The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-01

HENRY WINTER DAv1s.-AaATE, the
Washington correspondent of the Ctncin.
natl Gazette, pays the following handsome
tribute to Mr.. Davis, Of Naryland:
With the expiration Of the Thirty. Eighth
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stands the leader Of Emancipation in Ma
ryland, Henry Winter Davis. When I say
that this man is simply the finest extern.
pore speaker in the United States, but
repeat the encomium his bittersst enemies
are ready to pAss upon him. Wendell Phil.
ips and one Or two othe. consamm.te plat
form orators may sometimes surpaae him:
but their efforts are always carefully elab-
GRATED, and generally written out, long be-
fo-ehand. Winter Davisi is always ready.
always armed. Like u diamond, you can.
not place him so that he will not sparkle.
He gains his pre-eminent position, howev-
or, rather by keen, incisive, remorseless
reasoning, and by an absolute lucidity Of
language that gives his every sentence the
clearness and cogency Of mathematical
demonstration, than BY the ordinary grs.
ces Of oratory. BE rarely indulges In .
single sentence Of pure rhetoric, and his
voice, always husky, 10 now completely
speaking. eF i8e1 @li{ H.
Mr.. Davis has long been the moet bril-.
liant ornament Of the House. and indeed Of
Congress; and without saying one word for
or against his peculiar course, all yintelli.-
gent men here regard his loss from public
life as public calamity. Men like him
give dignity and character to American
statesmanship in the eyes Of the world
Once, when John Bright was defeated In
his canvass for re.election to Parliament.
the London Times, which had ALWAYS on.
posed him with al ite bitterness, came ont
in magnificent editorial, urging someoths
or borough to take up Mr.. bright and
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that England could not afford to lose s1cS
man from Der service, even II he did.
stand in the Opposition. Precisely the
same feeling had been sgain and again ex-
pressed concerning Mr.. Davis.
He is not likely, however, to remain long
IN seclusfon. His party triumphed in the
late Senatorial election in Mary,snd. and
this is supposed to insure his own election
to the Senate when Reverdy Johnston's
term shall expire. s717fg
Mr.. HOOPER AND TIE TREASURY De-
singular story IL told in
political circles respecting the Secretary
ship Of tho Treasury Department Two or
three weeks ago Mr.. eMorriu, of, Vermont.
advised Mr.. Hooper to withdraw his name
az a candidate for the place. 4 Said he.
*thefe are two Other Candidates from
Massachusetts, and you will fai..s If you
withdraw your name tow, you will stand
better before the country than if,you do
not withdraw" Mr.. Hooper acted on
the advice and sent q letter through the
hands Of Mr.. Fessenden to the President.
peremptori!y withdrawing his name as q
candidate for Secretary Of the Treasury
Now Judge Of his surprise.
when, upon meeting MIR, Lincoln 4 day or
two since, he was accosted as follows: II
was very sorry, Mr.. Hooper, to receive
: your letter declining the use Of your name
Tor the treasury Department I had just
made up my mind to send your name into
the Senate when I got itp The question
IS, what does Mr.. Hooper think Of Mr..
NJ Morrill as an adviser Wash. Con. Boston
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! The Lothian IN, W Agricultural Asso-.
citation strongly urges the addition Of
sronghs to the cattle-trucks, SO that they
could be freely wasered at TIE Cations
their destination in good copditior, whsre-
as, under the present system, any one ac-