Democratic banner., 1846-10-26
1%RN9gRIFIC BlNfE R.
PUBLISHED
Regularly on erery Monday Mrning
AZ LOUISIANA, PIKE County, Mo-.
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GO IT LOT.

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sfMs Legislature from Ntw Jerusalem.
Muekeber,y County, Termc"nt, on TIE
BiVJor the protection Of Hen ROOsts.
Mistur Speaker: Tve sot here in my seat,
aad heeren the oTPoncn: of this great nash
uual measure arsify and expcctorate agin
It, till Pm purity nigh busted with the in.
dignant connections Of my lacerattd scnsi-
bilities. Mr. Speaker, are it possible that
men can be SO infatuated as to vote scin
this bill? Mr.. Speaker: l blush to say that
Il an. Mr.. Speaker allow me TO pictur to
your excited and denuded Imagination,
ams Of the heart Tending evils which rise
from the want Of protection to Hen Rposts
IN nay vicinity, among my constituents. MIR.
Speaker, we will suppose tito be the awful
and melancholy hour Of midnight ard ma
Cur hushed in'reposc-thes solemn wind soft
mosas through the branches Of the trees
and naught is hccred TO break Tie solemn
eholy stiffness save an occasional srunt from
the Hsg Pen! will now carry you in i'm
asiaation to that devoted Hen Houses. Be
hold its peaceful and happy inmates gen.
tly declining in balmy SAUNDERS, on their
elevated and majestic roosts! Look attltat
aged and venerable az! highly respected
Rooster, as he Keeps lis silent vigils wit,
parental ard unmit;ga;rd watci fu'ness
ever those innocent, helpless and v%irtuous
Hens and Puilcts! Just let your eye glance
around, aud behold thai digni!ied and mat
ronly Hen, who watches with tender s%o!ici-
tuds and pa:ernal congratulation, over
those little juvenile Chickens, who crowd
around thcirres:ectcd crogenitor, and mes
lie under her circulEauih:cnt wings. Now
! ask, Mr.. Speaker, ere t!:erc 10 lie found J.
wretch so lost and abandoned IS viii en-
ter thatpeaec!ul aud !lsr:"y abode, andtcar
those interesting and innot ent l,;tiS Liidies
from their sgoai=cd end heart-troken pa
rents: MI. Speaker, ! answer in t.unGtr
tones, there au,. Are there anything fo
mean aad sneaairga a, such 4 rohhrr? No..
there are not! You may search the vile
universe. from the native. w!.o rc3osc in.
solitary grandeur and srrer:ative rsjcs,y
under the shade Of tho tall cetars w!ich'
grow uren the tops nf tic EIim!nalca;I noun
tsins in tic valley of Je:.os1piiat, down to.
the degraded aud barba.ous savascs who;
Yepose in their miserable wigwams on the
Rock Of Gibraltar in sc Gulf cf Mexico,
and then yoa vii! b. as much puzzled to iind
anything - mean, as you wouid be t." see
ths arth r~evolve around tie san twice in
twenty-fau hours, wi.aout the all Of a tele-
scope.
Mr.. Speaker, I feel that hare said enrfI
on this subject to convince lie most obda-
rate member Of the unap?roacaab!e neces-
sity of a law which slla:. forever and ever
lasting!y pat a stop 20 these E>u! rTncced-
ings; and / propose that every convicted
offender shall suffer the penalty Of the law
a. follers:
For the FIRST ofenca he shall he obliged
to suck twelve rotten eggs without no salt
on 'en.
For the second offence he shall be obig-i
Cd to set t.'cnty rc.ten eggs unit! hei
hatch 'em.
Mr.. Speaker, all / want is for every
asmber to act on this subject according toI
his csHseienciousacss. Let him do this and
he will be remembered for ererias.ingly by
@ grateful posterity. Mr. Speaker, pveI
done. Where's my hat?
Tbs eloquent gentleman here dornedh :s
seal cap and set down, apparently much
s1hsusted.-[BostoH Post.
Twfn S,srERs.-A farmer in connect
eat has twin daughters. T!Iey both attendI
she same school; and not long since, one OF
them was called up by the mas'er TO say al
lesson in geography, which she learned
VERY imner!ectlr, and in fact could not go,