Speech Of Robert Wickliffe In The Senate Of Kentucky

Author : Robert Wickliffe
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ISBN 13 : 9781331089063
Total Pages : 64 pages
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Download or read book Speech of Robert Wickliffe written by Robert Wickliffe and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Speech of Robert Wickliffe: In the Senate of Kentucky, Upon the Preamble and Resolutions in Relation to the Tariff and Internal Improvements; And in Response to Certain Resolutions From South Carolina Mr. Wickliffe said that he had designed not to be in his seat that day, and but for a recent occurrence should be with his family and perhaps not have again taken his seat during the session- that he had from the first determined, if possible, not to be provoked into the discussion of the subject presented by both the resolutions and the amendment; that he had kept bis sent during two days, listening to the most unbridled abuse of a constituent and a friend: but the able and appropriate manner in which these unjust and he might say unfeeling attacks had been repelled by his friend from Nelson, Mr. Hardin, rendered (until that moment) any further notice of the ungenerous course of gentlemen useless. However the remarks of the gentleman, Mr. Campbell, who had just taken his seat, rendered silence on his part, no longer a virtue; and he should consider that he was faithless to his constituents and his country, as well as a traitor to his own feelings, if he did not novy claim the attention of the Senate. He knew that his remarks must be desultory, for neither his health nor time had permitted preparation; but his friends must pardon him; they could not lament more than he did, the consumption of their valuable time, and the friends of the gentlemen who have distinguished themselves in recriminations, he hoped, would, before they passed judgment, hear the defence of the accused; and he must now be excused if he carried the war into the enemies country before he resumed his seat. Although, said Mr. Wickliffe, a personal friend and a constituent has been the unceasing theme of abuse and crimination, although he has been denounced as the modern Pericles, of towering, restless and mad ambition, that scatters dissentions and heart-burnings over an otherwise happy land, and although my friends here and in the other house have come in for their full share of dark insinuations? that we intend to build up the broken fortunes of a fallen and convicted political felon, I have not been more entertained with the sarcastic and amusing repartees of the gentleman from Nelson during the debate, than I have been with the sanctimonious countenances with which these gentlemen tender us their condolence for our fallen condition, and their cautionary harrangues to us against our showing any symptoms of discontent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.