Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-05-25
A Rough Country.

The present session ofthe Missouri Leg
islature has been remarkable for the witty
! speeches OF its members On Monday e.
vening again, Mr.. White, of the House.
delivered himselfas follws. in reference to
the project of forming a new county:
l predicate my objections to this new
county on different grounds, one of the
man and most important of which is that
am confident, it would not be entitled
to a representative in the next fifty wears.
Mr.. President did you ever visit the terri,
| tory sought to be created into the county
of Carter? Did you ever have an oppor
tunity Of beholding its mutifarious beau
ties and of examining its boundless re,
sources? Well sir, have / have been
all over it, and all around it, and do say
here openly and defiantly, that there is
not level grouud enough within its entire
limits to build pigpen on. Laughter. J
The soil is so poor it would not grow "pon
ny royal" Sir. you might NOW the coun-
try with razor and rake it with fine
tooth comb and you wouldn't get enough
fodder to keep sick grosshopper through
the winter. Laughter
Sir they plant corn with crow-bars,
and hold their sheep by the hind legs
while they nibble the grass in the cliffs
Increased Laughter. Sir. the tcrae nat,-
rae of that section are principally ticks,
and must in justice say, that variety
of insects attain very splendid size in
this new county Of Carter, the smallest
that ever fell under my observation beng
at least as big as saddle bag locks
Laughter. As to internal improve
ment in that section, this House cm form
an idea, when | assure it that the only
thing RESEMBLING road that | ever saw
there was, when one,of the barcfooted nas
tives dragged wild boy seven miles
through the snow. Laughter and cheers.
With such country as this, Mr. Speaker,
they propose to make a new county, and
the reason given for so doing is, that the
convenience Of tho inhabitants will be
promoted thereby! Sir, lift were posi-
bic to hold their courts under a shade of
post-oak and blackjack saplings, to keep
Clerks Office and the records OF the
county in the recesses ofa hollow syca-
more, and 10 make Jail out of some of
the dark aad Shiny caves beneath the
cragCy hills Of that rough country: if it
were possible to establish the machinery
for doing county business out Of such ma
terials, we might entertain the project as
feasible and plausible. But, alas, even
such advantages as these are denied by
nature to this county. Great laughter.
1t is true there would be no difficulty a.
bout the caverns for Jail, but the neces-
sary post-oak and blackjack saplings, to
supply with their foliage canopy for the
august tribunals of the justice could not
be found. They amt in the county,
And aS for a sycamore tree suitable for q
depository Of the archives of the county,
itwould be sought in vain.
The winds even refuse to blow sycamore
pods in that direction. Cheers and
laughter. And the idea ofthe people ev-
er being able to build houses, in which to
transact business, is deeply, darkly, pro-
digeously, and awfully absurd.
REVIVAL OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN
GREECF.-A private letter from Athens, of
the 3lst of March, says:-I mentioned
some months since the project on foot for
the establishment of the Olympic Games,
or industrial and agricultural exhibitions
of the products of Greece Like the cele-
brated games in the olden time, long past,
our modern exhibitions will be held ev-
cry four years. The first exhibition will
be held on the 10th oil October, 1S59.-I
There will be at the Inauguration and
during the four weeks of lts duration, re-
ligions solemnitions, and the academic !
sittings and dramatic performances where
will be represented the tragedies Of an
cient Greece, with musical choruses com.
posed by Greeks. These festivals will not
fail to bring crowds from the interior and |
provinces of Turkey, and |
will, il is presumed, present much attrac- |
ton for tourists. Though only products |
of Hellenic industry and agriculture will !
be admitted in the exhibition, yet machi-
merry of better kinds coming from abroad |
will be received in the interest of the ma
ton. According TO the Greek tariff, ma
chinery of every kind is imported into !
Greece from customs duties. 1t is satis-
factory 20 find that Greece, entirely occu- !
pied by the internal Improvements, is at
this moment in q state Of perfect tranquil
ity.
A Tp.rat-s Fcuor - Toet Ivaalr cnacia1 hi; /