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be totally recreant to the trust rsposed in him, il
he didn't snort some in the Legislature. And
then just to think that we all patronizs Cham
.bers and take his paper, for the very reason that
he is 80 good at tricks Of this sort, and yet he
won't publish that eloquent, superlatively elO.
iquent speech.
1t won't dol It rM neyer do in the WORLD
Chambers, we presume, has taken up a fool idea
that since our cordial and unflinching support OF
for U. S. Senator, it would look little ri.
for us 10 say anything more on the sub
ject Of t'disunion," ''secession," "Suulhern con.
Ifederacy," end The jackson Resolutions"
These glorious themes have done more for us
any thing that has ever occurred since The
dawn Of the christian era. And we should new.
ter cease 10 make a fuss over them. The world
has now become refined, and there is no use for
.menio keep their minds hsrrassed and vexed, in
trying TO make their actions correspond with their
Insertions. II is perfect nonsense; and then,
again, we are so apt 20 lose by it. There is the
difficulty. Just 40 cure as we undertake to
make ourselves consistent, we are ruined. Sta
ton and Office will lie enjoyed no more, and the
~'loaves and fines" for us will grow "smaller by
degrees and beautifully less" Some persons
may wiring upon US that thread-hare quotation,
|"Oh consistency, thou art a jewell" But sen.
'sible men have long since understood this phrase
in its proper sense. The poet regarded it like
"a Jewel, MT from its intrinsic ralue, but because
il was rarely to be found. The fact is the coed
old founder OF our religion, was not far wrong
when he expressed his doubts Of the capacity Of
people to fix up matters right.
Ths way for US 10 do is to watch the course of
those men we don't like. II is an easy thing 10
pick flaws in somc of their actions, rail out a.
gainst them before the people, swear that they
are enemies oftheir country, and make ourselves
patriotic as possible.
A truly honest and candid man, buoyed up by
The conscious rectitude Of his conduct, generally
possesses an independence that is not quite flexi.
BILE enough 10 suit The varying tastes OF the null
titude, and he who has no particularly definel!
principles, cen easily best him on any corner. -
No party can ever thrive with principles, fixed
and immutaple a. the laws OF the Medes and
And this proves That Alexander Ham.
ilton knew what he was talking about. AL that
want 10 know, as constituents Of our noble
young Senator. is that he has made one speech like
those in The canvass, upon the flow grounds and
sHcs " uuiltilCdIiOH anu tcCchslOH. moi
matter how he acts, So that he talks right. The
people don't care so much about what a man dGes
as what he says.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Gsyer says he is in "a.
voT Of the right Of instruction by the Legi.ia-
the author of the resolutions Of 1882
he supporter Of the jackson resolutions" 5thl
md ali, and believes that Congress has no pow.
r. 10 legislate upon tie subject Of slavery in tllel
Territories or the District OF Columbia, get what
Wing do you suppose should have any scruples
IN supporting him? Why none. Nobody is go
ing TO inquire into what we do. provided we keep
up a terrible ~fulking--no matter how.
Our young Senator was right. After voting
or Geyer so often, If he hadn't made a speech
m the other side against him, then he might have
'een in e bad fix, pinned down tight. As il is,
he 10 safe, on both sides, and his constituents sp.
his good sense.
Again, although Geyer subsoribes in black and
white to these Democratic views, yet who dnes
rot know that he never had any confidence in
hem. II is perfectly right, and shows q mans
'asacity to get votes at any sacrifice. because he
s Prcffed by it individually, and it never makes
lny difference what he does afterwards.
Mr.. Geyer will make Us q noble Senator.-l
We have the best evidence Of it in his debasingl
md perjuring himselfto catch "sOit fish," Now
hat Geyer Il elected, wouldn't il be we'll Tor us
o get down sgain on the slow grounds andl
1: won't do 10 stick long to one thing.
Our only object in this is "to request you To-
entire that noble speech, in order that his
may know how well their Senator
las neriled the confluence they have placed in
MANY WHIcs.