Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-03
A Missouri Political Speech
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"Tfiends and feter citizens ii this con
HiGtiptts community what I'm spehk in
~. ! allada to. say eyisis has a,,ir The
wheels ri o,,t eovatnment has stopped
the tnuthinefys deran9ed--the tplder 8
| unslippad----tl,e liIet's bnsted--h--= is
| hnoal. and The rivers risln Our glorious
ship Of state That, ike II bobtai'Fd Ehnd9f,
s been Hnntluu flniestienlly down The
peaceful current Of time, has hhd it= hst=
mony disturbed, and its noW drifting with
fearful tapidity towards the shoals aud
quick sands of dist,iion, thtaatnin' to dasli
everything into nindrins. md pick itself MP
At ths end Of q gone eoslin, Ilnarhen no
| longer, ye worthy citizens of Hog Hole
| Terripin Neck, aud The adjacent regions,
| to that syteu vol"e ,het Wlispets in yonr
| too ffaiuluptis nnrs The daltisiva sound l.
peste for pence has done sloped heweh
| to other lands, or div to the depths of tie
mighty deep. or. in The more emphatic
language of Tecumsel,, when addrsssin'
The assembled posts N, the plains Of
Maraihony, on the eve Of battle, he ex-
| claimed
'Gons Hieksring through tbe fogs If haher elitnss,
10 aid The nlisef wstchin' ri his dimes
Or! Of Alexander the Great. at The battle
pf Hunket's Hill, who. IN the ngrny If
1Aspair, ftanfihtly shfiekrd--'Eons Rlrn-
fnsfin' Through The dreams of other days. n
seliool-bey' 5 tale, the wonder pf an hour"
"Feler cltizeI,s--ln our halls Ut legls
lhtlcn. confusion tttns riot. and anarchy
rhins supreme. Arouse. then shake
the dew drops from your hpntin' shirts, and
fnl into ranks. Sound the toesln' bent
Tie drum and blntv tha 'opt-hrrn. I'LL The
startled echoes tsyerberhtiua from btli-top,
to hilltop. and ff,'n eopper-hil to gopher.
hill. shall cause The hdapantne bills Of New
England. the ftrneinan,s deposltss Of
Missouri. nud The anf Dfbus particles If
California, to prick mp their ears. md. in
whispered accents, inquire Of Their he'gll-
brts What tau the matter be-
"Felsf titizeus-=I repeat it. 10 your
posts and. from The topsm6st prnk Of the
'Allrghanies, hid hefihnte 10 tha universal
Yankee uation, by shouting ths terrific,
wstebword. Who's nfeard = in such
thunder tones, that. quakin' with terror,
they shall forget tint uigyors IL, Don
your rusty gyperfas--lprnish mp your
rusty Gre-lotk s=-gitI on your rusty mtad4
swords--bld fafewell to your crisiy help.
mates--rnount your lnsty chargers. and
save The nation or burst q bilef
"Fsllst citizens - the great bird n
American libsrY's Hswsd aloft, and stt,r.
IN upon ths wings Of the wind, is now
lowering high over the. Handicapped sum.
mits of she Rocky mountains, and when
he shall have penetrated into the unknown
regions Of unlimited spaee, and then sI'all
have huv down and lit on daddy's wood
pile, | shnll be led to exclaim, IN the grand,
the terrific, the sublime language of Paul
The Apostle, in his feIebrhted epistle TO the
Aboriaines--'1.ot little pig, or die -
Feilef cltizens~~the tune is critical
blood is gwlne 10 be poured ont like soap,
suds cuLer washln tub, and every man
what's got sonl as big Us the white Of q
pieeer's eye. i'll be feady to fight b.sed
die for his country Thems the times
You want men IN the councils of the pation
what you can depend on That's me
Elect me 10 Congress epr Governor Of the
state, md RI stick to Non through thick
md tlin, like ii lean htlck 10 Il nigget's
shin, I'm not gw,ne 10 make M election
erruQ speech. I'd s,E,ru the act. You
know me, I've been fog ghed mp among you.
Already on the wingt3f topoitica mag.
nation, see You marching up 10 the polls
in solid plialanx. and with shout that
makes the wekip ring, UhnornzD fur
Inner come down on my opponent,
ike II thousand Of brick on 10 rotten
punkin'
"Feller cisizens--T'll tell you what I'm
going To do if I'm elected 10 Congress, md
What I'm gein' to hnDc done If elected
Governor Of the state. II elected TO Con-
gfcss I'm gwine TO vote for law aIloWln
them northern fellers, men and wImmin,
what doves niggers 70 well, to marry AZ
many Of en- as they want, and are able to
pay for. I'm opposed, mentally and
morally, constitutlonally and consclen-
tiously, to extending slavery in any shape,
manner, or form, under any circumstances
whatever, further north than the pint Of
the hub what the axIe-tree Of the north
pole turns on, or further south than the gOth
degree Of south latitude. I'm gWine To
vote for annexin TO the United States
Cuba and Canada---s,Ii tho territory north
Of 40, and all south 1850, TO the southern
extremity Of South America, together with
Great Britain and her possessions, and
Europe, Asia and Africa. I'm in favor Of
railroad and ship canal from
the village Of st. Louis, situated, az the
most Of You are aware, In this state, in
the vicinity Of Alton, in Illinois, TO San
Francisco, by cuttins, a tunnel plum through
the bowels Of the earth. .9stfaIght, az die.
Pm gwine to vote for a Slll givin' OReilIy
the privilege Of buildin' telegraph line
to the moon, and grantin' him the exclusive
monopoly Of the same for ten years, with
the exception OF 100 shares, which old
lack and the man in the moon shall be
allowed to take. As were gettin' crowded
for room, shall go for letting down the
falls Of Niagara button hole or two, for
the purpose Of draining the lakes and
maxim EN- fit to live in, so that our cramp-
ed population, which now almost amounts
to 81 on an average in each township, can
have elbow room. I'm in favor of passin'
bill votin' the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers nuisances, dangerous to life and
property, from the immense number OF
accidents that's constantly harren:n' On