The Portland daily press., 1867-01-11

Swift, may each hallowed influence expand,
In eyer-widening circles DER the land
Till that tine Seed of Life the Mayiower brought
Sows the vast continent with noble thought
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John Mor-Easy's Maiden speech.
From "Ifig,cam Janctionr--By the Very
Dickens.
Hon. Mr.. Mor-Easy, of New York, which is
the lnetropolls OF the Union, etc, on the oc-
casion Of his maiden effort i'm Congress: was
seated between Hon. Fernando Wood and
Hon Jack Rogers, the latter having assisted
MI. Mor-Easy in preparing his speech, and
having been permitted OH the floor of the
House at his request.
Mr.. Nor Easy rose with his left hand in his
bosom, and spoke as follows: t, I'd
Mr.. Referee
(Rogers-holding the manuscript in his
hand-Speakeri SpeakerD
beg your pardon; Mr.. Speaker, enter the
ring
(Rogers Jerks his coat tail)
l enter the arena of this discussion the
more reluctantly from the fact that have not
not been in the training
(Ro5ers--Noi no
But, sir, when cast my-my ogles-
(Rogers-Eyes
Yes, my-my-(hesitates) u look around
upon the smiling and intelligent mugs
(Rogers-N0! faces y -I.rtf "a ~ 1i-.s a
intelligent faces Of the respected-(sotto
roce)-what is it-buffers?
IF. Wood-No, gentlemen.) ar
(Rogers-Members.y
when look around on this ring and see the
smiling and intelligent faces of the respected
members OF this body, feel profoundly impress
with the fact that we live under the aeeis of a
glorious constitution which guarantees to ey-
cry man the privilege OF rising to glorious
n-a1 ,kax. -lzA. Al =
bequeathed TO us by our noble tore-fathers
with the deepest emotions that can rise from
the depths Of aproud and grateful-and CRATE
ful-gizzaId! hKt
(Rogers--Nol no! Heart!
And grateful heart. In this perious crisis
in the history of our once happy and now dis
tracted country, come up Mr. Referee
(Rogers-,No! mol A SIS
From gallant and lon-hearted constituency
IA constituency tf
"who know their rights, and knowing dare main
Applause from the Conservative side]
come up to represent for them in these
classic halls that noble policy OF which count
myself one OF the pillars, OF forgiveness and
reconciliation which is inculcated by the sac
red principles OF Christianity, and when these
principles are under discussion should be
unfaithiul to that constituency if failed to
Opel Huy-Iuy OfdCiOn Lfdp-
(Rogers-Nol no @l
My tater-trap-or rather my COB
(kOgers-Mouth.)
Mouth, TO speak TO you the conv ictions of
patriotic and impulsive giz-that is to saw.
SOUL Allow ine to say that come from that
constituency in the spirit of Spartacus of old,
proud and defiant. In the language of the
poet they call me chief, and they do well to
call me chief, who for good many wears has
met apon the bloody arena-has met 3
(Rogers-That's right
has met some of the gamest hitters on this
continent---Bill Pool, Yankee Sullivan. and
Henan himseli---and never tossed the sponge.
tRogers---All wrong! Lowered his arm
lSottO UOce.) Let her slide (Aloud.) And |
yet, sir, / come here prepared and ready. and |
willing to grasp, as with the grasp of COM
patriot and brother, the flpper oil any man. |
lRogers-No, no! Wrongly
Ihe bunch OF lives OF any man. (sSotto uoce |
What's next, Jack? (Excitedly.) What's
next? You'd make blessed d. bottle-hold.
er, wouldn't you? I'll git On that weepin'
palt. (Aloud.) have a che-ild---a youthful |
b-woy---- r......,.,5.. = 81, =
tkogers-You've skipped ali that about pay
ing the rebel debit
(Sotto coce) Let her drive (Aloud) I |
repeat, MIR. Referee
lliogeis pulls his coat tall
That is to say, MIR. Speaker, thai have a
youthfui b-woy----this scion of game
(Rogers-No.)
tSotto coce.) Yes it is (Aloud.) of game
ancestry. would that in coming years that
tins my only, my youthful che-ild, Should grow |
up with emotion, Reporterl to emulate the
example and to inherit the virtues, and to
glory IN the record of his feather!
hogers-Now weep9
Mr. Mor-Easy wipes his ewes with his mock
ct handkerchief
tSotto eoce.) That couldn't be done much
pathet1cker, could it. Jack
lRogers---Try gesture ~
ieel deeply sensible, Mr.. Referee fstrikes
OUT irom the shoulder in graceful mannerD
auSh. tMr. Mor-Easy indignant at this
unteelng reception of his pathos)
Look here, you mussent come vo1r chaff' On /
me! amt that gait! kin strip and 90 in |
ToIsh and tumble on this jest as quick as YOU |
feels like it'll - ''N
lRogers pulls his eoat-taiI.
KID polish oft whole d----d crowd in |
nan dozen rounds. Laughter; Mr.. Nor
Easy lhduiges In excited but scientific gest-
ures Look ere! IdoD't make no limits on |
any game, and you can buck aein that tiger
Jist as long as you think it's healthy! Now. |
who wants to walk into meS Now inst n1If !
up your hands, will yer?
The last remark addressed to the Sneaker. |
Wood and Rogers each pull at coat-tail)
Mor-Easy tapologeticaliy). Well, l don't
N
at time. Maybe my knowledge box amt cot
SO much in it as yours, and amt much on
the speak; but that ere amt the kind of pun
lshment wat sends me to grass. iCries, Or
der, order! kin go ye thousand to five |
hundred on this little mill; and see if don't |
come up slnilln, on the last round, I've got |
some greenbacks left yet spent $4,000 on |
the election in New York. They say money |
makes the mtre go, but it didn't make our |
Mayor go in New York State. That's sure /
enough,
(koeers prompts and hands page ofmanu-
script, "Pardon this digession.,'
Pardon this digression. (Reads) Methinks
behold methinks behold in the dim vista
OF the coming future, the vision of reunited |.
and reconstructed land, when the dark clouds
oil vile fanaticism have been swept away by
the beacon lights of the Constitution: and
when upon the cloudcapped pinnacle of our
glorious country shall be observed the grace
fuliy-swaying and flexible figure OF that second
jackson who now occupies the Presidential
Chair, and who so nobly dispenses the post
off1ces and collectorships to beloved and
bleeding country, shall be observed, L say, sup
ported on the one side by the immortal Wash
mgton, and on the other by the illustrio,,s
jackson, floating aloft the emblem of thirty
SIX stars, and having shufied (sotto vocel is
that shufiiei?
lRogers--Yes. Shuffied of this mortal
COLL
S0to roce)--What kind of a shuttle is
thatT lAloud.) And the halo shall hover
round ms classic brow, and those that gaze in
awe ana wonder shall exclailn. (Sotto Uoce.) |
what's on the next page? forget exactly.
kogers---Can't find it,
Nor Easy Sotto ce)--Pm eff nv pins.
Jack. What is it? (Aloud) Shall exclsim
something like:
Pulls there m0ke with SO aummixed q
eiz"--- .
lRogers-No; I've got it. "Breathes there
man with soul so dead" .Sc.J
Excuse me: shall exclaim-
"Who never to himself hath said
This is my own, my native land's
1 ike a felier of that kind of build-hs's |
game-hes a feller that amt easy knocked off |
his foundations, III
Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens-May ask the gen
tlemau question May inquire the differ
ence between the Prize Ring and the Tamma-
ny Ring of New York, and also whether the
gentleman represents one or both. "a laugh
irritating to Mr.. Mor-Easy.)
AFR Nor FaSv--I ooh T