Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-08-10
Fire Of the Flint.

There was spark st'uch ou' '.o
other day, by mental collision in
the Massachusetts Constitutional
Convention, that has something Of
brilliancy.
A member, Mr.. Dana, had made
some remarks in debate, upon the
unpatriotic influences and tenden.
cies of shopkeeping, and applied
these to Boston. A member in re-
DIV, without denying the fact, at
tempted to excite the fears Of Mr..
Dana, by reminding him that he drew
his living from Boston patronage
To this Mr.. Dana responded in these
blistering words:
"My friend reminded, and it is not
the first time in the course of my life
that | have been reminded Of it, that
"the bread that he and both eat
comes but from the business COM
munity of Boston and that we should
not strike at the hand that feeds US. T"
The hand that feeds us! Sir, no hand
feeds me that has any right to con-
troll my opinions!
After this scathing rebuke Of his
opponents lack of moral courage;
Mr.. d. proceeded to reassert what
he had said of Boston, as follows:
"But there are some things that l
did say about Boston, and to them |
mean to adhere. Whether initma-
tons come to me in the honeyed
phrases of my friend, or threats in
the stronger and coarser voice of the
public press, the convictions of my
understanding and heart lshall utter
here, in the discharge of my duty
| do not believe, sir, that personal in
dependence and devotion to civil
liberty, is as strong in large trad
ing communities as it is among our
rural population. do not believe
that it is SO strong in the Boston of
1850, 1851, 1852 and 1853, as it was
in Boston in l775. | can look back
with AS much pride as any man on
the history of Boston, and especially
to that period | have named; but, sir,
until my whole nature shall undergo
change, | cannot look upon the
course of Boston during the past few
years with that satisfaction which
becomes a man educated in the be-
lief that the rights and Liberties OF
the poorest, and the dignity of the
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts
must be maintained at every political
hazard"
There is lesson which even cring-
ing subserviency will con and admire,
even though it may lack manhood to
initiate it, or even give it open ap-
proval.-Buffalo Express.
A DscovERY.-A certain deacon in
one of our Massachusetts towns, who
who was very Jealous advocate for
the cause of temperance, some years
since, one hot summers day employ
ed a carpenter to make some altera-
tons in his parlor. In repairing a
corner ofthe mop-board near the fire.
place, it was found necessary to re-
move the fire. ard;when 10, a "mare's
nest was brought to light, which as
tonished the workman most marvel
lously. A brace Of decanters, sun
dry Junk bottles-all containing
something to take''-a pitcher and
tumblers, were costly reposing there
in snug quarters. The joiner, with
wonder stricken countenance, ran to
the proprietor with the intelligence.
,sWell | DECLARE" exclaimed the dea-
con, "that is curious, surely. Unjust
be that old Capt. B. left those things
there when he occupied the premises,
Mirtyyears since" "PcrAaps he did,"
returned the discoverer, "but, deacon,
that ice in the pitcher must have been
well CONCEALED to have remained SOL
id so long timen CYMoN.
MArRMoNy AND FRIENpsup. -"The
natur of matrimony," says Sam
Slick, "is one thing. and the natur of
friendship is another. A tall man
likes short wife; a great talker likes
silent woman, for both can't talk at
once. A gay man likes a domestic
gal, for he can leave her to home to
nuss children and make pap while he
is enjoying of himself to parties. A
man that hante any music in him
likes it in his spouse, and so on. II
chimes beautiful, for they amt in each
others way. Now friendship is the
other way; you must like the same
things to like each other and be
friends. A similarity oftastes, stud
les, pursuits and recreations-what
they call congenial souls;-a topper
for topper, a smoker for smoker, a
horse racer for horse rae er, a prize
| fighter for a prize-fghter, and so on
Matrimony likes contracts; friendship
seeks its own countesparts."
UThc Chautauque Democra,
tells pretty good story concerning
the Post office ia Westfeld. A let.
ter was put into the box. the appear
ance of which denoted thatthe write,
was unaccustomed to the use Of
stamps, and had failed to make one
stick at all. He had tried and vainly
tried, but the inveterate portrait Of
Benjamin Franklin would curl up
At last, in despair, he pinned it to the
envelope, and wrote just under it,
"PAp, ythe Id thing sticks"