The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-04-05

Tor 'teMatah douglas Nis long baHY
hands were cluspel together, a smile
seemed struggling 10 play over the
pallor Of dra,h--ihe eyes were Fixed
with a CLASSY stare, and with the dcalh
rattle 10 bis throat be exclaimed, God
have mercy upon me--Cbust have
mercy upon me, aud he icll back
dead Ia tae Desert
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DrAru or OWEN LovrJoY.--
Hon. Owen Loyeioy, NJ. G. ior tie
9th district og Illinois, died at Brock
lyn N. L., on tie 1jih iasi lie was
born IN Albion, Me-, Jan. 6, 1871, and
was therefore in Els n.j} fourth year,
The on OF a clergyman, who titled q
farm to add enough 20 bis ,aary for
the support OF large iamily. Owen
Loycjoy had lie very best SORT Of New
England education, resulting in a stall
wart body, elear head, AID a geuer.
Gus heart. He labored on the farm
until lie was eighteen, worked his way
through Bowdoiu College by teaching,
and in 1885 migrated to Alton, llli-
nois, where he studied theology, Under
the care Of his elder brother, Rev.
Elijah z. Loyejoy. Ia 1888 was set
died as pastor d the Congregational
church OF Princeton, Illinois, wheh
position he hell until 1854, when lie
was elected 10 tie legislature OF Illi-
poia. In 1856 he was elected to the
35th Congress and he was serving bis
lourtA term la Congress al the time Of
bis death.
We have said that he had a gener.
Gus heart. He was a genial mana
man of warn, sympathies but he was
a man Of very deep fceliag--we may
say Of strong passions and this was
best illustrated 'in.his Intense hatred
Of slavery. Most thoroughly did he
hate it, He had seen the minioas Of
slavery murder his brother for slave
ry's sake. That marlyrdom was never
forgotten never did slavery cross his
path without getting 4 blow that would
have been mortal il mortal blow a
man could give. And slavery inper-
sonated, in masters who cracked their
lash on the floor of Congress, roused
IN him deadly ire, and il was ever
baveIy shown. The New York Her
aH.well says that "among The many
iery oralors N that fiery period pre-
ceeding the withdrawal Of the South
ern raa",l... from Congress, Owen
Lovejoy was perhaps one Of The most
eminent Nor Was ~ tmtaVnl as an
aboitionlst only. The Herald adds
Ithat he was -" a man Of extraordinary
elcquencc, and had reputation for
industry and bravery" This Is all
true. lie was more than eloquent
man Of sterling sense, Of rich lumor.
OF sharp wit, and we have heard il
said that he was the most effective
speaker Of tie great West on the
stump. We can easily believe It. But
bis reputation viii Stand chiefly a5 the
orator if Freedom, and The bater of
oppression, and The deiiyerer OF the
oppressed. Well do we re-
member the vain attempt OF a gang
Of slayocrats to inlimidate and silence
him Oh the floor of the house. Ia yio-
laiion OF all rules Of decorum, they ad-
yanced upon him in q body with
threats of.word and gesture as if they
would murder him on the instant.
Standing firmly IN the spot he had
taken, IN tie area in front Of The
Speakers chair. be stood alone with
clenched fists and angry gestures and
fierce dennnciations, deiying all their
malice. They we're eowards, led by
the cowardly Pryor, or bis defiance
would have stnng them TO the ex-
tremest outrage. We should not have
beer s1rprised had he been murdered
on the spot. But the Speaker inter
lered to enforce the rules, not upon
his cowardly assaianls, but upon Love
joy. BY tie rules be bad right 10
address the House either from his seat
OF fom the Clerks desk, but not from
| the place where he stood. Instantly
submitting 10 tie role, he took bis
stand In The clerks desk, and directly
fronting his assailanis and the south
eu side Of the house, he poured upon
them such torrents Of indignant elo-
quence as never beiofe had tingled
their cars. md never viii again. We
felt that II was At the hazard Of bis
bis life; and had not every assassin
known that in contest with him il
would be life for life. Ne believe be-
would have been murdered.
The hero, the gfeai orator, The good
man has gone We do n.i expect 10
see his like again We do not mean q
forget him. Ii a recent visit 10 Wash.
ington, one Of the pleasantest aniieipa-
tions was to renew our acquaintance
With Owen Losejoy. We did sisii
BIN ii his sick chamber but we did
not think il was for the last time. Now
we know that the journey was not IN
yain. Wait0a's Jouruak
Tie Washington eonresrondeni
of toe St Louis Caioa glves ihe fol
lowing Offset u fhe story about he in-
terrica between Gems Lee and alc'
Cleilan.-
"Il has been aseeriaingd here tAat