Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-01-23

that they are invited 10 come together, mot o.
any common principle, but like band Of bandit
drawn together for the sake Of common plumber
Mr.. Smith of Ala. said thai very important
question had arisen which he did not understand
In order that the difference between \. York
Soft and Hard might go oat 10 the country
with the gentlcman's speech, he desired him to
give an explanation.
/ Mr.. Walsh replied the difference is rs between
an honest man and rogue. This excited long
and continued laughter. Some of the members
fairly screamed.
MI Smith Of Ala. confessed The reply Of the
gentleman was y little cquiyocal. He did not
/ know whether the soft" OF the lizard Is the
rogue. tIaughter.)
Mr.. Walsh--that must be left to the gentle
mans understanding.
Mr.. Smith, mn really DESTROYS ia be inform
ed. | expected To hear answer from the gen
tleman, hut being characteristic OF the gentleman,
he has not explained further
Mr.. Walsh-The difference between Barn
burner or Abolitonist, in disguise. or a soft"
is simply that a soft never does anything open.
ly, bat acts secretly for his own advancement
and aggrandizement. going over TO the enemy TO
benefit himself when necessary.
Mr. Smith, of Alabama, resumed, saying at
first bis sympathies We're with the "llards."
This he was free to confess but on clear exam
nation Of the whole question, he believed the
furb the harmony nf the Democracy throughout
the country To be little playful, he referred
those gentlemen 10 the history of the disasters,
which CULVER saw in Liput, TO show the sInnll-
ness of political quarrels.
lie was sure that the gentleman would remem-
Der that when CULVER was in Lilliput he found
that distinguished Government was IN "A great
state of trouble, and he enquired very naturally
into the cause of it, One party eontended that.
II. ot1 pUl lp
people were bound To break their eggs on the
small end-thc other party declared there was
more ancient law than custom. by which the peo-
pie had a right To break their eggs on the broad
end. II was the big ondism and the little end
ism controversy. Eleven thousand fell because
they would not relinquish the right of breaking
their eggs ON the small end. Langhter
II Is the snme question between the llards anti
sSofts in this case. They want 20 stone the Pres
ident 10 death, aud the question is whether they
shall do it with Hard Soft eggs. He hoped
the gentlemen from New York would give his
tory Of the liards and Softs. lie thought the
country wanted 10 know the real distinction, and
which is the right side.
Mr.. Getting said there was period recent in
tho history II our country, when the gentlemen
of the South did not stopio inquire WHO were the
hards, who stood by them in good reputo aud bad
and when tie sietn swept over the South they
were true to our constitutional rig lt-, while the
South was true To itself This sentence wne loud
~ applauded 10y large number of members
The Chairman had some little difficulty in restor-
ing order
MIR. Cutting then resumed. - No one then rose
in his place and reud Gulliver's travels US lee
tnre to Northern men To disparage them under
scenes which were enough 10 chill the stoutesi
hearts, when il was insisted that the people %,
each State and territory should do what the North
are now doing, namely-to govern themselves nc
eording To the best Judgment. And now, within
this short space of time, gentlemen have forgot
ten what that party is which stood by them and
nailed their colors to the mast when the ship ot
state appeared 10 be seuttling aud sinking.
He then proceeded at some length, 10 review
the course Of the Democratic party of New York,
aud to defend the section known Us the Hards