The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30
Two Conservative Republican Sen
ators Sketched,

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'"'s'' ~" MR. DooLffTLa, e sef'T n
A thiek-set,, broad-shouldered man, CARRIED
in black, with a'face grown over by full
grizzly whiskers, which, like his hair, OBJ
stinately claimed d quirl of it's own. The
action and the man, aside from the strong
resonant chest tones that Came forth as
fron-a bell, bore the guarantee Of indomi-
table vigor and continual study. More
than. that, you will,disceTn intthe ACCENTED
those calm and earnest periods the presence
of great soul, that will speak for itself,
tllouglrnoend of party rlin betide. 1t is
the full sway OF impulse such as this,
that led this, man, at the very outset OF the
struggle, to declare that no sta1 of the Sc
should ever be eXpunged from che flag;7to
maintain them inviolate had the war been
waged; upon that line and under that har
had the forces of the Union sacrificed BLOOD.
and lives incalcu!able; upon that line and
under that flag had a victory been achiev-
ed, and upon that line and under that
flag, God helping him, he intended to fight
on TO the end sSsss: S''sst
All who heard that great and memorable
speech of January last, which was the first
Of all the glitterig generalties expended at
the opening Of the session, to draw n tol-e,i
OF sympathy and applause from the c,cw-
ded gallery, could not have failed 10 be-
come posse ssed of the idea that that decla-
ration of principle would mover be depart
ed from willie the utterer remained III pub
lie service And even now, in the very
thickest of the fight, you can detect no
shadow of WEAKNESS, no aught OF yieldin...
Mr.. Dolittle is not an elaborate speaker,
but. unlike the maiority OF members of the
Senate, his English is of Che purest and
least peda ltic. Neither is there any strain
for eject, -yetryo lind yourself ACCORDING,
at the very least, a respectful and interest
ed attention, though as radical as Wade or
intolerant as Trumbull The entire phys
ique is made for wear, and that it will
wear, you have only to hear half dozen
,ugced sentences, enforced un0n the hear
ing Dy the earnest acton and stertorian
defamation OF the Senatos, 20 beco1.c
thoroughly convinced. Just now, he i
elling them of the opposite wing of his
party, that this country desires a Union
reltored. and the resumption of perffe It
harmony and reposs. That these she arill
hare at the hands of her Representatives in
Congress, and the powerthat endeavors to
thwart that end must be crushed in the
antagonism. This, and host of other
vigorous anf'unliesitating assertions, make
up the speecil-not a word being weighed,
for the occasion, or q metaphor song;hJ for
establishment, yet neither is yantin: in
its purest and most attractive Significance.
Thus much for the stalwart and indefatiga-
BILE Senator from Wisconsin. Not a few
OF the multitude that daily throng the ral-
lely have learnedto think that this persis-
aftcohtideiice in THE awsffd Of the people,
and reiterated determination to abide that
decision, whatever of failure and disap-
pointnent it may have III store, is indica-
Give of victory over half the battle.
SENATOR CowAN.
And now, "a gamt, angular man at the
right OF Mr.. Doolittle, takes the floor. You
ara struck, first with the high sharpness of
visage, and extraordinary powers OF voice.
In the management of the latter it seems
as if those cultural tones. were. lowered to
the utmost ior. the express accommodation
of men OF less altitude and smaller Grasp of
the perceptive faculties. There is q must
cal rumble, and a most pleasing diction.
however. abont every period. and such an
assumption ofpower and right, figuring in
every. gesture and mannerism, that il
would be hard to convince the auditors
above tie floor thatth is not the Hercules
of senatorial debate. Yet there is one
other marked and singular characteristic
of the speaker that astonishes and over
shadows the whole effect. Il is the aban.
don of defamation; the continual sway
of.that towering bulk; and hap-hazard
style OF. putting those stentorian truths,
which, in connection with the magniicen.
roll and volume Of voice, cannot fail to
completely enSross and surprise the heaIer.
At this time. he is taking the majority OF
his Senatorial eoadiutols to task for want
OF tolerance and g lack of respect for The
opinions Of. the minority. The structures
are put forth with such a sweep and power
of utte1ance-jusi shade of ironcal pom
pOsify in the t0ne-thai one can hardly
look upon the Subjects aisuch lordly CEN
sure without giving way to sympathetic
influence 10 belittle and de6iactS rom cher.
too. Hear word or two of his vigorous
lecture. and remember that fell uDon the
ear in the heavy, measured cadence of in
describable grace: sass Egm84aI &
Mr.. President, as I said at the outset,
the honorable Senator Mr.. WilsonD belongs
to one W Ing of the Republican party; be-
long TO the other. | have no uncharitable-
ness for him or the people who believe
with him. ~ | have only~to say
further. that one, day.if we shall, wake up
from the delusion by finding that we un-
dertakeito govern an empire the size of
this, including SO many States and so
many varieties Of men, and so many inter-
esis clashing with one another we shall
have TO be much more charitable and much
more tolerant of divergent opinions; when
ever it becomes necessary for the common
security and the common peace. As was
well said by my friend from Wisconsin,
Mr.. Doolittle, what the notion waits now
is peace, notwar. ReDose, and not factious
turbulent activity. Moreover, that good
men should come together and be forgiv-
ing, and il there are to be more victims
that they shall be of the law, and not the
victims of individual malice or revenge.
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Bsa. The Washington correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Gazette says the chaplain OF
the House of Representatives never fails to
pray for the passage Of every bill introduced
by radical member of that body, nor to
thank the Almighty when tspasses. He
gives, as specimen, the following extract
from prayer-uttered on the passage of the
civil rights bill over the Presidents veto:
We thank Thee,3O God that we be.
hold this illustrous day-this day on which,
for the FIRST time, the sun will look on no
man in all our territory who is not under
the protection Of equal laws. We thank
Thee, 0 God that the consummation has
been reached, because 1t is,in accordance
with the teachings Of the Gospel of Jesus
our Redeemer. We feel great solemnity
while we thank Thee forit. for our hearts
look up to Thy throre and exclaim: ut is
the Lords doing, and it is marvellous in
our eyes" a. sts t.tat5
Marvellous it certainly was, says the
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