The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-27
WASHINGTON, MONDAY, May Is, 1915.
Speech of Col. Benton,

WASHINGTON, MONDAY, May Is, 1916.
Speech of Col. Benton.
The continuation, to-day, of the speech of COL
Benton, plainly exhibited, from the selcconfdent,
and unaffected manner Of the man, that he is the
Oldest scholar in the country on the Oregon ques-
ton. Calhoun first grappled with the radicals,
when they were bearing all down before them,
and now, when they PROSTATE, and fifty-four
forty is literally dead, Benton, who has been
serving himself for the purpose, comes in for the
funeral oration and the interpreter of the moral
Of the story. Col. Benton is doing up the closing
argument in the most conclusive manner. His
second instalment, as he called it, of to-day, was
the most methodcal exposition of the title to the
three divisions of Oregon that has ever been at
tempted. He makes out the line Of forty-nne
upon testimony, far more irrefragible than the
facts and arguments of the President for ifty-four
forty, or the array of discoveries and conventions
by the Secretary of Stale. The third branch of
of the negotiations, and cIincher to the bupders
OF Mr.. Buchanan and Mr.. Pakenham, in adopt
ing in their diplomacy, the small sophisry of spe-
cial pleading, rather than the staunch considera-
upon mutual resolve for speedy set
tlement. The opinion is unanimous that
nothing is left of fiity-four forty now, ex
cept the memory of its brilliant explosion, its
stencil it has left behind. The South Sea Bubble
-Symme's Hole - morus multicauls s. Illinois
town lots-why, sir, there is no hunlbug of the
age, comparable, I'm its vast designs. and gnomini-
GUS dissolution, to the humbug of the "whoe or
none.'' 1t has subservcd one admirable purpose,
however; it has acted a scape-pipe for the re-
dundant patriotism of the Round Heads, though
at considerable expense to the Treasury, it must
be admitted.
THE NATIONAL FAIR.
The great Fair continues to draw most over
whelnilng crowds to the city, from all the regions
round about. Extra trains have been running in
and out continually Over thousand people left
the city this afternoon, and yet, there appears
aiminution at all OF the throng. Additional ami.
ces OF American handcraft are added to the
exhibition every day. The house was illuminated
this evening by Skirring's gas-a new discovery,
by Cmcinnatiai. 1t makes clear, brilliant
Light; and the numerous lamps, from the centre
OF the ceiling, throughout both wings of the i'm
mense and exQuistely finished shanty made the
interior, tonight look like the fairy palace of the
lords OF the loom, sure enough. Hundreds upon
hundreds-a continuous stream OF hats and bon
nets, old and young, whiskers and ringlets-kept
pouring in at the south door, and out at the west
end, during the evening. The concern is, in
short, sort of carnival, without the dominoes-
a sort of saturnalia, or jubilee, by unanimous
consent: The buildings will continue to be illu-
minated at night, during the week, TIL 10 O'Clock.
1t is a perpect windtall to the city OF Washington
and Hon. Andrew Stewart, of Pennsylvania,
and hls comPeers, ought hereafter to be held in
especially. We shall send you, tomorrow, a
beautiful diagram of this mammoth shanty, with
the arrangements ofall the goods, in classes which
will show you that it is most admirably ar
ranged affair.
THE ODD FELLOWS HALL.
The majestic hall recently erected by the Odd
Fellows, in Seventh street, was ded Gated to-day.
The proceedings of the day opened with a pro-
the neighboring cities joining in the line. 1t ex-
tended near three quarters OF mile in length, and
with its eight bands of music, its gorgeous and ee
giant banners, its various emblems and insignia,
with the rich and diversified regaa OF the nume-
rous lodges, it was line of I" friendship, love
and TRUTH" novel, beautiful and peculiar. At
the dedication. the Rev. A. A. Muller, Of the
Lutheran Church, and the Rev Mr.. Sproll, of the
otfciated as ministers. Hon. Mr.. Giles, Of Mary
land, delivered the Grafton, who is also an Odd
Fellow. In the evening there was grand levee
gwen in the splendid ball room. Mr.. Ridgely, Of
Baltimore, delivered good speech-then there
was promenade, as in the East room-then Miss
Cotton, late OF New York, danced " La Cachuca,"
which, from the demand OF the assembly, she
was called upon to repeat-then commenced the
dancing In this branch of the exercises we had
the honor to participate, to the extent of one cot
lion, with of the most fascinating little part
ncrs We have met for a long time but Mt the con-
cuslon, fir ding that the heat actually becom-
ing purgatoral and recollecting the old maxim of
duty before pleasure" particularly in so hot
climate, we came away to dress up a little con-
Versatton with our tired and trtsty trends, the
multitudnous and intelligent readers of the Herald
The number and beauty of the ladies' present at
the Odd Fellows saloon tonight, has had no paral-
lei here, since the big bouncing ball of bachelor
Buchanan. Of last winter. The Odd Fellows so
cetes here, largely on the increase as also the
amount of good they are dispensing to the desti.
tute. Success to the worthy order.
HENRY HORN.
Henry Horn, as Collector of the port Of Phila-
delphia, was weighed in the balances to-day in
executive session of the Senate, and, like Bel
shazzar of old, he was found in the vocative-2l
to 25-ienry coming ont mt the small end OF the
horn. The fact is, the conspiracy against him
was irresistible. He was charged with selling his
offices-bartering them to men who were in his
debt, who had no other qualification for Office
than the fact that they owed him money, and
that an office was the only hope OF getting it out
OF them. The truth or falsehood OF these charges
is to be judged of, in some degree by the fact OF
Henry's emerging through the lesser orifice OF the
horn. We have no disposition to be merry OH
seeing mans pins dislodged and himself thrown
PROSTATE among the old hunkcrs but it s the
fate OF war. Of his friends, we would ask
How sounds the sweet enchanting note
On the wires Of lightning borne,
The Senate have rejected him,
They We blown our Hcnrys horn.
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