New-York tribune., 1868-12-19
up S1-VyERS EULOGY UPON TIE LATE
- 1-'' THADDEUS STEVENS.


corridor leading the House Of Commons stops VII WIZ.
reverence before TIE marble statues OF ts men Thv shot
famous chamber There are twelve III all each speaAhs
TO the memory as he spoke IN Ire; oesinns iand VIII @
so sweet and loyal in character soners 20 gIeat ss
fender OF constitutional liberty ana emDr2el8 III sG o
tSic gr9gp the F SSr s IN debate and that
other orator whose speeches contribute 10 the Wohis
Of English literature Ed@a9G R;Hiorv cEe6ds Similar
monuments may illustrate tno arr spGSO" s,Sg thc
our House q bo $Ter our c1p Is con-
fined to those whose fame has been won IN inc Houso
alone tw be small for members OI on tc ba av 70
another place Few remain so as to become denlneo
with the House or their service there Is & cas ~ S fS
Madison Marshall. Clay. Webster, ana AnCCln ~ mot
difficult to see who w 1nd paeS "sdh ~ on opSey wI"se
series of eloquent speeches ls me most complete OF our
sta1e of Joshua Giddgs whose faithf championship
of freedom throughout long and terrible conflict make
him one OF the great names OF our country And thore
must loo statue Of Thaddeus Stevens, who was perhaps,
the most remarkable character identified with the House
unless we except John Quincy Adams; but the lame OF
was already usriOus from varous service before ne
bored for its overthrow On this account they were
mark Tor ObOquy and were generally IN minority ~
thew upheld so bravely is exalted so Is their fame BY
the side of their farsghted, farreaehpg and heroic eI
stevens was child Of HewEnglandi as were Quincy
found home in Pennsylvania which had already given
birth to Giddlngs II this great central state can clam
claim the other by paternity Their names are among t
best glories Two things stevens dld for ms a9oIted
favor He taught her to cherish education for the Beo
ME and Le taught her respect for Human Rights The
latter lesson was slower learned than the former IN the
primo OF life, when his faculties were In their hghes.
by most persuasive speech whose echoes have not YET
even even THAI than RAILROADS, are the handm Of
cN-fliy bAsii
lican government His powerful word turned the scare
was given promptly and without hesitation to the vnd
caton OF human rights suffering then from constant and
pS %Hs 'rqs sae to say fG hn I s 5S Of the
earliest Of AbOitonsts, accepting the name any
Sefs Se4a coaSnr ahi beneath S the 65e
rafters OF a village school, who does not owe him
h soapd only in liberal institutions founded on the equal
tights Of all who is not his debtor. When he entered
ALREADY matured anu he saw his duty plain before hun
Tho English poet ioreshadows him when he pcimes--
hia hSi.aRss.t. IaRssss sSS SisRois 5iR sF '''a become
Slavery was Wrong and he would not tolerate IT, slave
masters, trimming with Slavery, were uperous and
Others saw them Strong his cause and the conscious
Of power, he did not shrink from any eDcounter
history, but all those other weapons by which bad
cause is exposed to scorn and contempt Nobody said
Speech with him at times cat oume-taS aud wo bo
to the victim on whom the terrible ash descended Docs
any doubt the iustiGbcncSs or such debate Sar
casn satire and rdicuie are not given vain They
are fscucs 10 be employed prudenty In the support OF
truth and justice. good cause helped lts enelnlcs
portes OF wrong and shrank often
before the weapons he welded Soft words turn away
words Did not the savior sciz the thongs with which
TO drive the money-changers from the Iemplci Our
temple. Was 1t not right to lash them avayi such an
exercise OF power IN generous G eoGse % 10y o IS eG
origin IN uothlng higher thdh jealousy Ol tte; IN ln
thought controlled him What he said was or his country
and mankind. AS tho Rebellion assumed is gigantic
pimPtt@5 Sn!y through slavery and when after
bloody struggle, IL was too tardiy Vanqushed ne taH
clearly that there could be 10 y peace except by found
ing te new governments the equal nights OF all And
this policy he urged with lofty dogInasn winch wa.
benehcent uhcOmpromisng The Rebels had burned
his property in Pennsylvania, aud there were weakngs
who attributed his eonduc 70 the smart at ms loss How
sonctimes excuses resentment But IL not in him TO
allow private grief to influence hls public conduct The
the statesman. lie aekcd nothing for himself. He did
not ask his own rights except as The rights OF man:
know not il he could be called all orator. Perhaps,
ike Fox, he bettor called q debatcr And yet
doubt 81 words were ever delivered with more eheet than
Senate and in the Of the House OF Representatives.
and OF all the people OF the lplted states npeached An
crimes and misdemeanoTs in Office VINO can forget hs
steady solemn uttefa.ee OF ' aed sea brpgnn s ge
The personal triumph In his position 40 maj moment VAS
a long time, against opposition OF all kinds. against
miscolceptiOns OF the law aud against apollo.
eie FOR transactions without apology he had insisted
door dragged Chief Magistrate Of the Republic 10
Judgment II he who dd this thing; aud should do
poor Justice to his life II on this occasion failed to ex-
press my gratitude FOR this heroic deed His merit u
none the less because other influences prevailed
in the end His example will remain forever.
In the House. which was the scene OF his triumphs,
heard him but once but cannot forget tho noble
eloqucnce that brief speech there by accident
just lie did not speak more than ten minutes;
but every sentence seemed Grafton. With unhesa-
ting painness he arraigncd Pennsylvania Tor her denial
OF equal tights 70 an 9t @ % ssH hu bad NOV T Ie re
publican government. | presume the speech Will
90 found IN S ,ho Go rsnnban @ con con
ernnent especially since tle deinitlon supplied by our
right HIS words will i've the testimony Of great char
acter Oh this Important quesons me last OBJECT oi ms
whole country by the recognition Of tho requirement OF
the Declaration OF Independcgce nave before me Two
letters in which he records MS Sonvcu1ns wheh @ are
m when a hSo @ sna S
subject Of the DECLARATION OF Independence ana finally
have come to the slneere eGhea1h i9 9nSes tSedad
to be embraced in that inetiumeDt 1t Is dlhieult
& 9T sS a % % RG% sIsn %
rive their Just powers from the consent G e governed
strained by habits Of tha profession which practced
so successfully great P.rliamentaran Of France has
said THE more is lawyer the lees no Is sen.
ator" Pias on est 0poeot MONS on est SenateVr II
stevens reached his conclusion slowly was bee9uso lie
nca @ fsssonips wch is Tie boa, y The lawyer rather
s S}aSs SGS' G6 pDE, 'SsTass;" as f S sS' sS s
@ ms SANG OOwS eSSs sss S r tGs fS'r sS.s:
to make regulations" for the elective franchise seems
at rst TO have deceived him as II Il was not Insulting
that any u1esgsbe peysS s2fso9 srsh s as color oil q
to dstefflne "Quallfcati6ps q 10 make regulaons
race could be osfapcbisd Of course, this whole pre-
Nothing can Ge palmer than that tecn'cality may be
employed "a favor q hups9 tights, but never against