The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-22

Hassler Why, sir, these gentlemen arvee az r
friend Hasser was the only capable Of carving
on this work, and the only philosopher in the coun
try Why, sir, that's an insult to the nation
daughter. )-and irain't so (Roars of laughter :,
Only one phosoL her out of II, 900, 600 of people
Why, sir, there's West Point, that another gentle
man has said so much about il in former times
West Point ought to furnish many INT to do this
work as well as friend Hasser and if it can't let
West Point be stricken from existence. Then. sir
there's our noble friends the navy officers Ain,t
work well as friend Hassler? put the question
to the gentleman from Pennsylvania and I'll give
him the balance OF my hour to reply to me in
(hoaIs 81 laughter)
Mr.. ]. R. INeERsoLL-Iw will say, sir that con-
sder there is no officer in the Navy, or officer in
the Army, and no one in the Civil Service in the
country mat possesses the peculiar scientific know
Hasser
Mr.. AycRree said, that the committee asked ,se
yerai OF M Hasslers assistants that question, and
Ihey SAID mere were several navy officers that could
Mr.. MALLORY said that with regard to Mr. Hass-
lers age he must be over 73 for when examined be-
fore the Committee, he said he had been &c wears in
the service of this counry-56 wears devoted to din
lomacy and jurisprudence, as he called it.
Uaughter)
Mr.. IseEHsoIL said he had just received note
from Mr.. Hasslers son, which said, INV father is
between 70 and IA years Of age.''
Mr.. RKYNoLDs-vsry well, then, he's old enough
to retire. Laughter.) There's no harm in that
| SOOu nave
than we want to. (Shouts oflaughter, as he turned
to several defeated members Of Congress1 LET
him retire from them SHOWS and tempests as the
gentleman said. was bowling around him. (Roars
of aughtey) There's no disgrace in being Obliged
to retire from place when we're defeated and
can't say in it. (Laughter) Why, sir, Tve been
defeated, (roars ofaughter) altho' should liked
to ba, been elected again; but I hadn't votes
enough (Peals OF laughter) And here'smy friend
from Massachusetts Cunning to Parmenter.) He's
been defeated, too, and if I'D ha had II votes to ha
sent him, and it hadn't been illegal, I'd done it.
ns-bo.h turned Laughter] both got to retire
lGreat laughter.1 I'm sorry for it-sorry to leave
such good company. lShouts Of laughter.] But
don't consider it any dsgrace.there's no crime in
Ter retire there's stigma attaches to his charac-
ter for it: and Pm sure he'll be much;happier and
comtertabler than he will by staying in, and having
Why, sir didn'tyou hear the towering eloquence of
the. gentleman from PhiladelPhy. when he spoke
Of the howings of the storm, and the roaring of the
winds and SHOWS, and all that, and about his being
exposed to the petiDgs on the tented field because
tent was luxury that he didn't indulge in There
is utterly impossible to give the fainest idea Of
the really humorous and comical manner of the
good common-sense old Governor; he attempted to
initiate Mr.. Ingersoll, and to quote him; and waved
his hand around his head, and spoke and looked SO
serio-comc that all the members and spectators.
and even the ladies' in the gallery roared out with
laughter; the good old gentleman all the while look
ing as grave as an owl in an ivy bush in the day
time Now, sir, there's been good deal said
about forgery and fabrication one of the charts.
Why, sir, the gentleman from Philadelphv knows all
about forgery and fabrication; (shouts of aughter]
mean as a lawyer. Continued laughter he
understands what constitutes forgery Laughter and
he knows there Is no forgery here: lLaughterl
quo amino which goes to make up forgery. tRoars
Of laughter.] speak the words, as the gentleman
understands the meaning, and is better acquainted
with 'em than am Laughter, but he knows there
docr
cheat before there can be forgery. [Great laugh
teri Then. sir, we are told that friend Hasslers
great scientific skill must be employed, because
there is so many soundings to be took. Laugh
teri Why, sir, there's no great art In sounding.
lRoars OF laughter. and a cry OF Exceptin sound
ing politician."] Why our rough western boat
men can sound as well as friend Hassler. [Great
line into the water, and singing out what you've
got. [Roars of laughter l don't know all the
cries, but know the important cry IS $ Three feet
scaa. They may not knST SIR how to ,s I'll,
tell how far it is from the bottom of their boat to
the bottom Of the water [Laushserl Why. sir,
Hooking np] and il he was down here on this floor,
he could tell-but he's doing much better business
sir, act of gallanry, sir. Here the members
convulsed with laughter, and all eyes were d.
rected TO the ladies in the gallery, who laughed,
bIushed and drew back from the ardent gaze of the
members.] ! say, sir, If he was to leave his ladies
and come on this floor, laughterl he could tell us,
how that a Navy OfnCer surveyed Lake Onta-
rio accurately, and never charged government one
cent for it. [Hear.] And there's much travel
on our Lakes as there Is on the Atlantic and our
seas and shores. IT'S true we can't do without the
much money on surveying the Atlantic
What's the use OF it The survey OF our
great inland lakes and rivers is much more neces-
sary than to survey the Atlantic Turning to Mr..
Fimore] And here 10 this most powerful officer Of
this House who holds the money strings, sir [Great
laughter He ought to know that it's more i'm
portant to improve the navigation OF the Mississippi
River than all the other improvements in the coun-
try. Mr. Fillmore bowed assent Why, there's
three millions Of property lost there every year, and
If gentlemen were TO go there, and see the steam
boat grave yard on the Ohio, and the many wrecks
and bulls of boats in the sand, they'd think as do
Why could get men to come here and make an
argument as good as any Of 'em. lGreat laughter
Why, sir, we've been giving $4,000 more to the
Boston custom house. [Laughter.l These custom
houses are all the time wanting money. Are these
custom houses never to be done? lLaughter.] I
hope the pillars amt to be paid for twice. Laugh
teri No, cir, we must ecOnomse; every body is
it, too. [Hear] Why, sir, where's all the Cap
tains ofthe army in this house, that was going down
to cut down and reform this session. lLaughter]
Why, sir, there was one powerful gentleman &c.
ciary. lGreat laughter ] He was a perfect Nspo-
leon at it, sir. more laughter.1 He was the
very Bonaparte of this House. sir, in economy.
[Peals of lauehterl But the Chairman of the Ways
and Means only Just walked up to him., said few
soft words into his ear, and 10 and behold he
grounded his arms, gin up the fight and we heard
no more on him. [Roars of laughter And then
there's my other captain, the gentleman from Abe
down all the clerks; and when the time to fight
come, there was few ayes heard faint, just like
the cry of frogs the early spring lRoars of laugh
teri so weak that they died away OF their own ac-
cord, and didn't want any killing. GGrent laugh
teri But my real captains ainh come up yet-the
gentleman from Tennessee (Cave Johnson), and
from North Carolina General Mccoy:
member called out, " Here's your Captain"
Mr.. REYNoLps-Aye, here he is, sure enough, sir,
and Pm very glad TO see him, for he's gentleman
Of large dscourse.t (Here the shouts Of laughter
were perfectly uproarious.) But, SIR, my times
GOMEZ have spoken so much not for myself, but
for the people who made me, Caughter,) and who
bowed the breath of life into me. And hope the