The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-15
DAILY CRESCENT.
Speech Of Lot Doolittle.


ON THE BILL FOR THE PROTECTION OF HEN hoos . 20,
Mstur Speaker-I've sot here In my sea- anu
heered the opponents of this great nasnuilaL m.a
sure expectorate agin it, till I'm puIly sn go;
with indignant connections OF my '1Io tba. rasr
bilities. Mstur Speaker are IL posslDe .'' III
can he so infatuated as to vote agn tnis OIL
M;stnr Sneaker. allow to picture to your exci'ed
md dennded imagination some OF the heartreno-
inc sv;Is which arise from the want of purlectIon
20 hen roosts, in my vicinity, among my co,isltu
ents Mistur Speaker, we will suppose IL 70 De .lle
awful and melancholy hour of midnight-all natur
am hushed in repose-the solemn wind softly means
through the waving branches of the trees, and
nonght ia heered to break the solemncholy stiffness,
save an occasional grunt from the hog pen ! Will
now carry you in Imagination to that devoted hen
gently decliningin balmy slumbers on their eieva,
ted and majestic roosts Look at the aged ana
venerable and highly respectable rooster, as ne
keeps his silent vigs with patience and uiifn'i-
gated watchfulness over those innocent, helpless
and virtuous hens and pulets. Just let your eyes
glance around and behold that dignifed and ma,
fronal hen, who watches with tender sollcitude ana
paternal congaulation Of those little juvenile chlck
ems who crowd around their respectful proJentor'
and nestle under her circumambent wings: NO"
] ask, Mistur Speaker, am there to De ioulid d
wretch so lost and abandoned as WIN en'er tiia'
peaceful and happy abode, and tear those interest
ing little biddies from their agonZed and heart
broken parents, Mistur Speaker, | answer in
thunder tones, there am! Are there anything So
mean and sneaking as such a robbery! No, there
are not! You may search the wide universe, from
the natives who repose in solitary grandeur and
superatve majesty under the shade of the tall
cedars that grow upon the tops of the Hinmaieh
mountains in the valley of Josophat, down to the
degraded and barbarous savages who repose III
obscurity in their miserable wigwams on the rocB
of Gibralter in The Gulf of Mexico, and then you
will be SO much puzzled to find anything so mean
as you would to see the arth revolve around The
sun once in the twenty-four hours without the and
of telescope.
Mistur Speaker, feel that have said enough
on this subject to convince the most obstinate mem
Der of the unapproachable necessity of law which
shall forever and. everlastngly put stop to thest
.toscl proceedings, and | propose that every con
victed offender shall suffer the penalty of the law
as follows:
For the first offence, he shall be obliged to sucl
twelve rotten eggs, with no salt on 'em.
For the second offence, he shall be obliged to Sc
on twenty rotten eggs until he matches 'em.
Mistur Speaker, all want is for every membe
to act on this subject according to his conscien
tiousness. Let him do this, and he will be remem
bered everlastingly by grateful posterity. Mistn
Speaker, Pve done. Where's my hat
The eloquent gentleman, according to the Boston
Posts report, here donned his seal-cap, and sa
down, apparently much exhausted.