St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-16
GIDDINGs' RETIREMENT,

CLEVELAND, Aug. 25.-John IIutchins wa,
nominated yesterday for Congress by the Re
publcans of the 10Th district, vice Joshua X
Giddings. Telegraph Di7a,ch.
So ends the long service of the
Father of the House" Failing health
compels his withdrawal from the scene
Of his labors. The Twenty years that
have passed over him there, have
whitened his head and bent his shoul
ders, but they have never found his
voice faltering or his heart waverins
in the great struggle for Freedom.
Every chair in the old Hall of Rep.
resentatives must be fraught with
memories of the past to the Senior
Member" He has seen generations
of short-lived politicians rise, fall and
become forgotten. He has seen faith.
ful public servants removed to other
trusts, and many to another world.
Round the entire circle of the Hall his
eye fails to find a single member who
sat there when he entered it, aud who
has sat there with him since. Adams
has gone to his reward. Ogden Hoff:
man, Chas. G. Atherton, Leverctt Sal.
tonstall, Edward Curtis, Barnwell
Rhctt, Dixon II. Lewis, and many
others are also gone the way of all
the earth. Hunter and Bell are trans
ferred to the Senate. Wise to the Gu
bernatorial. Brown is dispensing the
patronage of the Post Office Depart
mcnt. Clifford wears the slken judi
cial robe of the Supreme Court. Stan
ly has gone to that then terra iacognita,
California. Truman Smith, Cooper,
Weller and Williams, after exchang-
ing Representative for Senatorial hon
ors, are departed from the Capitol.
Corwin after a brilliant career as Gov
ernor, Senator and Secretary is propo-
sing to return again to the field of his
early distinction. Pickcns and Hop
kins have been trying the pleasures
of Foreign Courts. Briggs and Lin
coin are Ex-Governors. Granger and
Cave johnson are Ex-Postmastcrs
General. Strong and Marvin are on
the New York Bench. Moses Ii. Griu-
mel, Christopher Morgan, and Thomas
kcmpshall arc still co-laborcrs in the
good cause as of yore, though no lon
ger companions in Office.
Like changes have altered the as
pcct of the Senate Chamber. Clay
Webster, Benton and Calhoun, then in
the zenith of fame, now live only in
history. Buchanan occupies the White
House. Pierce has lately left it. VIM
l.. King became Vice President and
died abroad. The grave has closed
over Silas Wright and Honest John"
Davis. Walker has had his ups and
downs with every turn of the wheel
of Fortune and is now Ex-Governor of
a place that nc then had never heard
Of The only Chair that retains it's
old occupant is that filled by John J.
Crittendcn, the veteran Of the Senate
as Giddings is Of the House.
Empires have risen and fallen !;
Kingdoms turned into Republics and
Republics into Kingdoms six new
States have entered the Union, and
three new Territories have been
brought under our flag Presidents
have gone mp like rockets and come
down like sticks t; Compromises have
been made and broken War has fol-
lowed Peace, and Peace again sue
ceeded War Trade has expanded
and collapsed Parties have risen,
flourished and dccaycd Platforms
have been built and torn down again
since he took seat in the Hall of
Representatives, but during all these
changes Joshua Il. Giddings has
proved alike faithful to friend and
fearless to foe. His successor can
have no higher ambition than to leave
as unblcmishcd a record. - Album,
Journai.