Middletown transcript., 1871-03-11

"h ""S"ct IoV tue Consequences OF abnn-
doning great and warlikc people. in pos
session Of country like that, to brood
over the Indifference and neglect Of their
Government Laughter How long
would !, be before they would take to stu
dying the Declaration Of Independence and
hatching out the damnable heresy Of se-
ccssion! How long before the grim de-
mon Of civil discord would rear again his
horrid head in our midst. .gnash loud
his iron fangs and shake his cres. Of brist-
ling bayoneis p laughter.
Then, sir think Of the long and painful
process Of reconstruction tha, must follow
with its concomitant amendments 10 the
Constitution the seventeenth, eighteenth
and nineteenth articles. The sixteenth,
It is OF course understood, is TO be apprc-
printed to those blushing dnmscs who are,
day after day. hcsecching us TO let them
vote, hold office. drink cocktails. ride MS.
traddle, and do everything else the men
do. Roars Of laughter. But above all,
sir, let me implore you to reflect for sin
gle moment on the deplorabc condition of
our country in case Of foreign war with
all our ports blockadcd. all our cities in n
OF siege, the gaunt spectre of famine brood
ing like hungry vulturc over our starry
ing land; our commissnry stores all cx-
hausted. and our famishing armies with
erng away in the field helpless prey to
the insatiate demon of hunger; our Navy
rotting in the docks fog want Of provisions
for our gallant scamen, and We without
any railroad communication whatever with
the prolific pine thickcts Of the St. Croix
Great laughter
All, sir, | could very well understand
why my amalle friends from pennsylya-
Mr. Myers, Mr.. Kelley, and Mr. O'Ncill,
should be so earnest in their support of
this bill the other day, AMI il their honor
able colleague, my friend, Mr. Randall,
will pardon the remark, | will say con
sidered his criticism Of their action on ,ha,
occasion as not only unjust but uugrn-
crons. knew they were looking forward
with the farreaehing ken of enlightened
s,atcsnanshir to the pitable condition in
which Philadelphia viii he left unless
speedily supplied with railroad connection
III some way or other with this gnrleu-
spot Of the universe Laughter Aud be-
sides, sir, this discussion ha. relieved nv
mind at a mystery that has weighed upon
II like All incubus for ,curs could new
er understand before whs there was 80
mnel, excitement during tie la@t Congress
oyer the acquisition Of Alta Srla | could
never understand why il wns that some "
1itI#Sf - at31 4,
ei patriots should entertain such dark f1re-
badings of the untold calamiiss that werc
Il hetall our beloved country unless We
should take immediate possession Of thar
desirable island But see nnw that they
We're lahoring under the mistaken impres.
sion tha, the government would need the
suano 10 manure the public lands on the
5, eroiS. Grea, laughter
Now. sir. repeat have been satisfied
for years that if there was any portion Of
the inhabited glole absolutely in a suffer-
Ing condition for wan, Of railroad il was
these tecming pine harrans Of the st
IrolN. Laughter. 1t what particular
point on that noble stream such a road
should be commenced knew was inmate.
fial. aud 81 il seems 10 have leen eausil-
'rel BY the drauehlsuan If this hil. Il
might b. up at the spring or down NJ the
loot log, or the water gate. or the fish
lam, or anywhere along the blnk. 10
matter whore. Laughter But in what
direction should il run. or where il should
we're always to my mind qncs-
ions Of the most painful perplexily.
.onld conceive Of 10 place on . Gods
green earth in such S,raghtenel rireum.
.tanees for railroad facilities as 10 b. likely
o desire or willing 10 accept such con.
iectign Laughter knew TINT neither
bayfield, nor Superior City would have il.
or they both Indignantly spnrneA the mu.
lliccnec Of the Government when coupled
with such ignomininns conditions, AMI 1t
he very snmc lanl grant ai oi their
lands years and yeurs ago rather than
.ubmit to the degradation Of direct com.
nuniea,ion By railroad with the piny
see9s Of the st Grnix ; aud knew that
what the enicrprising inhahilani. of those
.ian, young citirs woull refuse to take
you'll have few charms for Others. Whit
'ver their necessities or cnpiaity nigh, be.
Laughter.
Hence. as have said. sir was utter
y at n loss 10 determine where the tcrmi-
lns of this grea, aud indispensable road
houi be. nutil accidentally overheard
omc gentleman the other day mention the
lame Of j" Duluth Great laughter f
Duluth The word fell upon my car with f
,ecular aad indescribable rharm. like the +
,en,le murmur Of n low fountain stealing
orih in the midst of roses, or the soft,
wcet accents Of an angela whisper in the +
right. Joyous dream of sleeping innocence.
duluth Twas the name for which my
oul Ind painted for years, as the hart T
'anteth for the water-brooks. Renewed
nnrhter But where was Duluth. New
r. in nll my limited reading, had my vi
ion been rladlened by seeing the ccles.
inl name in print. Laughter And | I
elt profonnler humiliation in nv ignor.
nee that its dulcet syllables had never be-
prc rnvished my ear. Roars of laughter