Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-17
GAS still as the breeze,
Is as dreadful as The storm. "

sentative sentiment of merica, which though
it may be
Gas still as the breeze,
is dreadful as the storm"
You will see it recorded at the polls, and
we will triumph. if every man here II every
man in America who is of our opinion will re-
cord bis vote according TO his honest cOnvic-
tiOns. We will be triumphantly successful;
successful for no purpose OF spoiIs, Tor no
desire whaterer for The lOaves and fishes. We
are here as citizens, not as Ofiice-holders.
There is no office upon the face of the wide
earth that / would hold. lAppiause.1 l
thank God am able to do without Office, and
| believe that To be the sentiment OF large
portion of those by whom ] am surrounded
here. Renewed applause
We are for our country, and for our Off
GERS. | said there was no office would hold;
| desire to correct that, or rather make
partial correction 90 it. | desire 10 be strict
Iy a man of truth before this vast and intel
irctual assembly of American ireemen.
There is one office would like to hold thirty
days-only thirty days. / should like to be
President for just thirty days, and during
that time you would have the busiest ad-
mini>tration this country ever saw. Jap
plause and laughter1 l Nwouid put small
cad in the newspapers addressed 10 the
heartIess crew who are now like vampires
| feeding upon the lIfe-blOod Of the nation. 1t
should read-"Take up thy bed and march"
| daughter and applause.l Aud | would be
| very clear indeed from adding to that
Thy sins ale forgiven thee" Renewed
/ laughter.1 No, sir, instead of dong that, /
| tell you what wonld do. At every avenue
| leading from Washington, on every highway
| tn oughout the whole nation, would have IA
! guard placed to watch the rogues as they
were running away. lApplause.1
! declare to you, and 1 speak to you
| without figure OF speech. that the govern
| ment of the United States is now ut this time
! the most corrupt government upon the face
| at this wide earth. WHAT do we witness!
| The expenditures of the general government
have increased fiom $40, 900 900 in 1858 to
| $50, 900 900 u year ut this time. The dis
tinguishrd Sage of Whestland" declared
that $40, 000. 600 year was TOO much. and
| ought To be reduced. aud yet in so short a
| time be has increased il 10 $50 000, 900. Now,
! If in so lew years he has raised the expeDdi-
| lures from Si0,0 900 600 10 $50 000, 600 cry
| ing all the ume-"reform, and the reduc-
/ tion of rxpendiiure"-how long do you sap
pose IL would take him to bring them down
| $40 0O0.0U0. Laughter and applause.
! recoIlcct reading a story in u newspaper
! once that illustrates this thing most beauti-
fully. a SC IOOlmaster said TO one OF his
scholars, Il have got a sum for you to work
| out John. Suppose there is a cat down in Il
well lhity ieeI, aud every day she climbs up
/ one foot and tails back two, | want you to
| tell me how long it will be before she gets Ia
| 10 ih4 top" The boy worked all day at it,
| and covered both sides ot his slate with fig
urss. lie worked all the next day, and COW
cred both sides OF another slate with figures.
| Al last tue master said To him. "Huw are you
/ getting on with that sum, Johnl' Says
/ john. 20, I've not got Ia the end of The thing
/ yet, but think l can see through il. -
''Nell. how near Is she OUTS ''She is not
| getting out at all; so far from getting out
| She is mure than half way down TO bell now!"
! Great laughter.) Aud that is pretty
lair specimen OF the mannrr in which M.
Buchanan is carrying on the affairs OF this
| government.
Why, gentlemen they are stealing by au-
thority OF law; absolutely doing il win the
eouutcnance of the President. | remember
very well that some distinguished gentleman
| In Philadelphia wrote To the President that
/ there was fine company there, who were
manufacturing something. aud they wanted
10 gel big contract from the Navy Depart
lnrnt. They were Old Line Mhigs. aud IL
| they got Ihis contract they would employ a
large number OF hands, WHO would elect Col.
/ Florence 10 the next Congress. lie wrote
this letter to Mr. Buchanan while be was
| President: aud be, Instead of pattiag his
/ heel upon IL as he ought 10 have done; in-
[ ctrau ti ustNtlS Nua1 VII Ntotf u pturc-
cuied for offering him bride, be handed the
letter over To the Secretary OF the Navy with
some terms of Commentator. aud the result
Was that The man who Was thus recommended
| GO, ihe CONTRACT l declare 10 you felI 80
| humiliated whea heard OF that thing that
| scarcely looked an honest man in the lace for
| a seek after. Aud thai Is The way Thin 90
| are going on now.
Suppose George Washington could now
look down apou Ibis gover1neat, Tor which
be fought aud toiied so faltlially-upOu
which be placed his zeal aad imprs ss;-sap-
/ pose be could lock down and see hos its sf
hairs are bow administered, Is w0aid alloy
his happiness Of heaven. shea | came 10
this beautiful city vent TO visit the MASH
ington monument. l vas not saiis5sd 70
stand upon the ground and look apon hi'
foFm up IN the eloeds; eaf I went ap 25a
strps until ] sos - near as eoaid 10 SEQ ~
Washington himself. 1 waited 70 kes as<
| ap 20 hlm-f wanted 20 re-ilianise ny are.
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