Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-05-12

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Presidency that led to all such measures as 'iis'
If the Constitution had contained provision
TINT no man who once reached Congress 7houiC
ever hereafter turn his eyes ia the other enu oi
the avenue this Home stoad bill would never nave
been heard Of Like prudent men they "ouih
husband their back lands, aud az their own sons
and daughters grew up they would divide II OIL
among them, to be bell by them and their Ges-
eendants forever; but when men once think oi
the Presidency when once they see the poo
PIE and look towards the White House, they
cease to be sane mon. Laughter Iheir
heads 20 round and round rs if afflicted win
vertigo, and in their disortcTed imagiuatlons o.
rginate all kinds of eAtrayn ant pioposiuons.-
At such time, one Of them, whose boast for
meIly would have been that he was m American
would be going about declaring his father was an
lrishnan and bis mother was Dutchman,-
I Loud laughter Though man knowing but
iiltlea and caring less about religion in any form
lac may be seen going around the country making
the sign of the cross and muttcring most unln-
tel.igible inrgon to catch the Catholic vote
Laughter Ifnot doing this, he will be seen
talking to the foreign population, cajoling them
for their votes, promising them land for moth
ing, like the old fellow who promised our Su-
yiour all the Kingdoms of the world if he would
fall down aud worship him, when in truth the old
rascal had not single foot of his own TO give A.
way. Loud applause and laughter
\ Senator-Whcm DO you aude TO
Mr.. Thompson-Of course, don't mean any
one here. (Laughter.) If you think my remarks
applicable to any one name him. and will eX-
cept whomeyer you may name. Daughter. sup
posing Terfitory-N cbraska, for mstance-tO
be settled by population only induced to go there
by such bill us this-what Il confusion oftongues
will be there Men of all the nations Of the world
perhaps combining within their number an amount
of degradation, dleness, and crime and ylllainy,
which,if centred i'll any metropolis, would destroy
II natlon-howeYer pure and powerful suppose
II member of the Senate should go there to settle
they would meet him with astonishment. They
would naturally excaim: - \ on are an American!
How did you get here!' OLaughter) "What
made you come here!" (Laughtcr.) "Whom did
you murder in Kentucky, that you had to come
To this PLACED" (Laughter.) 'Wh0t did you rob
or stea in y. York, that forced you to leave there"
applause and laughter.) Was this the way to
raise up and people the new States of this Union!
lie was no Native American. He was not hos
tile 10 foreigners. He was willing they should
come here aud enjoy all the rights and privileges
the Constitution and the laws afforded them. lie
had no objection to any man because he was of
foreign birth. lie reioced to see the gallant pa
triot and honorcd statesman from Illinois in the
Senate OF the |. States, and approved of that law
which allowed him to hold that Office, though Of
foreign birth. lie rejoiced also to see i'll the Sen
ate that able man from Louisiana, member Of
the tribe of Benjamin, and of Il race SO long bit
terly prosecuted. But he was opposed to holding
out bonus to worthless criminals from all parts
of the world to and take our lands. He
would suggest to Presidential aspirants n word of
cautlon-great men were not now selected, gen
orally for that Office. There was Mr.. Polk he was
chosen,to say the extraordinarily He was dead,
and OF him he would say nothing. Then came Gen.
Iaylor,a gallant old soldier and good citizen, and
tolerable President, though not over much of II
President. (laughter.) The next was Mr.. Pierce.
Perhaps it would not be fair to strike him at
this tlme,as the Senate well knew he was busy i'll
determining whether man who was now right
on one PLATFORM but formerly not right on the
Buffalo platforms was entitled to any equality in
the division Of the spoils. Uaughter) The
greatest relgo- political question he ever heard of
was that which now engaged the attention of the
President and his party, which was whether the
prodigal son who had returned to his father, say
ing he had repented and then partook of the fat
ted calf had in reality returned because of his
pentance, or because his father had in the shape
of an office, fattcd calf to kill Cloud laugh
teri Gentlemen having aspirations to the Presi-
dency should remember that such selections US
these could never have been anticipated; as it
had occurred so it might again. They should
therefore not press forward too boldly; let them
all sit down quietly and rest contcntedly in peace,
and who could tell but that some of them might
be unfortunate at some day to be taken up
and made President. Qaughter.) Such meas
ures rs this would help no mans chance He re-
peated his objections to the bill, aud said that
though opposed to the exercise of the man
power generally,yet ifths bill passed, and Pierce
should veto the did not know but that he (Thomp-
SOM would support him for the succession il
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