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nsss PArtosr, BY whose Invitation he came
TO Washington in 1879 From this point
The stories q Gales and Seaton become
aoiisd aud, With rare eoaoord. merge into
one. They have never had . difsrenes Of
opision on political questions, aud never .
Jar or mlsHndsrstAnding % any sort, bat
nAVf daring forty ave years, lived in tho
hArH ~ oi oro'hers They have never
thosb Division Of Interests from their
eomnon ooacr, each has aissy, drawn what
ever be ehose aud Tor thirty years pas.
Were ns1er been settlsmsnt Of accounts
eeiUsen thea To sketch the career Of the
f@tistGs hsfSfaiFsacsr through al the ram.
hoA''ons Of Ger political history for the las.
nty years does hot come sithlu the scope
0i tEis article aDd shat hill, remains 20 be
.Aii befe sol b- "a p,fsOusi ehsf.ettr -
ihe AVts II Gales AID SeAtsb ailes thew be.
came mature Nud ssttlsd have presented
ieS eNrats oct tommaa % all men httls
! OF s'c'ssitude, ~, that of p0ckcts Gov
luIl aud noE suIty nctbitg bat a steady
pefiofinanee oi aus, al tIcfti,n uhsn ne
ocssaFy Of high ab,Ity sod ths uceumala.
ton, through these, ~ ssFp,g f,it esteem
smoug al the beet snd sweet a a., l.nd
Temperihg the heai8 - party ,trlfs rrn..
uvualitiug al spif'i cf stct0u. sai sprraa
ing ecns,Antly on eash question 5i .as d.v
mass q sOnud Information. tke vra-r.lIr
ejuots have been all the While q poser spA
a safety u the land 80 natter vks u,re
The rulers The niod,sty aud cantor sftho
IHi'iAFsHosr, its iAirBrs. aud esuftr.y ava
been iHyarahle nor lcss ~ iss aa..i...r,
OF that docOram, t-o,e prvTrlsii,s aud ,iar
iies, Which Constitute tbe very grace II a.
public life
From the time Of their coming tog.tLsr
down TO the year 1870. Gales aud seston
were the exclusive reporters a. well A. sdi.
tors Of their j1urpsl, Que Of them deyolug
himself 10 the SesAtc, Ani the other to the
House Of Representatives Generally sneak.
ing, they published only running reports
On sFeGl4l occ4s:oEs, kJssrgF. F,7iSK tEs
speeches entire. la those days thsrr were
10 other reporters Of the debates. and these
gentlemen lad seats Il honor assigned 10
them IA each House, and over the snuf box in
quite and familiar way, the topics Of tho
day we're occasionally discussed With the
most distinguished members To the priv.
ilege they then enjoyed. but most especially
10 tier sasacity aud industry, are We now
INDEBTED as a country, 10 their RTSISisy Of
DfbaisS, which, With the LsiSlIirsncsr. have
become aa Important part of our natural his.
tory. A IN their journal nearly all of tho
most emiueut American statesmen have dis.
co,sed the affairs of the country, 80 have
they been iEe direct msaus of recovering
aud preserving maOy Of the speeches which
are uos acknowledged ornaments Of our Do
iHtcai Literature. That they have, a. men.
giyen aSay TO the poor money enough al.
most to build city, aud to the unfortunate
spoken kind words enough 10 fll library:
that their oPinIous on public matters have
been solicited by Senators, Secretaries and
even Ptesideuts, opposed 10 them 10 politics,
that their home life has been happy by the
inhGenco Of refinement and taste that their
JouTuAi has done more than any other m ths
country TO promote hsalthy tone In polite
literature aud sound principles aud that
they are universally respected and beloved
bJ those who know them, are all assertions
that none can truthfully deoy. II 20 look
back upon life nor use!riily f,,saI il what will
give Us peace At last, then will the evening
OF their days be sll that they could desire
aud their silver hairs the most appropri-
ate eroWn Of true Psttstlsn.
"wnl purchase fhsn good oplnion.
Ana ouJ mems voices 10 eommsRd lhsif deeds"
Nor have they been without reward-inacsd
ooc oftbe highest rewards 10 thia uorid for
a KIDD ProvIdsuco has preserved % them
both in health ADD activity e. gid their De.
siining years their accomplished aud excel.
lsut wives.
an Que secerti0n the Natt0sdl Isfsi1Eea.
CO.. was ths hr-s gasette established "a W ash.
ingtoni sud since its birth day there have
been Published, aud have passed away into
f'fgeuulnes. moro than ous hundred Jour
usls o. different crreds