The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-01-21
Graas speed IN tho Missouri Legis.
In 2

Grant speech IN the Missouri Le4tss
lmture.
Mr.. Pitt offered the following:
Resolved, That the Speaker be author
lied to cause to be printed and posted one
hundred hand-bills, announcing the 9th OF
January, 1859.
| Mr.. Abney--l move to put that resolution
4 on the table.
| MIR. Pitt--Mr. Speaker, the House passed
resolutions, sir, to celebrate, in an appro-
pirate manner, the 9th Of January. This is
! resolution simply asking that notice be
given to the public of that day. We have
declared an intention, and now, when We
come to publish it, some gentleman IS sud-
| denly seized with the 'sretrenchment gripes,"
and squirms around like long red worm on
pin hook. ILaughter.l Gentlemen keep
continually talking about economy. |, my
self, do not believe in tying the public purse
with cobweb strings, hut when retrenchment
comes in contact with patriotism it assumes
| the form of sssmallness.'' Such economy is
/ like that Of old Skinaint, who had pair
Of boots made for HE little boy, without any
soles, that they might last the longer
Laughter.
| reverence ssthe day We celebrate" 1t is
fraught with "reminiscences the most stirring.
II brings to mind one Of the greatest events
ever recorded in letters of living fire upon
the walls Of the temple Of fame by the strong
right arm of the god Of war On such oc-
\ casions we should rise above party lines and
political distinctions. never fought under
the banner OF Old Hickory, but "by the
eternal y wish had. Laughter and ap.
piause.1 Ii the old war horse was here now
be would not know his own children from
the side of Joseph's coat of many colofs--
Wings, Know-N othings, Democrats, (hsrd,
soft boiled, scrambled and fried,) Lincoln
ties, Doug and blatherskites! | be-
long to no party am free, unbridled, un
ssddIed, in the political pasture. Like a
bob-tailed bull in BY time, charge around
in the high grass and fight my own flies.
(Laughter.l
Gentlemen let US show our liberality on
patriotic occasions. Why, some men have
no more patriotism than you could stuff in
the eye OF knitting needle. Let us not
squeeze FIVE cents till the eagle on it squeals
like locomotive or an old maid. Let US
print the bills and inform the public that We
are - full of patriotism as are the Illinois
swamps OF tadpoles. Laughter don't
believe in doing things by halves. Permit
me, Mr.. Speaker, to make poetical quota
ton from one Of our noblest poets:
~ love to see the grass among the REQ May roses,
/ 1
GoEsxs.'
(Convulsive laugbter.)
| After the above speech the House refused
to lay the resolution on the table.
ssHurnt Ofrerings.n
The Albion, in speaking Of the sad fate of
the two English ladies who recently lost their
lives by their dresses taking fire, says they
were "burnt offerings to the Moloch of FASH
| ion" 1t adds:
The last English mail brings the sad intel
ligence that Lady Lucy Bridgman has fol-
lowed her sister, Lady Charlotte, to q pre-
mature grave, victims both of the hahitual
carelessness with which q costume, danger
Gus in itself, is worn by the fashionable clad.
Great must have been the gloom fallen upon
Weston Hall, in Stafford shire, the seat Of the
Earl of Bradford, since the night when these
two daughters were suddenly transferred
from the gay insouciance Of drawing room
to beds Of agony, thence to be moved only to
tho family mausoleuml Ia it not also
strange coincidence, that the grandmother Of
these young ladies, the late Lady Elizabeth
Moncrief, lost her life by similar catastro-
phe, not many years ago2 And to this sad
tale may still be added another, drawn from
the same walk in life. A few weeke ago, at
Brighton, the Hon. Miss PIunkest, daughte
Of Lady Loush, ignited her dress while stand
ing before the fire. She was dreadfully
burnt. Terrible suffering in suoh cases is
certain recovery is very rare. Hers is con-
sidered doubtful. When Clara Webster, on
the English stage, and Caroline Lehman, Of
Niblo'sin this city, persisted by accidents Of
this distressing nature, the peril was, per-
haps, thought to be incidental to the profess
sion. Can there be the same delusion exist.
ing now?
J GT-The bile of the Catholic Telegraph is
very much stirred up by an article which We
! copied from the Episcopal Recorder last week,
giving an account Of Divine service in Rome
by DIR. McIlvaine, of Ohio. The following
extract from the Telegraph's article is fierce
ly hostile, and decidedly though unintention.
ally amusing:
, The wonder Of DR.. McIllvaine's perform.
ance must have been therefore in what va,
: done, or in him who did IL. He did three
! things-read the prayer-book; preached
!. sermon; and gave "Protestant Episcopa
!, Communion" Ages ago the Pope OF Rom,
Q sent out st. Austin to convert England from
y Paganism; and, fruit Of the influence OF Rome
hourishing Christianity, and ito attendant
. blessings, Of order and civil liberty, subsist.
! ed then for many centuries. Then wickee
men arose, and renouncing their allegianc,
to Gods Church, made up dogmas for them
selves, and manufactured ceremonies ant
prayers, BY patchwork and travesty, Of tn,
? Roman Missal and Brevisry, to suit their in.
% congruous faith. The faith lost its hold OF
the minds Of the people; and Just as their 70
!. ligion is in death-throe--a pleasure seekins
! preacher, happens to read 40 English trav
! esty OF Roman prayers, in . private parlor
! and We are expected to find sublimity in tn
: operation!
He prsachsd-C alvinism, Of course--th
!. doctrine Of shams-of shAm Sacraments
sham justification, By imputation TO Us o
! what never becomes ours, sham morality il
y actions that must follow Gods Church nm,
4 kimmutable DEGREES, sham prayer, for wha
Il God had decided upon BY absolute, and con
!. dtional will, before ever w existed. Their
i is nothing sublime IN that.