Year: 1859

toned often, laughmgly, that there has been a
belief that if nothing else, your luck would kill
him; that you got everything you ever went for,
all you wanted, and that if there was nothing
else in his way he would never survive your luck.
[Laughterl Well, sir, / have taken a good look
at him. He looks firm, pretty substantial, aud
strong, and tell you the white of your eve is
too white, and all the conjuration and Witcheraf,
and incantations of which you may be master,
cannot avail give it as my opinion-1 am some
what doctor, acquainted with hygiene-I give
it as my decided opinion that he is good for ten
years, and profoundly ask your pardon for
saying SO Laughter. know he has said that
he only wanted to run for one term, but Jack.
son talked that way, and l suppose Jackson was
nearly as firm man, and probably as pure
man as Mr.. Buchanan. OF Mr.. Buchanan per-
sonly, desire to say nothing. Although Gen.
Jackson only wanted one term, he was willing
to serve another. Cesar thrice put away the
crown, and yet he took it. But beyond all his
tory or example, never knew a Seotehman
when he had got grip upon anything and had
it in his grasp, who would ever let go, if it was
good thing, until death. He will hold on,
unless you wrench it from HIN; and then if it
were in his power, he would send it to some
lineal, favorite son of his-in politics, l mean,
for none he has otherwise [Laughter,1


/ hear q great many gentleman taking about
it; and they say it is getting near time to have
Southern President. Perhaps it will be after
Mr.. Buchanan shall serve eight years, according
to the usage of the earlier Presidents; and he
fatters himself that he can get Cuba as JefFer-
son got Louisiana; and l think, BY that time, it
viii come to be the turn for Southern man
once more; and, although it has been said that
"Old Virginny never tires . think, before then
she will be getting little impatient; and her
descendants are not SO patient as the old Com
monwealth; they will get tired of waiting.


Well Sir, that is fight in which have no
hand Let them make it up among them. !
do not wish to say anything harsh or severe
about the Democracy. l admonish you ofthat,
because in my position here,


q feel like one,


Some banquet hall deserted,


Whose lights are fed,


And all but he departed" l. ...


When was in politics, and Imay say, when
was alive [laughterl, and old man Clay battled
against the Democratic party, lion-hearted as he
was, like Richard Ceur de Lion himself, when
he went into the Holy Land TO rescue it from
the custody of the Infdels, Mr. Clay, with
lions heart, and his battle-ax uplifted, fought
10 IccCu6 Hudt DClGNCu " DC buc OOusOlbO-
ton and the rights of the country from the
Democratic party, that he thought was disloyal
and untrue to them; then, Sir, fought and felt
like Field Marshal --..-..


Well Sir, as to the Democratic party do
not know that could very well join them unless
| see a little further into them. | could not be
Locofoco anyway, and understand that the
discipline is extremely rigid. [Langhter.1 They
muster their men with great severity, according
to regular drill, and if man does not chalk up
to the mark, overheard be goes; and the rule is,
that it is better to have an enemy out of the
camp than friend in the camp cutting capers
and cutting shines. John Randolph, of Virgil
MIA, said of the Democratic party-but will not
say it of the1n-that all they wanted was men
enough TO lead, and fools enough to follow laugh
teri; and if any man could not subscribe to these
principles and went into the party as aleaderwho
had not sense enough to lead, he ought to he
turned out ! believe you did cashier one or two.
do not know what the severity of the disci-
pline is. IL can get private conversation
with my friend from Illinois, Mr.. Douglas) be-
fore leave here, 1 should like to know if he has
not learned something on that subject Laugh
teri l wish, just privately and confdentially,
to know from him if the discipline is not exces-
sively tight. fl was to go in, / do not know
upon what sort of probation or trial l should
be put / suppose it would be long enough 10
make them certain that they had got all the cid,
genuine, gentlemanly, Wing principles and
feelings out ofme, and that 1 really had the
true religion, and was converted. Then they
ght put me in the kitchen of the household
of the Loeofocos until they believed was really
a Christian, and showed it evidently. do not
know howl should be treated, think l shall
lnok liffIa fsrfhsr hafora I M n,


say platforms are fixed up in that way fer
the Presidency. Now, lido not know what may
be the result of the next Presidential election
| expect to take no part in it. l have been IA
vored much by my own State of Kentucky,
cherished beyond my merit, upheld always, ex-
cept recently, when my successor was elected.
/ love her, even as a strong-hearted man loves
his own mother. Whatever may be her way
wardness in politics, or my own fortunes, can
only say that hope that all day long the dews
of Heaven may fall lightly upon her fields and
upon her forests, and the sunshine set brightly
upon them.


MIR. President my strength is failing me- but
must say something more. utterly condemn
this rampant spirit and cry for war. 1t is wrong
cry; it is wrong teaching fer the country; and
predict that, if we get into calamitous wal
with France and with England on this account
we shall repent It to the latest day of our lives.
| Do not pass this unnecessary bill, and insult 8
neighbor by this proposition, which is every
way unadvised and unealled for. When you
| get into war, you will find that fighting John
! Bull is not talking. When England sent men
here in the last war, and burned this Capitol, j.
was mere by-play for her. She was unfolding
all Continental Europe then, against the eollos-
sal power of Napoleon; and yet she came here
just as hy-play, and troubled US as she did
Our people think we whipped England, and you
hear them say throughout the country that we
whipped Wellington's invincibles; and they be-
ieve that we absolutely whipped the veterans
] who fought the battle Of Waterloo, although
that battle was not fought until the 18th ofJune
after the sth of January, when our battle Of
New Orleans Yas fought. They are stufedup
in that way, and infamed with war spirit.


Old John Bull, as said, is bloody old bruis-
er. If the Senator from Georgia was here,
would ask him if he did not see how Spain and
Sardinia sent off their quota to the Crimesn
war at the request Of England, although they
had Just about as much interest In it as we had
England just said to them, eff you do not fight
on my side viii whip you" That is the whole
Of it. They follow England in that kind Of way.
John Bull, If / may use familiar illustration
that will be understood in the country, is like a
great unruly mastiff, bull dog. Old Bull goes
prowling about, hunting up fights. Along in
his train follow Cesar and Pompey, Jumper and
Jupiter; and though the first two are Romans
of high degree, and the last god, they follow
In his train with fear and trembling When be
nails adag they leg him. aud nip him, and down
they get him until he is throttled to death, and
there is nation blotted from the map of the
earth; or if after worrying him and crippling
him, and wounding him, they send him home,
it is in pain to work the balance of his days to
pay the expenses Of his fight


We'll, Sh, I do not know the Senator from
Georgia's idea about it; but take it that In
making up fight, there ought to be some sense
about it, as there is about anything else There
ought to be some reason for it. Now, Sir, the
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