The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-03-22

stack of locomotive [Grrat laaghter.l But
I see it represented on this iaap that Duluth Is
situated half way between Paris and Venice. so
that gentlemen who have inhaled the exhilerat-
ing airs Of one or basked in the golden sunlight
of the other, may see at glance that Dulzth
must be place Of untold delight. [Anghter,l
Terrestrial paradise, famed by the balmy zsphyrs
of an eternal spring, clothed in the gorgeous
sheen of ever-blooming flowers, and vocal with
the silvery melody Of natures choicest sOugsters.
Laughter. In fact, sir, since have seen this
map have no doubt that Byron was vainly en-
deavoring to convey some faint conception Of
the delicious charms Of Duluth, when his poetic
spirit gushed forth in the rippling strains Of that
beautiful rhapsody
Know yO ihe lana
Here the hammer felIl
Many cries "Go on !" go on
The Speaker.-Is there objection to the gen
teman from Kentucky continuing his remarks
The Chair hears none. The gentleman will
proceed.
| Mr. Knott was remarking. sir. upon these
vast wheat fields represented on this map in
the immediate neighborhood Of the buffaloes and
Piegans and was about to say that the idea Of
there being these immense wheat fields ia the
very heart Of wilderness. hundreds and kun
dreds Of miles beyond the utmost verge Of eiViIi-
zation, may appear to some gentlemen as rather
incongruous, as rather too great strain on the
blankets of veracity. But to my mind there
is no difficulty in the matter whatever The
phenomenon is very easily accounted for 1t is
evident, sir, that the Piegans sowed that wheat
there and plowed it with buffalo bulls. Great
laughter. Now, sir. this fortunate combination
of buffaloes and Piegans, considering their rela-
tive position to each other and to Duluth, as
they are arranged on this map. satisfies me
that Duluth is destined to be the beef market Of
the world.
Here, you will observe, [pOinting to the mapl
are the builaloes, directly between the Piegans
and Duluth and here, right on the road to Duh
nth, are the Creeks Now sir, when the Buff
faloes are sufficiently Eat from grazing on these
immense wheat fields you see it will be the easi-
est thing in the world for the Piegans to drive
them on down. stay all night with their frieads,
the Creeks, and go into Duluth in the morning
lGreat laughter | think see them now, sir.
vast heard Of b1ffaloes with their heads down,
their eyes glaring their nostrils diaied, their
tongues out, and their tails eurled over their
backs tearing down towards Duluth. with about
thousand Piegans on their grass-beed ponies,
yelling at their heels [Great Iaughter.I On
they come And as they sweep past the Creeks
they join in the chase and away they all 20,
yelling, believing, ripping and tearing slong.
amid clouds Of dust, until the last bunlo is safe
ly penned in the stoek-yards Of Duluth Shouts
of aughter)
Sir, might stand here for hours and hours and
expatiate with rapture upon the gorgeous pros
poets Of Duluth as depicted upon this map. Bat
human life is too short and the time Of this House
far too valuable to allow me to liuger longer upon
the delightful theme. Laughter.l think every
gentleman on this aoor IS as well satisfied as am
that Duluth is destined to become the CONNER
cial metropolis Of the universe, and that this road
should be built at once am fully persuaded
that no patriotic Representative Of the American
people who has proper appreciation Of the assO-
eiated giones Of Duluth and the St. Croix. viii
HSoil"tS a 'hvmohs " say lhas tst+g aDie-Dolied
female in the land between the sye Of eighteen
and fortY-hye who is in favor Of womeas : rights"
should be drafted and set TO work lpon this great
work without delay. [Roars Of aurhter.l Never
theless sir, it grievss my very soul to be compelled
to say that 1 cannot vote fog the grant Of lauds
provided for in This bill
All sir, you can have no conception Of the
poignancy Of my anguished that am deprived Of
that blessed privilege. Laughter. There are
two insuperable obstacles in the way. 10 the
first place my constituents. for whom am acting
here have no more interest in this -oad than they
have in the great question Of culinary taste now
perhaps agitating the public mind Of Dominica as
to whether the ilnstriOus commissioners who re-
Gently left this capital for that free and enlghs-
ened republic would be better fricassed. boiled or
roasted, great laughter !; and in the second
place these lands, which / am asked % give away,
alas, are not mine to bestow Ny relation TO
them is simply that Of trustee to an express trust
And shall | ever bestow that trust ? Never sir
Rather perish Duluth lShouts Of aughler.l
Perish the paragon Of cities Rather let shs
cyclones Of the bleak northwest bury il forever
beneath the eddying sands Of the raging ST. Croix
Great laughter)