Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1863-11-14
LECIsLATIVE ELOQUENCE.

The following is verbatim report of speech
delivered in the Wisconsin Legislature, by the
Hon. Mr.. Shanahan, member from Manitowoc, on
the passage of the harbor bill.
Gintiemen: 1t is not me habit to spake in pub.
lie, but shure cannot howld me tongue when /
see the interest of meself aud me neighbors under.
miniR'. ] cannot how'd me tongue when see
such bill as a manitowoc harbor goin' to pass.
/ cannot how'd me tongue when see money goin'
to be stole from the poor farrumers Of me District
who hasn't clint in the world. No, sir; | can't
how'd it and won't how'd t. The dimycratie
voters of ManitOWoc county sent me here to reps
resent their principles, and ii did not do it now
they would say was ateared to open me mouth.
a man who knows the dimycratic principlesi is not
Tteared to tell them. 1t is not dimycratc prin
cple to bring harbor into ManitoWoc, 1t is not
a dmycratic principle to take the last bushel of
whate from poor man that may be wants coat
On his back. 1t is not dimycratic principle for
the furrummeTs of me District and their little
childer to go Naked which will shurey hapDen il
the harbor passes Divil stitch they have Oh
them NOW, and would you strip them intfely?
Would you take the last bit Of bread out of
their hungry bellies and put it in the mouth of the
harbor? Would you take the blue jean rags from
their Sunburnt backs, and stuff them in the pocke
cts Of government contractors2 Oh me friends
there's enough of that work goin' on in WashingS
ton, where one nagur is thought more of than all
the white men and Irsamen put together. Oh,
that didn't lall prey to the Irish famine before
lcame TO this country to be rOWled in the gutther
by a parcel Of black divls Oh that liver me
father reared me TO be brought on level with
dirty nagurs. Oh that liver me mOtler bore me to
mate with SIGH disgrace in Ameriky
But shure nayther me father nor mother was a
Republican, and it is not right to blame thin with
tile acts of the Administration. Divil blow ovid
lincoln and the first day he liver cum across us
Whiehe WAS splittin rails we were enioyin' pace
and prosperity and if we but sowld dozen OIL
eggs or pound of butther in ManitOWOc we got
store pay for it. While he was mindin' his own
business, we did not know in which direction
either North or South was and wouldn't yet if the
diInycrats were in power Ii the dimycrats was
IN power we wouldn't know the difference between |
AarbOr end st0Vepipe, for dc ye see, SIGH things
are not in the platform and how the div dim
eerat like Mr.. Rand or Ar. Wallis got how'll of it, |
passes me comprehension ntirely.
Me honorable colleague, Mr. CahiII, tells me no |
man who is dimyCrat can be in favor of putin |
such heavy load as harbor ON the poor farmers |
Of Manitowoc county He also tells me that
nathur Mr. Rand nor Mr.. Villas love the dimycratic
principles so we'll as they do the maxim Of money, |
and by me sowl believe it, You see, one is
merchant and the other shipbuder, and it is
the aBest thing in the world for them to get O. bit
OF the harbor and become rich on it,
Who'll give them the money or, to use an
ovid country phrase, 'whO'n pay the piper! "
Who will but the poor farrumers who hasn't as
much money as would jingle on mile stone
who has nathur ciutnor days luck since ovid
Lincoln and his harbor came into office.
The men who originated the bill will be spotted |
at our MKT election, They have proved false to
the dimyc attic party false to the dimycratc prin-
eipIcs and, gintlemen, all ak of You is to crush
thu ManitowOc harbor here in Madison, and lave
the crushing OF the man who got it up to the
people of Manitowoc county, who will grind them
finer than powther tic next time they stick their
hose up for office;