The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-01

gfants 50 lalscs sal 20 numerous thsk
he &c one could no lupger remain pak,i
sive. ahd refrain from daing What Ne
euuld g. FFsguc truth from Tie deadly
.embrace ~ this miserable snphislrF.
Fertile President # he United Stages
he entertained PersohAlly a sery hieh
regard. Tor he was sery pleasing.
kind. and agreeable ln.an--whst they
would call in New York, in common
Parlance. among the rounders." =
: glnbber.s The President was what
the ladies would term very polite,
sfiable. and PLEASANT gentleman. Ear
pore 50. he Was afraid. than y ouid ever
his tMr. M lot. lie had always
treated him lMr. ". milh marked
kindness and with something of ennfi>
dencr but. since be had ascertained
that this Was the Presidents DISPOSE
thus towards every body. he felt him
sell compelled 10 take off an extremely
heavy discaunt frsm his apparent con-
fidence. Laughter.
Mr.. w. then briefly reviewed the
history Of political Affairs in New York.
and referred TO The platform Of the
Convention which nominated Gen.
Pierce 20 the Presidency. lie said
that when Gen. Pierce accepted that
nomination he stated distinctly and
emphatieslly that he did so with the
accompanying resolutions /; not because
they were the condition OF the nominal
tion, but because they were in strict
keeping with every act Of his past life.
lie wished TO know If this declaration
had been carried mt in his appoints
ments to office : lie denied that this
opposition came from disappointed of
fee seekers, aud declared that if gen.
tlemen supposed there was any dispo-
sition ON the part Of the Democracy of
the State Of New York TO make war
upon the Administration. they we're
wrong in entertaining such an impress.
sion.
| lie then condemned the Ailminisira-
tion for interfering in the local elec.
tons Of The State of New York, and
gave a definition of lizards" and
"Softs." What, he inquired. are the
"liardsi" J.hc best illustration Of
any thing hard was diamond, aud il
was lar illustration R the purity aud
the hardness Of that section Of the New
York Democracy. They all knew
what soft" meant. A man "soit' in
morals was open to any rascality. A
man "snil" IN politics was pretty much
the same. Laughter. They all
knew that when man was said TO be
"sofl" in the head. or had "soft" spot
in his head. il meant intellectually. 4
{" Soft" was SIMPLY an individual whose
morals in politics were OF broad cha
racter; who was ready to COMMIT hip-
self to ANY form that promised 10 bring
profit.
Mr.. Saru, Of AlabaWa, said that as
this discussion had been started, he
would ask the gentleman from New
York lMr. WalsI) 10 give an expIana-
tion--that il might go out TO the c6uu-
try with the gentleman's speech or bis
own, aud that the committee aud the
people throughout the Union might w.
derstand the mattcr--oi the difference
between the New York lizards" apd
the New Yok "Sufts.p
Mr.. WALSH. II is the difference be.
tween an honest man aud rogue.
Applause and laughter suceeeeed
tins answer, and il was some minutes
before The Chair could restore order.
The confusion having subsidc,L=-1
Mr.. SMITH said that he must confess
that the reply of the gentleman was a
little equivocal. He did not know
which the gentleman intended as the
rogue. the lizards" or the "Solts."
MIR MASH. That must b. ascribcd
to the gentleman's understanding.
Mr.. SMITH. Well, it is not a matter
Of very much importance. | think It
is time that the Democracy Of the conn
try understand something about this
subject, and as |, being a Democrat, as
] claim to be, really desire to be in
formed upon this distinction as between
the lizards" and "solis," | expected
to hear from the gentleman sincere
answer but fhe response tomy inqui-
~ being Characteristic. Of course be is
sxcusable for not explaining further. il
Dir, WALSH. ask the gentleman to
explain what he wcans by character
stic.o
Mr.. SairH. | mean broad. blunt.
,nd not always satisfactory. Laugh
ter. Nothips disrespecttul, assure
hc gentleman.
Mr.. CurrINq desired to inform the
gentleman as 70 the difference between
he "iIards" and "Sufts."
Mr.. SMITH said that be expected 10 {
'yplaip that himself bciore he should l
axe his seat.
Mr.. WALSH (nterrupt;ng) explained a
hat the " Soft" was man who never
id any thing openly against the De- I
lecratic party, bur was for his own a
ersonal advancement and aggrandize- y
tent, always following that course
hich would secure him the spills. n