, 1865-08-04
me On!y Vnluable speech OF His Life
Was Que vAit IL He did uol Deliver.


The Kentucky Leeisla,ure never commit
tea nt"e eeEtg.Uus bluader shaa vh.n
IoAttd Garrett Davis into the United State
Sna'c- TIE commonwealth gained s!nel
=. B'cchlnridge,- who is now M exila froa
| W. country. The great ab- 1fsy Of Breckiu
iidGe rendered bin formidable emmy O
ms lnian, and Lis influence In tha Senate
Wlete he nlr ays commanded respect, va:
| ta1cd by all lovers Of the Union. Il vi,
oetttr, therefore, for Kentucky and for The
common country. that hts seat should BE-
yas ant thsn that he should c,utinue Ia
held It L. tic midst of oue evil war. And.
tor au Practical purposes, 1t has been vacant
ever since he resigned 1t to 70 into the rc.
beluon. Mr.. Davis, rs his successor. has
Detn Of no earthly advantage either for or
ageMst any public measure that has com.
oeiote TIE Senate since be went Into tEas
bcdy. As member Of the State Lecisla.
tnre, OF IN even mere humble station. ho
Wunld have made far more renutation far
ability and usefulness than be has won. or
eyer can win, as q ssnatcr. No man eau serve
the couAtrJ Well unless he Is competent to
ne duties to which he is called, and NJ.
LAWS Is marked illustration Of the fact.
AZ politician. he reminds us of fretfnl
old ma'd, who is ayersc to nll tbs world
about her. In the Seuato Of the United
ntea he has been cess=less srrmbler.
never falling to make q aspeech-a long speech
when he had half chance, and Invariably
speaking When the dictates OF prracnt
statesmarsAlr, and delicate reeard Tor tbs
com!c-t 6! h,s auditors should have induced
him to be client. We can recall brt oue
really vAluahle speech ever made by hin.
aud he prepared that in the prime Of bis
lhaphood before he became the wo.u.out and
broken down politician that he is. In 1910
Ms; Davis was member Of the lower house
OF Congress, and he carefully prepared q
spec ch in which be denounced the 1ns:itr.
Lton ol slavery ard expressed the hope that
Its e1tirPation from the continent was nm
tTent hot distant unlappuy, however, by
the call u tho 'pFcTions question" on the
tot1ttt OF dei.a.e, Mr. Dar1s was su,rep.
ti'isus!y cut Il f,cm delivering his spcech
Il Congress; but lis anxiety 10 Eve it to The
public 'ncuced him to Irtnt Tin pamphlet
1crm for circulation in Kentucky. II was
Circulated extensively at the ,ilue. Wcha 70
n ON for the following extract thss morn.
Inc, cm which The II ader viil perceive that
tue 90, los at Que period ct hts life at least.
tendency ofeyents. Mr. Davis aai1
admit that tlayess Is tt. fsul,ful s1ur.e Of
nsny toeiaf AID nor:l evils; and II ny fat could
essdtsase It from Amsrea, aud transls;a all Ali.
e eun should aet r.ss to .er.ll hi, Blot o. vor
myself heii.ve lae msndate hse :0ce forth, |
thai 1Eso;untass setvl.utt th1ll celr. to exist n
Was soJuderd Ia laya cuco1ic les b. touca,ur
re soA o. EtGlsuc; AID ths pto;sss Vi III extcn.
.ns - hiei = !ee ses 1sn sft; 'rs
y ~ .at Brttllr. and subsequently r-,th a stnca
exception. BY Fl lhe mrEa,ims po.era OF tns
@ - Ee.t 10 q: ghzstsntom ass19g declared tai
u the British Mtst Iut;tu Islands, F1aUcs IA
pttparos tp ahrecats IL In her coleass 8; anj It ia
y r. @ cea,ss 81 s'sIs. tts. !: sa1 10 iss
aie VII turn uhst.rlcs II Its pr.n.re:.. bo, IL.
,n"afd MITCH !: cert!in md eststlsss-tbous sh It
mi: re :lo%' z. ~: thN Of civilization uuoa
W. p hen1 The tsl,cut.urL i s'at&s. aud will NaEer
q M6DE aud obst Laie1y 10 tao:c th.t sfo-< COTTON,
I1st s1ett ssp Aili Lcstr b. en- t.Tat-I uut to
.Elt-d extent By Hte. pszticnae1f hy whve.
u Or; atsh whenever slasxry ces-vs in th. S rates
hat grow It. 1S 4 LGteassrs c cIpeeuun.ce tho+e |
~ nc ter1cnlfnras will o:e the p11 7ctpal mar
,uGf. A' ''s'1 -AeNN' '11 'a''t oseacs
IL crcls powerful co1.lia.tlar O. .he urt1c,.
"a, iLtsrss+ u III s: Ete,t fecNen. Of 1h- Con-
ia7- NheI and hos T. Ia TO- yield Qua ", is deep
2 the i1turc, aud kEown Only 10 0nhucjenc5.
&C q; strts might be a'iowcl, 1t wuul, no. bo
~. Lttorc another century, lare es1ahlshtd an
rdispntsd sway II al the 1elards OF thv West
WI op,n VIC; their sras TO receive the
en- our conune1t Ike warea acrcas tie ratIt.
tah Sea.
In sro!her portion CT the same epecch Mr.
'sF:s indulecd In a MIST pril1laut euiayy
rnn tree iaoof In contrast With slave labor.
nc dsuIcted the weatth and progress Of the
&c statts In glowing tcr1s, pointing 10
laesachusetts As tie model State or ths
,nion: II. INSTEAD of the reisy 1arauguas |
hith NJ. Davis is now delivering iu the cen
al portion Of the 5sate against the pendirr
be would reproduce tsat sp.rch
lsHl, lie might s0meEha. cum4cu:atc the
yal men Of Kentucky for The time aud labor
: has lost to them durin:; the LAST four yea,s