Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-10-09
miscellaneous.
MR.. EVERETT ON THE HORSE.
A. srAsiB OVERWHELMINGLY HAPPY hAMfLN

olt, III OtneT distinguished men, hIcT euule III
troductory remarks by Mr.. Ashmur, MIR. Everett
said
Mr.. President, Indies and uen,lemcns I believe
one of the exploits OF the distinguished person to
whom uy friend Ashmur has alluded, is to make
the animals that are submitted to him lie down and
70 to sleep. Applause and laughter | hope
sir, that my speech whatever other effect it may
have, will not produce thar.
Sir, It 10 perplexipg, it is almost painful to con.
slider what high degree OF Intellectual and moral
power is evinoed by animals whom We proiancly
call brute beasts. | suppose it was a reflection on
those noble qualities OF the horse. intellectual and
and moral, that lei the wittiest, tho bitterest,
and, | am sorry to say, the flthiest of tue satirists
Of our language-I mean Dean Swilt-in that re,
markable romance Of his, the most facinating as
no most revolving of books, to represent The horse
under that unprouounceable name which he gives
him, as the wiser, the more saggcious, the nobler
animal and 20 describe the b imam race, under the
disgusting character of the Yahoo, as an inferior
order Of beings. / don't knoS, sir, Lnt you viii
think il beneath the dignity Of the OCCASION to al
lude to such q book as GuiGreT'S TfdrelS, and yet
IL does contain among many most instructive re-
marks, one of those passages into which the wis
dom of ages is condensed in "A single sentence,
ard which is more often quoted, ut least part of it,
a, all agricultural and rural shows, than perhaps
any other in the whole compass Of literature. -
1.-The man." says CULVER, who can make two
ears of corn or two blades Of grass to grow on the
epot where one only grew before, would deserve
better of mankind and render more essential serv
ice to the country than the Whole race of politi'
clans put together. daughter and applause J.
When this is quoted at agricultural meetings by
patriotic candidates for Office, this last part of the
sentence is generally omittel (Reuewed laugh.
teri
The noble qualities Of the horse seem, indeed to
have made an impression upon theimost brutalized
of our own speciee. suppose it Is this, if it were
worth while to attempt to account for the
tho freaks Of n mauman. which len the ImDprOri
Caligula to erect n marble stable for his horse,
~Incitatus, to provide him with an ivory manager,
with housings of imperial purple, a breast plate
studded with diamonds and pearl, and then to ee
vate him to the dignity Of the ConsulshIp. This
seems, to be sure a freak of madness, ard yet, |
am inclined to think that at that time il was Il bet
ter choice than could have been made out of the
venal courtiers and factious pr@torians of the i'm
perial court and | believe, sir, had it been Lut to
vote throughout the Roman empire, then co.exten'
sive with the civilized world they would have decid
ed that they had a better consul in the horse than
in the Emperor. daughter and applause.) S~ir,they
hadibeen too familiar with the rapaoity Of the ty'
rants who chased each other over the stage, dagger
in hand mot to be pleased with the elevation Of ruler
who took nothing but oats out of the public crib
(laughter)-a vuler, sir who, while the reins were
with him would at least have given them q stable
administration. Renewed laughter.
| trust, sir, that the beautiful performances OF
Mr.. Rarey, to which my friend Ashmun has al.
luded, may be the means of ditfasing some useful
ideas in the possession of this gentlemen not shar
ed BY the rest Of the community, whether there is
yet some unexplained means.of influence in the
possession of this gentleman not shared by
the rest of the community, | know not but
one thing. l think. sir, is certain, that one great
portion consists in gaining and keeping the afec'
tons of the animal by gentle and kind treatment.
For this, if for no other reason, he deserves the
greatest credit for what he has done in this respec,
although j believe he is not the fret who has sue
caede1 nv this sauna tre atmpnt in guhduinp the
wildness, changing even the native instincts Of
what is commonly called the almost untamable
animals. l often saw in the streets of London
and | believe the same thing may be seen at Barn
um's Museum in New York--whati is called ''Tht
Happy Family"--a collection of animal,
in a large. wire cage, most hostile in
their nature - cats and rats, hawks and
mice. owls and wrens, living together in the
utmost amity and friendship. | asked thu
Snowman what was the secret of the operation By
which he brought about those astonishing results
He told me it was persevering kindness. lie die
not say, sir in what particular way that kindness
was to be manifested, / believe part of it consist
ed in always keeping them supplied with plenty o
the food they were fond of--but it was perseverin,
Kindness, My experience led me to think tina
the amicabie relations thus established anon;
the animals did not extend to outsiders for
rather inadvertently put my fingers through tn
bars Of the cage, when a large rat sprang at it wit!
such rapaiclty that | drew it back a great dea
quicker than / put il in. Laughter and applause.
/ assure you that my bosom was overlooking will
kindness towards every member Of that "happ
family, not excepting the rat but after tina
demonstration on the part of the rat, did nc
think it ezpedient to perseyere. (Laughter.)
However this may be, sir, if there is any on
who doubts that the horse--tbe animal that mos
concerns US on this occasion--is susceptible to til
kindest feelings of our nature, | think he would b
convinced of his error by a most interesting aneC
dote of Edmund Burke. In the decline Of MI
Burke's life. when he was living in retirement o
his farm in Beacons6eld, the rumor went u to Lor
don that he had gone mad and the fact that wa
stated in support of this rumor was that he wen
round his park kissing his cows and horses. !
friend, a man of rank and influence, hearing thi
story, aud deeming it Of too much Importance to b
left uncorTected, FASTENED 10 Beaconsfeld, On
sought an interview with the view Of ascertainin
the truth of the rumor. Entering into conyers,
tion with him, Mr.. Burke read to him some cha
tiers from his Letters on the Regicide", Ill
friend Immediately saw that though the earthly tel
emeDt was verging back to its native dust. the lam
Of reason and genius shown with uRdimlnishe
lustre. lie was accordingly more than satisfied a
to the object of his coming down, and in a prival
interview with Mrs Burke told her what he ha
come for, and received from her this pathetic ez
planation. Mr.. Burke's only child, a beloved sol
had not long before died, lea ving behind him n IA
vorite horse, the companion of his excursions Q
business and pleasure. when both were young an
vigorous. This favorite animal was of cours
tuIntu " Wy hEs OuEkct II IdtUGF, III
the park, with directions to all bis servants tba
he should in every respect be treated as a priyilee
ed favorite. Mr.. Burke himself, OF course, 10 hi
morning walks, would often stop to caress tho fl
sOrite animal. On one occasion, as he was takin
his morning walk through the park, he perceive
the poor old animal at a distance, aud noticed thu
he was recognized By him. The horse drew near,
aud nearer to Mr.. Burke, stopped, eyed him vii
the most pleading look of recognition. which sal,
as plato as words could have sa;d:''l have lost hr
fnA ~ and then tha NOR dumb beast deiihera To
laid his head upon Mr.. Burke's bosom Stru.
BY the singularity Of the occurrence, struck by Il
recollection Of his e0n sboo, he had never ePas,
to mourn With a gsief that would NOS be comfoT
ed, overwhelmed by the tenderness Of the anima
expressed in the matte einaaence Of holy Nature
nuiversai language. the itlustrioOs statesman fer
moment lost his seif,possessi a, aud ~claspiog b
arms around tho neck Of his sons fSyorite anima
lifted up that voise, which had caused the arch
IT Westminster Hall to echo the nobieet strair