Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-03-02
Speech Of sena or Thompson. of Ken.
tuoky on the Cuban Question.

cred in the Srnate during the discussion
Of the bill. placing Tn 'r,y Millions at Oh,
disposal Of Mr.. Bnchansn. to be used 70
tie purchase OF Cubs. but we have see,
non which presents The FOLEY Of any at
tempt TO buy that which the owner wil
not sell. and pay for it with money which
the would be purchaser has not got
than that Of Senator Thompson.
Il was the most humorous Of the ses
sion, and perhaps o ever delivered
before the Senate, caused more laughter
from both friends and foes. The letsel
writer's describes the scene 10 the Senate
chamber as uueqalled 10 the annals o.
tha: body. Although the hats on al
sides we're most l~sughable, still they
were hard. and the speech presented
most forciblv. some of the strongest aryu
nents against the bill
Speaking of himself as sn old whig
and Of the discipline administered by the
Democratic party, terefractory members
be says
.'Then I vas in politics. aud l may
saw. wheH / was alive lau Shfer and
old man Clay battled agsinst the d mo
cratic party. lien hearted as re was, like
Richard Gear de Lion himself when he
wen, into the Holy Land To rescue it
from the custody Of the ln6lels. Mr.
Clay. with a lions heart, and his bsuie
2 Z up'ifted. fought to rescue Whist he
believed 10 be the Con<li'ut,on and the
rights Of the Democratic party. that he
thought was dislaysl sad untru' to then;
then. sir, I fought aad felt like a Geld
marshal.
We'll: sir. ss to The o ,tic psrty
I do not know that / could verv well 10
Them unless l. see q little further into
them. / could not bea Locofoco anyway.
and ] understand that the disciplin is II
tremeiy rigid. TLsughter They ruS
Ger their men with great severity. accor
ding to regular drill. and if a man does
not chalk up to the mark. overheard he
goes; and tie rule is. that it is better TO
have an enemy out OF the camp than a
friend in the camp. curling cspers and
cutting shines. John Randolph. of Vr
ginis. said of the Democrat. pariy-hut
l will not say il Of them--ihst all they
wanted was men OF sense enough 10 lead.
and fools enough 10 follow. [laueh'er:
sud Il any man Could not snb>rIi5. Ia
these principles. and went into the party
as a leader. who had not sense enough
20 lead, he ought 10 te turned out Ii
believe you did cashier one or two Idol
not know what the severity of the disci |
pine is, Ii / can get a privat- conv-r
sation with nv friend from l LIMOS Mr.
Douglss before ] leave here. | shoa'd
like 10 know If he has not learned some
thing on that subject. Laughter II
wish, just privately and co~niientislly. |
10 know from him il the discipline is not
excessively tight. II | was TO go. in. l
do not knew upon what sort Of probation
E uial / should be put. suppose il
would be- long enough 10 make them GER
tain that they hsd got all the cd. genu
ine. gentlemsnIy Wing principles and
feelings out { ME, and that | really had
the true religion. and was converted -
Then they might put me in the kitchen
of the household Of the Locofoco~ uni
they believed | wa really a Christian.
and showed it evid~ntly. | do not know
howl should be treated. Il think I shall
look a little further before / go in"
or the motives which prompted Nc
Buchanan TO breach the Cabs project,
be says:
IF his Cuba horse. his Cuba hobby.
can tickle the South, and upon the iron
question he can hang The Old Keystone
Ssste to him by bars ofiron and hopks-of
steel. he will be very apt to stand in a
pretty good position for demanding q
nomiaa'i"n-a position where he can
say: Gentlemen. just step upon tie plat
form; here is your candidate; you must
lake him; you snnot do without hun
IL looks 10 M migsiily that way.
Il know. Mr. President, that it has
Been nj n,ior ed citen. laughiDgly. tLai
there has been a belief that If no:hing
else. your luck would kill him; that you
GOT everything you ever went for, al vou
wsn:ed, and that If there was no.1ing
else IN his wav. he would never survive
your luck. LAUGHTER Well. sir
have taken a good look at him. H.
looks firm pretty substantial. and strong.
and / tell you the white OF yonr eve is
TOO white. and all the .corjurarion and
witchcraft. andi.ncsntations 81 which you
may be master. csnnot avail I give it
as my opiuio1|I am somrshst of a doc
TOR. acquainted with hygiene--I give it
as my decided opinion that he is good
for ten years. and l profoundly ask rolr
pardon for saying so Laughter /
know he has said that he only wanted 10
run for one term. hni Jackson talked that
way. and l suppose Jackson was nearly
as firm a man, and probably as pure q
man, as Mr.. Buchanan. or Mr.. Bu-
chanan personally. ] desireiosay no hing
Although General jackson only wanted
one term. he was willing TO serve an
other. Cesar thrice put away the crown. /
and yet he took il. Bat beyond all his
tory or example. / never knew a Scotch
man, when he had got a grip upon any
thing and had it in his grasp. who would
EVER let 90. il it was a good Il ing. until
death. He will hold on. unless you
wrench Il from him /; and then il you
were in his power he would send it to
some hneal. fsvoritesson of his--in poll
ties. I mean. for none he has o~tberwise.'
ILsugh'er.]
Speaking Of the wal spirit, AMI the
consequences CT a war with England,
France and Spain, he says:
Hr. President, my. strength is failing ]
sne. but | must say something more. Al,
utterly coasiemn this rampant spirt and
-crr for war. h is a wrong cry; il is a
wrong seaching fer the country; and III
prediot thai. II We get into a calamito us
was with France aad with England on
this osn we shall repent il 10 the