Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-21
THE DAILY SPY.

found place IN one branch or the other of
the state legislature; but its essential fra
GRANGE is concentrated in the two vials--la-
belled Mr.. Swan and Mr.. Tucker. Of the
two, Mr.. Swan is the more esthetic Mr..
Tucker the more mercurial. Mr. Swan re-
presents the ancient, Mr.. Tucker the modern
ideas of their class. The former, in reality,
belongs to the old Silurian epoch; the latter
prefers the mud last formed in the interesting
ward from which he halls. But the gods on
Olympus were not alike in all their attributes
And though these statesmen differ in detail as
one star differs from another in glory, the
"demd total of both is the same
1.-TWO souls with but single thought
Two hearts that beat one"
They cordially agree in the grand conserva-
tive faith that slavery is divine right and on
this continent the one thing sacred against
even the omnipotent necessities of war; On
this theme and all its branches, their notes
blend with complete harmony. There is no
dscord here. The swans notes find re-
sponsive echo in the breast of its friend.
1.-THE summer bird
His sorrow heard,
And when he heaved sigh profound
The sympathetic swallow swept the ground
When the election ola senator was suggest
ed very early in the session, Mr.. Swan snuffed
danger from afar. and with alertness and en-
ergy which astonished his most intimate
friends, sprang to his feet and sounded the
alarm. What he said was not remarkable or
brilliant. 1t was like a twice told tale-much
of it more than twice told-during last falls
campaign. But if it had been Burke's speech
at Bristol, or Sheridan's on Warren Hastings
or Demosthenes on the Crown, his few politi-
cal friends could not have sought for it great
er notoriety. The Boston Courier and Post,
of course, submitted gracefully, the Journal,
poor thing reluctantly and at considerable
inconvenience" In the two first named
sheets it was produced with the most approved
brought to the task all the skill he has acquir-
ed in getting Worccster's dictionary into cir
culation he couldn't have done it better. Those
drinking only at these fountains of political
wisdom would suppose that Swan on Snn,~~-
was to become a standard and recognized mas
terpiece in modern literature, to the great Joy of
compilers of school readers, and youths am
bilious of academic fame. The only way for
them to be undeceived was to read the speech
"a test which we fear very few of them were
willing to accept. Mr.. Tucker followed Mr..
Swan. But unhappily for posterity what he
said persisted with the speaking His elo-
quence differs from Mr.. Swans in that it is
unwritten If his speeches wanted anything
of Mr.. Swans enthusiasm and fire, we are
assured they made up for it in relevancy and
point. Certain it is, that although they were
Joined in the voting by three or four other
senators, they two alone were left to stand in
the breach-lifting their prophetic voices
against the ruin which they saw so fearfuly
near.
On Monday last, the two constituted them
selves again a forlorn hope-this time against
Gen. Butler. The resolution came up from
the house, thanking him for his service in the
department of the gulf. Unquestionably,
there are reasons why such resolution might
in good taste and good judgment have been
deferred The time will soon enough come
WINCH INT HlotOls vi his CdlGtT Will DE DelLer
known than it can possibly be now, and when
the just measure of praise can be more equ-
tally melted out to all. But the negro was all
that these lights shining in dark places could
see in it. What else could have so ruffied
Mr.. Swans feathers the wrong way but the
fact that at the last moment Gen. Butler an
nounced his adhesion to the policy of emanci-
patton, and to Mr.. Summers theory-now
nearly two years old-of carrying Africa
into the war What else could have
sensitive nature, but the fact that his
old friend, who voted for jeff Davis
at Charleston till all voting became farce
had come home to lecture upon the evils
of slavery, and to accept the applause of its
lifelong foes! Is not conscience that is
touched by conduct like this to be respected?
What encouragement indeed, Mr. Tucker!
for honesty if inconsistency like this is every
fine afternoon to drive by the state house in
ch-and-six-stopping just long enough to
be praised? If Gen. Butler had only been con-
sistent-if he had adhered in spite of all new
uR0US 10 tueOTl6S lit HGlu Wnen ne VOlln-
teered to put down instruction in Maryland,
or when he threw difficulties in the way of
Gen. Phelps, and compelled that useful off.
Ger to resign, he would have been all right
with Mr.. Tucker and Mr.. Swan. lie COM
mitted the objectionable sin in stepping over
the line-hence their tears. 1t would not be
Just to hold the whole party which these sena-
tors SO largely represent responsible for
them. Common sense is not wanting to any
considerable portion of the people of Massa-
chusetts, whatever political decisions NAV
sometimes lead them astray. They mean to
do what is right and best; their faces are really
turned toward the sun. If any STUPID ncrsons
persist in turning backward, they can onlv
censure themselves, if, like Lots wife. tbev
become old salts, and are left behind-helpless
monuments of their own folly.
GEN. McCLELLAN's friends in Boston have
expected that he would pass over the road to