The Lincoln County herald., 1870-06-16


tween the noble Hector and his weeping
family rises before my sympathetic imag.
ination. [Great laughter When sec
him plunging recklessly into an Office of
The duties Of which he 10 profoundly
and dcfantly ignorant l am reminded Of
the self.sacrificing heroism Of CuItius
when 10 leaped into the yawning gulf
which opened in tho Roman forum.
When l behold him sadly contemplating
his majestic features in one Of those gor.
geous and costly mirrors which 10 fur.
nished him at the public expense my
heart goes out to him in sympathy.
When I see him seated sorrowfully at .
miserable repast Of sea.terrapin and cham.
pagne my very bowels yearn for him.
Laughter. And when see him per.
forming perhaps the only duty for which
he is fully competent-siening the re-
ceipt for bis monthly pay-I am so over
whelmed with pity for his miserable con
dition that I wish we're in his place
(Great laughter When such cousidera
tions as these, sir, have come crowding
upon my mind, appealing to every gcner
Gus sentiment Of my better nature; when
l have thought how the official nerves Of
our poor neglected public servants are
rscked by the "car rattling over the
stony street." have felt, under the sad.
den impulse Of the moment, that We
ought to tear up the old cobble stone
pavement on the avenue and supply its
place with one Of the new. fashioned pat
cnt wooden ones, ovor which the splendid
carriages Of Ou, Government officials with
their coats Of arms and livcricd outriders
might glide a. smoothly and noise
lessly as the aerial car Of the fairy queen
through the rose. tinted clouds Of the
upper ether. [Applause and laughter ]
But alas, the House is estopped, Mr..
Chairman, by its own action to entertain
any such considerations as these for
when my friend from Ohio Mr.. Mungen
some time ago offered 4 resolution inquir
ink how many csrriages, horses, harness,
and other trappings Of nobility the Gov
ernmcnt furnished officials at its own ex-
pcnse, it WAS promptly rejected, on the
ground, ~ supposed, that it was great
State secret, and that it. should not even
be hinted to the plebian tax payers 10 the
country that our Government officials
here ever rode 10 carriages at all, but that
they should DO left to indulge the limo
cent illusion that their self sacrificing
servants here at the "capitol Of the ma
tion," bowed down by the cares Of State
or the painful burdens OF their own pom
derous intellects, plod slowly along, with
eyes bent upon the ground, while their
hearts are with the loved ones far away.
lLaughter.]
Sir, would ,iko 70 nsst one Of your
constituents Mr. Paine in the chair in
his suit Of holnespun hutternut-pardon
me, I believe some wear butternut in your
State. Laughter l say ! would like
to meet one Of your honest. hearted, pa
triotio old constituents, who feels an hon,
est pride 10 the fancied simplicity and
purity of our republican form Of govern.
nent, down here At tho junction Of Penn.
sylvania avenue and Seventh street, where
the Que legged veteran with his hand or
gan griuds out his waiing appeal to the
charity Of his patriotic countrymen as
they pass, when tome gentleman high in
authority sweeps by in his splendid ph@.
ton behind spanking span Of thorough
breds, driven by . Hunky dressed 10 q
drab Overcoa at and . stove pipe hat, with
silver buckle 10 front Of it almost as
big as . garden gate. Laughter.
would like to sec him open his eyes aud
stare at the passing pageant. l think l
can see him now Watching the glittering
equipage. A it fades away in tho din
perspective the old man turns Glowly
away, muttering "sic transit gloria
mundi" and the MANNED soldier strike,
up, "Thats the way the money goes
pop goes the weasel r. CLaughter.]
Yes sir; I would like to accommodate
our Office holders with smooth and com
modious pavement; but ss | honestly
think We cannot, the beat advice l car
give them is, IL they cannot stand il, &c
resign. The whole country will approx,
their indignant resolution. Lsugher.
Lay not, beseech you, the Astterini
unction to your soul that because th'
amount to be expended in this projec
appears to be limited to $3.50. 900, it vii
stop there. I tell you there is no powe
short Of an omnisciont Providence tha
can foretell what the Government vii
Eventually have to pay for the improve.
msut of this avenue, If it undertakes it =
sll. It is true, that assisted by the won
derful powers Of science, the astronome
can sit in his closet and tell precisely =
What moment, and At what particular par
of the sideresl heavens comet will 70
appear, who has been absent thousan,
years on his psthless pilgrimage through
the wilderness Of space, and true to tb
very letter Of the prophecy his fiery trail
flashes upon our vision. He tells u
there hangs upon the confines Of on
system . nameless planet, 50 far away il
the dim regions OF the outer universe tha
mortal eye hath never seen it. We tnrl
the telescope upon the point he indicate.
and there 10 the stranger world, whic|
has svept on in silent grandeur uusee