Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-04-05
THE DANGER OF HASTE.
A BIT OF FUN IN CONGRESS.
ION to Specie Payments"
IlIustrBte0.

to the Tribune's structures on his vote in
opposition to the Loan Bill. After quoting
from the TribIne's editorial, Mr.. Hulburd
said:
Now, Mr.. Speaker, l rather like Mr..
Greeley's verdancy, as, well az his vigor OF
attack. do not think it is particularly un-
pleasant. Iadmire him as the champion Of
American istsrests. Bot when he says, As
he did in the issue Of his paper on yester
day, that this House are now taking steps
to resume specie payments forthwith, and
that We might have done SO last July With
safety if We had only been willing to do SO,
l think he goes little too fast. .a.-,.
If he wishes to Jump on horse before it
is saddled and bridled, or even before il has
had any training, and ride At oace to specie
payments, | can only say that it will not be
the first ride he has taken when he came to
grief with those who followed him. l re-
collect ono celebrated ride taken bya person
on the other side Of the Atlantic, and which
has been celebrated by Cowper in immortal
verse. We all recollect the cry of "Oo to
Richmond" we all know know how disas-
trous that was, aud the effects of it have
hardly yet died away. Are We now to hear
another cry, of "On to specie payments,
irrespective of the results that may follow
that course? Sir, the hum of your millions
of spindles in New England will cease, and
ny friends from Pennsylvania may not
merely bank up their furnace fires, but they
may put them out if We 60 on in the rapid
way urged by Mr.. Greeley. The CONNER
cial interests Of the city Of New York are
threatened with destruction, and all our in
terests are staggering under the present con-
Isf,no af khsn1o and nat fhso adtfnr oh IN
men with being idiots because they are not
willing 10 ride as recklessly toward specie
payment as he wishes. .....l'.T s..,
recollect being in New York in crowd
thst stood around the Tribune Office, at the
time the editor was elected to Congress -
When the crowd had got around that famous
corner on Nassau street, some one asked Mr..
Greeley. How about the election. He
made this significant remark: Il believe
it is all right in reference to me. Instead
of saying how the city had gone, or how
the State had gone, it was more important
in his estimation to say that it was all right
in reference to him. And so l suppose in
reference to the resumption of specie pay
ments, it will be all right in reference to
him. .
There is such thing as man going too
Pacific coast, and was then pretty much in
q hurry, as he seems to be now. I do not
see my friend from Ohio, (Mr. Ashley here
now. the one with the huge mass Of capillary
sdornment on his head, covering large
brain and stout heart. would ask him
about that ride, if he was here, as he was
over the same ground.
do not know that the Speaker Of this
House can write poetry; have never been
told that he is addicted to writing poetry.
But he has been over the same ground where
Mr.. Greeley took that wonderful ride, and
think when he hears the piece read, which
ask the Clerk to read, descriptive of tha,
ride. he will at least feel some poetical sensa
tions --.
l ask that the peice which I send to the
Clerks desk be read as pleasant illustra
ton of the effect Of too fast riding; not ou
: of any malice toward Mr.. Greeley, for en-
tertain no such feelings toward him.
The Clerk read the following piece, beiul
frequently interrupted by the laughter 0
members: Ga .i. -' '.. .l- ...
HORACE aREELEY's RIDE TO PLAcERvILLE
When r. Greeley was in California, ova
: tions awaited him at every turn. He hs,
WTltJ6u pUWcIlut III tuC II
favor of the Pacific Railroad, which ha
, greatly endeared him to the citizens Of th
.. Golden State. Aud therefore they mad
, much OF him when he went to see them.
,, |, At one town the enthusiastic populac
tore his celebrated white coat to pieces, an
carried the pieces home to remember hir
r BY.
,, The citizens of Placerville prepared I
,, fete the great journalist, and an extra coach
(. with relays of horses, was chartered Of tn
;. California Stage Company to carry him froI
Folsom to observation-disclosures forty miles
/. The extra was in some way delayed. and di
> not leave Folsom until late in the afternoon
: Mr., Greeley was to be feted at seven o'cloc
that evening by the citizens Of Placerville
\ and it was altogether necessary that
4 should be there BY that hour. So the Stag
I Company said to Henry Monk, the drive
4 of the extra, Henry, this man must
there by seven o'clock to night" And b
:. answered. THE great man shall be there.
4 The reads we're 10 an awful state, en-
= during the first few miles out Of Folso
w slow progress was made. .. ..... .....
" Sir" said MIR. Greeley, "are you AVA
" that must be at Placervillea at seven o'cloe
= to-night?'
" "T've got my orders," laconically retur
"a ed Henry Monk. e.T.
% >. Still the caach dragged slowly forward.
70 Sir" said Mr.. Greeley, this is not
ls trihing matter / must be there at seven
IL Again came the answer, i've got q
10 orders" ..
=. ~ But the speed was not increased, and NJ
N Greedy chafed away another half hour, th,
" = as he was again about to remonstrate wi
l. the driver, the horses started into furio
ar ar run, aud all sorts Of encouraging yells fill
q the air from the throat OF Henry Monk.
That's right, my good fellow!' said N
NJ. Greeley. "I'll give you ten dollars VIII
be We arrive at Placsrvile. Now we are 4
n. ing I" tsr IN
~ A. They we're indeed, and at terrible spec
al Crack crack went the whip, and aga
I'M that voice split the air. GIT up Hi, y
" G'long Yip-yipl" 1.,.. ..al.
And on they tore, over stones and ru
i up hill aud down, at rate never befo
at achieved by stage horses.
ed MIR. Greeley, who had been bouncing frt
ss- one end Of the coach to'the other like
ng India rubber ball, managed to get his he
out of the window, when he said:
'""Don't- t-on't you think we..e-e sh
a. get there by seven If we don't-on't 60
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