The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-12
other little lees than poison Here is what the Old Doctor
D saxa Of this arrange difference

sends sassapara hsavsa apart amd i~6nsy dis
similar that ey are unlike IN every particular having
And accounts for the difference thus:
The sarssparla root, il Is well known 10 medical men.
contains many medicinal properties and properties
preparing Il Tor produce fermentation and acid. which
Is 70 The syslem Some Of The properties OF arsa
lost In the preparation, they preserved by
INC process known only e the experienced IN is anuiac-
vapof exhaation, under heat are the very
iiai ndieaf properties Of the root which give 10 all lis
value.
Now, all this Is perfectly ineligible 10 me. under.
stand il exactly. Il shows me precisely how the same
root is either 10 be poison medicine, happens
10 be IN he hands q The Old e The young doctor This
clue the mystery; but decide nothing and wait pa
tienty for the solution which the from Kentucky
Jnay give when he comes TO answer this part Of my
speech The old doctor winds up inequrng particular
attention 10 his name labelled the boe, TO vii, "Od
Doctor Jacob Townsend" and not young Doctor Samuel
Townsend This shows that there il virtue in name
when applied 10 the extacto sarsapaa root and there
may be equal virtue IN II when applied TO Compromise
bill II So may show how these self same bills OF
force virtue in the hands Of the young senator from
cous in The hands OF ihe old IEhaor from kentucky
This is the end OF the grand committees work-fve
old bills tackled together and presented as remedy for
ell under penatyhe penalty OF being gazetted as en-
enies OF compromise and played at by the organs The
old one, to be sure dreadIuy OF tuncthe strings
woul music, and stll requiring us 10 dance to il And
such dancing it woull be!nohing but turn round,
over. set to- and back out Sir, there once mu
scian--we have all read Of hm--who had power with
his lyre-but his instrument was spell yrenot only
men, but wild beasts also and stones,
which be could make dance into their places when the
walls Of lion were 10 be built But our old organist was
ol that Sort even in bis best day; and since the in
jury 10 his instrument in playing the grand national air OF
tune that its music will be much apt TO scare of
tame men than 10 charm wild beasts or stones.
No. sir! no more slavery compromises Stick to those
we have in the constitutions and they will be stuck
Look at the four yotes-those four on the propositions
which submitted No abolition Of slavery in the States
in the orts arsenals navy yards, and dock yards
none IN the District OF Columbia: interference with
the slave trade between the States These the votes
given on this floor, and which are above all Congress
compromises because hcy abide the compromises Of the
The committee, besides the ordinary purposes OF legs-
Iatonthat OF making laws for the government of the
peopepopose another object OF different kind, that OF
giving peace and happiness 10 miserable and distracted
peopletanuendo, The people OF the United States They
PROF this object the rand result ana GROWING
cy OF their muliiiaous abors The gravity with which
The chairman Of the committee has brought forward this
object in his report, aud the pathetic manner in which he
has enforced il his speech, and the exact enumeration
he has made Of the public ealanltes upon his fingers
ends, preclude the idea, have heretofore inimaed OF
any intentional joke 10 be practised upon by that dis
tInguished senator otherwise might have been tempted
to believe that The eminent SENATOR unbending from his
serious occupations had condescended to amuse himself
expense Certain il that the conception Of this
restoration OF peace and happiness is most ocose In
the first place, there is contention 10 b. no
distraction TO be composed no misery 10 be assua no
lost harmony TO be restored lost happiness u be
covered And il there was, The committee is not the
precepl do not agree Tney preach concord and practise
dscord They recommend harmony TO others, and DIS
agree among themselves. They propose the fraternal
kiss u.s. and give themselves rude rvbufs. Scarcely
the healing report and the anod,ne bills. pills, laid
tabes tBan fierce contention b,eAks out in the
ranksof the committee ITSELF They att. ck each other
l,At. l..L.
himself fares badlysluck all over with arrows. like the
llan the first leaf OF the almanac Here, in pres
ence in the very ACT OF concentrating the marriage OF
California with Utah, New Mexico Texas the fugacious
slaves OF the States, aud the marketable slaves OF this
District this very aci OF contamination as IN certain
wedding feast OF old, the feast becomes hghi-the est-
val combatand the amabe guers pummei each other.
When his committee formed, and himself safely
installed al the head OF it, conqueror and laciicator the
senator from Kentucky appeared 10 be the happest OF
MANKIND We al remember that night. de seemed In
ache with pleasure. II too great Tor confluence Ii
burst forth In the ullness OF his Joy and the OVERLOOKING
OF his heart he entered upon that series o congratulations
which seemed 10 TO be rather premature. and in dis
regard OF the sage maxim which adonshes the traveller
never hal loo ill be is out OF the woods thought 30
then was forcbly reminded Of on Saturday last,
when thatsenator, after vain efforts 10 compose his
friends, and reminding them OF what they were
"hreaened" with this dayinnuendo, this poor speech
Of minegaher up his beaver and quit the chamber. in
all, for am done with you But the senator happy
that nght-supremely So All his plans had succeed
ed-IOmmittee oil lhlrteen apponied--he himself It's
chairman--a power put into their hands--ther own
hands nniied and the hands OF the Senate tedand the
parties Just ready be bound together forever II
an ecstauc moment for the senator, something like that
OF the heroic Pnhous when he surveyed the prelara
lions for the nupta feast-saw the company all present.
the aphe on touches, the ceniaurs their launches
heard the 10 hymeH beginning 10 resound and the
beauteous Hppodama, about as beauteons suppose as
California. come gllteing like star" and take her
stand on his lett baud. IL was happy moment for Pr
hous and in the iullness OF his feelings be might have
given TO his Joy 10 congratulations TO all the company
present. all the aptbe and 10 all the centaus, to all
mankind and 10 all hofsekind, the auspcions event
But, oh The deceitluness OF human eiIciiy In ia
slant the scene changed the feast hgh-the we'd
ding festival mortal com5attbe liable itself supplying
the implements oil war
Al first a medley flight
OF bowls and jars supply the fight
Oacs i'm pionents OF ieasts, but now OF hate"
You knew how il ended The fight broke up the feast
The wedding was postponed And so may i be with
this attempted corjuncon OF California with the many
il-suted ou-es which the Committee OF Thirteen have
provided for her ..
Mr. President II is time 10 be done with this comedy OF
errors California is suffering for want of admission
New Mexico IL suffering Tor want OF protection. The
public buslnes u suffering for want oil attention. The
character oil Congress suffering Tor want OF progress
have made The mo,on intended TO terminate them, b.
moving the indefinite posponcmeni OF thss unmanaye.
able Of ncongruous bills, each impedlmen TO The
other they may be taken up by and IN their
proper order TO the decision which their respec
i've merits require.
I,OR Piney Point the other landings the Po-
onac, and Bsiumororbe public inoacd that on and
endid Bamoe
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