Daily American organ., 1856-05-03
From the Albany Atlas and Argus.
WANTED-A Seraph Lone Accustomed

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The New York Tribune has the following, out Of
Its usual columns of advertisements
% We want preachers of the gospel of Kansas.
We don't rant any argument, or Essay or logic 10
prove anything touching the great gsestion. Con-
gress is LaUyered to DEATH We want preachers.
with tongues Of fire, and leader koly, rant. and
mystical as seraph. This is day for Luther,
Huss, and a. Peter the Hermit We want glori-
fed spirits filed with ode and rhapsody and lyyic
The great harp Of liberty lies unstrung, and needs
to be walked to new and subimer strains than were
evoked from its strings. Where is the master who
shall seize it. touch its Chords and rouse this peo-
pie into lifes There is the cause and the crisis,
the essential elements of one of the most moving
exciting and magnetic contests that was ever wit
messed. The ingredients of more than necro-
mantle (negro-msn-tic) power lie In unimagned
opulence beneath our feet. Where is the enchant-
er whose wand shall vitalize them g"-Nesc York
Tribune.
We do not know whom to commend to them for
their necessity; except the man who preached
upon "the harp of thousand strings--sperets Of
just men made perfcck." II is doubtful, however,
if that hard-headed philosopher would do, as he
does not quite answer to the description of a se-
raph or " Cherrybum," or Griffin or a Gyasti-
cusl
1t is evident that the present leaders at Wash
ington do not come up to the requirements of this
advertisement. There are many who have many
Of the seraphc qualifications but none combines
all. For instance, Greeley looks like yellow-cov
cred seraph, faded and sweled with too much wash
ing But his conversation is not heavenly, but the
opposite; and the Tyre is his avorte instrument and
not the harp. Jack Hale might set up for "a glo-
r6ed spirit" but his pockets are filed with cop
pers picked up in the lobbiss, he cannot do more
than set up-he cannot rise to the blue Empyrean.
Then who ever heard of such a seraph, with such
brooches pockets, and coppers in thems
Sumner is full of raphsody," but prides him
self on his " back bone" rather than his wings !:
though he would make good seraph of dissent
ing principle" If he would only try. Banks comes
under the head of the cherubim rather than the
seraphim, and looks both ways-into the Republi-
can and merican quarter. Wilson, whose dolefnl
camp-meeting drges and dismal prophecies remind
US of those "who continually do cry" answers one
of the acquisitions Of the advertisement Perhaps
Matteson and some members concerned with the
lobby, might be intrusted with the harp, if they
would give bonds not to steal the golden strings
But after all is it necessary for the seraph to be
harpistS Is 1t mere music that is wanted Are
there no other consultations in life besides that of
sweet soundss Other notes than vocal Is not
Paradise described as flowing with milk and honey,
as well as joyous with heavenly strains
The men at Washington have mistaken the ne
cessity of the case. The advertisement should
read:
WANTED--A seraph with fresh breast of
milk for sucking party.
Fremont is the nurse which ought to be en-.
gagged The others named for the interesting duty
are old and dry. Let Fremont be called in and
nnveil his fresh bosom (the Marposa grant) to
the hungry infant, and our word for it there will
be less squalling, and no call for seraphsl