New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-05


= remarkable prophecy OF his uttered in CONVEX
with Mr. jefferson Davis the OF that gen
temans secession from the Senate thrilled the entire
audience So quiet and uudemOustrative man is Mr..
Cameron that few understand how clear astuc and far
seeing a mind is hswth what cool. GspGssOnatc pOht
zeal sagacty he looks into through and beyond things
how all shams dissolve before his vision whether they
the fairy structures Of impractical enthusiasm the
fIghtfu specters Of timid conservatism Yesterday the
Democracy fired lts last funeral gunsMr Vickers, Mr.
stockton. Mr.. Davis Mr.. Cassery, Mr. Bayard and Mn
Salisbury. You heard the mOurn reverber atoms 30
soon lost in the grand salute to Freedom and Equa
R,Snts, IRON Republican columbiads.
Out OF the shadow into the SUI :; greater contrast
cannot well be imagined than u AT betweeH Senstcr
salisbury. tho sturdy champc a OF Democracy anu
Henry Wilson, the beloved az ose of Rsdicasin' Inc
face OF the one lowers VIII defeat, Dissatisfaction, anu
stubborn IN hehef; tS fsce Of the other goMs Wv" s-
cess. content and sSeD cd faith Mr. Ws9D IN his none
speech took the 100 brave manly. humane, and there
fore Christian ST upd 1t an eloquent presentation
and vndicap IN NJ the record and the spirit OF the
ESpublicap orrv
MI AXE made, as You have seen' ono Vi MS u
rafle' and rousing speeches lie is certainly very
co ctlye speaker fiery and extreme though ne may oe
There is such drive and swing to his styIe' 30 aseIe
alive and absolute for tho time, he that he never I
% hold the attention the chamber. In appearance Nc
Atrikes me as being like Rufus ChOate ana II ne "ouu
only allow his crsp curling hair to grow hte Onee'
the resemblance would be very marked win MS oiu
fashioned battleax he dealt spiDtering blows OIL
the "shilaah" which he is the great weapon Oh
Democracy, but unuckily. that ugly implement mas
marvellous toughness and vitaty-is given 10 putting
forth new and sprgs. like the miraculous SIAN VI
the FViar OF Innsfaben.
MI brakes quick spirit" betrayed him into some per
sopaties; but the Senator from California returned lin
AS had as he sent Then there the usual dendtS-
the Senate is used 10 amending by this time-ano soon
everything was lovely again.
When Mr. Scott made his admirable argument l was
proud as on adopted Pennsylvania. as few days DC
FORE Mr. COnkling spoke so finely on the Fii'een
Amendment, 1 proud, as native Ne"-ioiAe
think though our laid himself open 10 the IN
dgnant reproach OF Mr. Stockton for seeming 70 charge
oil even the War Democrats, with disloyalty MI
stockton is imprisoned speaker, and made an elo
ouent defense OF young Democrats who fought
and died for the Union
II, whenever Admiral Drake sails into an engagement
We all look for some hot wOrksome rending OF rigging
and shivering OF tmbers-when Sumner bears down
upon enemy and clears his throat for action the gal
res at least expect hear the booming OF the biggest
guns in the servce-always well manned and worked In
spite of mutiny and assertions. The brief eloquent
speech Of yesterday crowned that memorable OCCASION
as well as the great labor Of the Senator's life.
Then came the vote with its overwhelming majority
for admission.
Before proceeding to administer the OATH Mr. Colfax
warned the spectators against expression OF ap
plause or dissatisfaction saying that the people
there by he courtesy of the Senate 1t struck me that
the Senate there by the greater courtesy of the
people However suppose the caution was necessary
especially dark cloud OF Witnesses who, from
the galleries. watching with intense interest scene
OF momentous Importance their The NieePres-
dent administered the oath in very dignied and i'm
pressve manner though deeply feeling the solemn
retrbutonal character OF the event And 1t must be ad
mted that the colored Senator stood right manfuy
TO receive it, without assumption or presumption To us
dan nf "a
antslavery struggle this brief ceremony had in 1t some
thing strangely touching and sOlemnizing-was almost
like religious rite and when, the oath TAKEN the Vice
President took the Senator by the hand. thus ad
hitting the highest political fellowship it seemed
like sacrament of liberty and justice.
do not think that personally all the Republican Sen
ators are ubant this admission. Indeed suspect
bitter pin for most OF them TO swallow; but 1t
pivotal event. searching test and manfuly they have
met IT, Mr.. Cameron frank enough TO admit the
lingering of the old prejudice but in spite OF it, he re-
ioced this signal triumph of free principles and ee
mental human rights. To the nine Democratic Senators
who vain. fororn but gallant opposition to that
long dreaded Innovation it not only occasion OF
humiliation, but real gloom and apprehension, But
they will finally settle down the acceptance OF fixed
fact the person of that quiet legislator Of African de-
the other side of the Chamber for contrary
popular expectation the OF Mr. jefferson Davis
occupy the identical of that Senator The
Democratic neIghoorbOod might have proved too hot,
cold for comfort Where lie is, he looks much at
his ease probably the black bishops in the Council
at Rome-as the black Deputies from the Antilles
in the old French Assemby-as Euclid in the School
OF Mathematics at Alexandria.
Personally, there is nothing remarkable about Mr.
Revels. He lie tall, large-bOned, high headed strong
featured muatto quadro0n. Some Senator'S observe
call him octoroOn but that Is putting a very fine
parliamentary point upon it, His manners quiet
but unconstrained and he is said to be well educated
He looks like a Of respectable ability and of an
amabe, easy disposition. He bears marks Of suffer
ing and conflict in cause of race But he is only
good stanch prudent and honesttoerably modest and
strong, willing to be advised, yet not capable Of being
controlled IL he viii neither be one TO put on nor be
put upon il viii be we-better perhaps test OF the
great principle OF human equality, than he were man
OF OratOrca genius and oriental tact of Frederick
Douglass OF the fine presence and elegant culture OF
Robert Purvis.
This event certainly very significant OF the progress
power and purpose OF the Republican party. Lacking
such splendid imperious leaders Jefferson Calhoun
Clay and Websterindeed almost seeming to 90 without
leaders the commanding Of this party has not
only demonstrated that its aggregate of intelligence and
ability IS very great but that IL has been animated by
peculiar vital principle, profound moral idea mper
alive and farreachng the needs OF humanity and the
frees spirit of the age The fact that ii has already
been divided into Radicals and Conservatives that 1t has
it's reaconists that its record is mmred by melan
chOy Of detection, TO prove that IL not
wholly made up Of fiery fanatics, pure enthusiasts and
unselhsh philanthropists We must admit that expe-
diency and demagoguesm too often override justice and
override craftsmanship in its councils that its distinct
I'VE political and moral principles not made sui-
GENTLY prominent and powerful, are not thoroughly
welded and worthily welded weapons Of attack and
defense We must confess that it has hestated. and
halted and zig zaged and then, that it has been
guilty Of disastrous blunders and Cowardly
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