Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-18

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Alter . loax and heated discussion on
thu refereaee Of NIL amending the
charter ol'tte city q Oavondelet, to .
tsbdins comnitte0pf the House,
Nj. Riley obtained the floor, and ad-
dressed the II 3use
Mr.. SPsAKBR :-Everybody is o.
pitching into this matter like tosd frogs
in willow swamp, on . lovely evening
in the bslmly month Of june, when the
mellow light Of the full moon 6lis with .
delicious food the thin, ETHEREAL atmos-
pheric air. Applause. Sir, l ant to
put in word, or perhaps word and .
hall. *sN $3.50
There seems to be . disposition to
fight. Isay, if there il any lighting to
be done, come on With Your corn cobs
and lightning-bogs! Applause. In
the language Of the ancient Roman,
"Come one. come ell. this rock shall ~
From its arm bass, in pigs eys."
Now, there has been . great deal OF
bombast here to-day. l call it bombast
from "Alpha" to "Omega." Il don't
understand the meaning Of the words
though) Sir, the question to refer, is
great AID magnificent question. 1t is
the aIl-absorb'ng questionable sponge,
sir, large unreasonable sponge, of globe
shape, in . email tumbler Of water-it
sucks up everything. Sir, stand here
with the weapons l have designated, to
defend the rights of St. Louis county,
the rights OF any other county-even
the county of Cedar itself. Laughter
and applause. Sir, the debate has as
sumed latitudinosity. We have had a
little black jack buncombe, little two
bit buncombe, bombast buncombe, bung-
hole buncomte, and the devil and his
grandmother knows what other kind OF
buncombe. Laughter.
Why, sir, just give some Of 'cm lit
tie Southern sosp and little Northern
water, and quicker than hound pup oan
lick skillet they will make enough bun
combe- lathcr 10 wash the golden flock
that roams abroad the azure meads of
heaven. Cheers and laughter. ! allude
to the starry armament.
The Speaker-The gentleman is out
of order. He must con6ne himself to
the question.
Mr.. Rlley-Just retain your linen, if
you please. I'll stick to the text IS close
as pitch plaster to pine plank, or a
lean pig to hot jam rock. Cries of
"go on" ''you'll do.s
want 10 say TO these carboneriferous
&c ntlcmen, these igneous individuals,
these decorating demonstrators, these
pereginous volcanoes, come on with your
combustiblcs ! If l don't-wcll, I'll
suck the Gulf Of Mexico through goose
quill. Laughter and applause. Per-
haps you think am diminutivc tubcrs
and sparse in the mundane elevation.
You may discover, gentlemen, you are
labo,ing under as great misapprehen-
sion as though you had incinera.ed your
inner yestment. In the language Of the
noble bard,
| II was not bern in = thicket
| To be scared at a cricket"
iApplau'e.]
SIR, we have lost our proper position
Our proper position is to the zenith and
nadir-our heads to the one, our heels
to the other, at right angle With the
the Iustrous ornament, bright with the
curruscations Of innumerabIe constella-
tons, and proud as speckIed stud
| horse ~ Ios, T(hoa.c
"Bct how have the mighty falIen," in
the language of the poet S,lversmith.
We have lost our proper position. We
have assumed a sloshindcular or q di.
archaeological position. And what is the
cause! Echo answers "buncombe, !"
SIR, "bnncombe." The people have been
fed ou buucombc, while lot Of spav-
nod, ringboned, hamst,ung, wind CALLED,
swyneyed, spi;hoofed, dis,empered, poll
CIVILIZED, pot-beilied politicians have had
their noses to the public crib until there
amt fodder enough lett to make cruel
for sick g'asshopper. Cheers and
laughter.
Sir, these hungry Lrats keep Juggling
at the public pap. They say, "let down
yonr milk, Sucky, or you'll have a split
bag" DO they think they can stiff
such buncombe down our craw! No.
sir; you might as well try to stuff but
ter in wild Cat with hot awl. ICON
tinued laughter. The thing can't be
did.
The public grind-stone is great in
stitutlon, sir-yes, sir, great institution.
One Of the greatest, perhaps, that ever
rose, reigued or fell. But sir, there is
too much private cutlery ground. The
thing won't pay. Occasionally . big axe
is brought in to be fixed up, ostensib!y
for the purpose Of hewing down the
gnarled trunks Of error, and clearing out
the brush-wood Of ignorance and folly
that obstruct the public highway Of pro-
gross. The machine whirls; the axe is
applied. The lookers-ou are enchanted
with the brilliant sparks elected. The
tool IS polished keenly edged; and,
while the public stare is gaping expect
ancy Of seeing the road cleared, the i'm
plement is slyly taken of to improve the
private acres OF some faithful friend of
the people," What is the result The
distinctions remain unmoved. The peo-
pie curse because the car Iags-or, i it
does move, It's at the expense Of bro
ken wheel and jaded and sore-bscked
team. | tell you, the thing won't pay
The me will come when the nasal pro-