The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-11-01

AN ELOQUENT SPEAKER.-The late
SIS. Prentiss was. perhaps. one of the
most eloquent speakers Of his day
The sketch Of bis life has just been
published, alludes to = scene at Hsvre
de Grace, Immediately after Mr..
Wise and Mr.. Menifee had spoken:
"Prentiss was shouted for. and
came up. as be always did, nothing
affecting him-like courser in per-
feet keeping. His physique was won.
derful in that respect; his digestion
was good his body sound, and be
could bear every extreme variation of
temperature and habit. He was never
ont of sorts, and at once lighted up
this scene. Said be: Fellow.citi-
zens-by the Father of Waters at
New Orleans have said fellow-citi-
zens-on the banks Of the Ohio have
said fellow-citizeus-here I say fellow
ci:izens-and a thousand miles be-
yond this, North, thanks be to God
l can still say fellow citizens" Thus,
in single sentence, he saluted his
audience, drew every man, woman and
child near to him. made himself dear
to them, and by a word covered the
continent-by a line mapped the
whole of the United States, from the
Gulf 10 the Lakes-by a greeting,
warm from the heart, beamipg from
the heart. beamiDg from the counter
ance, depictad the whole country, its
PROCESS, Development, grandeur. glory
and union! Every hat was whirled
in the air, every handkerchief was
waving. the welkin rung with hurrahs
the multitude heaved up to the stand,
stood on tip-toe, and shouted cheer
after cheer, as if wild with joy and
mad with excitement. Never, for
one moment cid he relax his grasp
upon that mass of human passions
He rose higher and higher, went up
a nd up. and on and on-far, far,
a way like the flight of the carrier pi-
geon! [: was the music of sweet
sounds, and anon it was the roar Of
the elements. Figures dubbed up.
and poured themselves forth like
springs in a gushing fountain, which
rnurmur and leap awhile amid noun
t ain rocks, then run smooth and clear
t brough green and flowery valleys, un-
til at length swollea into mighty
rivers, they roll onward to the ocean -
T HE RESOLUTIONS OF 1799.-
Much reference is made to the Virginia
resolutions Of '98 and 9, the basis up
90 which the platform ofthe Southern
Rights party was erected. The first
resolution on the subjec. of the Ma
EQUALIZATION Laws were passed, Dec,
oath 1898, and the following, twenty
4ix days later viz, January 10th 1899.
"Pream1le and Resolutions passed by the Leg
s1ature Of Virginia, on the 18Th day Of January.
I799 From Herring's Statues at large, vote. |
new series)
page 1914.
"That the General Assembly never
heless concurring in the opinion with
he Legislature of Massachusetts,, that
very Constitutional barrier should be
opposed to the introduction of foreig-
lers in our National Council.
Resolyed, That the Constitution
,ught to be so amended that no foreig-
Ter who shall not have acquired rights
lnder the Constitution and Laws, at
he time of making this amendment,
hall hereafter be eligible to the Office
f Senator or Representative in the
congress of the United States, nor to
ny Office in the judiciary or Execu-
i've Departments.
Agreed to by the Senate January
9th 1899"
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