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of.babbIihg trills Of MOI tain srills
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I love 70 straY at the, close Of day 8 e.
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When warblod notes from song birds tliroats
Are vocal in the breeze. 81 - -
I love the night, ths;elorious night, (,
When hearts beat warm and true
But far above the night / love ss =
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George MoDpfRe's Last sp}66oh In Com
sgress. -
In looking over aaSold nsaEpaper not long
ago, We came across the following brilliant
account Of Mr. McDuffie's last. speech in Con-,
gress. 1t wes from the letter of q correspondent
of the MeIsls. Herald: ~, -,
:. ::The lasttime remembered ses;ng this dis,
singuisled statesman, was on tho floor ofathe
United States Senate. during debate on the
tariff question, in 1916. Ho walked TO his
seat with great difficulty on account efhis par
"lysis; yat declined the .prolfered assistance
of Lever, of Arkansas, and John G.. Calhoun,
both of whom offered him. every attention.
sFhen! seated, he wspte short note to Dixon
II. Lewis, who Immediately had his enormous
chair wheeled to the desk ofMr. McDufie, and
aided him in preparing his documents and in
rising to his feet. The wff6ic chamber was
silentin'a moment. 1t might have bsen defer
ence 70 tie bodily infirmity of thes man; who
could only Stand by having each elbow suppor-
ted and both hands cIasped upon tho head Of
his cane--or it might have been in -compli-
ment to his towering Intellect and burning clo-
qpence; butso it Was, and the. proud flashing.
eye Of the statesman. seemed to acknowledge
tbis homage asshis right, His ffrst fews sem
tances were uttcrel in gasps as though hc
were suffering eNcruc ucnting psin but after he
began to warm with his subject, hc became
eloquent indeed. Ills attack was pointed pSrn-
,cpnlly against Daniel Wehster, and he appear
'edto pride himself on etftering the lists will,
him, whom he alone dcematt twort.s5z 6ffhis steel
To describe tic graoefak manner in which he
glidcd from profound 1afgument' into caustic
irony, and then to solemnsi Invocation, surpasses
my Humble abilities; but til at ho snchainsd
every heart, ear, and eye present for more than
an>hopr, capsee testified to 6y hundreds. Be-.
fore closing his speech with his last burst of
eloqucncerI remember his becoming so exalted
that forgetting nlLhis numerous maladies he
removed his arms from their supports, dropped
his.cane on the floor, and stoot to the hstofIsiI-
ment of every body. alone an nunidcd; while
the graas and dignity Of his action could be snr,
pnsssdssby n0apssssAs liasuttcred his iaaE VA
marks, tel kffal Of a..-accident, ,.,eapglg
him ini,;ls afsss andfairi ycarricd him e s1is
sent .Awssk after this Incident Congress ,ad-
jorfrnea, and MIR. McRufke never afterwards
visited Washington City,
Correspondence Of the Raltlmone sun. :.
;, WAsn,saros, May 2O.-The administrator
have taken up the DIPLOMATS appointments.
They wefe engaged upon them yesterday and,
again to-day. After having viewed the whole
ground. they nre prepared it is believed, soon
to dispose of the subject. All the charges that
nrs+to be male. for some months to sSne, will
be madc Before first .of June. Among the
very nurnerogs My Of applicants, a fey may
be found who nre qualified for the situations
WHICH they, y,seek. If not, the government has,
n wide field before them whence to choose. .
The Government has taken decided course
in regard to Utah nffairs. Since the despatch
was received from Aej. Mcedlloch declining the
ofice;cf lGovernoffSf that Territory It, ,has
beeu offered to ag9ptlenan in Indiapa, a friend
of Coy. Bright :, ~ Ihave learned, who ind..,
cated him IN a euifalIIe man E,r ty,o c.;.;s !,