The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-07-01
he inference that the heels had exalted them

he inference that the heels had exalted them
selves above the heads, as if they were not
made to walk with, it so happens that a ma
jorlty Of this very remarkable body, for a ma
jority Of the time, are not sitting at all. Then
1t is perfect Bedlam Of gestures and Babel
OF sounds. A stranger caught up and set
down in the midst without being told where
he was, would conclude Immediately that the
whole thing was theatrical representation
Of Pandemonium. think the nation ough,
to appoint strong police to maintain order
and decency in Congress, for its own credits
sake at least"
"Old Bullion sits in the midst of this tur-
MOL like rock in the sea; the "small fish,
play around him and the foam dashes over
him, but he sits there still. Tom Benton is
one OF the few men who dare to think for
themselves, and speak what they think
The last star of that brilliant constellation,
in which Calhoun, Adams, Clay aud Web
ster shone. | should like to help do him
honor before he goes down forever.
The Senate, | am happy to say, is more
orderly and digni6ed body. Tie President
pro. tenn, Mr. Atchison, is very fine look
ing gentlemsn-more than that l am not
able to say of him. "The BLACKBOARD" John
Pettet, is John Pettet still, only more so.-
Bright looks clean and decent, and in these
degenerate times, speaks well Tor the Hoosier
State. Cass is dry and long headsd-a man
great only from great industry and long ex-
perience. 1.-The little giant" puts on already
10y rather presumptious anticipatior) the
air of an ex-President, accompanied by an
intimation that he wouldn't have any particu-
lar objection TO being elected over again.
Safn hot Ill H. A
face yesterday morning, in consequence Of
which the people are satisfied that he
has mouth in the usual place, upon which
subject there was considerable diversity of
opinion before, no such organ being visible to
the nake1 eye. He looks too, somewhat
more like white man now than he did be-
fore. he is the man OF all others who would
like to be the next President. 1t "sticks
out" of him as plain as the nose on a mans
face. "Oh, dear people, (he seems to saw
dear, please To rene ber me this time; can't
stand another Disappointment; it will be the
death OF me, it will. | carry about in my
body AM am willing to show the marks re-
ceived in my country's struggles, Ito say no.
thing of wounds he has received in another
warfare which must be nameless,) and have
now become so accustomed to making stcri-
fees for you, my dear, dear fellow citizens,
that | can't possibly exist unless can be
permitted, now in the evening of my days,
to throw myself away for your welfare, by
acting as the "serUqnt' in the Executive de-
partment of your great Republic" Though
such men gangrine with disappointment or
burst with success, shall stake the respon-
sibllty" of voting, when have the opportu-
nifty, for men upon whom Christianity and
civilization have had more influence.
got hold of, what was 10 me, an original
anecdote of Daniel Webster, as l walked to
my Hotel last Sabbath, lter attending Divine
service in the Hall of Representatives. The
gentleman who told it to me is religious
man. and was intimately acquainted with Mr.
Webster and his family. 1t happened at
public dinner that Webster was in one of
his serious moods; several of his acquantan-
ces attempted, in various ways, to draw him
out into a gayer humor, but they all failed
At last one asked this queslon-"NIr. Web.
ster, what is the greatest, most important
thought that ever occupied you mind!' This
question aroused him, and he an swered--
1.-The greatest thought | ever entertained,
was the conviction of my own personal ac-
countabihty TO Almighty God" He arose
and spoke for half an hour upon the subject,
then bowed himself out of the room The
company raised their hands in one simuI,a-
neous action, while the expression burst
from every mouth. "did mortal man ever
hear such speech as THAI"
Yours, &C., a. s.