, 1869-02-20

Witn ba1cuulcs auL pTches. S:Thls superb site
Has given to The cemetery company by Mr.
Corcoran, and oruamcntea, / thauk, with his
endowment.
Corcoran you know to have been banker
Of lukenatm loyalty, bgt he "a. the only
built 4 fine ert gallery md made It over to
the city; hls house Was allsd With original |
gems OF art, und freely opened TO curiosity.
Now, the Cemetery Company, IN The mat
ter oi como tmall trouble between Corcornn
and q sexton, show an ungrateiul spirit
loved them. Meantins, Cofcoran being
tnclt rebel. as some cali It, or certainly no
more friendly to the war than some Of your
Chicago Democrats, bad his property seized
when The war began. nls me estate Of Hare.
wood. his art gallery, his bouse. ind the rest
Of bis property, were occupied b. the mili-
tary. lie has brought suit for rent Tor these.
ano some ugly disclosures have come out II
repOst be trne-one to The elect that. Cor
coran and certain Dcmoc:a :atlc Senators 1T The
alleged thnt Lincoln ought to be stabbcd.
The casc seems resolved to this, that Cor.
cor1n ought not to Get any satisfaction from
government, but that the 0aK Hill Gene
terry people. Hhese fathers aud children
sleep under Lis turf, ought to be asAainca OF
themselves. Private lilsra ituae bus no cx.
cuse In the accident ot public Illness, |
any more than Mllton's wicked daughter |
could escape shane because their tather was |
toc to the king. Because government will |
not pas CofcoraE rent The Washington people |
would bully him ou, Of Els cene,ery.
Meantime Harold, the pal Of Wilkes
Cemetery, g1osc br William Writ, George
Clinton, Eibr'dge Gerry, and other
sFeas CASE psoI' q reytlea Ths tS es
The old arsenal. where the assuseins lie, has
been pulled down, The great crlnc has
passea unI ot the revenge INTO the pity OF
men.
SICKNESS OF ELIuC wAsHBCRSE.
Mr. Elihu Wa>aburne Is sick at nome. In
the interests Of public purity, economy aud
Industry, as well rs 10 the higher excclleuces
| OF bold and decisive sag .city, and uuu,is-
taxable perception Of character aud concep-
ton OF eta esu anehip, Mr. Washbune's ILL.,
as would be that Of General Grant. Whoever
may be the leader OF Congress, he Possesses
| more Of the public confidence than my man
IN It. and deserves it In higher degree. fle
[ chatnpioued that cru Of reform which the
country has learned TO accept. and made the
way clear foE General Grant to begin hts ca.
reer Of " rctrenchmcnt, economy, reform. In
the public service, and an honest collection
Of the public rcyenue," which Is the dehni-
tion Of" Peace"
lu the history Of these times ha will be
Leading figure among statesmen. Where
others broache1 a theory OF finance, led .
personal Issue, or were absorbed iu selfish
aspirations, he put himself At the hcnd Of tho
body OF action, rebuked corruption, stood
tosl ut the gates Of tho Treasury, and made
row that The Extinction ol the debt became
tho only feasible outlet. General Grant had
no Lieutenant In the battlefield 50 tnralth-
bls as Washburne IN Congress. lie belongi
to the galaxy Of Sherman, Stanton, Thomas
and Shcrioun-is the t;rand Marshal OF tht
ueace, ano, altogether, ths tallest isurt
| deselepea since the surrender Of Lee.
A sturdy uncousciousntss Of aIl save hi
: purpose. no respcctcr Of pcreo:s, .practlset
: hand in the entire labsa,ory OF public affairs
2aa wo1kSsss nsout qusss Shs, Smssss ss' a
!. conc< rus himself. have worke,
: MIR. Washnurne pnst The llnit Of his endn
I rance, aid his sick bcd is harassed by hi
a public anx,ctics. He il man OF wuuderlu
r told NC Of SOME OF his muscular exhi ,itions
:, illustrative OF lis great courage US we'll. a
n how be once picked up an insoicpt ysant VII
= insnlte1 him IN his Othce mud threw hin
Of Representatives. when Butler, the othe
- day, played the ruillan before the Electot;
~ Convention, oyercamc Mr.. W4shburne, an
= = he = cnt to bed, where he still lies. Outsii
70 the jenaousy Of q fcw Of bis colleagues, ar
~ the fear OF the lobby, Mr.. Nashburne Ii q
"
~ lnston. In Ills absence the House falls in
~ ~ cGatlering and idIiue; work trlgs a!onf
"a "a yi.lainy takes heart, aud the driver OF II
~ machine Is lost.
~ II any erayer afllictlon than mere pa
~ should happen him, tue public will XII aw / b
~ -. in their hnrneEs he fell as truly apy eoldl,
=. =. ''TlIE VENERABLE SIBs.
=, ~ The new York Tribune, looking round
~, ~ vaIn 10 find any youg. blood to reinforce
~ -. amy of high tariff fossils. has fallen ba
~ ftcsty locks and solemn vlsagc glide alo
l., Third street now and then like one cscap
w w from previous aye. iuserutably overlook
10 -, by Death. This respectable old person .
~ ~ isis occasionally because Of d remote ira
1is tlonal be!et that he is great political ece
~ sometimes wo1 der what particular obj
pt0Staenee Of 1Se% oId his nr careS Sh1 Turns e
y. like Mcthusalet,, aud describes
-, conceptions vi Genesis. Its great cbmf
'"' ior proteetionist to see old alr. Carey n
I'm and then, and It is superstition tu Philad
m. pbia th1t f, c trade w'1l come In about
~ 49, time tEat Hrnsy c. Curcy goes oua This
'e' t,on is tl1mly shared By the venerable Gu
1t himself. As Waaks a;ens ;,st sss .cE P'tss's
NY In moments when the prot. ctioni=t p
-, sionc1s itci their nttmbsness, this r-spcs
w Ia,' LIE old uul c2ctj.cts scrccd u;,ou sail
~ w testament upon COPPER, or multiplicat
~ ~ table. Throughout Pennsylvania k,gh OF
1sa li.f il heard vi such times, like tnlt re.on
1ne ,ao Ing aruoaE koah's aui1nals wien they To-
lse that the ark would swim. Then The ven
on bic Carey is seen going down THIRD str
les' walking like Noah In the fog aud mire Of
land, figures IL right ii aitu, GGurrs to lei
n him, figures in front nf him, and all the Ii
cl' shrp-keepcrs, plumbers aud gastitlers !
&C. GO through their doors. easitE:
@ @ess "ventr.ble man ! You hare corle dowr
'o| US from former generation -
These also drag to their doors the jurs
" heirs OF protection" aud say:
cir; "Youpg William Penn, behold! Rol
GU GU Morris. Junior, eee1 lii were not for J
ses' der venerable Sibs where do YOU Il
~. philadelphia woulu be ~
.h3e ihg "Ovef Jersey ~ replies Juvenile Pro
I'D; I'd; ~! *Fassss1, e! further. 1t would all
snt in New York" .-
re- They fall upon their knees aud ask I
a1er the lie Of his venerable Nlbs may Ion
toe SPARED. The venerable n, meantime,
atot 'hot cccds upon Lis way, hearing such whis
- as:
oi Q "Ths most larncd man on tho yearth
n sSo f1ll of intcllsgr1cr that BIZ can pu
, nss finger 10 his mouth ard tctch it ~
lFtS FL "lhe lish.nin eaIksl4ter' warranted
lafc, :. ..Yue1 celicately hour ty hour
Ia lie canvaateo human m3ststle';
take AID trpd on silk, a, II LIE WINDS
of b.eW hle own pr1iso4 IN h.A e$ee.
hnna AND s:pod aloo: froD1 o,her minds
sbs Il imroteIca Vi fax c.ed powesr T.
,s;nn It this eneree;tc young juvenile, the spl
'''0A Of the Schuylkill, who is now writing art
few Hhe 1hs urppPs " 3SAf1e e. tdG ~ NJ
t1,., n.,t. Wells, report. He is the Son OF Matt
.ss Carey. IN Irish bookseller Of Phl)adell
for who founded fortune 10 support Hem
IN 46e Carey IN his vaporines. And, aapropo
some tne .,.s ,,,r1t1;as ~ thc r.ncr,i,I.
.u,n TIE Mo1uER CAREY AND 1nE C.
~. CHICKENS.
-'e' Matthew Carey was the wild Irish s.
+,,s q government contractor, horn In Du
dins s Aewas 'dt 1ich aud educated, ana ne
! i, ~ negotiating the American treaty. .
ptiou MuiA"s M ,.,s,. noar
ame1 Matthew returned to dublin and
nth.r tied varlous revolutionary papers. ia
',a;es course oi which work he libelted tae
!. IKE l.sh rulers aid was ssnt ~ Sew2ate jlil:
lorrc ESCAPED to America and settled 10 rhil
T., ~ pnia : ith a burning halc of the English
: IVA trrn,ut, which directed all bis tuture
and opinions. Out OF tnH naIc p In
:" arosc Matthew Carey's advocacy OF u
ru.s tarir in America, as q thorn II the $
Hhs Epclltn trade and commerce. Between
aud 1Sn Matthew Carey vas Phllade
jouruasist aud bookseller, was patropiz
.dat latayelte, MSS the first reporter OF le:.7s
lished oeoaa.s auCuS run;E. - ~. and 1s,S
,2ucn- eous.It ~ - .,s,o.sar ~ -, Il,
lucnka n,uI ns e rs s 49, ss-;I..ns~ o1,a nnh1,.hr
Mean. DIAu,efo ~ sas !ti't.I ~ h;s ts on,l
,ed on teIpias q A>t,sa, .h ana ~ IL. ~. s,aic
,eaaed 1A.s VET ~" a. .niou1n ~ 81 ph;,o d.lnh
into ueIttu nialtlaais ~ ',11,t,-a sn1 H. /,
gaiety [etlreo lton Puo.lsn.ns ~. ~ a.onon, -,
imaie- tustses en1es, w pte p:7sa.+ -N,ha ~
hurch- eS9i Olnnt ~ A9ouat " ..,-, n :. h;rn
ally re- ao!s usueeae " sae 3Irn,ish,n1
jasa, tne s,,I "a r,'ur oxn fnc1hrs