Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-25


when acquired, had to DO paid Ior either In purchase
money or In the War expenditures. Why vas IL to be
given awsyf How did this proposition affect the old
sets and all New Erglandf Though many thing, had
occurred causing differences between New England aud
the Old Southern States still the recollection OF Lexington
and Concord and Bunker Hill were unex tin uished-
Though the old Puritan notions about Slavery aud other
matters had not kept with the progress down South
vet the Revolutionary "reminiscences forgotten
Obstinate aud perverss Undressing Mr.. Everet as you
are We love you still. You were obst, aud
TO England before you came here you obstinate aud
perverse towards her after you got here aud have
been pretty much opposed to your Government ever
sin e. Loud and continued laughter Eos does this
bill affect the descendants of those fathers whose
blood secured tho Independence OF this uatnS Under
to policy they told they shsl have Of the pub
lie lands Tor railroads. for churches for their deaf dumb
blind insane for schools school houses They to
have none Of the proceeds Of its sale, they derive
no benefit OF any kind from liz but they further told
that while none o you shalt have any IT, will give ii
| to some Hessian whose C bu,chered yours T
| hire In u Q days Of the Revolution Applause. We
will not give to your people for schools schoohous-
es, but will give IL Duchman with such high
back and feet broad that it will take three generations
20 lick him into the shape Of American gentleman
loud continued Laughter aud spplsuse The old States,
the policy Of this BILL will be entirev excluded
the public lands. The people OF one hS of them will
old when they desire TO go there, You can't come in
you're tainted with negroes" Was this JUS, and II
not just Why this radical change in the system Of admin
STEERING the public lands, These proposed changes we're
perio iical-devised by another
Tor political purposes, build tor approaching Pre-
sdentia election party, German party il m,, be
with its centre at Cincinnati Louisville, aud they to
control aud the America people, aud require
public lands to be given away to their yen. Ii
the boast that this Anglo ) people tu
ike another Anglo Saxon people, who had for long time
been ruled by hall cry breed oi German kings aud
queens, there not danger that this German part,
could rule this naonY De Tocqueville said that the
United States would have great for President
pan that the underst appsrs would prevent sy great
man whom they could not rule from becoming Presdent.
The und.fstappers had prevented aud would prevent
such men rs Clay, Webster and Calhoun from becoming
Presidents They sought fool no they could
and control IL was this aspiration after the Presidency
that led TO all such measures this II the Constitu
tion had confirmed provision that who once
reached Congress should hereafter turn his ewes to
the other end of the avenue this Homestead till would
never have been hoard e. Like prudet men they
would husband their back lands and their own sons
aud daughters grew up they would divide it of among
them, be held by them and their descendants forever
but when men once think of the Presdency-when once
they see the people and look towards the White House
they cease To be sane men. [Liughter.l Their heads
round aud round as If afflicted with vertigo and in
their disordered imaginations originate all kuds cx
travagant propositions. At such a time one of them
whose boast formerly would have been that he was an
American, would be going about declaring his father was
an lrishman and his mother Dutchman. loud
laughter Though man knowing but little and caring
less about religion in any orm he may be seen going
around the country making the sign of the
terng most uninellgible argon catch the Catholic
vote. lLiughte' fnot doing this he will be seen
votes promising them land for nothing, like the old fell
low who promised Saviour all kiegdoms of the
world if he would fall down and worship him. when in
truth the old rascal had not single foot of his own 10
give away Loud applause and Laughter
Senaior-Who do you alude tof
Mr.. Thompson-Of course, don't mean am one here
(Laughter II you think my remarks applicable any
one, him, aud will except whoever you NAV nam.
(Liughter) Surprising a Ternory-Nebraska for in
stance-to be settled by population only induced to 90
there by such bill this-what confusion Of topuuss
Viii here Men, f all Tho $50
haps combining within their an amour, of derra
dstion idleness, and crime and vlany which, il centred
III shy metropolis would destroy naton-however pure
and powerful Suppose member of the Senate should
so there to sette-they would him with as,ons-
ment They would naturally e1caim "You are an
Americanr How did you get here?' Laughter what
| made You come here:' (Liughter) "Wnu did YOU muir
der in k~ntucky that you had come to this pl,c,sr-
(Laughter) what did you rob steal in New York
that forced you to leave ther?" (Appause and laugh
teri WIS this the way raise up aud people the ne,
| States Of this Union? He was 10 Native American He
not hos lie TO foreigners lie willing they should
r lore aud enjoy all the rights and privileges the Cor
stuIioh and the laws afforded them He had no o,ec
ton to any man because he OF foreign birth He re
Jced 10 see the gallant patriot aud honored
rom Illinois IN Tue Ss'iae or Iv United States. aud ap
provo OF thN law which allowed him To hold that Office
though of foreign Dir b. H. joiced also to seq in ,b
senate that ntl. man from Louisiana member of th
ioe OF BeJimin aud OF long bitterly persecu
ted Bus he was opposed 10 holding bnnus TO WORTHLESS.
criminals. from AL parts OF the "o'd and take our
linds lie would suggest to Presidential asprinrs word
OF caution great men selected p.ner,Ilv
Tor that Office. Th'rc Mr. Pk-he wa. chosen Ia
say the least, accidentally lie dead AID Of him h.
would say nothing Then General TAYLOR ,ll.nt
old soldier and good ci'ix III, aud io rable President
houSn not over much OF President. Laughter The
next was Nr. Pierce. Perhaps would not be fair 10
strike him at this time, the Senate well knew he was
busy IN determining whether O who WIS now ryht
on one platform. bat formerly right on the Buff o
PLATFORM was rntited to equsuy in tho dyis,on n,
| the spols (L,uyhter) The greatest reiyio,pplt,co
question he ever heard Of that which no. ENGAGED
the attention OF the President his party which S.-
whether the prodga who hal returne 10 hi. father
SAYING he had repented and pattJok of the fitted
call, had In rUay returned because OF his teDooarc n,
because his luther had, ia the shape of an Ollie. lat
tened CO to kill tLoui iaushter.) G.msmen hav-
| ing aspirations TO the Presidency should reurub :
;hat such selections these cou d never nay. h.s,
anticipated it had occurred so il might again The
-honIt therefore press forward too boldly; lee INN,
hi SIT Gown quietly aud cOiteneiy ia u,sc, and
VINO ecu Tell o t tnat some of them GIT b. SO uf,r
tuac 10 sor DAY IA 10 he tsE"n President
lL'us"ter sucn measures as ths would help INA 5
chance lie T, pettei his o. c;ions To the bill and "A d
that though opposed exercise Of the one ma. now.
generally, Yet II this bill passed aud PIERCE should veto
lie od hot kho" hut that he (ThompsouJ would supuot
MN Tor the succession In 1885,
u The Brigldier foreign appointments have been won
d'rinly unfortunate Most Of them have been in diff
cuty OF some kind or other ever since thew reached b
scene Of their diplomatic lahors Some Of them have
oeth forced to hSh others unable speak the Ian
suaee OF the people among whom they are sen.-rpo,
all nave made themselves ridiculous In some way or
and none OF them appear understand their bu,ir,s.
ihe whole batch bad better esgn, come home and give
place TO men OF ability aud education /, IL An abson,.
uEgrAee 10 the country 10 be represented at foreign
Courts by such an unqualified and ignorant set