The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-05-29

THIS picture OF Mr. Lincolns moral as.
poet is noteworthy. Ho confrons nine
millions OF Robols, and three formidable fac.
tions at tho North, tho treachory Of contend.
ing generals, and tho monarcbs Of Europe,
who rule hundred millions OF men. He is
beset and pursued by malice, ordered by
editors to march and countor.msrch; his
Cabinet sssailed by thousand clamors; his
Prime Minister ordered to the block by
vigilance committee and to this Is added
the inevitable disasters which attend great
wars. Before his eyes, hundred fields
blush with tho blood Of bis people; hun
dred thousand hearts beat over as macy
green mounds, and no is only allowed to
say. God pity you" To tho chaos of
whirlwind that sweeps his path he is allowed
no reply. For his vigorous. manly defense
of Mr. Lincoln, thus placed, Mr.. Riddle do.
serves tho thanks Of every loyal man
That speech will leave lasting impression
on the hoart Of tho whole nation. lie has
madc but few speeches 10 his Congressional
term. was wondering at his silence, whom
one day noticed Penn on bis feet, with
rod face. cleuched fist, in q tornado Of pas.
sion, shouting, you lilo. sir." know his
glittering spear had gone through the "gob-
lins Of the mines" His speech on the
Canal Bill is worth q million. Do not tho
people of the West know that, in fifty years
from to-day, her ten broad States, now con.
tanning ton, will contain twenty five millions
Of souls, holding the hundred streams that
pour their waters into tho Mississippi !?
The West ia an empire--a great region for
tho growth of grain and cattlo, which must
find market. The Nj ssisstppi must be
turned into the Hudson. The spirit tba. de.
teated that bill is more to be feared than an
army of traitors. If a great highway Is
not opened at Nov York for Western grain,
it will glide down the Father of Waters
Every consideration of statesmanahip de-
manded that canal in Illinois, aud tho en-
largement of the Erie, MIR. Riddles
, speeches are destined to live, and knew
that, in the presence of that array of .alen,
in Congress, he ranks among the first. HiI
speeches always have completeness and
symmetry, but bis chisel works with most
felicity in carving an image Of tho abomiua.
be Take a sample:
"The Judges of the Supreme Court, in q
frenzy, tore the national ermiDe from their
shoulders, and fled, bowling ferce blaspho.
mics and treason against the life of tho na-
ton. Whole delegations, in those two
Houses loft their seats TO execute the con-
spracy they had conoocted here, aud rushed
forth to lead armies hither, to tranple
, out the little life their strangiing hands had
4 left in the nations heart. In the Executive
!, Mansion still sat focble old man, amid th,
wreck of fallen faculties, and the debris o
a not over virtuous ife; pulling and drivel
ing 10 helpless imbeclity blind and weak
, unknowing and uucaring, iu tho hands o
, tho giant criminals of his Cabinet, who hat
turned tho National Palace into cave o.
conspirators and murderers against the na'
tonal honor and existence"
4 II the reader will listen to the sounds in
A volved in that picture Of the Supreme Court
, he can hear the wild yels OF the demoniac:
, among the tombs, who fed in terror from
, the avenging divinity. The picture of the
D "Old Fuuctionary" rivals Cicero's cele
, brated portrait OF Cethegus, who aided Cat
n alne in betraying Rome. He is com
+, pound Of old Doughfaco and young Shoddy
He sits half bsnt, his face bleared will
o folly, drooling in the chair ho has poluto'
- by treason, too weak to be scorn and too
!, vile to be pited. Mr.. Riddle is the smalles
|. man in Congress. and his woman's face anC
\ smile are lighted up by his gray eagle eye
!. His masculine strength OH the platform
Y makes him one of tho Major Generals in the
d Battle for the Old Flag. Ohio should, and
i. trust will, turn bin loose on Vallan
digbam. and grace her State Chair with Q
loyal heart.
t Earl Russell" draws this strange picture
8 of Senator Wigfan:
I "Hs muscular neck was surrounded by q
o. loose silk tic his wild masses of black hair
@ tinged with gray, foil from under his civil
e an's hat over his collar his unstrappeC
=, trowsors were gathered high upon bis legs
/, displaying ample boots, mounted by biz
}. brass spurs; a straight, broad brow, from
It which the hair rose like vegetation on I
y river bank; beetliug, black eyebrows; I
d mouth coarse and grim, yot full of power
l. a square paw, thick, argumentatiye nose
d a new growth of scurvy beard and nous
10 tache; all relieved by eyos Of wonderfu
r. depth and light. such as never saw but II
G. the head of a wild beast. Look some da.
m into the eye of Bengal tiger in Regent
ID Park, and you will know what moan b.
il his eye" a VOLUNTEER.
p. by Earl Russell, we suppose our CORES
t. poudent does not mean tho Foreign Secre
'g tary of England, but the correspondent, o
nj "Prime Minister" as he terms him, Of tb
O. London TImes.--ED. Dem.
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Mt of the Secretary of War, officers of reg
BY ments going out Of service, BY reason ct th
So expiration of their terms of service, ma,