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VOL. XXxIv. 81
81 ,tFrom the Albany Evening Journal.J
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John Oakley represents the county of
Kings in the Assembly. He is the "Arte-
mus Ward's of the House. a man overflow
ing with wit, humor and good natured
geniality. Oakley never speaks without
saying something He seldom says some.
thing without giving the lovers of fun all
the merriment they desire. Mr.. Oakley, on
Wednesday evening last went It strong On
the new Capitol bill. We give his speech
verbatim, as taken down by four steno-
graPhers and sixteen lead pencils:
and yet 1 should not.-When recollect
that the Goldfish aristocracy of Albany is
not worthy of decent red herring, / am
tempted 60 say: HOakley, do not make an
ass of yourself by voting for the new Cap
itol BILL" and yet will. will vote for
the bills nettbeeaaseI like Albany, but be-
Mr.. Ckairhan- II once thought that TO be
& member Of the Assembly was 70 bea high
'cockalorum at worlds poultry show. /
have lived to see my mistake. An Assem-
blyman is some pumpkins tin New York,
He is looked upon as a Cicero in Duchess
b.: RI net e So in Aiesny Z IA tbs city Of
surgeons and stickups legislators are small
potatoes, and a few to, the rhill.A The first
day AFTER Ifeached Albany, j hunted round,
with shot gun and a pointer, to find a
boarding house. found one kept by a
Rtght esp and a MsmmoSh watertaiL the
West India goods. 1 asked the widow of
said dsfanet n shed desired another boaRder.
Shefeplied, that depends upon eircum-
stances"
Uniformed her I wasa member of the Leg
islature. She, became cold as an iceberg,
and informed me that respectable boarding
houses did not desire patronage from AS
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the door and retired. sought another
lady. She was more complacent, and she
kdid not mind boarding one or two Assem-
| blymen, provided they would pay in ad-
vance or give security. Is this the way,
Mr.. Speaker, to treat the successor of So
lon? fancy not.
But while lam down on the people of
Albany as acommunity, / have found some
individual exceptions, who deserve the
highest marks of my esteem. A few weeks
| ago, gentleman, loud In praise of the new
Capitol, says to me in quite friendly way,
Oakley, let's go to Peck's and get some
Loystefs." Oakley said in reply, Nothing
would afford me more pleasure" Wewent
| to Peck's. We ordered oysters, venison
steaks green seal, and all, that sort Of thin g.
my friend left the room to obtain some
ciEars-fitty cents apiece. He did not come
backs- He hassnot- come back yet. He lett
Oakley to pay the bill, seventeen dollars
and sixty cents. You may laugh, gentle
men but that is not the worst of it, He
got four fiftyscent cigars and had them
charged to me also.
| -Last,week gave eight shirts out to, be
washed. They came back in the shape OF
five collars, four dickies, and one corded
lslxirt. Now what do want with corded
slSirt2 Lam not an old granny, like my
friend over there, who believes the Erie
canal has injured the State, nor am 1 q fe-
male brother like Susan Anthony, or those
other speeimens of unteathered poultry
dIWhe caekle at hen conventions. / do moi
want the skirt. -,.-s...,- = ,.>,..,-sz-
"a short time ago 4 visited the Baptist
church, one of the great washing machines
of the city. An elderly gentleman address
led the Sabbath school children, and, point
ing at this building, said: "My young
4 Friends, that's the lunatic asylum, to which
I one hundred and twenty-eight crazy men
1iaFe sent every year to make laws for tour
4 millions OF gulls.",lI could stand no more
| seized my hat and leftmthe edifice.s
don't suppose I could have carried it long
if had tried, but did not itrys ssAs Isaid
before, left the edifice. But, while I can
not and viii mot go much on the red her.
ring, aristocEacy of Albany, i must be al
lowed to say that have received nothin g
but Kindness from the Representatives OF
Albany on this floor, Robinson never
smokes a cigar without asking me to "smell
| its favor" while Smith never sips glass
ofEMadei6a without saying, Oakley, chew
the corkscrew.n - - Robinson and Smith are
clever fellows. especially Smith, and more
FpartiealaFly Robinson. .As-l-sA@-s - =
There is an .ppknoYny gentleman, who
resides in the BoMerY, to whom am also
under obligations 10 every chicken dis
4pute and fight which has come OFF in that
4 part of the city. this unknown friend Of a
new Capitol has sent me no less than twelve
i free passes, one for myself, three for Dan
4 Wood, four for Parker; and the other four
i for reporters of leading and influential
/ papers iike.th NeD York Tribune and In
deDendent. 'zsasqKs =, iisaa = bsHgass1ai gls38
But / will not Tdetain the House any
ElOnger. have endeaYored 70 do Justice to
all concerned, especially to the unknown
kbird efaneier in the BoweFyI Having said
this, I again say, / am in favor Of the new
Capitol bill, and hope to see it become a