Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-05

E1OqueEce - On a Bender
Behcterlc Tarned oOse.
Logan sctih the "Dirtne .fnlaf-
tss" Upon Hins.
A Kaleidoscope View.

IN ~ ~
TIE Boston Advertiser (ssdieal), quoting
from Logan's late speech. psefsess il with
Inc following remarks: Gen. Logan the
other day. in debate in the house, paid .
tribute to Mr.. Wade which 10 30 glowing
and, a. We may say, in every way. 80
splendid" and 10 such . good example Of
ito authors style when in his highest flight.
that W cannot forbsar sderning our col
umns with the extract. IL must be rare
consolation TO the vice prssdest pro tsm.,
even for his conspicuous incapaeitv 10 the
chair, to reflect that the Globe will now
snbaln forever such swelling periods -
these
''Ss far % the conduct on the part OF
members that has bssn characterized -
'disgracsfur 10 concerned have naught 10
say. was sorry to witness the scene
that did witness. but have naught 20
say aboutit. II was an exciting time
There Was some excuse or palliatien for
the conduct that We witnessed. perhaps
did not participate in il. nor did sym
pathize with it on either side, nor do yet.
But, sir you are asked to do what-te sen>
sure whom To csnsurs . uan in the
G9th year Of his ags, . man who 10 the
preceding officer Of the United States SEN
ate, man whe was the presiding ofiosr Of
the Joint convention that counted the votes
and who declared that Gen. Grant was
elected president end Schuyler Colfax vice
president. You are asked to csnsure .
man whe has been 30 years 10 harnsss, .
| man whe hes done duty in The vanguard Of
liberty and frssde0 fer that tims-she old
captain Of the legiens sf universal frssdsm.
upon whose head heaven he's shewsssd its
boqusts u sunshins and who stands to-day
. great living monument Of the advance 81
this great age. You are asked 10 stretch
forth the lbligAting hAad Of csassrs and
withsr the aswsrs that wrsathe bis manly
brow. and 70 place thorn In the peace ei
his future existence By passing this rssolu
ten because he alphabetically did VIA,
! some conceive 10 b ~ uniutsntional
wrong.
Il ask the members Of this house il they
are ready to do this, ask the member.
Of this house il they are ready to assign 4
'gnominy that man who was born patriot
he's lived . patriot, aud will die patriot
I ask the msmbsrs Of the house, before
they vote on the resolutions, TO cast theil
eyes on the record OF this venerable pa
trsos. What 10 oil his life has be done
that was Intentionally wrong, or thai
deserves tie censure Of this house, HI
hos done nssght. He stood 6rm - III,
adsmantine hills; when many trembl ID fol
our future he was one Of the great piIlars
that stood for four years In the United
States senate, bsnsath the rocking and
Keeling fabric Of . mangled and assaulted
constitution. lie 10 one Of the men vhs
reached out their strong arms and seized
the dagger Of the assassin a. il was abou
to be plunged into tho viials Of the rspubll,
| of the United States. Ye, with all thes,
facts before US, we are = kcd 10 do what
sirs 10 vote that that man tramplcd upon
the rights and privileges OF this house, not
by accident, rot BY mistake, not through
gnorahcs, but, you must presume, by
intention and design.
Now, cir. however much respect gay
have for the opinions Of men here, however
much respect may have for my friend, the
learned gentleman lrem Massachusetts,
L (Mr. Butler) however much respect l may
have Tor the opinions entertained BY this
house asa part Of that JOINT convention,
still | say to thSm that when they ask me
10 record my vote where il shall stand fol
all time, throwing dark shade over tbs
sunlight Of the old patriots life, l answer
No air mover, never. What Censurs
this old patriot. who was one Of the plant.
| ors Of the great tree Of blicanism, " hoss
branches spread out far and wide, aud em>
| brace within their ample shade every living
being within the confines Of this country
He nourishsd that treo until is 10 large, un
| til il 10 broad. until it 10 tall. And the very
moment this tree comes cot Of the terrible
| storm through which it has passed, stsong
| and upright, you ask-whAt! That the
leaves thereof shall thicken and cast their
shade over the bright sunlight Of its former
| record and obscure ii forever. say tina,
no such announcement must Do made from.
these halls NO such thing SHALL ever b,
heard TO rssound or echo from here, that
Benjamin Wade, one of the living patriots
Of the age, 4 man loved and admired en- &C
count Of his honesty, on account Of his iron
will, on account Of his integrity-that he
shall have blight cast upon the fair fame
and record he has made from his childhood
until the present day."