Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-12-04

is 50 important, tha. he must give it in the
first person."
ado you think SO 2" said Morgan.
"Troth and | do" answered Jack.
every WE'LL" said the other.
Morgan then resumed-"And I have no
doubt" continued Mr.. Wilberforce, that
had it been my lot to be born and reared
in-"
"Did the member say reared % inter-
rupted Jack exultngly, evidently associa-
ting the word with the growth of potatoes
in his ''own blessed country"
ale said reared" observed the other,
who then resumed, "-had it been my
lot TO be born and reared in ireland, where
my food would have principally consisted
Of the potato-that most nutritious and sa-
lubrious root-instead OF being the poor,
infrm, shrivelled and slunted* creature
you, sir, and honorable gentleman, now be-
hold me, would have been a tall, stout,
athletic man, and able to carry an enor-
nous weight"
Here Jack Finnarty observed, looking
his friend Morgan eagerly in the face
"Fath, Morgan, and that's what l call
| true eloqnence Go on"
81 hold the root to be invaluable and
the man who first cultivated it in Ireland,
regard as benelactor of the first magni
tude to his species. And my decided
! opinion is, that never, until we grow pota-
toes in England in sufficient quantities 10
feed all our laborers, will those laborers be
as abe-bodied a class as the Irish" Hear
hear from both sides of the House.)
"Well, by St. Patrick, but that bates
every thing" observed Jack, on finishing
his notes, CHATS rale philosophy and the
other members cried, "Hear, hear. :" did
they 2"
"The members cried, "Hear hear :"
answered Morgan.
In a quarter OF an hour afterwards, the
House arose. Morgan went away direct
to the office Of the paper for which he was
employed while Jack, in perfect ecsta-
sizes at the eulogium which had been pro-
nounced on the virtue of the potatoes OF
sold ireland, ran in breathless haste 10 a
public house, where The reporters, who
should have been on duty for the morning
papers, were assembled. + He read over
his notes TO them, which they copied ver-
batim, and not being at the time in bes!
possible condition for judging OF the pro-
bability Of Mr.. Wiberiorce delivering such
a speech, they repaired to their respective
Offices, and actually gave copy of it into
the hands OF the printer. Next morning it
appeared in all the papers, except the one
with which Morgan O'S1lIivan was con-
nected. The sensation Of surprise it crea-
ted in town exceeded everything. Had il
only appeared in one or two of the papers,
persons of no ordinary intelligence must at
once have concluded that there was some
mistake about the matter but its appear
ing in all of the journals except one, and
that one so very obscure, that scarcely any
body knew whether the speech was in il
or not, forced, as it We're, people 10 thC
/, conclusion that it must have been actually
spoken. The inference was plain. Eve
, rybody, while regretting that the necessity
should exist, saw that no other course wa
left but 10 put Mr.. Wilberforce at once
into straightforward and provide him will
| keeper. In the evening, the house me
as usual and Mr.. Wilberiorce, on The
Speaker taking the chair, rose, and beggeC
the Indulgence of the House for one mo-
IneHt, 10 a matter which concerned it, a
} well as himself, personally. "Eve!y hon
orable member" he observed "has doubt
less read the speech which | am represent
ed as having made on the previous night
With the permission of The House | vii
read it. Here the honorable member reat
the speech, amidst deaiening roars Of laugh
teri
: ! can assure the honorable members tina
no one could read this speech with NOR
5 surprise than ] myself did this morning
when found the paper on my breaklas
= table. For myself personally, l care bu
little about it though if were capable c
!, uttering such nonsense as is here put int
my mouth, it is high time that, instead c
a being a member of this House | were a
e inmate OF some lunatic asylum. 1t is fC
the dignity Of this house that | feel cor
cerned for, if honorable members wer
I capable Of giving expression 10 it, it wer
much more appropriate 10 call this the;
}, tire for the performance of iarces, than
place for The legislative deliberation of th
: representatives of the nation"
1t was proposed by some members 10 ca
II the printers of the different papers in whic
the speech appeared 10 the bar of tt
y House, for breach OF priyilege-but II
matter was eventually allowed to drop.
k, To show the mistakes which such jok
i'd are apt to cause, the Missouri Republic,
lately published this identical speech
at coming from Mr.. Wilberforce, upon a bi
Us for the ameloraton OF the laboring class
:" OF Great Britain and Ireland. Mr.. WILDE
force is made to say =
y physically, he himself presented but
~ very unprepossessing specimen of human
!, ty; but, had it not been Tor the Irish pol
- to, 1t would have been immensely woI
with him. Had it not been for that invi
"a liable esculent, upon which he was main
%, raised in body and mind, he never wou
70. have been in anything comparable wi
4. what he was, inconsderable as he mic
A' be IN both; and, to the great use of ii
IA vegetable he attributed the superior brig
III ness, shrewdness, wit and sagacity of /
,ha I Irish over the English, who lived mos
,nb ,cb on roast beef and pudding"
icn MI Wiberiorce's personal appearance was preei
ish "aat u y here described to have been.
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