Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-03-20

To wash the gQldcn ilock that roams
abroad the azure mcads of heaven,
IChccrs aud laughter, | allude l."
this starry ornament
The Speaker, The gentleman Is
out of order. lie must conilnc
himself tn the question,
Mr., Riley. Just retain your lin
en il you please, I'll sli'k To the
text us close ms II pitch plaster To II
pine plank, or Il lean pig I" hot
jam rock, Cries of "go nni "
you'll do,
| want to say to these carhoncr-
iitrous gentlemen, these igncouS
individuals, these dctonating de-
monstmtors, these pcrcginonS vol
canoes, come oI, %'ih Your combus-
Iiihicsi if4i a 4wcli III suck
the gulf of Mexico thrdugh II goosc
quill, Laughter and applause, l.
Perhaps You think | nm diminutivc
tubcrS and sparse in the mundane
elevation. Nou may discover, gen
tlcmcn You are lahoring under rs
great misapprchcnsion us though
You had insimncratcd your inner
vostmcmt, In the language of the
nOhl bard,
e was unt harm IN lhicL-t
Y" lr scratched Icy u crrLri,'
Sir, we have lost our proper po-
sition. Our proper position is TO
the zenith and nadir-our heads to
the one, our heels To the other, ut
right angle with the horizon, span
dcd by that azure are of the lustrOus
armament, bright with the GURUS
cations of innumcrablc constclla-
tions, and proud us II specklcd stud
horse on II county court day
[Chcers,
"But how hav: the mighty fall
en-" in the language Of the poet
Silvcrsmith. We have lost our
proper position. We have usSum-
cd sloshindicular or diaganolo =
ical position. And what is the
cause? Echo answers "buncomc,'
sir. buncombc." The people have
been fed on buncombc, while II lot
Of spawned, ringboned, hamstrung,
wind CALLED, wyneycd, splithootrd,
distcmpcred, poIlcvilled, pot-bcllicd
politicians have had their noses in
the public crib until there ain't tod-
der enough left to make II cruel for
a sick grasshopper. [Chcers and
laughter.
Sir, these hungry brats keep tug
ging at the public pap. They say,
"lct down your milk, Sucky, or
you'll have split bag DO they
think they can stuff such buncombc
down our craw? No, sir; you
might us we'll try to stuff butter in
Il wild cat with Il hot awl. Con
tinued laughter.] The thing cant
be did.
The public grind-stone is an in
stitution, sir-ics, II great instItu
ton. One Of the greatest perhaps
that ever rose, reigncd or fell. But
sir, there is too much private cut
lcry ground. The things won't
pay. Occasionally big axe is
brought in to be fixed up v; ostcnsi-
bly, for the purpose Of hcwing down
the gnarlcd trunks Of error and
clearing out the brush wood Of
ignorencc and folly that obstruct
the public highway Of progress.
The machine whirls the axe is
;Hnlicd. The lookcrs-on are en-
chanted with the brilliant sparks
elected The tool is Io,ishcd keen
ly edged and while the publics strrc
in gaping expectancy Of seeing tho
road cleared, the implement is slyly
taken, off to improve the private
acres of some faithful friend Of the
people" What is the result? The
Instructions remain unmovcd. The
people course becomes the car laGs
-or. if it does move, It's at the cN-
pcnse of broken wheel and jndcd
and sore backed team. | tell you,
The thing won't pay. The time
will come when the nasal promon
tories of these disintcrcstcd grinders
will be put to the stone instead of
their hardware. Applause. am
mi hty afraid the machine is Il GO
ing to stop. The grease is giving
out laundering fast. 1t is begin
ing to crcall on its axis. Gentle
men, it is my private opinion, con
flentially expressed, ths,a., 1,o
grit ! is pretty nca' worn on.
,LA.4I.lausc. i
Mr., Spesl!aqp .rr mus excuse
me for my latiIudinosiiy auo ,.igeRDa
Iocutoracss Ny oId blunjerbNss +
alters amazingly but ifany body