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ihelfekmaifon and ratification 81 treaties.
is eS56ysd 10 ali i,s msguiluas and
weigih hY this body. xhileii is posssssed
by neither ef theirs: besides-which thets
i snoibersef very great, practical in pcr.
tanre-ih1t Of thsunx 9th the Exech-
I've branch in distributing tie vast Ia.
ironase Of this Government. Ia bob
these Latter respects, Ne stand on grounds
dlfferent IRON the House Of Peers either
Of Essis5d or Fhsace AID then as to
the dignity and dseornn d it, proeeed-
ings. sna ordinarily As 10 the ability Of lie
mem4ers. | can with gteatiir1ih declare.
that. Huring The whole long period Of nv
kno~ledge Of this Senate, il can. Without
arrogance o. presumptipn, susiair no DID,
advantageous comparison with any publ
body in.sncIeni Or modem Zines.
Full Of attraction. howrFer. as seat In
This Senate Is. sufficient as il is 10 al tbs
III The most ambitious hesri.II
have !ong determined 10 foregS il. and 10
seek That iepose which can be enjoyed
oolT4la The shades Of private LIE, sad
sHlI The calm pleasures y hich belur clio
that beloved word 'Lone!f W..
Il was my purpose 70 ietninate my
coEAshioo viii. this body in November.
1917 after the memorable and GLORIOUS
POLITICAL struggle which disiinsuisbed4hAt
year: but learned soon alter. what n .
deed I had for some time anticipated from
the result Of my ovid reflections, that 40
extra session 81 Congress Eouid be called;
and I felt iesirous loco operate with my
political and personal friends In restoring
if il could be effected the prosperity 81
the country 81 HE best measures which
their un4ed conhsels might be ableto de-.
xse; and | therefore atltendcl.tbe extra
session. Il was called. as all know, ty
tbe lamented- Harrison but his death
and The consequent accession of his sue
cessor t.oduced an entirely new aspect
OF pubic affairs. Had be lived, | have
not one PARTICLE of dnn5t that every ifh
portant measure for which the lcenhtty
had hoped With 80 confident an kxbeeta.s
ZION world have been contaminated by
the eo1oPeraiou Of iAe Executive branch
81 The G5sefh And here allow use
q say only lin regard 10 that SO much.
teproached extra session Of Congress, that
/ .belteSe- il any Of those @bof through
the influence Of party spirit or t6e bias of
Poiillda! Prejadice. have badly censured
the 70 els ores then adopted, Will look I'D
them.In spirit Of candor and Of justice,
tSeif conclusion, and that q the county
geasrAlly, Wal be, that ifthere EXITS apy
jus. ground Of complaint, il Is To- BE
found, moi. in what was done, but ID what
was lea unfinished. Fl If. n
Had President Harrison lised, and thai
me ssures devised al that session been fiji
y carried out il was my;lnteniion then
10 have resigned my seat. But tie hope
q feared il might prove>a vain hope) that
Al the regular session the measures which
we,hah left undous might even then be
perfected, or thesanie objects attained in
an eqeisalent, form, induced me 10 post.
Poae gItae deieFnination; and events
which arose after tberextra session, result
ing. from The failure Of those measures
shich had been proposed at that sessid 10.
and which appearedto throw on our POI
liilcal friends Temporary show 81 defeat.
confirmed me in The resolution 10 attend
the present session also, and whether in
prosperity or adversely to Share The. for-
of nv friends Bot Iresolvsd at
the same time TO retire as soon as could
do So with propriety and decency. T
I From 1906. the period Of my .ehtry on
this noble tteatre, with short intervals.
10 Ihe present time, Iehave been engaged
10 the public councils. at home or abroad.
OF the nature or theyalueof The services
rendered during that long and arduous
period Of my life il does not become me
70 speak; history, il she 'deigns 10 notice
me, and posterity it the recollection Of
my humble actions shall be transmitted
10 Posieriiy, are The best, the tfuest. and
the most impartial judges. When death
has closed the scene, their }senteHe,s!wi
be- pronounced. and 10 that | appeal and
refer Ryseh1 Ny acts aud public con
duct are 8 fair subject for the criticism
and judg pent Of my iellow-men; but the
private mo1ves by which they have been
prompted are known only to the great
Searcher oi the human heart and 10 my.
self and trust | may be pArdoned for
al declaration made some ihlr-
ieeh years ago, that whatever errots4vsnd
doubtless there have been many MAN be
dlscoveredain a=review Of my public set
wee 10 heEcoun,ry can With nnsh akea
coa6de0ce appeal TO that Divine srbiter
lorithe truth. Of the declaration that have
been Influenced BY no impure purpose, no
Misunderstanding sought no person
d aggrandize nen,, but lha, in all INV
public acts kAave- had sole and single
eye, sad 4 v atm aud devoted heart. di.
rseted and dedicated 10 what ia nv bes,
judgmen, believed 10 be the true inter
es,s Of my country, III T.
During that long period, however, i
have not escaped theAaie of other public
men, nor Jailed 10 incur censure and de-
traction Of the ait:erest most unrelsntiag,
and most malignant character and
though not always insensi5ls to the pain
i was mean. 10 inaiet, | have borne II 10
general with composure. aud without dis
lurbauce here. poin.ingto his breast
waiting as have done, in perfect and
confidence. for the ultimate
triumph Of justice aud Of truth. and 10
Ihe entire persuasion Ahat time would, 10
he end, settle all things as they should be.
Ind that whatever wrongIof injustice !
might experience a the hards Of man
He to whom all hearts are open and fully
Known. would in the-end. By the inscrnta-
Die dispensations Of His providence, rec.
lily all error, redress eli wrong, and cause
ample justice to be done.
Bat have not meanwhile been unsus-
laiued. Every where throughout the ex-