Show A MANLY SPEE SPEECH cir gen shields form cormor rn ly a senator of illinois arid recently a senator se also from minnes minnesota ota was greeted on 1 hia I 1 S return I 1 I 1 home with a bublic public reception on which occasion he replied replie lo 10 a complimentary address in the course of his reply lie made the re remarks marics which we tt e subjoin we colfer COLfe cor fess 8 says the natio national 1 we nye have hav e seldom read a speech of equal length or rather or of equal e abrev brevity ity with avith more pleasure it is 13 it in keeping with the character of the gallant gentleman e who vilio delivered it and lie copy it tor for the gratification of our readers who v ho we are sure are all capable of appreciating the independent sentiments of 0 the address arid and the frankness of their avowal there is 13 one incident of my life of which I 1 am disposed to feel a little proud and that is is my immigration to this state I 1 on oa all know that defeat is is soon sooner r or later the ordinary fate of politicians that every party is bound to br be or ought to be defeated de some time or other well I 1 met my fate in illinois but while vc bile I 1 had to submit to the ordinary late fate I 1 think I 1 did not cringe under tinder it 1 like k an oi oid denary inary politician I 1 never stopped to solicit any an kind of office from the executive nor suffered any friend of cf mine mille to solicit one for me I 1 suppose if I 1 had sought it I 1 might have obtained some moderate office of commissioner to the sandwich islands islan Is or to the cannibal islands or some other illuminated island but no I 1 ed to do what v hat every man with an independent ind pendent mind would approve under similar circumstances I 1 put a all in my dafo goods ds and chattles ch atties lit in a trunk and emigrated I rat to minnesota ard here I 1 lam am and b here re is my home and here I 1 mean to spend the rest 0 of my days 1 I made my are annj all know are P on the ill t paid wilh my own warrant the warrant I 1 received for my iny services in mexico the only ody bounty nib winch i ch I 1 ever received from the government of the united states for those services and I 1 vi wil ill venture to say that I 1 am the first general of the united states baates army who ever male his own preemption pre emption with ith lit his own me arrant rant now this I 1 think is is a home to be proud of a home which v aich I 1 hold sacred because I 1 purchased it with A ith my own blood then why should I 1 not be true to that home and the fair young oung state lit in which that home is is si situated t bated |