The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-26

o;ven them com Portable seats in the cham
hers without charging them rent or demand
ing credentials, by any personal slIusions
and referring 70 the correspondent of the
RepibHcan who, 1t seems had the temerity
to pick out as the Adonis Of the house a
man whose name wasn't lily, as an indvidu.
al who had traduced several members in the
house, him among the balance This il an
illustration Of Hy's want of versatility in
legislation. He enacted this little scene
before the board OF supervisors JUS, before
going to Springfield and with lofIiuess
and iirmness that would have become Cicero
in pressing Catalines banishment--i e, II
Cicero wore spectacles, carried an umbrella,
and talked stilted "oysl" nonsense-he
made the sucking doves Of supervisors sWsl
low series Of resolutions whereases and
all, damualory Of the ARGUS in opposing
the right Of any set Of officials to put their
hands in the public pocket to defray illegit-
innate contingencies, Inspirited by success
and clearing his blushing honors fresh
upon him be departs, at the countrys be.
hests, to higher legislature, and, like the
interesting dramatic lady whom Dickens
describes as always repeating the murder.
er's dream" as a recitation, he thought he
would deliver his little piece Of legislation
which he had rehesrsed on a smaller stage
with such an ovation. Aud the result was
Laughter; loud, long, and deep grave
lawmakers rolling aud shaking their sides
with irrepressible cAchinnstion, other dry
assemblymen proIonging the fun by rising
and humoring his idiosyncrasy with becom.
ing gravity, and with twinkling eyes com.
planning Of ridiculous aud petty grievances
which the press had with heArtless mSlevo-
lence, inflicted upon them. But the impen,
etrable haze in which Hiram's mind is, by
nature, enwrapped, prevented him distiu.
gushing praise from pother, aud the result
was that no rose and defended his resou.
ton on the highest moral grounds; but
legislators, though not an assembly of arch.
angels in the matter Of wisdom, are never.
theless not the dull bovines that supervisors
are, to be herded under the ggis of Hirams
resolutions aud whereases.
We do not waste this much space on lily.
Not much II would help swell the little
newspaper notoriety which, with the "pick.
ings and stealings' il small way are the
sole rewards Of his transtory high might.
ness. We have no desire to break butter.
| fly on wheel, nor hunt humming bird
with u howitzer. But we simply desire to
hold up glass so that lily, as well as his
party "nay see his shadow as they pass
aud descant on his own tom tooleyy.' Let
them observe that what was predicted has
come to pass, that the representative Of the
county has become laughing stock. And
let them Furthermore observe that the com.
mon disgrace Of having such an individual
90 the Legislature, with our credentials in
his pocket, might have been obviated by
sending an honest, capable and intelligent
gentleman John McCandless) to the sent
lily Sickle' now occupies and dsgrAces.-
The good Of the county demands that he BE-
requested by his party to resign and somC
man returned in his place, whether democra
or republican, who Is endowed by nature
with few atoms Of common sense.