North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-04-28

This distinguished Senator, known
heretofore as leading manufactures, a
millionaire, and son-in-law Of Chief Justice
Chase, has recently been looking the state
Of affairs over. But few days since he
administered a rebuke to his party. as
represented in the Senate and all other
places, which would do credit to Pitt or
Burke of the old English Parliament.
We will find space for that speech as soon
as we receive an official copy: in the
mean time we present an extract from his
later speech made in response to a
serenade given him by the Workingmen
of Washington City. We invite an.atten-
tive perusal Of it. It will bear dozen
careful readings without spelling:
"Your house Of representatives, your
executive, and your judiciary are to-day
influenced and in effect controlled by the
senate, and the senate itself is under the
control of one idea--Ioacer, and erery
agency to adednce that idea. Thus it is
that the machinery of the government is
So contrac,ed. so narrow, that the interests
and the aspirations of the people find no
proper vent, but are stiAed, corrupted, and
destroyed. The great trouble is, the
would be leaders Of the people are dwarfed
into mere partisans and adyenturers.
III come to preserve, not to destroy. There
are admitted good reasons at times for
compromises of opinion, mainly in ar
ranging and carrying out the details
of affairs; but when, as has characterized
our whole history, compromise of princi-
pie comes, forced in by mere party disci-
pline, caucus drill, then the whole people
suffer, and float, and drift to their ruin.
We cannot now compromise. The
principle we advocate in the interest Of
the people is higher than mere form of
government, or society, or business. Half
way measures will avail nothing now,
either in the advancement of the one or
the security of the other. We want settled
principles, not wavering compromises.
All classes and conditions Of the people
are anxious for something fixed and de-
termined not lasting only, but for the
future, for all time. Few understand the
cause of their anxieties. Something bur-
dens and casts its shadow over all. 1t is
the arrogance and power of money anL
consolidated capitals? 1t is the debts and
burdens of the nation and people? 1t is
the scandals, shortcomings, and corrup-
tions il: high places, the upheavals aud
uncertainties Of society generally, result
ing in all manner Of immoralities and
crimes. These are seen to the common
eye and to the common understanding.
These are obvious indications OF wrong
state of things below the surface. If the
people were gathered compactly in a state,
instead of being scattered over contin-
ent,. there would be more light than even
now thrown under the surface, and by
that light remedy would be provided Ear
easier than now. As it is, the people are
ia the condition of country whose pop
ulation are unarmed and dispersed over
wide extent Of country, with an invading
and destroying army quartercd in every
household, whose exactions increase every
day. All this is Intensified and eraggera-
ted by erorbitant rates Of interest and the
constant Dolly rant Of compensated employ
mcnt and Distributed capital. Nothing
but an organization of great strength, and
similar character, operated directly in the
interest Of the people themselves, can
certainly relieve the individual and his
household from the enemy Want and the
Wolf)"
The serenade was in front of the house
Of the senator, where Chief Justice Chase
resides, with his daughter, Mrs. Sprague.
Throughout the delivery of the senator's
speech, Chief Justice Chase stood near
the door, pleased and attentive listener
TO the remarks of his sonin-law.