The North-Carolina standard., 1847-02-24

- I'll The elements Of great Speech--wiih-
eomO9i 9i.rectiye deep paIhos, irresistible humor,
eIns ntriofisn1, scorching sarcasm, profound ar
9'tyP hold denunciation, classical illustration,
sO1e"cb eloquence of language, as none can COM
ana bnt those who are stirred by the divinity
manu-, ,bemn Had we seen nothing else, had we
"HnI "HI rorhng else, this Speech OF Tom Cortpln,
he", ,..oon boy, would amply compensate us for all
INC vnense and exposure of our trip"
WT In tbe course of this mighty Speech Mr.. Cor.
.I,.me !" out like coward and traitor, in favor
W" ",rnbdrawing our armies Immediately from
~ M.v;co. and made his whip crack in favor ot
IaSolnionsm and the doctrines of dIsunion and
S;s ,rguments on these points have been charac
.n,rized by James Watson Webb, the father of the
iTbiC party, as dangerous and " ANTI-AMERI
o,sd-but then Tom Corwin," according 10
he Puff Master, distinguished himself by his
@torrY PATRIOTISM I" and carried his name
abiOh on the page" of history. But what if Mr..
rnrTin did in that Speech advocate the cause ol
Se Abolitionists, and preach disunion, and con-
.nUd that our armies ought TO be Withdrawn i'm
",o5o,ely from Mexico2 Was the Puff Master
uonnd 10 Tell all that2 Was he bound to say,
@Tom Corwin, yO~ are q traitor and an enemy
IN The Republic, and The people Of my State shall
I,ou IT.? Surely not 1t is his business to puff
The oo0d parts and conceal the bad and besides,
the %dieniied" b" Senate has Sergeant-atarms
and that body assumes to punish independent Edi-
ors. and so & W. r. G." if he had told the whole
ruth might have felt /" Tom Corwin's" whip, or
been "riveted outside the Senate Chamber, with
his finger in his mouth, or been "positively crowd
ed to suffocation by people so appalled, at the
majesty and power of the Senate as to be " afraid
10 breathe"
But bark Ears up, and nostrils dilated
The Puff Master enters the Hall of the House oi
REPRESENTATIVES. He is " emphatically there
Io,b him sDnoIy for
"By the way, speaking of our Delegation an
incident occurred today in the House, illustrating
The great popularity of the Hon. D. Nj. Barrin
GER from the Cabarrus District. According tc
The rules of the House. if any one objects, no one
can introduce Resolution, unless the rules be
suspended for that purpose. Mr.. BGrringer wish
ed 10 submit a Resolution, and asked the consent
ofhe House for the purpose. III acas granted al
once. ani l mention the circumstance on account
Of its unusual occurrence"
Was The like ever heard of befere2 Docs
Greece, or Rome, or the Orkney Islands, or any
other portion of creation, whether civilized saw.
ace. furnish so remarkable an " incident ~
Why Mr.. Barringer is equal TO Capt Scott. That
renowned hunter you know, once treed Coon
Captain" asked the Coon, /" is that yow"
ayes" replied the Captain. Well then," said
the Coon might as well come down" When
gentleman of MIR. Barringer's "great popularity
offers Resolution, and the House sees for itsel
that it is Mr.. Barringer, nothing more is necessa
rv-the House "comes down" from Its usua
position at cnce, and, of course suspends the rules
Was ever member in such manner honored-was
ever member in such manner pnffed2
But we leave this letter with the public, salts
fed that its rare beauties will be. examined and
appreciated. 1t can be found in the Raleigh Reg
ser of the 10th instant, Immediately after the
Editorial head Read it. and be happy