The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-14
dence of the Cincinnati Gazette

Nickliifs, who was going to eat, drink ana no
o here till the 4th of March, but conciuded
I to, gets the floor.
The old gentleman but for HE grabbed air and
,esty manners, isn't . bad speaker; He has large
experience in public affairs; and il be could
only forget that he was once Governor OF Ken
lucky, and once member Of John Tyler's cab
met, and could understand that, afser Oil, Wis
dom wont quite die when be does, The might
have some influence, in spite Of bic scarcely
concealed sympathy with the "Confederatee, O.
be politely calls them. Asst is, he is Mvsys,
listened to. No clown In q circus ever MADE
half 90 much fun for his auditors % does tnie
naughty old Kentuckian for his opponents 10
Congress- :. t ga, r.s ,,,s,s sta,
A few words will cum up bis speech: 4.
''This negro regiment businees hes been tried
BY man-Gen. Hunser--in South Carolina, At
an enormous expense He had hardly armed
them till two hundred Of his regiment deserted,
and stole the Government rifles. Mr.. Butler, in
New Orleans, tried it, and this Congress 10 90.
ing 70 give him sword for it. Is Twiggsi sword
has been disgraced. Il is right it should 60 to
Gen. Butler. A NJ. Thsyer wants to colonise
Billy Bowlegs land in Florida, and wants these
COL SamboS regiments 70 protect him and bic
St.ILouis Germans thar. How are you going to
exchange these niggers when they are taken
prisonera Do you suppose you can exchange
white Southern prisoner for one? No, your
nikgers will get shot down, sid you'll have no
All this with scornful and disdainful air that
would be most provoking if it we're not most
ludicrous. Put him on stump before crowd
Of The faithful, and il would have been capital
speech for stimulating their zeal against the
Black Republicans. In the Congress- Of the ma
ton it is simply laugbabls. The old gentleman
testify refuses Ill efforts to ask questions or
make explanations. a"You kept me up too late
last night to answer your questions this morn
ips.n The grabbed refusal 10 worth remember
ing as We 60 along. 49,,
Mr. LovHJoY's RE5o1NDER
Like an ancient and venerable bull when red
rag il thrust before his eyes, Mr.. Wickliffe al
weys commences paving and believing when
the latter gentleman full credit, he isn't very
far behind. Each serves as the red rag to stir
the other up. Lovejoy never says anything
Wickliffe don't feel called upon to answer; Wick
life never gets of one Of bis offensive, arrogant
speeches, without being goaded to madness as
be sits down, to zee the broad grin with which
Lovejoy invariably rises to poke fun land pins)
into him. 10
To-day, as always, M. Lovejoy is true to the
rule He is on his legs and claiming the floor,
almost before Mr.. Wickliffe's closing sentence
had been uttered. Everybody laughs and turns
to listen. ,.. aisl
He begins, gradually, measuredly, in denounc.
ing the factiors opposition to this bill. Pretty
soon Mr.. Wickli6e gets . blow, the very first
one brings him to bis feet, begging permission
to interrupt. The gentlemen from Kentucky
has been consistent as we'll % persistent, for
e A. ~E A. g nAnN
note aud speech of his hiss proclaimed that he
would rather see the Union perish than slavery
injured. t. sas
The first cut has brought blood. Mr.. Wick
life roars out something in response in accents
90 enraeed as to show that the words reached the
quick. Lovejoy instantly retorts, "'Will the gen.
tleman Say now, if one must necessarily be lost
to save the other, which would he save, slavery
or the Union?". Wickliffe, instead of answering,
tries to parry the thrust by asking question of
his own, to which Lovejoy promptly hurls back
an answer and renews his demand. Wickliffe
makes no reply.
Soon Lovejoy touches on Wicklifss comtemp.
tuous way of speaking of Hunter and Butler, and
bis courteous alusion to the traitor Twiggs, and
coolly adds, "Oh, sir, q fellow feeling makes US
wondrous kind !" The house and galleries 10y
this time crowded) roar, and Wickiiffe, SPRING
ing to his feet with unusual vigor, e1claims 'tbe
gentleman will allow me"----"No, sir" Gays
Lovtjoy, with emphasis, mot unless you'll an
swer the question asked you'll" well, 60 along
The country knows you, and it knows me, tool"
eyes, that's true, thank God for it." returns
Lovejoy, in his blandest tones and with bis most
provoking smile. lid. s... f.,s
In moment he has touched the raw again.
The gentleman has said that the command Of ne.
eroes has de,noralized Butler. If 90 shert con-
tact has had such serious effect, what must be
the result Of a lifelong command of plantation
Of them? Another question. When Robert
Small took rebel vessel out of Charleston har>
Dor, would the gentleman have received that
Southern property" from the hands of that
RUNAWAY negro!" "Just as soon az would
receive ything from you," spits out the ancient
gentleman with his most offensive emphasis.
"There's smother illustration" philosophically
remarks Lovejoy, turning to the House, 40 if he
we're lecturing on Natural History, and found
the gentleman from Kentucky an interesting
speciman, "there's another illustration Of the
degradation this thing works." And the roars
of laughter seem like so many nettles in the un.
easy seat Of the irste defender Of slavery.
"But,o continues Lovejoy, sit would be re-
aliy pleasant to have an answer. Would the
gentleman have sent back that runawy slave
to his master?"
"I'll answer no more Of your questions"
roars Wicklfe, like q sulky schooi-boy.
"The gentleman from Kentucky shows more
wisdom in refusing to answer my questions
than he has manifested on any occasion since
he has been member of Congress-" And
again the laugh is against the testy Kentuck-
ian.
Pretty soon Lovejoy Is at him again. ''The
/ gentleman sneers at the aid of these Ssmbos.
| would like to see some of these Democrats
out in the stream, sinking for the third time,
and black man on the shore throwing rope
| to him sIwould like to see the Democrat that
would pushit away!"' "And," he tartly adds,
| as the cbuckling over the decided point sub.
| sides. "when Col. Ssmbo' drew him on shore
he pouldnt be doing half as good service as i h.
rere shooting rebels!' elu. y
l. The pcnderous frame of the naughty OLE
gentleman from Kentucky quivers with rage
and the grabbed wrinkles of bis face work re.
sponsive. This is goading on to madness; but
lie began the game himself and he can't COM
plain II he 10 beaten in playing it. 2a
| :. Thu impertubsble radical continues: