, 1869-01-11

spccta! act OF legislation !; it was the terse
ana sNofons pFess ntnent of broad necessi.
y, mlnute IN IL Application as the salt on the
porfid:e Of tue orphan, md universal a. the
aestmS OF our Republican children for all time.
aS snInldeTed The burden Of our mighty
thr steep accllyity up wtich It must be car
red he cave 10 srecfn,ts encouragement, by
soe way but only dissatisfaction Of the re-
III core7efs and he Execa,i7e .h., &C, In
efhtuccs Ill h established o. a. enduring taa.-,
~, ~ :"nt wi 20 u psr .E Europe. grreabarks
T. .eda aso ,hs eco soa, II rr7 Vii enter On esssel s
ths Il F!sry go power without parallel IN
The manner aud ncure Of sfr. Washbutne
you are donht!ess acquainted With: iii
afee, trosd :qnare-fnotct." bearing; the
oreadth aud strong outlines Of hts face, the
smooth]y 'conbed locss OF his irJu-sraT hatr,
eeove5;ng round, lares head. t''e flashing Of
nas di!ated gray eye, the quick, indignant
strajchtforwarH. high-pitched. headlong, ner-
fo1s' e1hottatiot-:a my mind he Is alto
&e1eer more R!adiAiorial preaence than Mr.
stevens: less Of boy in by-play, and without
comparison ID the stern aud unglcldfug Ro-
man way In which he clings to his point,
de1es popularity and rcst.,s tophistry.
Stevens lcur ed upon laws IS processes to
an ideal time When the belly should neyer
hunger acd the lion and the lamb. lying down
toss fher, should quote Shakespeare and play
euSt!re Tor cyclss ii Eplcuraan time.
Wathhusoo looks upon duties and n ethods
Us inurG t1icaclous tlat laws. His future Is
the lu1nal future against which We may pro.
tcsi bit to vt hich We must come; a future
Hadc plain and trayer*fb1e f.r common man.
either surrounded With Inspirations Of plenty,
g mtort, happy nationality and Christian
lndntnce bmOnP the nations, OF madc ser
r1tudc aud u cloud hy rrpudiatlou, bank.
Euptey. 1.-THE burdens, poverty, and
there accredited to tho war ior
freedom, M that postcrlty shnil keep it, jubilee
With curses. Stevens was Bohemian states
mar, paying yesterdays note with to-day's,
accounting obligation nothing aud ,ndepend.
cnce ever! thing, Forgetting that no honest
n'au can DC Independent and in d.tt. stc.
veus Vas generous IS the n odlgal Son, g!y-
Ing away hts owu and tee State +, never say
Ing may bold Us Robert Macaire on tie
h!c hway. the kind ol man OF whom to
TO tetd me poor, careless Of The grcal ecouo.
miles which uhdtrlie nj! States and make
freedom worth possessing. lie would make
la" to fee!slate away the curse Of the
ground. Washburne Is no such poet and
manner Of The Hagdad merchant, who sat IN
Inc market place and built a prlncIpallty ont
OF three glass vases, Ill By an un.ucky kick
he broke the whole bubble His statesman.
e6fp Is on larger application Of the p1incI-
pies OF individual honor: Make Freedom re-
sncetahle ty paying the price Of her ransom
with selt.drrlNt and with high md abstmcpt
example at tho head OF the State.
10 this end hi. address was directed al
most entirely 10 bis colleagues OF the House
Of Representatives and the rare and sterling
se1t q the GiFoldlst Bnz0t, formed its In
epiralon:
:" No pubic rpan Csc he justtned In prons.ne
t!0c tet II rforEstton ara a.vsn aces IT biz posi-
ton: It is dutJ to consecrate exclusively to the
pnnr ;n II sess.s ths kpow1cose which auea posi-,
Few speeches have had the merit Of more
Ter:pscuuus statement uf statistics. From
s3'i 0ot Go spent iu carryln. on tue govern
ment last ear, 10 1hc S,sr;, ;,Qa3 ,00J named By
The Seezcsary as thu expense, Of the year
conil.
Hc aprosed reductions to tie aluount: Of
| fifteen millions ot lullars, and showed hDw
an honest collection OF the levcr4e would
raise sonr i'nne red and fly millions. giving
| as surplus ut the cud Of the year one hun
! practical EtoJin, teaehlug.the years to come
what one g. II dcnylng year may bring forth,
| and this the speaker drove home with his
unsparing iuycctiye, shamirg the bare laced
6eEgnss who whine Tor moncy at The bar ot
Congress The speech was, Of all financial
cncs that have heard, the most spirited,
the 5r'ctcst, The moat exhaustive, and tht
most munly. II Was beard with close and
! erincing attention, and at the end Fernando
| Woi arose 81 complimented It.
! thought, while Washburue was speaking
that If al this Congress could fm6l.,c hi;
spirit. to say mo :" 10 Office bcsgars aud lob
bTists, to permit no easy nature to Yield Ut
each member's personal custody OF .the
!, Treasury. but hold In fierce and unrelentiug
rigi gi'aneo Ye1s dollar and every officer, tow
worthIly this year might be made to nppoa,
among the recent years If physical courage
q year Of moral courage, Of sacrifice, aud o.
| honesty. GATH.