The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-11-07


anecdote Of TRrsrAx Brrorss.
quoted from the "Reminiscences" Of Oh
vfR III. SMITH
During the debate in Congress on the tariff. in
lr2-, an amendment was offered to increase
the duty on molssses ten cents per gallon,
being an increase of ten Ter cent ad vslor-
EN-. Its object was 10 choke of the North
ern members, and indirectly 10 kill the bill.
The moment the amendment was announced
By the chairman. In committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Burgess, of Rhode Island, arose and i'm
plorsd the mover to withdraw IT, he showed
lie effects upon the trade between the East
ern States and the adjacent islands, in tim
Dor and the return cargoes OF molasses.
which was the daily food Of the poor. His
speech was short and to the point. As he
took his seat, Henry Daniel. OF Kentucky.
sprang TO his feet and roared out At the top
Of bis voice: "Mr. Speaker, let the coustitu-
ents Of the gentleman from Rhode Island
sop their bread only on one side 10 molasses.
and they will pay the same duties they do
now" Mr.. Bartlett. OF New Hampshire,
remarked to me: Now look out for Iris
tam, Harry will catch H." Mr.. Burgess
arose with FIRE beaming from his counten-
ance, aud addressed the chair. "The relief
proposed by the gentleman from Kentucky
| Is but adding Insult 10 injury. Does net tina,
gentleman know that established habit be-
comes second nature, and that all laws are
cruel and oppressive that strike at the
| innocent habits of the peop.e To illus
trate. what would this gentleman think oil
| me IL / should offer an amendment that
neither himself nor bis constituents shall
| hereafter have moro than pint OF whiskey
| for breakfast instead OF a quartz Does he
| not know that the disposition OF all animal.
partakes. in greater or less degree. of the
| food on which they are fedf The horse i:
| noble, kind. and grateful: be is fed on grain
| and grass. The bear docking at Daniel
| who was heavy, short man. dressed in
| blue coat, with velvet collar will ca, hog
| and raw hominy. You may domesticats
| him, dress him in blue coat with yclve
| collar. and teach him TO stand erect. and q
| initiate the human voice. as some showmer
| have done, but examine him closely, si
| docking at Daniel some seconds), YOU vii
| discover he Is the bear still The gentleman
| told US, in a speech some days ago. that ha
distric, produced large numbers Of jackasses
| hogs. and mules No stronger proof OF tn,
| truth OF his statement can be given than
look at its representative. | ask the gentle
man 10 keep this extra duty of molasses
| and commence is use among his constituents
and as feeble rs our hold upon life is, Mr.
| Chairman, man may vet, before we die, b,
| permitted 10 90 TO his grave with two eyes il
| his head in the centleman's district -
| Daniel wilted under the sarcasm, and fey
members afterwards felt disposed TO arous'
| the eminent son of Rhode Island
This was certainly severe on Harry;
| but, in the course Of the same general dc
bate, one other member "felt disposed q
| arouse the eminent son Of Rhode Island,
and yielded to the disposition. This was Johi
Randolph. We here reproduce the sting o
Burgess reply. as companion. piece 10 th
retort above quoted.
Randolph bad exclaimed, at tho close o
an insulting tirale against New England
New England --what is shef Sir. do yo'
remember tina appropriate exclamation
Dslsnda ,a Carthage"
Burgess. after having pictured in vivi
| colors the condition Of ruin TO which Ran
dolph would reduce new England. he Goa
cludes thus
Tho mind. sir. capable OF conceiving pro
lect Of mischief go gigantic. must have bee
sarly schooled, and deeply imbuod with al
the great principles of moral evil.
What, then, sir, shall We say OF spiri.
regarding this event "a CONTAMINATION
| devoutiy to be wisheds'-a spirit withou
one attribute, or one hope, of the pure i
heart: spirit which begins and ends every
thibg. not will prayer. bat with imprecation
ssrirlt which blot' from tho great canon o
petition. Give "a this day our daily bread
that foregoing bodily nutriment. he may at
tain 10 higher relish for that unming.e,
food. prepared and served up TO n soul "hun
gering and thlg-ting after wickedness;"
spirit which. az eyerv rising sun, excaim.
I .Hod,s: Hodss, Carthage dclcnda'" ITO
DAY to-day let New England be destroyed
sir. Divine Providence takes care OF hi
| own universe. Moral monsters cannot prop
agate lmpotenI OF everything bat malcyo
lsnce OF purpose. they can no otherwise mul
| tiPly miserics. than by disappearing all this
3 pure. and prosperous. and happy Coul
demon propagate demon. the universe Nigh
become Pandem0nium; but | rejoice tina
the father Of lies can never become the faith
er Of liars. One adversary Of God and man
= enough for one universe. Too much Oh
bow much too much for one nation.
Randolph. feeling the verisimilitude If nc
the truth Of this retort. and having no chanc
for a rej0inder in kind. sank under the IL
vective. the mos, terrible aud withcrin
perhaps ever visited upon 4 human bcin.
and no member afterwards felt disposed ,
arouse the eminent son Of Rhode Island =