Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-23
trfo~ our Regular cors'po"den'.l
Warrington Correspondence.
WAsuINoIox. Nav 18th,

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seyeres. graees OF the s,rietsst models. or
that other eloquence which usually finds or
iein IN warm aud impul'ive na'ur'. hurst. !
ing Gsy.er-lits with passionate heat and
force. aing,ue broadcast sparkling j-'' and
flashing showers. and clothed In rainbow
tinted spray. or leapins, 'odden and angry
~ tho red bolt from the summer cloud.
ses,bius and bls.,ing oil in i,s ~sv. ! ~ill
no, a,temp, to decide. OF the fret sort the
senate Of the United State. has given US
many examples. and Of the latter kind. has
usually been the slOquenee Of the House.
During the present session. the popular
branch has witnessed some displays OF ora
torical power no, often surpassed. Such
was the reply Of Mr.. Bingham Of Ohio to
Mr. wardswor,h OF Kentucky. u seems
hard. aimo., iudierou.ly hard. Tor the ador'
ers and champions Of slavery. and Tor II.
ahrct creature. s we'll. TO comprehend and
recognirs tho changes wroosh, BY the re-.
bellIou. The naughty, arroean, and die
ta,orial manners Of n, first. and the craven
and abeet pOlIroonery OF the second class.
seasoned with h,pocri,ical cant about pat
rio,r.m, popular rights, and the union.
served up In the form Of grandlloquen, blus.
ter still come easily and naturally to their
respective profciens. On the occasion al.
luded TO the remark, OF the Ken,ueky mem
Der had presented rather bad doctrine. 10
rather bad taste. reminding one Of the days
when an arrossn, and in.ol'ent maiori'y Of
slave drivers and slave catehers lordsd IL
over both branshe. Of Congress.
Tho rejoindsr Of Sir. Bingham ha. been
too generally and too admIrinsly read by
the country to need description or praise
from mo. I, va. exactly wha, was needed
and va. richly deserved.
On the memorable day when the District
emancipation bill passed the House. Mr.
Criitenden made an elaborate speech against
the measure. To Gee young men with
great deal Of vanity and ambition and but
little experience. trying TO climb to no'orie'y
by the old and evil ways i. .ad enough. bot
10 behold man venerable with years, Of
comprehensive mind and large experience.
who can plead no isnoranes Of the nature
or results OF slavery but williul ignorance.
blaekening the frame Of many worthy deeds,
AMI di.honoring hi. gray hairs by sIeriIns
all his powers ani bringing all his rrpu'a.
ton 10 bear sgains, . measure OF simple
justice and PLANES, right, Was spectacle
TOO humiliatiug and mournful for resent
mcnt. IL, va. moro in sorrow than In an
GER" that Mr bingham arose 20 answer.
Ills argument was clear. we'll defined. and
none the les unan-werable Tor being elo-
auen,ly elaborated and urycd-warnIng as
h., went on. and rising Co the moral hight
Of the grra, cause in which he spoke. he
poure,l on, torrent OF impassioned elo-
auenee broad. deep and re.istle--. His no
bic Effort eliminated IN q psroraiion which
for b<auty. force and moral elevation. has
seldom indeed been squAlled or approached.
Il seemed the last boom of the thunder
storm, re,etberaiing from beneath rainbow
arches through the scented airs and sunli,
rain
Very dideren, in kind vas tho late speech
Of SIR. Stevens. in which be dealt pretty
severely with tho eIpar'e proceedings and
tho rather apoehryphal repor. Of the Van
Wyek committee.
Though advanced In lite. Mr.. Steven. il
still. a. II in spite Of the physical in6ru''iy
TO which he u unfortunately subject, as
erect a. youth OF twenty. III. face bears
mark. Of age. bu, hi, eye Is keen and his
presence not unworthy Of the man within.
lie nigh, be taken Tor person Of erci'able
and impul.ivs nature but II h. slight form
and thin delicate features indicate correctly
warm and nervous temperament. no Las
succeeded. during long and e'en,iul though
unobuu.i,e public lie. in attaining per.
feet and in,ariable control over himself.
-, ,.I 81, .,.,,i,.d nm,
quite too Emporium anu wen ''e' "a'
his structures TOO severe W ~ ''''"'' W =!
tho Van "yeS oo""',se present. ""'0u'
moeh d''eO"po'u's' lie va" ''a''' 'o"'
''sn'iy interrupted 'e'era' Pe',""'neq"''''
ly endea'o''nS TO make 'hem'e''e' heafd ~
the same hme' 10 the must OF '"c eon'
fusion the veteran statesman ne,u on u"
way COOL Keen anu "opef''lo"o'e' "''''