PAPERS OF )frnABEAU BuoKAPARTE L.uun
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along the dumb, and hlinrl, old age and c-hildhoorl manhood, beauty m11~ deformity were all to he seen, 011 foot on ponies, in c·nrts wa~ons buggies aud whi>elbarrows, mo,·in~ toward:, the place honored with this wouder of the world- The infat.uation was so general n;; to extend to all <·olor,-:; a,; well as sexef:, :rroups of darkies crowded the way-wires forgot their homes-aud the ladies of c-olour too hncl heard of his amours, and ~tron• with 011c auother who :::hould approach uearest- this extraordinary ma11:- But alas! after all these pains, hearthurn- ings, troubles and anxieties- This wonder of the world was but a man- Some one was so bold as to insinuate that he was but a man, an<l <lreaclful to tell, it was found that he was a man. But still they m11iutaiue1l that he was a prodigious man (Here )Ir :\ was rnlle<l to order) :\Ir Speaker after my friends had han·ested sufficient!_,. in the fiel,l of glory in the U11ited States he departed, lea,·ing a nation in moul'lling- Tears issued from the eyes of the \'ery blind- All was melancholy, aud dispair. His departure was regarded as a national calamity- 1 mu:-:t follow my friend to Texas. Let it be remembered that my friend has another advantage of me, besides all the greatness of which I ham spoken. His eloquence his masterl~• strokes of wit- The lofty soarings of his fancy, the poison of his satires and the grins and grimaces with which he entertains and amuses his henrers, and of which I am utterly incapable- He has endeavored to ridic-ule the in- habitants of Jasper, by saying that the people of Texas might expect to hear of an inrnsion from that quarter. The gentleman forgets that he threatened to lead an army from East of the Trinity against the west, or <leclare their independence, if the Scat of Gowrnmeut should not be moved from Austin, that they would rise in their majesty aud viJHlicate the "Cau1;e of freemen•,_: Western Texas is in a critical dilemma, indeed, when i,;uch threats are made; I am no general but the Jasper people (•an choose one when erer it shall he necessnry to make war, the Gentlemans constituents are exc-eedingly fnrnred for they ham a general ready at all time;; to lead their hosts, and make a little Hepublics East of the Trinitv- I will sav to the Citizens of the west that the [unfinish;rl] · Mu. SPEAKER I must claim the indulgence of the House whilst I offer n few des11l- tary observations in reply to the Gentleman- I mean the ~Iember- from San Augustine. f use the term desutory, because such must necessnril~• be the character of my remarks if I attempt to follow him in his undigestrd aJHl disjointed harrnngue. Should the Hou~e fet>I that my manner, at any time, is too ramhling for gooll tnste and my matter too personal for politeness. I hope they will hear in mind that the devious ways of my slippery antagonist will allow me no other course. His mo,·ements are so serpentine. taken in any sen~e of the term, that l ~hould soon loose sight of him nlto~etlwr. if I . wt•re to confine m_v own motions to a strait line. Who tracks up n reptile must travel i11 n zigzag path. 'l'h: riuestion legitimately before this House is a Bill to ineorpornt<' the Natches and Angilenn ~ avig-ntion C'ompnny: hut the ge11flr111,111; for so the rules of the House c·ompel me to rt>gnrd him: inst<'nd of
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