faculty and all thoee habits they have dared to
trust me with the highest OF all possible trusts on this
earth the rights and liberties of great people rvocif.
rous ehcerngl But l will parry ANYTHING Of this kind
sional District of Kentucky fChecrsl and Ashland
is in that district! There the cheering was terrific.
Earth doesn't bear a nobler ycomanry than those who
sent me to those Halls. [Cheersl For worth talent
spirit energy enterprise goodness of heart intellectual
caraces nobcness Of soul and sterling INDEPENDENCE
character defy this republic within all broad bounds
to find of men with qualities reaching those that
sent me there Most tremendous cheerngl And it was
They had tried and trusted often cheersl and over
again. [Checrs And when they hear and these
things published OF me in this pape-and Kentucky full
well knows and all my habits and feelings and the ef
feet Of these things they look with surprise
and imagine that change has the charac.
ofthcr could present himself thai
intellectual arena contend with the talent and the dgn
y and genemany bearing that the members
Of the Congress of the United States and present himself
collision with the intellect and the spirit and the learning
and skill and spirit of such be found in that
Congress, without taking pens to have his body and
his nte ec in little better trim than he is represented
have had in that paper Loud cheers and of 1T
alsenobody minds it," But let it pass. [Checrs.] Let
pass. draw from an additional moral let the young
the proud the talented beware how he stains the hem
Of his garment and mine stained deeper than the
hem I admD when he to what enormous lengths
those who are so disposed by envy hatred or malice will
20 to backen their good name-[Cheers1 But perhaps il
only Just penalty whoh ought pay for the ollies
have been guilty Of. Time when it would have
wounded me to the auick-no of but on
account of others very dear and very Thank
God wound longer (cheers And that sacred
harmless from these poisoned of magni
ty CHEERS. had relations in Kentucky and there was
clnging around my heart all those endercst, dearest
feelings that connected with the relations of brother
and of son. (Cheers These arrows poisoned and
barbcdamed, as they were at alone for cannot be-
lieve the man demon enough TO have intended them for