The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1843-01-12

h0ief lS w WoUuoT1 Ntdt We HUHeSG UtH
are overpowered. SIR, I've felt for a long
time that I've bin in minority in this House,
sir
Here the speaker announced that The hour
OF the gentleman was up. 80.
Arnold | only wanted 10 say one ward
more. Well sir, iheers won't be fifty Nhieas
in This House next Congress-, sir. (Lsu6hIe
So much the better, sir. Then the ea||
yen dimmocracy, and John Tylefs
have thar full swing. and the skoonS
The country, cir. ILaughieis
EXTRACTS
From the speech of Mr. Kennedy (dem) Of Indiana.
Mr.. Kennedy, Of Indiana, rose. (FIeIsa
very young man, clear headed, honest. ener.
ge'ic and capital speaker, and the only loco
loco member from Indiana 10 the House.) AZ.
ter stating that he dId not volo for the Bank
rupl, Bill he said he should vote for its repeal,
believing that it had ''done its work and that
1t had done all the mischief ii could DO. He
went on to say-"I have listened 10 the vari-
Gus arguments that have been made 10 the pros
gress Of this debate, Mr.. Speaker, and psriic-
ularly to those of the gentleman from New
rk(Barnard) and although can cheerfuIly
war with the whIg party, and wArto the knife,
end the knife to The hil, yet fell pity and
compassion for that party, when the gentle
man drew the picture he die Of their condition.,
comparing Fem TO some poor creatures for
get his came. Mr.. Speaker, (roars of laugh
ter but however he had TO roll barrel Of
stones up hill, (shous and peais Of laugh.
ter) and when he got 10 the top found some
body there to KICK hm and The barrel TO The
bottom again. (Laugher.) The gentleman
wssfghl, the Wing party did roll sci Of mea>
sures up the bill Of public opinion at the Ex-
ira SESSION, and the people al the top jus,
kicked them Snd all their measures back to
the bottom again. Great laughter and cries
of 'true,' from the Dsmocras.) Now. Mr..
Speaker, shall enter that part Of the debate
called the desul'Ory [sugh'erl or tho iucidon-
tai, or the accidental, or any othet dental you
choose to call it. The gentleman from Mss-
sachuselts said that the Wing party had
Knocked their brains out against the Presi-
dents fact. Laughter THIS was not fact.
They broke themselves in pisces, by roll
ling set of measures up The hill Of public
opinion, which measures The people condemn
ed, aud hurled their measures and they with
them 10 The bottom Of the hill without delay
[Cries Of True" These gentlemen doubts
less thought they were doing right, they had
plenty Of zeal, and Ihey deserve credit for it.
But they had forgot that the people had never
Cries of right and applause Tha, was the
rock which knocked their brains out, and not
the Presidents fact [Laugh,er.) They pu,
set OF men before The people 10 the contest
Of l64O, who had no settled principles at all;
and when they go, together in that house, when
they attempted to build up instead of pull down
they found themselves in the fix described by
the gentleman from Massachusetts (Cushng,)
each wanting to build according to plan Of
his own-no two leaders, agreeing, and quer-
rehng with each other about measures and
men. until they were split all TO pieces.
Now, SIR, Pve werd TO say TO the gentle-
man abont what some csIl;hs ,hrea, to the
democratic party; which suppose had come
alIusIon to The Presidenl's Exohequer scheme.
Now that's not good enough Sub-treasury
plan for me, Sir, nor for the democrats that |
represent Sir; but it's very near Sub-trea-
sury, Sir Laughter and if the gentleman
was 10 let me have il, ahd fix it off with pen
and ink for two or three minutes, could make
a verylgood Sub treasury oft, (Great laugh
ter, in which Gushing joined. Now, Sir, |
might have misunderstood ,he gentleman; but
though. the amour. Of what he mean. by his
speech was this; 10 say 10 the Democratic par
ly that, il you persist in adherng..to YOUR old
fashioned notions about the sub-treasury. whv
the President with his 'fact,' Laughter will
knock out your brans, as he hap the brains of
the Wing par'y'-[ROars oflaugh,er. might
have mistoOk the geneman's remarks, but
they squinied awfOly like something of that
sort. (Great laughter, Now Sir, don't ex.,
pect to be 10 the next Congress, because un-
derstand my constituents have got an objec-
Jon but fI have the good fortune 10 be here,
shall certainly vote for good old fashioned
sub -lreasury; and if the President should ve-
vo it, ! tell you what | wont dol wont keep
driving the same thing at him over and over
again ill cause the whole people to admire
his character for consistency and tirmuess. |
won't turn round and abuse the Executive like
common plckpoCket for doing what he cons
ceives to be his duty after have done what |
conceive 10 be nine. wont abuse and de-.
nounce him, and all about hun as traitors,
rogues, rascals, and corrupt scoundres, and
load them with every possible abusive .ep,thet,
because they honestly and consclenougy
happen 10 offer with me IN oPlnIou--Pll new