Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-01-16

We give the following laughter stirring speech
as twhat we CALI line specimen OF political hsT-
augues and patriotic ebuliion of most oriee-seek-
ers even in this old and favored land.
Specimen Of stump Oraiory I'm Caliior MA
Eeliow Republicans and teiioU Sufferers:
am plain and modest man, born ai an
early period of my existence--w hich great
event occurred al home one night while
INV mother was out-I have struggled from
The oascuri,y TO which unlucky star had
doomed me, till have risen like bright
exhalalion in the evening TO the very sum
it OF human greatness and grandeur Cen
tlemen, profess no principles-uhior'u-
nately have none. On the unhappy oc-
casion OF my birth, a dismal and neian.
choly man, clothed in the sombre hues OF
morning, ,waped me away for another oa-
by, and subsequently lost me al o rafie-
Sad event but who can control his fs:e!
We are the creatures Of fdestiny-theTe -
a divinity that shapes our ends, rough hew
them as we will
Twas intended by nature for great
statesman. Had lived in the days OF
Hsnnibal, should have beaten that great
chieitain in crossing the Alps; and =
dead certain thing that l could have dis
tanced Cor,ez in crossing the lsihmus.-
He never performed the feais | did; he
never came up the Chagres river IN ca.
noe, with deaf and dumb ''hombre,
without red cent or a charge OF summer
apparel. But a light heart and thin
pair of breeches goes merrily through the
| world"
Sir, every man Who has come
/ here j. a Columbus. He comes 10 discov-
! er new tliegings. I am Columbus! !
was dead broke q, home as Columbus was,
! and have come out here TO strike new
vein. But avn not going 10 the mines
! Oh, no. You don't catch me mp 10 The
waist in ice water, with juvenile pick
axe and an incipient crow-bar, labor'ng
under a sun of one hundred degrees IN the
shade 10 dig out the filthy lucre. No, SIT!
am not OH that lay. hate labor-it was
an invention To vex mankind. l prefer
an office, one 'ha, is lucrative and not la
boriou>; what YOU call a >inecure. And
if cannot get one for myself, will go IN
for any man who will divide on the dead
level and no splits.
Sir, where will you find coun-
try like this? Talk not Of oriental gor-
eeonsneSs of eastern countries. Tell us
rot Of the fairy scenes which poets, who
revel in the great warm bath Of heavenly
imagina,ions, paint, with golden pens, on
leaves of satin. The descriptions of
this beautiful country should be written
with the golden wan of an angel, dipped
in the rays Of The sunbeam upon The blush
ing surface of q rose leaf Excuse me
gentlemen, except only the rainy season
and The time when The dust flies.
We love orr native land-we honor her
flag, and would not rob the custom house
if we had a fair show. But Congress
must not pm, on airs, or we will take charge
of the Custom House and Post Office, and
make great muss generally. These are
my sentiments, gentlemen. If they don't
admit us into the Union,we will burst open
the Custom House and admit all liquors
free Of duty. And now, with parting
blessing upon the girls we left behind Us,
and the boys who are coming after Us, We
will adjourn and take private drink.