The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-22
Speech OF Lot Doolittle on the Pro
lection Of Hen Roosts.

Mlstur speaker-i'ye s0t here In my seat
and heard the opponents Of this great naahun-
a. measure eRpeclorhle agIn it I'LL Im puny
] nigh busted with the indignant cOmmnlions
OF ny lncerafed urnsibiliiirs,
Mistur Speaker, are IL possible that men
can be 10 infatuated a. ~ vote agin this bill Z
MlsIur speaker, alloW me 10 picture 20 your
excited aud drnuded imagination some of the
heart TsHdiHR ,ilA Which arse from ile want
Of puHeciIon 10 hen roosta, In my vicinity,
among my constituents. Mdur Speaker,
We viii supposo il 10 be the awful and melan-
choly hour Of miduight-all nsturam hushed
% repose-tho wind soIily moaos through
the waving branches Of the trees, and nuugtt
II heered 10 break the soemneh0iy stiffness,
save an occasional gfupt from the hog pen !
Nill nov carry you in Imagination % that
devoted hen house, Behold its peaceful aud
happy inmates gently declining IN balmy
slumhrrs on their elevated and majestic
rnosisl Look AZ The aged and venerable and
highly resppcla ble rooster, a. ho keeps
hIs silent ,iRlls With patience and unmit' gat-
ed waichluluosa over those innocent helpless
and ,irtuous hens nnd pullels, Just let
your eyes glance around and behold that dig
uiird and matrouly hen, who watches With
tguder hnlicitudc aud patrrual cungnulnion
OF tb"se lvllc Juvenile chickens, Who crowd
around their respectful progenilor, aud nestle
under her circumlmbient wings Now usk,
Mlsiur Speaker, am there % be- found
"t-joll 49, l"sl aHd ..haHdsned- aA will enter
th't peaceful and happy abode, aud tear
those interesting little niddes from their
agouigcd and hear'br0kcn parents Mis-
tar Speaker, | answer in thunder tones.
there am Are there mNihing so mean and
bncuRing as such q rohhrry2 No, there are
not You may search the vide universe,
FROM the natives who repose Ia solitary
grandeur aud supcrlativc msjrsiy under the
shade of the tall cedars that grow upon the
tops NJ HE llimmach mountains in the val.
ley oi Jpsophit dusu 10 the degraded and
barhdruus sayagcs who rcppse In obscurill
in their miserable vigwnms on the rock of
Gihmlicr In the Gulf of Mexico, and then
YOU will be ~ much puzzled 10 hnd anything
no mv,ui, as you would to see the afth revolyc
around the hun once in the twcnty-four hours
without the aid of telescope.
Mistur Speaker, | feel that | have said
enough on this subject Co convince the most
obstinate member Of the unapproachahle nr. Z
cpssity OF Law which shall forever and ever.
lhstingy put stop 10 these towi proceed /
InRs, and propose that every convicted Of |
lender snail suffer the penalty OF the Law as !
follows;
For the first offence, he shall be obliged I
10 suck twelve rotten eggs, with no salt on .
en-,
For the sUcuud otiCurr. he shall he ubligrd .
20 set on twenty rotten eggs until he hu,rhv-
cm.
Mstur Speaker, al | want j. for every
member To act on this subject according TO
lis coGscicntiou@4.s-< Let him do this. and
Ie will Ia" remembered cverlastinrlv by u
'rntriul poatrfil, hi-tur spoub"r ~.
lone. Where's my hat?
The clsquent gentleman, according to tie
Session Posts report, here donn,d his seal
zap and sat down, apparently much exhaust
ID.