Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-24

speech oil the Hon. nos. r.. - aEskall-
The speech of this gentleman at the Court House
on Saturday night was one Of matchless power and
eloQusnce. IL was inimitable. Ii was transcend
ens We know not II we have ever listened 70 an
effort at once cogent and beautiful The gifted
orator seemed at last TO have found occasion
for which he had long been yearning, and to pour
forth his strong and beaming soul with the wild
glad pride Of genius.
And certaiply the occasion was one to inspire
less high and sensitive soul than his. lie stood,
after the lapse of eyentful years. upon the theatre
OF his young renown, surrounded by the intelec.,
and intelligence and beauty of the city of his early
love, to speak of his country and for her in the
darkest and most threatening crisis she has ever
known. Well might his still fresh and burning
spirit swell with an impetuous longing to embrace
and enjoy so glorious an occasion. And well and
gloriously did he improve It,
We Of course do not and cannot approve all the
positions of Mr.. MarshalIs mastery speech, but
even what we feel to be its errors were more than
half redeemed by the force and seraphic splendor
of his eloquence. With the general scope of his
argument, however, we cordially concur. Ii was
perfectly triumphant arraignment OF the Demo
cratic party as the tool and instrument of the dis
unionists of the South. Logically speaking, he
completely annihilated the Democratic party.
great criminal was never more remorselessly held
up TO the worlds contempt. His analysis and
light of the history and spirit of our government
was especially fine And the burst OF mingled
philosophy and poetry in which he traced the
shadowy line OF separation between the death OF
the old Confederacy and the birth OF the new,
thing to be cherished as a joy forever.
Throughout his speech Mr.. M. displayed the
very rarest and highest ability in combination with
such powers Of oratory as he alone of all living
men possesses. The eulogy upon Mr.. Clay, to
whose character he passed in graceful transition
from the consideration of the last GROWING SER
vices of that immortal patriot to his country,
felt by the immense and enlightened audience TO
be as unequalled as its theme.
As whole, the speech at the Court House was
worthy Of the orator in his palmest DAYS Its
leading characteristic was power, but it was en-
riched by every quality necessary to make power
resstless II sagacious, direct, clear racy,
glowing, lofty, impassioned and bold, as well as
Instinct with power. WITH reverence for his peer
less genius be it said, Richard is himself again"
MILITARY VIsIr AND PARApE.--On Saturday
evening the National Guard, of Washington city,
Captain j. A. TAFT, arrived in York, by the train
from Baltimore. The Worth Infantry, Captain 7.
A. Zegle, and the Houston Artillery, Captain VIM.
A. Mccartney, were at the depot to receive the
strangers and escort them to their quarters at
Captain Reinhard's fremont House, where they
made their homes until yesterday morning, when
they left for Washington in the ten o'clock cars.
On Sunday morning the company, in body, at
tended divine service at Rev. Mr. LilIy's Lutheran
church. On Monday, the anniversary of the sur
render of Lord CORVALLIS to General Washington,
there was very handsome military parade through
our streets in which the Guards, the Infantry, and
the Artillery, each accompanied by its band, par
tcipated-the whole being under the command
of General George Hay, of this borough On
Monday evening, the guests from the Metropolitan
city partook of collation. prepared fos them by
the Worth Infantry, in their armory.
During their stay they were Hospitality enter
tanned, and taken by the hand by many of our cit
izens-the splendid supper prepared for them at
Mrs. Motter's, west of the bridge, on their arrival
provided by Gen. Hay and the officers of the in
fantry and artillery, being but of the many acts
of hospitality of which the Guards were the reci-
pients This gallant corps of citizen soldiers was
| accompanied by Withers' Brass Band Of Washing
| ton, which, with Captain TAFT, Leutenants E. s.
Allen, S. Humphrey, and T. L. Lloyd together with
the non. commissioned officers and priyatcs of the
| company, received deserved commentator from
all classes of our people. The military display of
| Monday reminded many of our citizens Of the days
"lang syne," when the "ear-piercing fife and
sprit-stirrng drum were to be heard at the head
! of four or FIVE fine York companies which were
our pride and our boast.
| Our visiters left for Washington with the best
wishes of all for safe and pleasant journey, and
for their future happiness and prosperity York
| (Pa) Republican.