The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-01-22
Mr.. HAZE OH ORGAN MUSIC.

The peculiar almost mrvalled, combination
of wit humor, good nature, and shrewd sense,
which characterize Mr.. Hale has rarely been
exhibited more effectively than in his short
speech on Printing, delivered on the 18th IN
the Senate The resolution undor consdera-
ton proposed TO authorize the Committee ON
Printing is contract with the publishers of the
Washington Union, for printing the Census
returns, on such terms as they might deem rea-
sonable There had been great deal Of
vague talk and justification on the subject,
but Mr.. Hale cut directly TO its core. He
said
| want to say a word upon this subject al.
though enter upon it with great reluctance,
and-the Senate will excuse me-with great
d fidrnce because. sir. we have been eutov-
to;~5' IS '~'o. with such loftV spbiects-'hss
-, = - Jtaios, -, s,,;-i' aC n ~
progress oI manifest destiny, national mreryen-
ton the Magyar race &c.-that il is a great
effort to clip the wings of Il mans magma
ton and come down to "A printing office. and
deal in such commonplace matters as the mere
printing of this Census will be- But, sir. it il
II part of what we are bound to do, and we
must do it. | apprehend a great mistake has
arisen from the fact that we are endeavOring
TO be little more pure and a little more pa
trotic than our poor human nature will allow
us to be- Here is an opportunity offered TO
us-us Democrats mean, now, sir laughter
10 do great benefit 10 the country, and little
private benefit to the party at the same time
and thus, sir, great good and a small good
will be effected
We would bettor look at the thing as it is
Z Il. 4. n. Il. Al.
existing realities about us, and strain after a
great national object that does not exist We
would better look close at hand And we find
that close at hand we have first country and
the country has a Whigparty and Democratic
party, and we cannot get along without them
Next to thai, neither the Wing party nor tho
Democratic party can get along without an
organ Who ever heard Of party without
an organ, sir Take Il countryman who never
saw an organ, and let him see the man touch
ing the keys and he hears the music, and he
thinks that is all He does not know that
there must he somebody behind to blow the
bellows. But what kind of an organ would it
be, If there was not somebody behind to put
in the wind T! Laughter. This bill liz the boy
that blows the bellows; this is the wind that
fills the pipes; the KEYS are to be played else
where. All that the public ordinarily sees is
the man that touches the KEYS; the bellows
boy is behind. The bellows-boy in this case
has to sit behind, and" raso the wind, as a
friend near mo suggests.
Now, It seems To mo- it is little nngenerous
IN the gs-sandng on high moral plat
form, can look down upon and talk to both
part o. cqualy-l say it seems to me a little
ungeaeroIS in the Wings, who, accord ny to
the authority which the honorable Senator
4 I l,l ILL,
blowers fora long tine, while their keys have
been touched-for Wing organs will not go
without wind any moro than Democratic or
gans-I Say it is a little hard, when they have
had Their bellows blown 80 long, that they
are net willing to lot these new performers have
the benefit OF a little wind also DOnelson &
Armstrong cannot touch the keys without tins
blowing and | am willing TO give II liberal
quantity OF wind: | am willing to give any
thing not very extravagant and hope if we
do this as we certainly shall-tOr we all know
where the majority ls--we are ma ority here,
sir mean we, the DcmOcrats-and we are
going 10 have IA broad platform, broad enough
for all Conservatives and Republicans to stand
upon, both North and South-being in u de-
cded majority, we shall carry this measure in
one way or the other. Laughter There is
no doubt about that Human nature is az
human now ~ it over has been and as it prob
ably will be for some time to come-at least
TIL after the next Presidential election.
hope, then, sir, looking, to the future, that
after we have been so liberal, our lberalty
will continue for there is another party, a
small party mean tho Free Soil party-and
they, too, need wind. They only print week
ly paper now; but by and by-ths is a pro-
greSsive age, sir-they may want daily organ
and if they do, their organ cannot 20 any moro
than yours can without wind. Probably there
will be a bill introduced and hope those
whose organs have been ~ long making sucl
sweet music, the public all the while blowing
the bellows, will show some magnanimity t.
them when they como forward with then
modest request to raise II little wind Now
this take it, is the real sober, matter of fac
view OF the case-that is to say this il wha
we should talk over between ourselves | hop,
the reporters will not print what say, because
this il not for the public ear il is for us W.
understand the matter. Our organs want wind
we have the means to give it to them, and We
will give it TO them. ! know that this will b,
favor TO these gentlemen ! know that if
were in power-but ! am forgot | was on,
of the Democratic party; laughter but if
were differently situated would 90 for giving
it to my friends in preference to those who ar,
opposed to us Now as this is the natural anC
cOmmon-sense view of the SUBJECTIVE view
we all take of it, the view that everybody ha
taken since the fall of ADAM do not NEAR
of Adams-as it is the proper view, why no
come up to it at once! presume that Donel
son Armstrong are highly respectable gen
tlemen have no doubt of il, though | hav,
no personal acquaintance with them. hope
however, that thcro will be provision inserted
in this resolution, or that the committee vii
arrange it so that what we do for the Union
now Will not prejudice Mr. Richie in his claim
for compensation, so that we cannot do justice
TO him.
Lot others hail the rising sun
bow TO him whose race is run
am perfectly satisfied that the minority in
this body VIII 60 Tor giving this patronage to
their friends 1t would be strange if thew did
not | think that my friend from Conneoti.
out Mr. Smith, if he was in power, would do
the same thing If he would not then he would
not live up TO the reputation he has required
for his reputation has been that he will stand
by his friends. Now no man need blush for
such a reputation as that ! will stand by nv
friends ! have not many here, know, but
what'few have will stand by. know thai
that Senator will stand by his friends hon,
we will all stand by our friends.
Now, let us have done with this matter
have no doubt it will help the Union" and
am perfectly willing The great Union hs
been saved and the littlo Union" ought to b,
assi'tod. Ii is in unison. and hope we vii
take this practical view Of the matter. | hop'
| do not oIond anybody's sensibilit,es. hops
there IL nobody loaded with tlorid speeches. full
Of eloquence whose sensibilites will be shock