The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-22

around me Frenchmen, Englishman,
Scotchmen, Irishmen, Americans
and Jews. Much merriment.) And
as God is my judge, they are none
the better or worse fer their native
country.
Are we to 90 back and destroy the
legislation of sixty years past, for the
purpose of gratifying little faction,
and make our constitution conform
to their crude, crooked, and pecul-
lar views? If so, this is an open
question, and debateable. (Laugh-
teri | said when first got up, |
was opposed to the bill. | am one
of the illustrious ten who voted for
the proposition Of Mr.. Ramsay, OF
Pennsylvania, with my friends Long
John and Little Stephen, of Illinois,
for the whole Of Oregon or none.
Yes, ten-all told daughter.
Acting under the constitution, |
would go for "a 40; and if l6i SO, |
would take all, to the Russian line ;
| would take the whole hog, and the
next litter Of swine. (Laughter
But we have no action on the reso-
luton in the Senate, and consequent
ly we are in muss, and our me-
chanicS, merchants, manufacturers,
and the Industrious, are non come
at-ibuS in Swdmp0! loud laugh
ter.) | will not vote for one rcgi-
ment, but fiity-onc regiments, or
eleven hundred and one. Although
| agree with the gentleman from
Michigan about what he said Of ma
tive Americanism, cant agree with
him as to what he said about the ri
hemen. Last fall and spring there
were no emigrants killed off while
going to Oregon. Mr.. Chapman
explained what he said. enter
tain the same ideas of policy as my
friend, but didn't get them in the
same way: But as to this bill, it was
the smallest potato in the heap, and
not worth-peeling. (Laughter.) As
to birth, | had no choice in it; as ]
said before, if | had my choice, per-
haps | might have been borne a son
of George the Third or, as Prince
Albert, sported in the swamps OF
Florida or Germany, while Queen
Vic, like a rich and tempting fruit,
was worth plucking! daughter.
And all for the purpose of greasing
the wheels of the confederacv
Within the last ten years, two liitl,
Ilnctions had sprung up, viz E: Nativ,
Amcricanism and unrrpentcd aboli
tionism. You can't make a speech
sometimes, without having a dozcl
OF negroes thrown in your face anl
to-day and yesterday we have beer
Disguised with native AmcricaniSm
We all recollect what was done il
Philadelphia two years ago. Tenn,
plies, built by the better portion o.
Gods creation, were pulled dowr
or burnt up, and the book Of God
on which we are qualified to tax,
our seats, Mr.. Chairman, destroyed
| recommend that these two faction,
join their forces, and uniting will
the wing forces (whose principlc,
are identified by the gentleman from
Massachusetts and Mr.. Clay) come
right up TO the mark, and meet tn,
democrats eye to eye and teeth tC
tceth-come up as boldly as two anc
two make four. If my bushcl be toe
big, | will saw off an inch or two
! Laughter) The gentleman from
Pennsylvania, if he wanted speci.
mems of orators, could point to En-.
NETT, and host Of others. Sir, my
grandsires were lriShmen. They
fought in the revolution and at King,
Mountain. | have an uncle who's,
bones lie there unburied. Old Hick.
DRY was an Irishman, and on ever,
battlefield he achieved a victory
He sent the elder Pakenham HON,
in a cask of rum (Which, by the by
taste sometimes, and | advise thu
wings and native Americans to sen,
home the younger Pakenham, an,
take the whole OF Oregon. Mr.. Nc
Connell resumed his seat ami,
laughter.