An old Monkey moved that Committees on Credentials, on Resolutions, and on a Plan of Action be appointed. Carried unanimously.
The Chair appointed the Moles, assisted by an Owl, a Committee on Credentials; the Magpie, the Rattlesnake, and the Panther a Committee on Resolutions; and the Mosquito, the Elephant, and the Cockchafer a Committee on a Plan of Action.
A Hyena rose with great warmth to shriek that a Permanent President should be appointed.
The Swan would feel obliged if the Hyena would not spit in her face
The Animal Declaration of Independence Harper’s January 1857 [edited extract being part five in a series of 19]
