New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-02

thereby that he revives the old problem III phloSo-
phy-"If an irresistible force encounter an lmInoV-
| able body what Will be the result" IL ono could
fancy an angry Mephistopheles-w which ono cannot,
for evil is too strong TO be mpaent-a defiant ana
| fierce Mephistophelos Judge Bingham might well
stand for the portrait in any of his wild moods ONO
again. in the person of Robert Schenck, sturdy leu
ton. straight from the Netherlands. one would say
with the direct force and the Independence, and the
love of liberty which are in the blood Of his people
OF medium hight. stout muscular. with yellow hair
and beard and plain, strong features akin 10 each
other he looks what he is-a worker, straight clear
thinker, a speaker without ornament
Ohio they say has the strongest delegation IN the
House. and it is limited, the most dOgmatic. EVi-
IDENTITY it sympathizes with the fallen Son OF tho
Morning and writes it's frontlet, ITO be weak Is
to be miserable" Hero is Garfield from that good
| freehold of ideas which Giddings taught ana
learned from for 20 turbulent years a falriaced,
nervous, large-browed man, full Of strange whims,
and bearded like tho pard, he talks with muscles
sinews and veins as well with voice. and rs quite
too lavish of all. A gallant, dashing soldier. ono
fancies that he brings his tactics into
the Hall. He sweeps up to his object with
| "blare of buge, ClamOr of men. roll OF
cannon, and clash of arms" seizes it if possible,
if not retires in good order nothing disconnected,
/ and makes another fOIay at the first opportunity
1t quite easy to believe the report that he is one OF
| the best stump-speakers i'll the country. All the
! nervous eagerness of his temperament the quaint
moss of his mind the dramatic instinct strong III
him. the readiness of illustration the personal force
would magnetic such audiences gather in election
| times Yet withal he has the reputation OF beng
an excellent wOrker-thOrOugh, patient, Original
| and is. believe. that anomaly Western man VINO
supports the Tariff Down in the front sits a burly
=. Of fraNnNI n
shaver face is too round and jolly to DO the face OF
an agitator, but whose strong shoulders have GER
! tain aggressive slant as if eager to push
somebody to the wall. 1t is Ashley, the arch
| impcacher tho fault of whose scheme
of life and of legislation is that it binds him to play
trumps all the time. And Fate, i'll her equal shuf
fling deals nobody such hands. he Is forced TO lay
| down deuces and five-spOts with such pretense OF
tkeir being aces as makes him laughabe. lie
has the ntellections without the temperament OF an
| idol-breaker, and for man who would change all
things looks wonderfully well satisfied with tho world
as it is That son of Anak from Chicago, commonly
called Long John. was intended to DO the ieauer
of the Opposition on whatever question. When con-
trary minds are called. YOU listen unconsciously Tor
his stentorIan Nor and are surprised when no
votes with his party most questions; that
record so dsappOints the promise Oh his presence
Still moro workers and thinkers from Ohio. who
| must wait little till New-YoTk is recognized. Dir
| Roscoe Conkling Senator-elect. reminds one OF
Banks He is as elegant selfpOsSeSsed, as quiet.
and his mind seems to have the Same negative
strength. He is not builder, but n committee on
public safety whose business is to inspect the edl-
fees which his fellows plan. and point out their weak
walls and feeble bases. Very admirable and needed
work. but not to be COMPOUNDED with building.
! RAYMOND. small alert, dextcrous. and able, fights
| a. s,tb so
| that he is compelled to be ever the defensive,
which Injuries his practice. He is the man fore
ordained from the beginning of time to talk when
ever an opportunity offered, and he fuls his des-
tiny. 1t seems sometimes as if he would speak less
often if he were not impeled by Fbbcrtigibbet, the
foul fiend, and one has vague pity for him. The
product of so shining talents AID vast OpportuIH
ties makes unit so small that il is tragic The pity
| of it. Iago the pity of it!
And now the members crowd around central
| desk The confusion of tongues, which amazes
spectator in the galleries. hushed for brief space.
The crowds " the balconies bend eager ears. A
gaunt wierd; TALL odd has risen in his seattle
man who is often called the Leader Of the House If
| to be voted down half the questions of the day,
to be admired wondered at listened TO with strained
attention and then resisted in argument and
! beaten on appeal be Leadership. he has
! it, but not else. Deep eyes, hidden under
! cliff of brow, the strong nose OF a pioneer OF
| thought shut thin lips face pale with the frost Of
| the grave, long, bony, emphatic limbs-thcSe cover
! the uneasy ghost which men call Thaddcus Stevens.
The great days of his power are past. Perseus has
slain his dragon and now he would unchain the fair
AndrOmeda for whom he fought. binding her brows
with the stars The version Is sadder than the
old for he will not live to see the glory for
which he has wrought. Yet, 10 drop meta
phors, which are dangerous will-of-the-wsps, he
is wonderful even in his decline. Day after
day he comes compelling his poor body, by the
might of the strong soul that is in him. to him
yet longer. He looks weary of this confusion
which we call life. and yet resOlute to command
it still He is Aarc, the Scourge, whose mission is
to chasten this terrible turbulent South till she shall
yield. If the means proposed odious TO her. they
are none the for that, thinks this reentlesss
Hun. Let her pride be broken! Has not she broken'
hearts Of ours aye, and honor, which is more than
heartsi These are long arrears to settle So when
the Blaine-Sherman amendment comes back he will
of it, 1t is not fair to say of the papers
have done, that the Radicals were false who voted
against Stevens this issue. 1t was not at all
test-yotc as is shown in the fact that the Copper
heads were with him.
Eratic, domineering, hard subtle, Stevens is yet
heroic he such a crown of noble years upon
him that ones enthusiasm, and ones reverence cling
to him. In the galleries we do not well follow him.
All those stilettOes of piless wit which have made
his caustc tongue so dreaded, are unsheathed from
the sOfest tones OF his voice. and quite lost u.s.
But the sardOnc light of his face and the laugh of
the members reach us.
Mr.. Blaine, whose amendment excites the oppos-
ton Of the great Pennsylvania is metallic; you can
not conceive how shot should pierce him. for there