The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-07-28

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Gov GRIswoLD IN TIE WAR,--John
w, Griswold of Troy, the republican
candidate for governor of New York was
q genuine war democrat, and in the de-
bate in the House of Representatives,
Friday, on the bill to reimburse certain
naval contractors for losses on govern
ment ironsclads, Gen Butler, in closing
the discussion, alluded, in denial Of the
statements ns TO the great necessity Of
lr0n>cladS, to the nICt thNt IN fhn most
gallant engagement Of The navy during
the rebellion-the passage of Fort St
Philip and Jackson-there was not
single iron1clad. He also denied the
statement that the country was under
great obligations to Secor & Co, The
country was under the greatest oblga-
tions to q member of this House from
New York, who had advanced the mon
cy, paying the whole expense out of his
own pocket, in order to get the Monitor
built which met the Merrimac in Hampa
ton roads.
several MISUNDERSTANDING nlm'
Mr. Butler-I refer to Mr. Griswold.
Several members" Gov Griswoldl
Hurrah for him.
Mr. Butler-I beg the gentleman
pardon, did not know he was here.
BYRoN.-His name did not appear in
subscription lists, though his purse was
always open to the needy he wrote He
brew melodies, which living critic has
pronounced to be "fraught with the spirit
OF IsaialI," but did not subscribe TO the
''Propagation Of the Gospel Society" he
abhorred slavery, but he did not swell the
train OF Mr. Wilberforce. lie poured
forth profusely descriptions Of the glorie'
Of foreign lands, but he INDUCED in none
OF the sentiments which make Englsh'
men 'justly proud OF their country,
In his opinions he was kind of "Hers
nit in London" one of tho smooth
and simular people whose verses ediiy
and whose aiter-dinner speeches delight
an approving pubic. He puzzled people
quite as much rs he delighted them aud
unluckily for himself, he delighted in
puzzling them. But the hero Of season
rides and will over ride with slave in his
triumphant chariot. The golden statue
has always a loot OF clay, uehius ger.
tired ol its handsome ana accomplished
AiciDlades, ard next TO the pleasure o'
dragging nm OH H. ,.,
Neilher consent Oh CreuiD,e "i,ncSSeS
nor zeal IN his champion is able to display
hyroh III UNIFORM iieht' Ihose VINO
were admltted TO ms intimacy concur IN
Their accounts oil ms mutaDiilty' lie was
at once silent ana seiiNcentered' iree oi
Speech ana aiianlc IN uGmeanor ! al ,irneS
sad ana speculative rs H"miet, I" tlmes
mock,hS ana gro'eSque as 'carIoh'
deemed no sacriilco ior others 100 grea'
yet he delighted IN teasing ms trends as,
children delight N teasing their pets ana
his correfpondence shows HIM larodyin@
writers whom he highly cs'eemed,penn'hG
lampoons on those whom he had praised
IN verse; ana 10 whom he had ueu'ca'eu
poems
lis literary tastes were moi more con
} sistent than hls personal hkines lie was
among Tie foremost lnnovators IN fnsilsh
poetry, ana YET worsiper NJ 'he sirihe
hin, ;p5;,,oron, - Shoksnonro and ,houoh
,ho rnon, u,h;on nooJo h;n, fomous no.
,modn ho,,,;n,o n,i hrootcas, Nos wr;,on
IN ,bo Snonsor;on % moosnro he could no,
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