The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-06-13
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SPEECH OF LOT DO0LIrTLE. on THE
BILL FOR THE PROTECTION OF
IlEN DHOSTS
HEN ROOSTS.

Mistur Spcaker-l'vc s"t here in my scat
and hecrcd the opponents Of this great nashnna
me asure expcc,oraie agin il, ill I'm purity nigh
I. M,rsted with indignant commo'ions "t my lac
Grated sensbililies Mr. Speaker are il posi-.
b,ex,hat men can be so infatuated as to vote
urin this bill? hii<inr Speaker, allow me To
picture 10 your excited and drnrried itnag'na'
ito, snme of the heart rending evils whch
arise from The want Of pnrtrction to hen ro"sts,
in my vicinity, among my constituents. Mis-
iur Speaker, we will suppose il to he the
awful and melancholy hour os midnlGhi-aIl
natur IS hnshed in soft repnse--,he solemn wind
softly means through the trees, and nought Is
heard 10 break the snlemncholr stiffness, save
an oeeasionsl srun, from the hog pen! VII
now carry rnu in inauguration TO that devoted
hen house. Behold IFS peaceful and happy in
mates gently declining in ha!ny SUMMERS on
their elevated and ma .stic roosts! Look at
the AGED and venerable and highly respectable
rooster, as he keeps his silent vigils with pa.
t;enee and unmi,igated wachfuness over those
innocent, helpless and vir'uonS hens and pul.
let's! Just let your eyes 6 ance around and
behold that dignfrd and matr"nal hen, whn
watches with tender so!icitude and pa'er"a!
coneana,ion Of those little juvenile chickens,
who crowd around their respectful prnirni'or,
and nestle under her circunlambient wings.
Now / ask, Mistur Speaker, ain there to b'
found wretch so lost and abandoned as will
enter that peaceful abode anil tear those inter
cs,ing little biddies from their agonzrd and
hear. broken parents? Mistur Speaker | an
swer iu thunder tones there am! Are there
ANYTHING so mean and snraking as such Il rob
berry? No, there are not You may scare!
the wide universe, from the natives who rrpnsc
in solitary grandeur aud superla've majesty
under the sad,, Of the tall ceders that grow
upon The tops of the Iimmalch mountains in
the valley or Joso; .ha, down to the degraded
and barbarous savagns who reposc in ohscuriy
in their miserable wigwams on the rock c
Gibralter in the Gulf OF Mexico, and then yo'
will be so puzzled to find anything so mean, a'
YOU would to see the arth revolve around the
sun once in twenty four hours without the all
Of telescope.
Mistur Speaker, feel that ! have sale
enough on this subject TO convince the mos
obstinate member of The unaPproachab'c ne
cessity OF Law which shall forever and ever
lastingly put stop TO these fowl proceedings
and | propose that every convicted ofiende
shall suffer the penalty Of the law as follows
For the first offence he shall be obliged tt
srrk twelve rotten eggs with no sal, on EN-.
+. r the second offence, he shall bc oh'ige'
to set on twenty rotten eggs until he matches
'ein.
aiStur Speaker. all want is for every mem
Der 10 act on this subject according to his con
scicmiousness. Let him do this, and he vii
lie remembered by grateful posierity. Mis-
tur Speaker, I've done. Where's my hat?
The eloquent gentleman, according to tn
Boston Posts report, here donned his seal.cap
and sat down arparently much exhausted.