, 1866-03-18
JOHN l. EASSt}S.
\ ke&aon aud . ss'Arnfns.


ff0El 104 b&l &14lct NAfsslG l1iH
Two yeArs ago no tnan II the Wet and Few
ia tic n7.ion lad brighter hopcs and pros.
reeta Than had John A. Easten. To varied
I-srptn.. ecps1ous cultun sni csurtlr mA1l.
uers weru ntited In him p!eaz:nx sddrsss
.a4 pe:.uaslS; s!iasrse 'eaam sqns,lsa n,,i,
trat,on .. nc rost2t!1es Department
n Firrt At~f.tans Post Ms.ser Gen
ersf, R4re rridence Of his supeltor e1-
rcuttta abilities hts tninst.,n 10 Paris AZ tho
representative oi the Enited ssa.es IN the IN
transitional roatAl Con s4ntk,n, AID the credit
With which be thtre acquitted hiu.ssN, tndf.
catra hls ]tpets for The higher walks of DIP
}u1nar5, = lille thr FscsslEt with " hieh, u the
srp.escrtaiise Of 0nc pf thn hssst dirsftcte IN
The usst Lunnred Of all the ne~ States oftau
West, Le t4tteret on bis Congressional career.
care pgnln{.e Of nsc ~ hpnor and fAtae In
tbs t<r..rr Of hi. country. ~.
In bis dornea,Ic relations be had bctu evea
,purr fortunate. Ills wife was not only ud-
INJURED ~ arr III tho mos. losr!y and sccoln.
rllslt d NJ her eeE, INT h''nortd N al :he
~;retea Of hef ac4uaMtacecs as lasJ u high
litr, b. ; ~rl.nve and ability. A wfitc: .hc
bad fcv e4ns.. +rnnnE the y pticf, nl TIE West,
u her e1e{.K t'cVs.e>A Washington tor1es-
pon1.ct- 10 thr .Nats Ptg.trr faiii Arineet
1,17snS the two EtAsA In which the rEuaue..:os
oi he5 pen wvrs shGs EiTca 70 the public.
Few rssdess IA lows .rt unaequAlnted With
+.si31.au,," and the c,saesc and latesealtlg
:ots!llnEs e<e7 p1ccel1n< u.at taasa tts plume.
Ses xtse more :s.lsc rtfsre. wanting. A
t1rpEeat rlltant of the hn~pftal4 Wheru our
/ ,hs. Lrr hand, EtnistHei 10 their wants,
uhl,e nry graphic re1a pietutvA If their eoss-
tt.ion aud neecss.ties awakened deep and
| VIE .prrad infe1est, and prompted tlou.anla
| u &,ccas oG patriotic tencvc'rncr.
Thu. kn1la'. 'nsos,r; urra The 1or!wsrn q
! tct'e!v and In tet htchst vA{ts VI pes!Ieal
I nte, aud rreardrd u oue d tbs "eunni-x
n.cn'' t,t .ae pa,lon, rha, Otter surroundings
I we1r otedcd, Or could b., to keep John 4
| Kaxau ii sbc path n reeti.uGc: Yet be has
| fallen. md how low. We pred not here re-
rea, she .at .tssy q home aesssp5.
sifc horelrtaaY v.teted .anh na.se
irrenediobly dh.-7ecl. The ls.sen and
| uarntng, hnwevtr, rnrst 1ot PASS nokesstcd
The fxil ~ Jahn \. kesAon f. due to that
utter ~sut OF E.orai principle ~h!sh, there
Influenced all his life since attaining man
heed Seemingly. Ills l;le has 1ad but =
s!pcic aIm--io secure personal ttninenct and
pelsannl asgrand1zcment. Utterly selfish,
> eo'd.t'lot.srd disregard uoS on.y 81 sn
nhIe cr stsvlsh1y willing TO sce.cc his ad'
ysne1ncnt, bat also " Che fno~t sacred Of
legations has characterized bis couEse. TIL.
| Il pa+ that led 10 the. 1Ha!rti, ~tsth, ~ !.
we'll knoxa existed from hts Dirt euteancs
iasa Congress, betEesn htnscN and all hI,
1
senate. Fot!ed IN liz tt,ons to assume" I
leadership Of and tFtannlzr oser sh'
tu.lrr Iowa delegation, b. cnutd NJ"
probably more thsn atss othcy cause, inau
ener.a fis t,ea1t,css trrachery 10 his eoastltu
ent- md sacrifice nj ha. Statt In his boattet
trpport at TIC 'srrrsldcat's po!icy:" III
Il scrs;!trcrte 1nd Ills State ,hai lifted hin II
+ tntEcncr snd power, but now Enorc dazzling
,, | hsietts of ambition wcrc 10 ie reached b
spu,uin9 u,ess Ats old frlrnts, aud thsowtni
: hl1aelt into the arms OF Alr. Jvhnsnu,
Mr.. KaA4on viii probably sec1te his rewar'
II P1c:!dcntisl appointment. tnt he en-
never Survive tlse d..erxce af his tsll. n
record will ever DC that of bex:iAs violate
e1 the martial vaw-nnst sacred af all huua
nhllcntien*-hnd nF one who rsoie~sctl dew
| tson to principle only 20 long hs thst ptofr
, tion secured political md personal arHrn,
.lizrnent. The iron has entered bis soal rn
he stande rHt,ed hau, sad Warning 70 i
sha would Rttesnpt to tupp'aat faith, hont
hud Integrity. ey Hypocrisy, ehl>aDeEy AZ
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