New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-08
WIZ. y0OHu.Es,s CANE.

Mr. Voorhees, of Indiana who, az our readers know,
is not to have a seat in the present House OF Repre-
entatives has been consoled for his bad luck by the
Hon. Thomas b. Florence (proianely called Tom Flor
ence) who has made a speech to Mr.. VOORHEES,, upon
which we condole with him, aud has presented to him
"a cane Of leather wood (yalue 500 currency,
surmounted BY gold head from chaste design
upon which we congratulate him. The speech OF the
Hon. Thomas has only one fault 1t is just little
too swelling for the occasion fMr Florence, on be-
half OF "he citizens (White) Of Washington" had pre-
sented to Mr. Voorhees, service Of silver teapot su
gar.basn, creamjug and slopbowl, he could not more
wildly have abandoned himself to rhetorical tumefac
ton II affords new illustration Of the art Of sink
ing, when Mr.. Florence has to come down to "a
cane" Thomas struggles in vain against pre-
obstinate bathos by calling the "cane
"a staff" and then by calling the " staff" mute,
vet eloquent and beautiful token Of regard" and by
affirming that il is chaste and artiscaly designed
and prepared staff or cane' the gift (tOr Thomas is
apt to indulge in adectiyes) OF LIST, "deyoted Pad,
sncere" 81, earnest" andith, " fast friendship.
In spite OF the melancholy conclusion of the poet, we
aver that friendship Ike this is somewhat more than
"a name" Friendship. manifested in this generous
and aurferous way by no means to be shifted at.
And M Voorhees,, for once, appears to have been OF
our opinion; for, opening his mouth, there flowed
therefrom rushing stream of eoquence, whereof the
beginning the middle, and the end, was that
prououu most resembling in shape "a staff or
cane"- the pronoun |. We have not counted
lis repetitions; but it as clear as daylight to Us that
Mr. ID. W. VOORHEES, Daniel Webster Voorhees, we
take i) does, by no manner OF means think small
beer of HIMSELF that he considers d. W. VOORHEES, as
important character as the old, original Daniel pass
ing the night with the lions. - accept" II am
content" Il, therefore, think" II attribute
81 feryenily and deyoutly thank God and very
handsome it is in Daniel to do it. Il can say never
betrayed party" 81 entered Congress" 81 de-
termined." Il have lived" And, over and above
ALL to cheer the Responding, and confirm the doubt
ing aud fix the wayering Daniel w. is good enough
o. say Il have faith i'll the future" This is de-
cidedly reyiyng and uncommonly anlmating. We
ID not know that it settles anythng but still it is
pleasant to learn that Mr. Voorhees, with vast deal
to make him unhappy, and just kicked out Of the
House of Representatives, still cheerfuly chant,
Cheer up my lively lads.
In spite OF wind ana weather.
Tom Florence must have felt decidedly better for
this exhibition OF MIR. Voorhees, MARTY, ana nave
gone back to his editorial sanctum like berry giant
refreshed.
One of Mr.. Voorhees, thickcoming egotsns is
worthy of particular attention. The country too
mindful of business to need its beneiactor, does not
know perhaps that but for Mr.. Voorhees, nterposi-
tion in spite of Grant of Sherman, and Of Sheridan
it would long ago have gone to hopeless and ire
parable grief But ID. w V. knows it, and he does
not permit any squeamsh modesty to interfere with
his doing justice to himself; and man with finer
talent for sounding his own horn, we never saws
never heard of, and never read Of. Il gro ct MA
patria)-I %. w. W entered Congress five
years ago in the midst of grief and of goomsp
Everything was, to speak plainly in mess. Men
and members were all madden than mad. "They
acted, says VOORHEES, "as if the Constitution had
already persisted in the storm "or "baleiu simoon"