The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-05-07
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Col, Alex. litClhre's compliments 70 thc
Pennsylvania House oi Representa-

CUl. hleA. MCCluTcS UUulptluttUN W III
Pennsylvania House Of Representa-
I tIyes. =, 80, l..
Ono ofrthe best and most appro
pirate speeches ever delivered befor,
a, Legislative body was that Of Senate
Mcclure, of the Pennsylvania Lcgia
lature. Af,cr spending long ses
sion in passing measures 60 iniquitou
that even Haltranft uus' compelled
to veto them, aud ih beying tho be
he.ts of Simon n nCametvh, the men,
bers determined to cap the climax b,
inviting Colonel McGluro TO addres,
them on tho subjects ofsIreform whose
battle he had bccu fighting all winte r
The intention ITO expose the Colo
mel to ridiouls, but ho turned she
table upon the 'riug" iu the follow
! ing pungent speech, ag e"t
Mr. Speahsr ana Comm, oaers efth,
State Of Pennsalraaiu /: l thank you
for the distinction you have conferred
upon me by your invitation to ad
dress you on the subject of&&refor1n
RnoH OF no other body cf mon,
either of tue present or past, that
needs instruction on tho neoeb bsity1 sof
both'publio and private morality so
muoh US tile House of Represh hntative
of this State now before ME TapJ
Plause3, or that has So broadly and
DEEPLY e&perimentcd in the lide of
indlviduall, aid official proiligacy.
l am not surprised, that it is so,
when consider that Of the members
serVing in this House from MY I'M.
mediate locality, many woro not even
nominated, and few, il npy, were ever
elected. Shouts of laughter1, L
sent you rcform bills which cost me
many days of anxious thought and
labor to perfoot, but you danced not
whom piped to you, neither did you
weep responsive to my mourning
over the degenoracy of the body
politiS. I must admit, however, that
you were prompt executioners; for
every bill. which looked toward re-.
form was negatived with a yell as fast
as rules would allow. But in politics,
as often as in moral and religious oy-
CLOS, tile darkest hour is just before the,
dawn of day, and it is gratifying that
after you have contaminated all the
harm you can possibly inHiot upon the
State, you have; BY Unanimous reso.
luton, called for confessor.' It was
we'll to pause thus, just for the sake Of
novelty or reference, 80 that whom the
tempest breaks you can point to this
Becoming act of contrition for the
wrongs done to your constituents and
to tho comniohwcalth, Applause
and sarcastic shouts Most Of you,
wAp have for three months been
serving in the places to. which
other persois were elected by
the people; have discounted
the rctributive wave of popular rep
rotation by Gre ating Offices. BY leaisln-
tive ,enactments to which you hope to
retire aid those unprovided for hope
to be replaced on tho indefinite pay
roll Of the pastors and folders Of the
House, in accordance with the pres.
ent custom hste to pension deoayed
statesman. Shouts of laughter.
That you seek liberal counsels to
have good ,seed sown in tho chaos OF
virtue that surrounds you is q hopeful
I sign Of the times and if you dp not
cheat us more 4bap $4,000 in Phila,
delpbia next fall; the places that
know you &. nov will ;Rnowamost Of you
20 more forever. Laughtcr.1 Bu'
turn to the faint silver lining or
the deep cloud Of your record. One
act of this House gladdened the hearts
cf the whole people of the State, and
reinspired hope thEtugbout the length
aud breadth of tic Uomm onwealth
| refer to yoar vote. in the midst O
disorder, that at a Philadelphia firt
would BIO called a riot, on Monda.
evening last, fixing an carly day TO-
yoGr 6nal adjournment. Laughter:
l am happy to point to it AZ The oasi
in the withersd desert that you have
made about you, aud to accord yo'
credit for it. Hoping, gentlemen,
may be pardoned for the' uoS df TIL
term Claughter that The length 0
your official ivGsycorrespohd With tn
fsYeasure Of your 5irtuee, and that 20,
will bc succeeded by better men thar
yourselves, I bid you good night.
The Senator retired amid roaring
applause and liberal shower Of pape
balls: l'"'f ''| """aE
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