Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-06
F4"ln Nhe lAl1A4eil MA l'r''.-
4 field Day I'm Congress.

Occasional" the Washington cores
pondent OF the Philadelphia Press, gives
the following interesting account at GOV,
Morton, and Cen, Nye's .pccohc, in the
Senate, on Friday, Jan, -
\ Democratic senator who heard the
two great speeches of Senator Morton OF
Indiana, aud senator Nyc of Nevada,
Friday afternoon, remarked that Mr.,
Duolittlc had made his political friends
great deal Of work ly stirring up the
radicals" At the close Of legislative
week full OF indications of the renewed
Republican vitality and ,i-ur til, may
be- called u genuine "ticl day and II
the coppcrhcads and roheS show ly their
anger'and unoaSineSs that they have lost
immcaSurably in the encounter So IN by
Mr., Duolittle. You may b. sur" that the
radical, were cnrrcspundJngly upliited
The scene this afternoon !, minded me OF
the time when Webster aud Clay spoke q
eager and applauaing galleries, and of the
later struggles after the var bcgap1whcl
Brct kimridgc, thundcriIg trcaSfn from
his seat, was met and mastered by IN,
martyrod Baker Theiu'orcst excited by
the belief that the radical had abandoned
their defensive line and intended from
this time To attack, attracted an immense
crowd, and the result m0rr than UlStitic,
the dependency Of the Democrati,
senator whose words | have quoted
The wealth of argumcu, and the treas
urcs of facts al the command OF the radi'
Gals show what terrible autagonism they
can wage against the enemies of freedom
and as heard those tY,4 fAslF, arf4,tAut
wholly different di>reur~r>, ! wondered
not only how any Republican could doub'
of the overwhelming Triumph Of his par
", hut how rebels or copperhcads coulC
hope TO pcrpctuate the power 81 guilty
BETRAYED into their hands.
Governor Morton's speech surprised
even those who knew his consummat,
abilities Speaking seated in his Senate
rial chair, ON. account Of his extreme de-
bility, his physical weakness added to tn,
interest of his argument, | remembered
how, long, long ago, George McDuthc q
Mississippi, habitually pronounced hi
dazzling rhetoric seated. But in how dit
fcrcnt cause the Senator from Indiana l.
engaged McDufiic spoke as brilliant
partisan; Morton almost as an inspired
patriot | will not attempt to give YOU ,
glimpse Of his tremendous rcfutation %
Democratic falschoods OF hisovcrwhelmins
vndication of the Republican Congress
The telegraph tomorrow will convey +,
skeleton account of his positions but {,
enjoy them fully You must wait for III,
flesh, bones, brains, and blood of his effort
rs il is Icing revised hy his own hind
fftt concluded, irr it-tr tiir ri1unbr1
much exhausted, amid the admiration OF
his friends and the respect # his enemies
No statesman who listened 10 him but
must have been convinced that he had
heard a maStcr-a master not only in in
teilect. but in heart-a profound thinker
and a resistless logirian-but, more than
these, sincere and fcrvent lover Of his
country and Of all the oppressed races OF
man.
General Nye succeeded in AN effort
very different in style, but equally fervid
in its patriotism. His speciality was Il
examine into the record of Mr. Dooli.tle
and TO expose to contempt the odiou>
history of the copperheads and rebel, now
struggling to reach power, in the hope
that this history will be forgotten,
But Governor Nye showed that it could
not be forgotten, and dared not be for
given. To this work he summoned moi
only indi>putable data, but a voice, ;
manner, humor, and an iuvesiiyc tina
would have kept the Senators and the gal
lcries in a constant roar Of cheers anC
laughter, if the President had not prompt
~ checked the almost irrcprcssible crowd
| have no time to write now. It was
proud day for the radicals but others q
proud are before us The work in han,
will not be dropped till it is done. Tn
torrent of rebel falsehoods and threats
the boastful periilics Of Andrew johnson
the new consPiracics Matching even un
der the roof of the capitol-demandct
rebuke and cure; and You may be sur,
both will be administered till the encm,
cries. "Hold. euouih :"