The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-04-16

MIR. MISUNDERSTANDING SPICY
we clip the following from the New York
Herald's correspondents account of Mr.. McCon
nell's remarks in Congress, on the Army bill
Mr.. Mcconnell arose, and spoke nearly as Gl
lows Mr.. Chairman, it is not my purpose 10
make a speech, for that is out Of my line of busi
ness. But am interested in the question before
The house; and if nobody has common sense
enough to anticipate what | am going To say. [
VIII appropriate my remarks to my own indivi-
dual use. A voice" Go it'') am opposed
to the bill toto cello. and most particularly. EN- b.
| phaticaiy, and dogmatically to the amendment
ot the gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr Levin J
From my own natural conceptions, and the unin
tefrupted current of my own reflections, I will
not countenance any such proposition, nor beget
occasion for II, particularly through the fonl hands
ut native Americanisu, which is recreant to
every principle maintained hy our revolutionary
sres on the battle field, and who achieved our
liberty and independence, and formed the consti.
tuition which affords protection to the confederat e
States OF North America want no bastard mr.
proposition which will prevent us from enlistinq
those who are legitmately citizens And this
brings me down To the fDca point-the naturali-
zalion laws. passed under the constitution, which
was ratified and confirmed by The States
(Laughter) As Ia foreigners. the name of
the gentleman from Pennsylvania. Mr. Leyin)
should be rebuke to him The rentIeman's
original name is Levy, but has been altered. and
he was decended from the Jews, whu crucified
the Saviour. (Laughler) His mother WAS
| Hnguenot, and say this with respect do not
wish to be personal. bnt personally do saw il.
and vouch for il. But come hack to the origi
nal proposition. want my own ancestors To he
indicated. | thank God, and am glad he spares
me to thank him, whether he eternally saves me
or not, that am an Irshman, in truth, as far az
blood is concerned. / see around me French
men, EnglIshnen, ScOtchmen, IrshGlpn Ameri-
cans, and Jews. (Much merrimenl) And as
God is my Judge, they are none tho better or
worse Tor their native country. Are we To ge
back and destroy the Legislation of six,y yeara
past, for the purpose of gratifying little faction
and make our constitution conform To their crude
crooked, and peculiar views2 If SD, this is an
open question. and debaieabe. Uaughler) |
said when L hrst got up. was opposed Ia the
| bill. am one of the iustrous nine who yo,ed
Tor the proposition of Mr.. Ramsey, of PennsyI~
vania, with my friend-nu, the member from
Ohio, (Mr. Giddings, )-for the whole oi Oreron
or none. Yes, nine-all told Iangbrcr) Act
ing under the Constitution, | would ro lor 81
40 ; and if l64 49, | would take all, To The Rms
sian line; | would take the whole hog and The
| next litter of swine. Gaughter) We have no
action on the resolution in the Senate and CON
seqnenty we are In muss and 0nr mechanics
merchants, manufacturers and the industrious are
non come at 'bus IN S'0ampo! Cloud laugh
ier.) VIII not vote Tor one regiment, but fifty-
| one regiments, or eleven hundred and one. Al
though agree with the gentleman from Michigan
about what he said of Native Anericanism. |
can't agree with him as to what he said abopt the
rfemen. Last fall and spring there were no
! emgrants killed off while going to Orepun. Mr.
! Chapman explained what he said entertain
the same ideas Of policy as my friend but didn't
get them in the same way. But as 10 this bill
it was the smallest potato in the heap, and not
worth PeeIing Laughter) AS TO birth had
no choice in it; as said before, if had had INV
choice, perhaps might have been born son Of
George the Third or, as Prince Albert, sported
in the swamps of Florida or Germany. while
Queen Vic, like rich and tempting fruit. was
worth Pluckine (Laughter) And all for the
purpose of greaslng the wheels of the confedera
cy Within the last ten years, two little fac
lions had sprung up, viz: Native Amercansm
and unrepented Aboiionsm. You can't make
a speech, sometimes, without having a dpzen
negroes thrown into your face and to-day and
yesterday we have been disguised with native
Amerlcanism. We all recOlIect what was done
| in Philadelphia two years ago. Temples. built
by the better portion of God creation were mill
ed down or burnt up, and the book of God. on
which we are qualified to take our seats. Mr.
| Chairman, destroyed. ! recommend that these
two factions join their forces and uniino with
the wing forces (whose principles are defined bv
the gentleman from Massachu sets and Mr. CI,yS
come right up TO the mark, aad meet the demo.
Gratis eye TO eye and teeth to teeth-co come up az
boldly as two and two make four Ifmy bnshe
be too big, ! will saw off an inch or two
Laughter The gentleman from Pennsylvania.
if he wanted specimens Of orators. could point tn
Emmett, and host Of others. Sir my grand
sres were Irlshmen. They fought in the revo.
luton and at Kings Mountain. have an uncle
whose bones lie there unbuned. Old Hickory
was an lrishman, and on every battle field he
achieved a victory. Ie sent the elder pake,
ham home in casl Of rom (Which, by the hive
| taste sometimesO and advise the who's and
native Americans to send home the yonnoer
Pakenham, and take the whole Of Orepon. Mr.
Mcdonnell resumed his seat amid laughter.