Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29

ehasm, 400 feet deep, and so feet broad
| There was no way by which they could
cross Il; the difficulty vas insurmoun table.
Totantalizethem still further, they saw that
the path went forward on the other side Of
the ledge, evidently reaching the summit.
If they could have but crossed that chasm!
Ii was one o'clock in the afternoon, and
thay were benumbed with cold. They
were l9,200 feet above the level of the sea.
The belt Of clouds closed again. and the
peak was lost. The mist grew thicker and
thicker, and everything indicated storm.
There was nothing left them but to de-
sceud. Hating long enough to collect
few specimens of the rock they retraoe,l
their steps. A storm Of hail overlook
them, bat rs they descended into lower
atmosphere il changed into snow. When
they had reached the little lake Of Yana
Cocha, where they leA their mules, they
found the ground covered with snow sew.
eral inches deep. Before dusk they reached
the Indian village Of Caipi, and we're en-
tettained that night by the priest. D" @'.
So ended the attempt to scale the sum.
! nit OF Chimborazo. a-.,....- g
~ We take the following beautiful
extract from the oration pronounced by
Col. +. d.. Baker. at the funeral of the
late Senator Broderick :-E.saH &. srat..
FELLow .CirlzENs !---One year ago i
performed a duty. such a. perform to.
day, over the remains of Senator F.rgu-
son, who died as Mr. Broderick died, tan.
gled in the meshes of the code of honor.
To-day there Is another and more eminent
sacrifice. To day renew my protest: to.
day utter yours. The code of honor i.
a delusion and snare; it pal,ers with
the hope OF a true courage, and binds il
at the feet Of crafty and cruel skill II
surrounds its victim with the pomp and
grace OF the procession, but leaves him
bleeding on the altar. Ii substitutes cold
and deliberate preparation for courageous
and manly impulse, and arms the one to
disarm the other; it may prevent fraud
between practiced duelsts, who should be
forever without its pale, but it makes the
mere "trck Of the weapon" superior to
the noblest cause and the truest courage.
Its pretence of equality is li---it is
equal in all the form, it is unjust in all the
substance-the habitu1e Of arms, the ear.
ly training, the frontier life, the border
war, the sectional custom, the life Of lei
sure, al these are advantages which no
negotiation can aea;ra!izc, aud which no
courage can overcome.
But, fellow citizens, the protest is not
only spoken, in your words and mine; il
is written in indslble characters; /; it is
written in the blood Of Gilbert. in the
blood Of Ferguson, in the blood OF Brod-
erick, and the inscription will not altogeth.
er fade. .as tr rJs..
With the administ ration of the code in
this particular case, am no, here to deal
amid passionate grief. Let us strive to
be just. | give no currency to rumors Of
which, personally, know nothing there
are. other tribunals in which they may
we'll be referred, and this is not one of
them. But am here to say, that whate,.
er in the code Of honor or out Of it, de-
mands or allows deadly eomba, where
there Is not in all things entire and Ger
tain equality, is u prostitution Of the name
and an evasion Of the substance, and is q
shield, blazoned with the name Of Chival-
ry, to cover the maligni,y of murder.
And nov, AZ the shadows turn towards
The east, and We prepare TO bear these
poor remains TO their silent resting place
let rs not seek to repress the generous
pride which prompts q recital OF noble
deeds and manly virtues. He rose unaid
ed apd alone he began his career with
out family or fortune, in the face OF ditli-
culties he inherited poverty and obscuri-
,y-he died Senator in Congress, having
written his name in the history Of the
great struggle for the rights of the people
against the dsspotism Of Organization and
the corruption Of power. lie leaves in
the hearts Of his friends the tenderest and
proudest recollections He was honest,
faithful, earnest, sincere, generous and
Lrsve; he tel, in al the great crisis Of
his life that he was leader in the ranks
and for the rights Of masses Of men-and
he could not faher. When he returned
from that fatal field, while the dark wing
Of the archhn2el OF death was casting its
shadow upon his brow, his greatest ankle.
ty was Is to the performance Of bis duty.
He felt that all his strength and all his
lite belonged to the cause to which he had
devoted them. "Baker, said he--and
to me they were his last words Baker,
when was struck tried to stand firm,
but the blow blinded me, and could
not ! trust ii is no shame to my maa-
hood that tears blinded ue as he said il
OF his last hours l have no heart 10
speak. He was the last Of his race there
wss no kindred hand 70 sooth his couch
or wipe tho death dsmps from his brow !;
but around that dying bed strong men. the
friends Of early manhood, the devoted ad-
herents Of later life, bowed in irrepressi-
bic grief, "and lifted up their voice and
wept." a. aia fos ear-s.
But fellow-citizens. the voice Of lamen-,
tation is not uttered by private friendship
alone; the blow that struck hs manly
breast has touched the heart of q people,
and a. the sad tidings spread, general
gloom prevails. Who now shall speak
Tor California I? Who be the interpreter
Of the wants Of the Pacific coast? Who
can appeal to the communities Of the Az.
laMtic who love free labor? Who can
speak for masses Of men with passion.
ate love for the classes from whence he
sprung7 Who can defy the blandish.
msats OF power, the insolencs OF Office,
the oosssption Of administration What
hopes are buried with him 10 the grave
Al, vho that gallant .piri. shan resume, as
Lsap fron Hutsrsg bank SD call ~ from the tonb "
Bu. tie last& &ord must Be spoken, and
The imperious mandate Of Death uust be
fulfilled. Thus, o bravo heart we bear