Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-10


Kings in the Assembly. He is the
"Artemus Ward of the House, man
overlooking with wit humOr and good
natured geniality. Oakley never speaks
without saying something. lie seldom saws
something without giving the lovers of
fun all the merriment they desire. Mr.
Oakley, on Wednesday evening last, went
il strong on the new capitol bill We give
his speech verbatim
Mr.. Chairman intend 10 favor this
bill, and yet ! should not. When recol-
lect that the Goldfish aristocracy Of Albany
is not worthy Of decent red herring. am
tempted TO say Oakley, do not make an
ass Of yourself by voting for the new capitol
bill, not because ] like Albany, but be-
cause / love the State.
Mr.. Chairman-I once thought that to
be member Of the Assembly was 70 be a
high cockalorum at a worlds poultry
show. ] have lived to see my mistake.
An Assemblyman is some pumpkins in
New York. He is looked upon as a Cicero
IN Duchess county, and as a Lycurgus in
Schoharie. But il is not 10 in Albany. In
this city Of surgeons and stiekups leeis-
lators are small potatoes, and few 10 the
hill. The first day after / reached Albany.
4 hunted round, with a shot gun and a
pointer, 70 find a boarding house. I found
one kept by night cap and a mammoth
waterfall, the widow Of a defunct gentle
man IN heavy West India goods. i asked
the widow Of said defunct IL she desired
another boarder. She replied, that de.
psRds upon circumstances
informed her / was a member of the
Legislature. She became cold az an ice
berg, and informed me that respectable
boarding houses did not desire patronage
from Assemblymen or colored people. she
shut the door and / retired. sought an
other lady. She was more complacent. and
she did not mind boarding one or two IA.
senblymen, provided they would nav in
advance or give security. l. this the way
Mr.. Speaker, totreat the successor of So
lOn2 ! fancy not
But while am down on the people of
Albany az a community, | have found some
individual exceptions who deserve tbe |
highest marks Of my esteem. A few weeks |
ago, gentleman, loud in praise of the |
new capitol, says 10 me in quite a friendly |
way, Oakley, let's go 20 Pecks and get |
some oysters" Oakley said in reply. aNo. |
thing would afford me more pleasure We
went 10 Peck's. We ordered oys,ers yeni- |
son steaks, green seal, and all that sort of /
thing. My friend lefl the room 10 Obtain
some cigars-iifty cents apiece. He did 1
not come back. He has not come hack
yet. He left Oakley TO pay the bill, seven
teen dollars and sixty cents. You NAV
laugh, gentlemen, but that is not the worst
OF Il. He got four fifty cent cigars and
had them charged 10 me also.
Last week gave eight shirts ont 10 be
washed. They came back in the shape Of
i've collars, four dickies, and enc corded
skirt. Now what do ] want with corded
skirt am not an old granny, like nv
friend over there, who believes the Erie
canal has injured the State, nor am l a
female brother like Susan Anthony. or
those other specimens of unfeathered poul-
Try who cackle at hen conventions. / de
not want the skirt.
A short time ago | visited the BAPTIST
,hurch, one Of the great washing machines
u the city. An elderly gentleman addressed
he Sabbath school children, and pointing
Il this building, said MY young friends.
hats the lunatic asylum, 10 which one
hundred and twenty-eight crazy men are
ent every year TO make laws for four mil
lens Of gulls.' / could stand no more.
eiEed my hat and left the edifee. / don't
oppose could have carried il along il Ibad |
ried, but l did not try. As / said before.
len the edifce But while | cannot and
'ill not 60 much on the red herring arts.
ocraoy Of Albany, must be allowed tosav
bat have received nothing but Kindness
rom the representatives Of Albany on this
loor. Robinson never smokes a cigar with
ut asking me TO smell lis flavor" while
NTH never sips glass Of Madeira with
at saying Oakley, chew the cork screw" ! {
robinson and Smith are clever fellows. a..
ecially Smith, aud more particularly Rob
lson.
There ~ an unknown gentleman. who m.
DIES IN the B0wery, 90 whom | am aGa !
nder obligations. To every chicken dis. I
ate and fight which has come MIN tbat / !
'rt of the city, this unknown friend of a
w capitol has sent n,e 90 less than tvelve
&c passes one ar myself three Cor ban J.
GOD, tour for Parker, and the other lopr 9
reporters oL leading aHd influential p,- n
Ts like the New York Thb5ae and Iadr- !.
a9eat "a
But will noi delain the house anv long "
l have endeavorei 10 do Justice 10 ali in
neerned, especially % the unknown. bird al
Ao'er IN the Bowey. Having said this -
gam say am in favor Of the new capitol
H. and hope 20 see it Become law. -