The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-01-12

but one of them new hands who was knocked down
with him had the manners to pick him up and car
ry him to the char-not the setting pulpit butone
what common folks set on. He then gave him
some water which reused him and he got up and
said he had the honor to thank them what had lent
hand to his raisn'; and he would be glad to re-
turn the compliment at one Of their raisins, when
called upon, on some future occasion.
Starved him right, said my old Virginny friend
Got just what he desarved for having called in two
such men as Giddings and Wilmot to aid at Dem
ocrdttc rdiser. This remark raised my dander, for
always lend helping hand 10 fallen man, so as
to give him a chance for second fight if he has
pluck left to pitch into it again. Mister, says /,
you told me that ii took majority of this house,
which you said was ia, to raise man up to that
thur chair. Well, there warnt but 2 at it, which
ll2 couldn't come it exactly, wanting two more
hands Now, because the individual to be raised
perceivng this fact and wishing to finish the work
according to agreement and horganize the House
called for by the constitution and agreeable to
your '9s resolutions-I say, just because he ax'd
two men, .he two lacken to lend hand 10 the raj
sen of Democratic Speaker, you say that the re-
spectacle Individual to be raised has got Just what
he desarved should like to know which of your
9S resolutions speak these sentiments. thought
had him upon this pint, but the old man only
smiled like, and calmly replied Young man, there
of them it being compromise of the general
principles Of our free institutions for the protection
of slavery which Institution could not be sustained
one moment upon the general laws of majorities-
that s the slave States being in the minority, can't
submit to a majority without losing their equality
which would be equivalent to dishonor, which is
forbidden by the paramount laws of chivalry, and
if submitted to would dissolve the Union.
You're iarL' banged out some fellow inside
Of I hO hpI
shot at nor didn't care; for was sartin that the
gentleman W no banged them words out SO right in
the teeth of somebody would stand by the return
shot, and that fight would come out off any how.
was SO fired up that called out, without think
en- where was, That's dead shot, given front
face, and no retreating That fellow constitutes a
majority in himself with individual resolution
equal to your '9s Virginny ones, all told. nomi-
nate that ere gentleman which stands there for
Speaker with full authority to horganize this here
house according to the old Kentucky way of settin'
things in order. Who scorns the mo-" Just
then man behind me laid hold of the collar of my
coat and said, Friend, you must march out here,
your talking disturbs the proceedings of the house,
THANK you, stranger" says |, +" ! was Just think
ing of asking some one to show me the way down
there to the fighting place, so go ahead and I'n
follow" But when he got me down stares he
wouldn't LET go in there to settle the natter
So you see, that for the want of my motion being
put to make the majority-man Speaker, the house
is not horganized to this hour and won't be until
they get up another fight and see it out at one
round Your humble servant,
SAM STORMS, of Stormville &C.
P. s. They say that there are but two MAORI
ties in all the Departments of the Government here
One is old Zack, and tother the majority man
above designated. -.-