The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-01-05
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l doubt not, TO national reputation.
am not ashamed to say that l think as
; highly Of Hiram Price as of any man i'll
! Iowa, and there are many men in that
glorious State be fore whose fslents and
patriotism I bow in respectful deference.
Some may think it is misfortune thss
he is not lawyer. To that opinion l'lo
net agree, though next to the preacher
and the editor, I think the true lawyer
takes position in the rank OF general use
| fulness. Somebody has said that law
yers may know too much law to have =
clear perception of justice, just as di-
vines are sometimes too deeply read in
theology to appreciate the full gradsur
Of religion. Losing the abstract in the
concrete. the principle in it's accessor-
les, both are in the predicament of the
rustic who could not see London for the
houses" Whether that be true or not,
it is certain that fine lawyers are often
very shabby statesmen, as witness
Messrs. Harris and Cowan in the Senate
now. Law is apt to breed hair spltters.
but subtletry, though great faculty, is
not quality of the statesman. look
upon it, in fact, as fortunate, that Mr.
Price is not lawyer, seeing we have
four first-rate lawyers in the House.
believe he will understand the business
Of the House, the legislative wants Of the
country, the issues before the people,
aud maintain himself as we'll in all of
them as any new member. He will,
slowly, it may be, but surely, gain
wide and permanent reputation. He has
a clear head, wide grasp of mind, the
bes. of business habits, and a large ex-
perience in affairs OF public nature.
His head is all right, and moi an impulse
Of his heart but beats true to the cause
of freedom. of humanity, aud Of Heaven.
Mr.. Allison, of Tie Third District, is
the youngest man on the delegation. He
looks like man of train, energy, and
. back bone. 1.-The be not clever fellow,
in the best and highest sense of that
phrase, there is no sense in looks. He
has so much OF the milk Of human kind
ness in his nature that if one had lost his
reckoning in great city and should see
Allison in crowd of a dozen men he
would walk straight up to him and tell
J him of his perplexity-so good natursd
is the very phiz of the member from ths
Dubuque District. He is almost always
smoking, and evidently enjoys his Ha-
, vana hugely. The only unmarried man
of the delegation. he is. OF course. the
best dressed man. He is good speak
er. fine lawyer, an entertaining CONVERSE
ZIONIST, an indefaiigabls worker, and an
I adroit politician. He will do honor to
his District. and the State.
Mr.. Grnnell. Of our jerrvmandersd
Fourth District, is short, chubby man,
with no very digni6ed appearance. Talk
ative about the concerns OF others and
those of the country, he is reticent
enough on his own schemes and plans Of
. wire-working. BY no msans rsmarks-
ble as public speaker, and without any
s brilliant intellectual powers generally.
be will nevertheless be one Of our most
: valuable members not only, but one OF
n the most valuable members Of Congress.
II He will soon know everybody in Con-
IT gress. everybody in Washington worth
J. knowing. aud will have . better under
4 standing Of what is going on. and Whist
: will be likely to be going on hereafter.
IT than any Of his colleagues. He 10. I
10 think. the most skiilful ga,hersr OF in
telligence, outside Of professional news
q mongsrs. l ever knew. Imprsssing
D. strangers favorably by his genial. ensy
l. manners, he is already, perhaps, on "a
Il miliar terms with more members than
IN any other Representative. Everlasting
10 y having some good practical notion in
y his head, he will undoubtedly do grea,
Of service to the country. swear by
W Grinnell.
r. Mr.. kasson looks like the gentleman
IS, OF culture aud Of brilliant mind. Tha,
d, is what he ia. Learned in the law. deep
le ly read in the classics. his mind finely
II. polished by acquaintance with the liter
a ature Of England and Ameries. reading
an and speaking some of the languages o
re continental Europe like his own ,ernac
,ir ular. IL is evident he would not bs likely
nd to suffer by comparison with almsst any
,h gentleman in any company. BY th
d. briliancy of his conversation. his ,ers
lie and just criticisms of public men. hi
or practical knowledge of public affairs. th
Ier natural suavity of his manners. he is bet
ter calculated 10 fasoinsts ingeniou
on youth and 10 secure the general admirs