The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-01-02


lplace,he had the appreciation Of his con-
science, and regarded that as worth
.omelhlng. 10 the second place, he
mad the pleasure of doing good, and re-
4srded that ss worth something. And
IN the third place, he had The grallud.
nd love Of many, and he regarded thai
IS something. And finally, he had the
Ii9ine promise of arewsrd for even so
small an act Of benevoenee ss giving ?
cup Of cold waller 10 disciple; and lhs'
he regarded ss worth erea, DIAL.
Did he work for no,hing?Does anybody
work for hing when he does good?
nPDuring debate in lhe House oI
Representatives or ,he l6!h Of December.
$40 on a motion to refer The Presidents
Message to lbe appropriate committee
Mr., Kennedy, while replying 10 Mr.Genny,
made lhe following remarks:
Mr.. KENNEDY did not suppose i! We.
ry material TO ,ha, committee to know welh-
er he had intended to spesh on this occasion
or not. The gentleman over The way,bow
ever, had Informed them lhaI he had noi m
ended 10 make speech now, bus was iG-
duccd 10 do so that he might bring himself
under The denuHcIalon OF The President u
,he United States. And did ihe genuemah,
hen, intend to give aid and comIur! 10 ou'
enemiesl' 1t was against such persons on
" that the Presidents denuncaiion had
oeen directed When Mr. X. heard Ih
gentleman say this, he sh0ughl that, il sucl
was his object. he mus! be possessed o
aerve, both moral and physical, equal 10 al
hat he prolessed. For man to aVow 1Aa
lhe object Of his speech was to give aid AIT
comfort to the enemles Of his country, prov
I'd that he had nerve indeed
Mr.. GENTRY inquired whether th,
gentleman was meaning 10 speak of him'
Mr.. kennedy said, as he had declared
his object to be 10 BRING himself under the
denunciation Of The President, and as iht
President had denounced OnIy those wht
gave aid and comfort to our enemies, he in
ierred iha, such must be the genlleman's ob
jeet.
MIR. GENTRY said bis object had beer
10 show how much he despised and seorn.
ed him.
SIR, KENNEDY, resuming, said that
,hough the gentleman might have displayed
some ability in giving aid and ronfor, II
The enemy, he had exhibited grea, wan
OF tao, in doing ii and .hough if AIexlcc
might show great zea and courage on 'ht
field Of battle, her friends showed but lid,
skill in their movements on his floor.
Mr.. GENTRY said the gentleman, o
course, had a righ. to draw any conclusion
from his speech which he close, bnt whel
he commended that Mr.. g. had had for hi
object to aid and comfort the enemies of hl
country, he inferred what vas without toun
dation, What he had spoken iuI was, T.
} show that .hs President had violated III
ICousllu,ion, and 10 remind The Represents
lives OF .he people that usurPIug PresIdsu
was more dangerous, if not resisted, than
iIhundred Mexican armies.
| Mr.. KENNEDY asked if lhe genllema
ln,ended 10 add This 10 his speech' II h
Ibid, il was not faiI.
Mr., K, shol lid no. stop TO comment o
The gsnIlemsn's language or gesture whe
speaking about the DemocIacy's fawnln
IN the public powers he thought 1t Meth,
very classical nor very beautiful. Did II
gentleman feel hinseIf to be capable OF sue
conducl' If not, why did he lmpule 1t
ylo,herl Mr., K. showed that he held hin
self above all such motives by relraini
from charging them upon his oPpoGen