Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-07-01
One of the Speeches.

There is queer genius in the Lower House of
the Missouri Legislature-an original-who occa-
sionaly makes very funny speeches. one of which
we have been much amused by. 1t is so good that
we give il to readers. A bill to repeal the PEN
aties for holding to labor in Missouri slaves belong
ing to persons residing in other States was under
consideration and motion had been made TO refer
it to the Judiciary Committee, when Mr. Pitt, the
gentleman we have referred to, rose and said;
Mr.. Speaker was just enjoying delightful
snoose, when the voice of the gentleman from St
Charles (Pullam) smotc my ear, and seemed to say.
''Sleep no more" Is this the gentleman ! see be-
fore me, with eyes severe and beard of formal cut
full of high laws and model institutions daughter
talking 'ngger2' And he is against the bill His
senses must have surely gone wool gathering; yes,
nigSer wool gathering. Gentlemen will pardon me
for using obsolete expression, but "change has
come over the spirit of his Dream What do gem
tlemen want! Is corn SO dear and hoecake so sweet
as to be purchased only at the price of having the
State garrisoned by our enemies? Forbid it, Jere-
mah Do you want the institutions of your State
reduced TO the condition of affairs away down in
Georgia, where a plantation conists of two over
seers and one nigger? (Laughter) As the poet
says, I'D rather he a long, NANCY strange yallcr
dog with bob tail and bay at the Inoon than not
to say ''this is my own, my native State. (Great
applause.) And | will defend her institutions so
long as grass runs and water grows. (Renewed
applause.) Gentlemen pretend such love for the
institutions of the State, but when YOU go to test
them on such questions they are as tender-footed
as chicken on hot griddle OLaughter) Come
down, gentleman, and don't be everlastingly on the
political hen-roost show your quills. If you ant
for us, you are against us you can't follow John C.
Calhoun and Jim Lane, or Montgomery--not by a
long sight Don't he intimating that nigger prop
ery is not safe in the State of Missouri say it is
safe, and if il aint, we will make it So applause
Gentlemen talk about free labor. Well know
something about certain kind of it, that will work
for two dollars day during the harvest season, and
get drunk on the proceeds the remainder of the
year. 1t may he a very industrious population, but
the Southron is too much of gentleman to make
a white man work-it takes blue-bellicd Yankee
TO put 'em through. (I4aughter.) Let us wipe
this restriction from statute book, and say to the
whole country, "Gentlemen, send on youT daTkies
we have broad fields for them to cultivate and we
will pay you big price for their hire Let old
Virginia send ms many she plenses, so she keeps
her precious T. +. VS. at home they have most
too much starch in their shirts As has been said
of them like stars in the water they would not be
there but for their bright originals in heaven Now
say in conclusion, LET us follow the footsteps Of
those bright originals,
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
Der the land of the free and the home of the brave
prolonged opplausc.)
As our readers easily imagine, this @as set |
Ter. The motion TO refer had no show the previous
motion was sustained and the hill was passed. II |
is not the first time that the coQucnce of Pitt has
proved all-poweriul.
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By There is a statement in the 'Kentucky State |
Flag Of the 9TH inst, says of the difficulty which
occurred at lluddes Mills, ON Friday between the .
Hon. Garrett Davis and Capt. VIM. E. SimnE,
We were not present AT the discussion and cannot .
therefore, state the facts from our personal knoT- /
edge but from the information of persons who are
perfectly reliable, we are satisfied that the "RlagS'
is erroneous and grossly incorrect both
in its general scope and particular detail and very
unjust TO Mr., DAVIS.
The following account, from source in which
we have the utmost confidence, contains as we be-
lieve, a perfectly fair and correct version of the
matter which is consequently just to both parties
"Capt Siums said In substance, that the Wes-
tern Citizen containing communication in rela-
tiOn to himself had been put into his hands. lie
then read the paragraph of the piece which refers
TO Arnold of the revolution and remarked that he
pronounced the writer of that piece TO be a small
minded, malignant mau, who would stab man
from behind in the dark When Capt. Smms
took his scat Mr. Garrett Davis to~k his position on
one of the seats, and asked Mr.. Tr1bue whose time
it was TO speak, 10 allow him one minute, and he
asserting Mr.. Davis sad'
n am the writer of the piece TO which Caplein
Simms has referred, There is no fact stated Ia il
whRll cannot be sustained by proof left my
name at the printing Office and Capt Simms could
have had il by applying for IT, Without such AN
application and without knowing who the author
was lac has chosen TO dcnounoe him in the language
which You have heard, and for which pronounce
Capt Sinms a cannniator, sconndrei, and cow
ard.
Mr.. Davis then took his seaty and Capt. Simms
added, "lou have heard what said
We had not intended 10 say anything about this
personal difficulty IN our paper, aud would not 10
now eNcept 70 correct the cFroneous srntcm,i
Of the Flag -iari' Chsea.