Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-03-16
One of the Speeches.

The most refreshing specimen Of speech,
10 the spread eagle" style, we have met With
Tor long time, was recently delivered 10 the
Missouri Legislature, by one Gen. h Icy As
the author is evidently "a trump" we feel
disposed to help immortalize him by publish.
ing his speech 10 full:
After long and heated discussion on the
reference of bill amending the character Of
the city OF Carondelet to a standing commit.
tee Of the House, Nj Riley obtained the
door, aud addressed to the House:
Mr.. SPEAkER: Everybody is a pitching
into this matter like toad frogs into willow
swamp. on lovely evening in the balmly
month oi June, When the mellow light of the
lull moon ts with delicious food the thin.
ETHEREAL atmospheric air. Applausel Sir.
want to put in word or perhaps word
and half
There seems TO be a disposition to fght.
say, II there is any lighting to be done. come
on with your corn cUbs and lightning. bugs -
lAPpIause. 10 the language Of the ancient
Roman,
Came one. come ALL this rock shall ay
From Its firm base, in pg's eyen
Now, there has been a great dea, Of hom.
bast here to day. call it bombost from
Alpha to Omega" Il don't understand
the meaning OF the words ;hough.) Sir, the
the question to refer, is great aud maguiti.
cent question. 1t is the all absorbing uues
| tIon-ilke sponge, sir-a large uumeasura.
ole sponge, OF globe shape, in q small tumbler
Of water-it sucks up everything. Sir, |
stand here with the wea pons have desigua.
ted, to defend the rights Of ST. Louis county.
the rights Of any other couuty-eyen the
county of Cedar itself Laughter ard
applause Sir the debate has assumed a
latltudInosity. We have bad q little black.
jack bumcombe, Il little twobit bumcombe,
49, Iss', ou"Splloe' oupg noie ouncom6e, and
w ~" ""r us s'uuunother knows what
W. s;. " oHu.omUe ;,'", @ lEauseterl ,
cor,L ' jlo' sre eo''e U, em lIttle
ona 'p uuu ''''e Horthern water,
sLT,.,f ,t"u ain uo"uu pu can ICE q
| 1aa,to ios Ivy WI maze enough ouncome-
atsaai ~. w. "asn 'no so'uen uocA that roams
and ianah,ar 1'e "Ihus nIt, VI heaven lCheeFs
ment '''' J "''Ou' u 'De starry nFma'
The Spp,vpn Tho r,,,.
| order ue mns, on, ssa t;e Is OUT oI
onas,ion "'De''' " 'he
MIR Rely .Jps, re,.ir r0u r.;,
nlease. I'm stick 70 ,ba ~, ''uIu you
pitch plaster tn a pins nIant %, as q
a hot lam rock Irries Of r..a ~ 'e"" P,s ~
do."l e' w. !0u u
want TO saw 10 tbesa acarhorar;ro,ou.
tlemen tbase ionororo inJ;u;a''i, pu'
tonating demons,ra,or. ,haaa luis, tnese ue
canoes coma on with vonr rfhs51;hIo "nnI 'o'
don',NwsI m s9ol. ~ Io'uouS'Ie'ss t'rs
through a goose anil rIersb,au t,' - ans meA,r' n
playse Perhans von ,hinL En- d;,a;nn,ilpe |p
tnhars and ens,sp sun an o'u'IuutlVe
Won NAV digcossr ,oe ~ nsn, sus muuuane elevation
inc nnjer az o,as, ,a;.a, ,oI a'e iaooi
,hongb ron bod ;noioa.'a1 Pp'oueus'ou as
mept' la the lapgnage Of ,hs nnhIa iTe. hard Ies'
~ wa'n'' born IN ih'ckes
10 Oe 'caTredO by cricket" lArpiause.l
OIL we nave lost our proper position. Oul
proper position is 10 the zenith and nadir--
our nesns 10 the one, our heels TO the other
az fight angle to the horizon, spsnued by
mat azure arch of The iustrous frmament
oright with the curruscatious ofinnumerablt
considerations, and proud.as q specified stuC
morse on county court day. Cheers.
But how have the mighty fallen" ip ths
language of the poet Slversmith. We hav,
lost our proper position. We have assumed
q sloshiudcuar or Chronological position
And what is the cause2 Echo answers "ouu
combe," sir "buncombe." The people bay,
been fed on buncombe, while a lot OF SPAWN
ed, ring gboped, hamstrung, wind CALLED swyp
eyeu, splitDOOteO, dlStempeTpd DOlpyll!ed
pot belied politicians have had their noses il
the public crib until there amt fodder enoupt
left to make a Cruel for a sick prassbonner
[Cbeers and laughter.I
Sir these hungry brsts keen tugoing At tbs
public pap rbey say, ,.let down Sou2 milk
Suck, or you'll have a split bag" DO The,
[ think they can stuff such buncombe down on,
craw? No sir; YOU might as vol tyv n
stuff butter in n wild cal with a no, auI
[Contiuued laughter The ihing cam h,
did.
The public sriudstope ia a orsat ios,;,,tio,
sir yes, sir, a great ipstjtnlion Ons Of ,b,
greatest, perhaps. that ever rose r.igrad .,
fell But sir there 10 70 nrch IL,
ground. The thing won't paw, OccssionolI;
big axe is bropo6t in IA n. 6xeS mn os,sn
siby for tho purpose of b.winp down ,ba
guarded trunks of error and clearing ont tbf
brush wood of Ignorance and follv tina,
obstIuct the public highway of progress