The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-12-11
NisceliaQeops.
Hon. Eli Thayer.

new 1ork IT1Oltne renectlnS ratner Sc
verely upon Hon. ELI THAYER, and by
implication upon the Republicans of his
district who nominated him, without a
dissenting voice, and have subsequently
elected him to Congress. We do not
know how to account for the apparently
unjust criticisms which pervade the arti-
Gle in question, for we have been accus-
toned to expect fair and truthful state
ments in the columns of that paper. Lsit
possible that the Tribune intends to abuse
Mr.. THAYER and his constituents We
cannot believe it; but as that journal has
intimated that it has not much faith in
the sagacity and ability of Mr.. THAYER,
we beg leave to quote from other journals
few of the very numerous commenda-
tory notices of him, and his Congressional
course, which have appeared during the
last year. In relation to the argument of
the Tribune, we will now only say that, in
our judgment, it does not fully meet Mr..
Thayer's position. 1t is not our purpose
here to discuss that position. We do not
think it has been carelessly taken by him,
or that it will lack strong defence, while in
his hands. That we are not alone in this
opinion, may be inferred from the follow
ing extracts:
The Washington correspondent Of the
Tribune said, referring to Mr.. Thayer's
speech of Jan. 7th:
"This speech has, by common consent,
established Mr. Thayer's fame where toll
and trial are nearly always the stepping
stones to the slow attainment of such dis
tinction." .......
Said Hon. Charles Case, M. c., in his
published correspondence
at is not wonderful that the majority
wished to stifle discussion, for if ever the
Democracy, and especially the fire. eating
wing, were literally driven to the wall
and then impaled, it was thoroughly done
by Mr.. Thayer in his speech of yesterday.
1t was emphatically the speech of the sea-
son thus far-a caustic, whitening rebuke
to the propaganda-from first to last,
Astounding in stubborn facts-overfowing
with the keenest satire and ridicule, all SO
coolly and kindly administered withal,
that even Southern men could not but
join in the hearty laughter and applause
which again and again greeted the speak
er. He tickled them into convulsion,
while he gently thrust them through and
through"
The highly gifted correspondent of the
Boston Transcript, Sigma" in letter to
Mr.. Thayer through the columns of that
paper. said /:
II have read your speech, Mr.. Thayer
thrice, and with increased admiration fol
the speakers powers of sarcasm and clear
ness of argumentation-fDr his genuine
patriotism and glorious independence.
cannot come all the way to Washington
to thank you in person; but as an humbl,
citizen of Massachusetts,, who is unwillin:
to be in debt to any man, when he car
help it. / thank you from the bottom o
} my heart and if had you by the hanc
this moment, you would recognize tn
cordial grasp of a New Highlander"
"Mr. Thayer's entranceupon the politi
cal battle ground of the two antagonist
social systems of his country is opportune
if not providential. He appears at tn
:, time when organized emigration has be
come essential to success. He puts thi
agency into successful operation i'm
. presses living energy into it; and ther
. panopled in the righteousness Of his cause
armed with facts and great good sens.
with genial nature, and with powers c
sarcasm rarely equalled, he enters tn
y arena of combat, engages the enemies @
free labor under new system of tactic
! and deals them the most terrible an
! li1xug l,,k
him as one of the most remarkable me
: of the times-as the chief interpreter {
: the great agencies which science and in
Q vention have placed within the grasp
;, man, and with which not only is the phys
t ical world to be subdued to his uses, br
; false systems, and oppressive institution
3 founded in fraud, are to be crushed out
S existence."-CHicago Weekly Press.
aMr. Thayers Central America speec
!, I is the raciest speech ever delivered
Congress, so far as we know."-Louisvil
: (Ky.) Journal.
l "Mr. Thayer is making great sens
!. lion in Congress. His wit, his eloquenc
: his sterling mettle and unimpeachable il
e tegrity, with his thorough knowledge |,
= the slave power and the capabilities I,
freedom, make him an invaluable repr'
sentative of the North" LearatOor
Times
'fEli Thayer is the apostle Of new $
= cial movement, and we are among his di
> ciples. Chicago Tribune.
d eli Thsyer has the honor of havir
+. first seized upop this idea lof orcanizt
' emigration for freedom and given it Il
s most extraordinary practical illustrate
y and he has won the additional honor
y having impressed it upon leading Soutl
,r em minds by two Of the most witty, pu
D, gent. and at the same time logically u
a arswerable speeches that have ever be,
Is made upon the floor of Congress. Co
L cage Press. -.
( among the reams Of speeches ltru'