Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-08-30
Re,,rement or Mr.. Giddings.

Mr.. WEED, the veteran editor Of the Albany
Essning Journal, in announcing the nomination
in the 2Ist Ohio District. thus remarks of Mr..
GIDDINes and refers to the past
So ends the long service Of the "Father Of
the House" Failing health cOmPels his with
drawal from the scene of his labors. The
Twenty years that have passed over him there,
have whitened his head and bent his shoulders,
but they have never found his voice faltering
or his heart wavering in the struggle for Free
dom.
Every chair in the Old Hall of Representa-
tives 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 faithful
public servants removed to other trusts, and
many to another world Round the entire cir
Gle Of the Hall his eye fails to find single
member who sat there when he entered it, and
who has sat there with him since. Adams has
gone to his reward Ogden Hoffman, Charles
| 6. Atherton, Leverett Saltonstall, Edward Cur
tbs, Barnwell Rhett, Dixon H Lewis, and many
others are also gone the way Of all the earth.
Wise to the Gubematorial chair. Brown is
dispensing the patronage of the Post Office
Department Clifford wears the silken Judicial
robe of the Supreme Court. Stanly has gone
to that then terra iRe0gnitG, California. Truman
Smith, Cooper, Weller and Williams, after ex-
changing Representative for Senatorial honors,
are departed from the Capitol COrwin, after a
brilliant career as Governor, Senator and Secre-
tary, is proposing to return again to the field Of
his early distinction. Pickens and Hopkins
have been trying the pleasures of Foreign
Courts. Briggs and Lincoln are Ex-Goyernors.
Granger and Cave johnson are Ex-Pustmasters
General. Strong and Marvin are on the New
York Bench. Moses II. Grinnel, Christopher
Morgan, and Thomas Kempshall are still CO.
laborers in the good cause as Of yOre, though
no longer companions in Office.
Like changes have altered the aspect 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 " Hon.
est John" Davis. Walker has had his ups and
downs with every turn of the wheel Of For
tune and is now Ex-Governor of place that be
then had never heard Of The only Chair that
retains its old occupant is that filled by John ].
Crittenden, the veteran of the Senate, as Gid
dings is Of the House
Empires have risen and fallen; Kingdoms
turned into Republics and Republics into King
doms; six new States have entered the Union,
and three new Territories have been brought
under our flag; Presidents have gone up like
rockets and come down like sticks; C0mpro-
misses have been made and broken; War has
followed Peace, and Peace again succeeded War;
Trade has expanded and collapsed; Parties have
risen, lourished and decayed; Platforms have
been built and torn down again-since he took
seat in the Hail of Representative but during
all these changes Joshua r Gliding has proved
aiike faithfui to friend and foarless 10 foe His
successor can have no higher ambition than to
leave as unblemished record