Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-05-17
SPEECH OF LOT DooLIrTLE Esq

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Mistur Spcakcr:-I've sot here y
my scat, and hccrod this great nash,u II
al measure argily and cxpcctoratc agi u
it, till Pm purity nigh busted wit Il
the indignant connections of my laccl
ated scnsibihiics. Mr.. Speaker, III
it possible that men. can be SO infatua4
ted as TO vote agin this bill! Misl
Speaker, blush to say that it ann
Mr.. Speaker, allow me to pictcr Oh
| your excited and denudcd imaginatior1|
some ofthe hcart-rending evils whic
rise from the want ofpurtection 10 he'd
roosts in my vicinity, among my com
stitucnts. Mr.. Speaker, we will sup
pose it to be the awful and melanchoi,
hour of midnight-all nature am hnslSs|
ed in repose-the solemn wind softly
means through the waving branching
Of the trees and nousht is hecred Il
break The SCHENECTADY stiffness, save
an occasioncd grunt in the Hog Pen
! will now carry you in imagination tel
that devoted Hen House. Behold il
peaceful and happy inmates gently dcF
clining in balmy slnmbers on their clc :
waited and majestic roosts! Look a
that aged and venerable and highly re-
spcctcd Rooster, as he kcens his silcna
vigils with parental and unmitigatcta
watchiuness over these innocent, help
less and virtuous Hens and Puilcts
Just let your eye glance around, ano
behold that digniind and matronly ilenH
who watches with tender soliei,odc
and paternal congratulation. over thosa
little juvenile Chickens, who crowd q
round their respected progonitor, nnti
nestle under her crcumambieut wings
, Now ASK, Mr.. Speaker, am therSl
to be found wretch so lost and abanl
f doned rs will enter that peaceful and
happy abode, and tear those interested
, and innocent little biddics from tLoiO
, agonizel and heart brekcn parents
Mr.. Speaker | answer in thundcl
tones that there ann Are there any
thing so mean and shocking as such I
; robert No, there are not. Voc
5 may search tho wide universe, from
t The natives who ropose in solitary gran
, deur supcrlativc majesty under thc
shades of the to-! csdars which grow
upon the tops Of the Aimmalch moun-
, to;ns in the valley OF Jchosophati
down 10 the degraded and barbarous
!, sa,agcs WHO repcse in obscurity in
, their miserable wigwams on the Roc Il
of Gibraltcr in the Gulf Of Mexico, aud
then you will be as much puzzled 10
5 find anything so mean, as you would b.
10 sec the arth revolvc around Tic sun
: twice in tweniy-four hours, without The
: aid OF a telescope.
$ Mr.. Speaker, ] feel that have said
| enough on this subject to convince the
most ubduratc member OF the unar-
proachablc necessity Of n law which
shall forever and cvcrlastingly put .
: stop to ,hcs /6tol proceedings; and pro-
pose that every convicted offender
shall suffer the penalty of the law a.
/ iollcrs:
For the first offence, he shall be obli-
, gated 10 suck twelve rotten eggs with
out no salt on 'cm.
For the second offence, he shallb be O
5 bliged TO set on twenty rotten eggs un.
I'll he matches 'cm.
!. Mr.. Speaker, all ] want is for eve
4 nv member TO act on this sub
c icct accordn' 10 his conscicnciousness.
/, Let him do this, and he viii be 70.
, mcmbercd for evcrlastingly by great
fnl pos,erity. Mr.. Speaker, Pvc done.
Where's my bat.
! The eloquent gentleman here don
ned his scalskin cap sat down. appar-
emily much exhausted. Bost. Pos.
Among the most unpleasant duties
of conductors Of the newspaper press,
! is that OF passing judgment upon com
nominations offered for insertion. The
, principles upon which they may be of.
Ten necessarily rejected, can scarcely
! ever be Justly appreciated, ADD always
| subject to misconsiruction. Some arc
presented when the limits Of the pa
per have been already filed. Many
are often presented at the Same
time. embracing different and discord
ant views Of the same subject, the pub
LEGATION Of which would destroy all
, tone Of consistency and make The pa
/; per contradict itself dozen times.
Each writer is apt 10 consider his own
f views as alone correct, and worthy OF