New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-27
An AboIftfonfst Rampant.


bill was before the Federal House of.Repre
sentatives, a few days ago, making an appropra-
ton to carry into effect the act providing for the
exhibition Of Yankee products at the coming
Worlds Fair in London. highly characteristic
debate ensued, from which we select the following
precious specimen: ~-4.
The House, in committee, took up the bill max
ing an appropriation to carry into effect the act
providing for the exhibition of American products
at the Worlds Fair. -
Z Mr.. Lovejoy, (Rep.l of Illinois, am very deci-
dedly opposed to this bill. think it is enough for
us, in all conscience, to have been humbugged and
dishonored and disgraced by the British nation,
without now appropriating thrty-hve thousand
dollars fors the purpose of an American exhibition
there.
Mr.. Kellogg, CRep.) of Illinois, inquired if it had
been through the action of the British Govern
ment, or Of our own Government, that we have
been thus dishonored and disgraced?
b Mr.. Lovejoy-Iunderstand how it was done. That
disgrace was all that the nation could bear. We
marched up to it sweating great drops of blood.
We came to it as Christ went to the cross, saying:
II it be possible, let this cup pass frem US = and
yet we are required to say that we did it cheer
fuly-that we did it gladly-and that we now ap-
propriate thankfully thirty i've thousand dollars to
fit out Commissioners to appear at the Court of st.
James. Inasmuch as we have submitted to that
dsgrace-7as we have submitted to be thus dishon-
ored by Great Britain, think the least we can do
is to ledge it, and to stay at home till the
time comes that we can whip that nation. Then
will be willing to go and appear at their Worlds
the words come instinctively to me which Hneas
used when requested by Queen Dido to rehearse
IT, sufterings whichhad befallen the Trojans during
the siege and capture of Troy" Oh, Queen you
require me to renew the ntoerabe grief of that
siege by reacting it,. Every time tie Trent affair
comes up--every time that an allusion is made to.
it-eyery time that / have to think of it, that ex-
preston of the tortured and agonized Trojan exile
cOO1 tn NV ling do To tba
which suffered when the news of the surrender of
Mason and slidell reached us.
I acknowledge it, l literally wept tears of veXa-
ton. hate it, and hate the British Government.
I here now publicly ayow and record that hate,
and declare that it shall be uneXtinguishable.
mean to cherish it while live, and to bequeath it
to my children when die, and IT I am alive when
war with England comes, and If / can carry mus
ket in that war, will carry it. have three sons,
and mean to charge them. and do now charge
them, that if they shall have at that time reached
the years Of manhood and strength, they shall
enter into that war; believe there was no need
for that surrender, and believe that the nation
would rather have gone to war with Great Britain
than have suffered the disgrace of being insulted
and being thus unavenged. Ihave not reached the
suhlmation of Christianity - that exaltation of
Christianity which allows to be insulted, abused
and dishonored. bear all that as a Christian,
but to say that do it cheerfully is more than
can bring myself to. l trust in God that the time
is not far distant when we shall have suppressed
| the rebellion, and be prepared TO avenge and wipe
out this insult that we have received.
Wewill then stir up Ireland, we will appeal to
| the Chartists of England, we will go to the old
French habitans Of Canada, we will join hands
| with France and Russia to take away the Eastern
possessions of that proud empire, and will take
away the crown from that Government before we
cease. trust in God that that time will come.
trust the appropriation will be voted down. One
| of our Commissioners, / understand is the indi-
vidual who writes those pleasant letters, askingus
to submit to insult cheerfully to smile at this bit
| ter cup, drugged with the bitterest ingredients
that were ever pressed to human lips, and not to
make face about it. l. don't believe there was
any necessity for this surrender. l am strongly
inclined to believe that we would have been all the
stronger for this difficulty with Great Britain for it
would have made US feel the necessity of making
short work with the rebels. =
| After further debate, the House passed the bill
by large majority.