Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-06-22


rem North and South already stand upon it.
Though the heather have denounced it as a
relic of barbarism, yet our elders in the great
councils of the nation say is a good one. We
viii all go to that land of blessed saints in
Utah, where it is fenced in, and shout for old
Mrs. Poly Gamy. There rcposing on her bo-
som, we will bury all our sorrows for the i'm
maculate Stephen, who was so shamefully
martyrcd at Charleston. Let him rot in peace.
Farewell then, to poor old Stephen,
For he lied So we couldn't believe him,
And we won't go tumbng after.
Thus, you see have quoted the Dutch
poet, and we will close with the words of the
text, Ind derout men carried Stephen to his
burial, and made great lameatatioa orer him"
Amen.
The choir will please sing that good old
sock dology, of Postum upa gum tree"
while a collection is being taken up for the
benefit Of our late missionaries to Charleston.
Description Of the Senate during MIR. Sum-
ner's Speech.
An occasional correspondent of the Boston
Itlas Dc Bee thus describes the scene in the
Senate Chamber during the delivery of Hon.
Charles Summers great speech:
Yesterday Senator Sumner made his long
expected speech. 1t was expected that he
would commence at IL o'clock. Long before
the time the galleries were filed to overflow
ing; nearly one-half were ladies. The busi-
ness Of the morning went on quietly till near
ly 12; when Southern Senators could be
seen quietly leaving the hall by the side doors.
b When the clock told the hour Of II, scarce
ly dozen were left. But gayer or more
brilliant audience never graced the galleries
than on this occasion. Every available seat
upon the Republican side was literally pack
ed with eager listners. When the tall Mas
sachlsctts Senator arose, a dead silence fell
upon the crowded hall and galleries. The
slightest meditation of his voice was distinct
" audible to the most distant nearer.
His opening was very impressive and elo-
auent. You can imagine his style, his man.
ner, and the profound impression it made
upon his auditory, when he said, have no
personal griefs to utter; only barbarous
egotisn could intrudc these into this cham
ber l have no personal wrongs to avenge !;
only barbarous nature could attempt to
WELD that vengence that properly belongs to
the Lord. The years that have interviewed,
and the teasbs that haze opened since 1 spoke,
hare faeir coices too, which l cannot fail to
hear
He then proceeded with the most elaborate
and terrible argument against the institution
of slavery ever delivered upon that floor or
anywhere else. 1t would be useless to des-
cribe the manner of Mr.. Sumner to most of
your readers. His whole manner discloses
the ripe scholar, the finished logician, and
the most accomplished rhetorician and elocu-
ZIONIST His sentences fall in measured Ca
denccs, musical and rythmetical; his gestures
are graceful and appropriate; his elocution
distinct his quotations classic, apt and APP
propriate; in short, he is the most finished
scholar and the most graceful orator in the
Senate.
Senator Hunter of Virginia listened re-
spectfully to it's close. Not muscle moved
on his placid countenance to denote what was
going on in his mind. Wigfall, the Texas
Bombastcs, was in great torment. He
would keep his seat for few minutes quietly,
as if struggling to be a gentleman; then he
would glide round noiselessly to some other
Senator'S seat, and confer in low whispers,
as if debating whether to remain quiet or
not.
Mr.. Breckenridge, who was not in the
Presidents chair, remained through the en-
tire delivery. He made strong effort to
appear indifferent, sitting with an open book
in his hand, listlessly turning its pages, but
his eyes turning to the speaker, and finally,
with frown upon his brow, he laid aside
his book and regarded the speaker intently
till he closed After an hour or two the alb
sent Senator's began to come back, and one
after another dropped into their seats. Jeff.
Davis was busily engaged reading the Globe.
Keitt, the accomplice Of Brooks, came in
from the other House, and with much nom
chalancc took his seat near Senator Ham
mond, and turned his monkey face up to the
galleries, as if to notice the dramatic effect of
his presence upon them. But finding that
no one seemed to notice him, he gradually
began to give heed to the speech. Then his
vulgar phiz became disturbed with angry
grimaccs and frowns.
by this time many Democratic members of
the other House had come over to hear Sum-
ner, so that with them and the returning
Senators, the body of the Senate chamber
was as densely crowded as the galleries. Mr. |
Sumner spoke four hours, and held his i'm
mcnse audience, which could not have been
less than five thousand, to its close. 1t was
a most remarkable effort, and take it all in
all, it was scene and an occasion never to
be forgotten.
The Prospect.