To give John Smith a pension;
Mr. Bayard
Talked himself tired,
But said nothing worthy of mention.
This would be succinct, musical, and a degree impressive. The youngest reader could grasp the meaning of it, and it could be easily committed to memory. Or a scene in the House might be depicted in such terms as these:
A very able speech was made by Cox, of Minnesota,
Respecting the necessity of protecting the black voter,
’Twas indignantly responded to by Smith, of Alabama,
Whose abominable talk was silenced by the Speaker’s hammer.
Then Atkinson, of Kansas, rose to make an explanation,