Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-10-30
.css pIeases the genious of our ciyiliza-
m, k.Ahes- hsRpeaA ct present, that

cSiy Tor the Good OF his country, he be-
ones the representative American citizen.
,uch man is Edward Mcpherson, Clerk
Of the United States House of Reprcscu-
tatives. Possessing refined sci,olary tastes,
but without talents which assume to Re
more than they are, and without an over
widening or selfish ambition, Mr.. McPher
son has become more thoroughly identi
fed than any other man of bis a5e with
Ii. workings o: recent American politics
Aaiug with the great Liberal party OF
tn. country, and serving in the capacity
as Clerk to the National Representative
Assembly, perhaps no man has become 50
thoroughly infused with the knowledge
and spirit Of its principles. Take him
abroad, where alone the experiment Is Of
importance, aud Mr. Mcpherson would he
to-day the truest exponent Of our RePub-
ican politics His executive cast Of MUD
and character, and his official relation with
the body Of popular representatives, would
make him perhaps more representative
than any of them, Of our political facts iu
contradistinetiOn to our political theories
Such men Us Stevens, Kelley, Schofeld
aud Ashley are in a few theories more
radical than thei, party. Bingham, Spauld
ing and Banks are something more con-
seryatiye. But liberal as lie is to all the
specuations Of his friends, Mr.. McP her
son works as an individual an1 as an Off
Ger within the bread limits Of the patty
orgauiz ton. lie neither strikes you as
being TOO narrow too broad fur the Rcpui-
licau cleed, but as trul y a rc;r,s2u:a.i,e e
man. Outside Of his official position he
Is an indelatigaolc worker, aud has d@ac
the country most essenia! and important;
service. HIS History Of the Rebellion" +"
iaisEed almost with the close Of the war,
and complied from TIE most authentic Of
oLnCI44 wa ithIHib ici lhN Au-
tlIe the completest record OF that most
,ventiul period Of oui na;;ou. His two
Political iamph!ets, volumes in matter aud
szc, FOX the year 1866 aud 1867, are in
valuable records il these times, not Cnly
to every political worker, but to e7ery
American citizen who desires proper
acquaintance with our legislation since the
war. These volumes are compiled from
every possible souice Of interest, on the
press, hom the enactments oi Congress
from the decisions Of The Supreme Court,
from the speeches OF the Executive. They
present through the discriminating judy.
nent OF their author the comp.e.est jour
nal in the country's life for the past two
yeays and the strongest argument in sup
po:t of Republican principles which it Is
possible to preseLt to an intelligent public
The labor required fox the preparation Of
these "oiumcs is one such as any man with
less clear insight Of The public necessity
or with a less determined energy and III
Iastry than Mr.. McPhcrsou's wou!
shrink from.
These documents are sold and diEtribu-
ted by thousands throus shout the entire
country, and in their influence Cor the
spreading Of truth and correct opinion
among the people are worth a legion Ct
orators. Beyond the special object of pre-
pairing these political pamphlets Mr.. Ne
Pherson constantly lays under contriba-
tion the press Of TIE entire country for
such articles as may, for any purpose, at
any period, serve to throw light upon the
history of the times.
In this manner he has gained and is
gaining for the fatare such com perd-
Gus, expression of public opinion as per-
haps will be yaiuly sought elsewhere. In
ine by the mere force Of systematic in-
ius,ry no man is to-day serving TIE Re
pablican organization with such happy
success. This industry is the more ad-
mirable from the fact that it gives itself
scarcely an interval Of rest, .com the first
session of the Thirty-seventh Congress,
to which Mr. Mcpherson Wis returned
the youngest member, until The present
time, he has passed his time between his
hume at Gettysburg and the capital Who'll
ly in the public service.
As clerk of the House Of Repre-
sentatives uone Of Sir. McPhersou's pre-
decessors have been more faithful and oi-
ticient. That love Of order and system
which Is one Of bis characteristics places
the Clerical offices under his easy control
lie rarely appears officially upon the floor
OF the House nnle-s ut the ha ,inpiop Of