Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-01-31
SPEECH OF MIR. ARNOLD.

am sorry, Mr.. speaker, yes, sorry SIT,
that the whig party sir, which was so noble
so generous sir, and acting SO lofty sir, so
lofty sir, as thought, should have so soon
been weary in we'll doing sir. Laughter.
And as soon as the one-man power sir, at
tho end Of the avenue was sot up agin 'em
that they shauld grow tired of the fight sir
and give up sir And that now sir, they
should go undoing all the good they have
done sir supposed sir, that they'd left
that Cor their enemies sir, Laughter. 1t
is very we'll known, Mr.. speaker, that the
Locofocos sir, will have a large ma ority
sir, in the next congress sir Laughter. -
am glad Of it sir. Great Laughter. Yes
sir, am glad it is so sir, rcontinuedIaugh-
ter. Let modern dimmocracy and John
Tyler rule sir, this country sir, for the next
two years. This was in almost a scream
amid grea, laughter. But il distrcsses ne
sir, Tcries Of "Oh!" and laughter. Yes,
sir, It distresses me sir, to see the whig par
tv sir, in such hot and indecent haste to do
thar work sir, and doom this sir; the last
and very best measure they passed sir, at
the extra sir; to doom this sir, to dcstruc-
ton.
implore the wing party sir, TO let John
Tyler and his crew do this thing sir; these
legislatures sir, pass resolutions, sir, call
ing for repeal, while half the time they
don't know what they are doing, laugh
ter. The legislature Of my state sir, pass
ed resolutions for the repeal OF the law, be-
cause Of the demagogues that raised the
outcry against it; and l suppose sir, that
the wings was afraid that the dimmecrats
'ud get the start of 'em. Laughter. |
know the great body of the people can't be
statesman, sir. They can't take five or SIX
newspapers, because sir, they can't pay
for them sir, Laughter. And in the next
place sir, they can't read 'em when they
get 'em, sir, Laughter. am against the
repeal sir; dun know how its going to
work sir, Laughter. The truth is sir,
did not very we'll understand the Bankrupt
law, when it fust past, TGreat Laughter.
But when went homo from the extra ses-
sion, found such huIaballo raised about
it by the demogogues sir, at every corner
sir; that set about informing myself sir,
and whenever see crowd at home, dis
cussing the Bankrupt Law, alters struck
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feet sir, was just like stone thrown into
a pond where there's parcel Of frogs sir.
1Roars Of Laughter. The learned polti-
clans sir, seemed afraid TO discuss this law,
sir, anywhere sir. Laughter. want
to hear some of 'em on this floor, sir. Thar
is the gentleman from Philadelphy, sir,
whom alters hars with delight, sir, very
often to my edfcaton sir, great laughter
and turning to G. J. Ingersoll | want 10
har him, sir, and some others I've heard
tho rotten demagogues, sir.
consider it no compliment to myself,
sir. that I'm alters ready TO meet
with rotten demagogue, sir, at The stump,
cir. and to vanquish him, sir, should con-
slider myself poor indeed. Laughter.
| shall not apologize for the wing party for
they have behaved very badly indeed, sir.
Roars of laughter, and cries Of oh
oh oh Arnold, what confessional
They have, sir Increased laughter at
his solemnity Of manner. But it's Curl
Gus, sir, to see some gentlemen, sir; when
The people 60 their way of thinking, sir,
then it's ooh the dear peopie-how intel
ligent they are-we must bow down to
their decision 1GreaI laughter. And
then, sir, when the dear people overturn
our plans, then, sir, 'Oh, lis no use TO pay
attention to the people, or consult them
they don't understand the true principle
Of the:matter, they're under popular de-
fusion, and indeed, very much doubt if
they are capable of self government a. ALP
GRoars Of laughter az this fair hit on all
sides.] Now. | would ask gentleman, sir,
did the bankrupt law cause the overthrow
of the wing party, sir! No. Mr.. SPEAKER,
no: no sir, no sir. Did the bankrupt law
defeat honest John Davis and elect Marcus
Morton, the abolitionist in his place sir!
Did the bankrupt law overthrow gallant
Tom Corw.n, the Wagon boy of OHIO,
another Of my friends, s~s Laughter
No sir, no sir. Then there's my other
friend in Georgia, sir; did the bankrupt law |