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atl..i .a.eNs1s a Communicated
rer HON. MR.. CORWIN.
The present administration is justly regarded
bodment Of all those great political prncpes which are
essential to the stability Of good government Devoted to
the best interests of the entire country it contents itself
with the PRONUNCIATION of doctrines of high national
bearing and leaves to ctious demagogues all that
torious in those wild schemes of seshness which aim at
nothing higher than blind attachment to local prudces
and sectional dogmas at the expense of the general veal
wonder not that in the Democratic ranks, well
among Wings, there found multitudes Of ingenious
spirits throwing of the shacklcs which bind the goJe
only in uncopromisng adherence to the whim and
price Of party and, under the haowed influence of
baton around the brow of such men Millard Fillmore
Daniel Webster, Thomas Corwn, Alexander H. H. Stuart
Charles A. Conrad, William A. Graham N. X. Hall, and
]. J. Crittenden. s.a4 @ o.a.- sH
In this list of eminent and hard-working statesmen
there is name which has already won for its owner
whose sun is still in the ascendant ordinary degree of
fame and merit and of which think without
feeling for the who bears sentiments of the highest
| admiration refer to the Hon. Thomas Corwn, whose
na liz al yho
present distinguished and able Secretary of the
Treasury. .tt t
In the character of Thomas Corwin you may find all
the elements of true greatness in high state Of perec
ton In his countenance visible all the splendors Of
great intellect and in his heart found those kndling
charities of nature which, to the metaphor of
Coleridge, ilumine the gloom of adverse fortune by
| " flashes Of lghtning.n .at.
For yastness Of comprehension-r literary research
for some of the finest touches of eloquence within the
scope of language seor bodness and fearlessness in
the expression Of sentiments forced upon the mind by the
convictions of truth for moral herois regardless of
sequences when vital interests stake; for all that
is thrilling in the pahos Of oratory holding 1t
spell bound enrapured auditory-go and pursue the
great speech Of the great statesman delivered in the
Senate Of the United States the Mexican and you
viii find the aggregate amount Of all we have put down.
Mr. Corwn is practical not of that class of the
schoolmen who ambitious of being classical and a
ca not much for the purpose OF easy illustration
Of the subjects which they treat, but rather the
Of showing of their reading and science and who
by falling to be understood and by being doomed
peatedy to define their position, generally unimpres
siye and of that class who having literary
resources at command draw from their treasures only
what Is valuable and appropriate in meeting the exgen
ces of crisis in separating the amixtures Of error from
truth and in promoting the exalted interests Of the body
polite at large Such is Daniel webster-such
TIN.
these the men who are most likely to prove avores
with the and for his reason, that they are ras-
tcal men,
In regard to Governor Corwin, a of business
habits, much might be said. Suffice 1t to say, he is
"holiday or daettdnd statesman" 1t is, perhaps not
too much to say, his industry Is unsurpassed for really
he pores his official duties If he loved TO work
and the masterly and busnessike in which he
discharges duty is the testimonial not only Of his ad-
ministrative ability, but also Of his fidelity public
functonary. Mr. Corwin is furthermore a OF great
blandness and simplicity of style in reference to
And these strong points of his character which show
him off to more than ordinary advantage So gentleman
y indeed Is Mr. Corwin p his bearing that while In his
presence, you must feel all that is clevang in true
dignity; you cannot but realize, parting from him,
that you have spent pleasant moments with social
friend" unaffected philanthropst" Indeed there is
with Mr. Corwin companion, blending OF character
and refinement with good humor and wit Of personal
dignity with overowing merrmen frequently the result
Of aneodote at amusing and instructive No man
at farther from fastidiousness than Thomas
Corwin while from his lips there flows stream Of con-
tersstion which is not only cheerful and pquan but
often characterized by great lberaty Of sentiment The
remarks Of writer in reference TO another character
applicable TO Governor Corwin; aNo man feels more kind
" towards his eowcreatures, takes less credit for it,
Another and final attribute which invests Governor
Corwins character with interest public man. Is what
shall call stern manliness Of polinca, coaasency.
The dark and crooked paths which politicians have
made for their feet have never been troddcn by his
Never has he sought for popular favor by aburng his
political creed Never has he lodged great question:
some OF our temporizing, timescrving politicians have
DONE under the influence Of an obsequousness plant to
every thing except to stern political integrity, and have
attempted account for their the principle that
on the course Of human evensr politicians must occa-
sonay entertain decent respect TO the law Of expo
dency No such Inconsistency has marked the poll
teal course Of Mr. Corwin On the contrary instead of
following the example Of loose politicians who have made
themselves creatures Of themesmirrors to reflect the
conflicting crocds of oil political parties whose political
character is one thing today and another tomorrow
unstable water and variable the wnd-made for the
hour, and adapted 10 the occasionhe has always pur
sued "the tenor Of his way, the in theory
in practice the in action In sentiment; and thus
treadng in the footsteps OF the lustrous statesman
whose life and times are splendid comment upon his
own lofty declaration, bad rather be right, than be
President"
Thomas Corwin whose character has been thus briefly
sketched, was born in the State Of Kentucky In the
days Of his childhood his parents removed Ohio in
which State he has grown up to maturity, and has
for himself the position Of Of her most favored
After filling seat IN the Ohio State legislature he
elected by overwhelming vote Il think Of 5000
jory) to tho Office of Governor He afterwards sent
by his State 10 represent her interests at Washington in
the House of Representatives. He then chosen a
United States Senator o which high post of honor he
was called by Mr. Fillmore, the occasion Of the death
of the amented Taylor, to the occupancy Of the office Of
Secretary Of the Treasury which Office he fills with
distinguished ability.
The past career Of Gov Corwin has been brilliant
vet nthnr and still higher honora donhtess IN