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emily and plainly. That is the process by
which the Americanization would go on.

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which the Amercanization would go on.
F1LIBUsTERfNG AND THE Presidency.
Mr.. President, in refecring on the propo-
sition of the Senator from New York to let Of
the spirit Of ilbustcring, must say word or
two more to him. He is man OF erniIcn.
abiiity, and genial in feeling. | do not think
his election would be casps fG ieris; no breach
of the leagua between the States. He is e
constitutional man, and If lie shoul1 be elected
there must be some over act Of oppeession,' OF
rebellion, or derelicion from duty. before gou
could complain. Sly opinion is, that he is such
asgeuerous- hearted man that he would rather
lean towards the Sonth, by way of showing
that he was impartial. But, sir, 1 do not want
him 10 talk aBy more abont that gang of Aus
triaus aud Netherlandmen and lrishlnen in the
Rocky Mountains, making bis Pacific Railroad,
with the idea that that Is going to work off the
fiiibuster spirit. Il reminds me of an anccGote
which heard, about countrynan of my friend
from South Carolina. For the first time in his
life he saw some monkeys, aud from the
agility with which they Jumped from prong 10
prong with nice little fingers, he thought it
would be the grandest speculation IN creation
| to train them 10 cotton picking, and he go;
some fer that purpose A friend met liiui af-
forwards and asked him how he had made out.
"First rate" said he, "except that i. took two
oyerseers to watch each monkey" ILaughter.l |
That will be precisely the way you will work
the flibusters out, according o the plan of the
/, !, Senator nom New York.
| Mr, President this is a mysterious thi.g f..
another reason. Il brings up agitation on the
negro question inevitably aud certainly. was
IN hopes that after We had got rid OF Kansas,
! the country would have some quiet | have
been now, of aud on, nearly twenty Years IN
Congress; and | trusted that for one session,
at least, should live here ia peace, and hear
10 more about negroes. Now, ne have the
same old story again. do net say that the
President proposes any such thing, or that lie
has any designs or views in it; but know this
the other morning the Senator from Pennsylva-
mia, talr. Biger, who, it was said, represented
/ the President and he did not deny it when lie
/ ssss called upon by the SeDasor from ". Harup-
! shige-gaye US bis views on Tie tariff. AS the
Essenator from n. Hampshire said the President
/ had not been Invited TO the Dem5cratsc eausss,
or from some other cause, be did net agree With
! them, aud the gentleman from Pennsylvania,
representing the Presidents views oa the tariff,
went IN for a pretty large incidentalisln
on iron for Pennsylvania. Ii lis Cuba
4 horse, his Cuba hobby, can tickle the South,
and upon the iron question he can hang the old
/ Keystone State to him ty bars Of iron and
hooks Of steel, he will be very apt 10 stand in
pretty good position for demanding nnnii-
na,on-a position where he can say "Gentle-
men, just step upou the plItIorm here is your
candidate you must take him you cannot do
without him." Il locks to me nightly that
way
| know, Mr.. President, that it has been mem
toned often, laughingly, that there has been a
belief that if nothing else, your luck would
would kill him: that you got everything you
ever went for, all you wanted, and that if there
was nothing else iE his way, be would never
survive your luck. Laughter.l Well, sir,
have taken good look at him. tie looks firm,
pretty substantial, and strong, and tell yau
the white of your eye is too white, aud ali the
conjuration and witchcraft, and incantations Of
which you may be master, cannot avail. |
give it as my opinon--I am somewhat Of
doctor, acquainted with hygiene--I give it as
nv decided opinion that be is good for ten
years, and / profoundly ask yoar pardon for
saying SO. [Laughter.l know he has said
that be only wanted to run for one term, out
Jackson talked that way, and suppose jack
son was nearly as firm man, aud probably as
pure man as Mr.. Buchanan. o. Mr.. Bueh-
anan personally, | desire to say nothing
Although General Jackson Only wanted one
term, be was wiling to serve another. Caesar
thrice put away the crown, and yet he took it.
But beyond all history or example, never
knew Scotchmau when he had got grip upon
any thing and had it in bis er-sn who would
ever let go, If it was good thing, until death.
He will hold on, unless you wrench it from him;
aud then if it were 10 his power be would send
il to some linea, fsrorite son of his----in poli-
ties, mean, for mono he has Otherwise
[Laughter.l
CLAY, RANDOLPH AND DOUGLAS.
When | was In politics, and may say, when
was alive, [laughier,l and old man Clay bat
tied against the Democratic party, lion-beartcd
as he was. like Richard Coear de Lion hinseif,
when be went into the Holy Land to rescue it
fronl the custody of the in6dels, Mr.. Clay,
with lions heart, and his batilI-axe uplifted,
fought to rescue what he believed to be the
Constitution ana the rights of tue country from
the Lemocratic party, that he thought was dis
loyal and untrue 70 them then, sir, l fought
and felt like field marshal.
Wei, sir, as to the Democratic party, do
rot know that | could very we'll join them unless
| see little further into them. could not be
a locofoco anyway, and | understand that the
discipline is extremely rigid. Laughter =
They muster their men with great severity, ac-
cording to regular drill, and If man does not