Nebraska advertiser., 1871-01-26
FROM THE C4PITAL.
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oraIoS Va tnS otnioS oiH AsoosNol a."
blest of them all, Gen. John 81. Thay-
eF. The fight which he made while
by no means, in all respects, above
criticism, was yet bold, manly and
vigorous the war Of the politicians
upon him was the most determined,
the most bitter. and, with some, the
most unscrupu!ous in the annals of
politics. If the Generals most bitter
personal enemy, he who couldn't en-
duTe To lock up to see the Senator he
who gIoated in an ungenerous, un-
manly way at the ratification meet
ing over his defeat, he who Is SO gift
ed in saying '"tain't So" and fact
gentlemen, II he could chuckle over
| the defeat of the General, the latter
may well rejoice that the high place
he has so long flied In the counsels Of
the nation, is not to be given over to
mere rnontebank. Hon. P. W.
Hitchcock has che reputation of be-
! ing q gentleman and scholar, fanil-
! lar with the constitutional history of
the country man who will in time
take prominent position in the U.
s. Senate. lie certainly comes Of q
I good stock. His ancestors were schol-
arly men his father one of the fore
most scientists OF his age; his mother
one of those rare, sweet, Intellectual
women who are the special honor of
their eek and chief hope Of their
country. The only thing to be re-
gretted is thai Mr. Hitchcock was net
nominated by the Republicans OF the
Legislature as their candidate, and
then elected by 4 straight Repu ublican
vote, that there might. be. nothing
equivocal about his position, and that
hereafter he might never be even
tempted to serve two masters. AS il
is. though we believe him to be a
good Republican. and that hereafter
he will not be found lacking in his
support of the grand cardinal doc
trines of the Republican, parity there;l
is no use denying that he owes his
nomination aud election very much
to the solid support of the Democrats
Of the Legislature. and this is not the |
ground and backing that true Re
publican would most desire.
I have already re erred to one Of the
speeches at the ratification meeting
in the Representatives. Hall on
Thursday evening, last. The Sena-
tor elect was unable to be present, be-
ing completely prostrated by the la
Dor and excitement of the canvass.
Rogers, Redick, Saunders, Porter and |
Others made speeches, notable for |
nothing but, In some cases, an un-
manly exultation over the defeat of O
fellow SUPPLEMENTARY hugely
cesghtil.g the Democracy-and ~
other cases a great paucity Of Ideas.
Gov. Butler, however, made the
speech of the evening. It Was q no.
bic vIndication and eulogy of the SER
vices Of Gen. Thayer, aud a manly,
generous tribute to the honesty, in
tsgrity and ability Of Senator Upton.
The Governor is deserving OF great
praise for this elevated position, for
neither of these gentlemen are spe-
cial personal or political favorites of
his. He should, however, have stop
ped here, and not have taken up the
.ariff question, which he treats to the
ed,fcation or satisfaction of nobody.
itscss 1t be his Excellency's self.
Immediately after the election of
Senator the Legislature adjourned for
'ne week. 1t is expected that on re-
assembling they wall proceed to lay
"a. aud transact much business.
'Eould it not be far better for thel'
state, II. instead of this course, they
hould simply make provision for the
aiiing Of the Csnstit&tSsaal Conyen-
son next Spring make the aeeessa-
y appropriations for running the
'tate machine another year; pass
ew measures demanded by the imme-
late exigenc.es of the State, and
hen adjourn to the great relief of the j
tate treasury, now at low ebb?
lppose so much self-sacrifice on their
art Is hardly TO be expected. In {
lew of the expected thorough revis- {
IN OF our fundamental law, it does
aem altogether waste, both Of time t
nd treasure--this wholesale patch j,
lg of cur revised statutes. Every v
lemoer or either house seens anx-
'us to imnOrtalize his name by some q
nendment of those nsueh abused
atutes. Please, gentlemen, let them &
one, sid let US first have our consti- I
ltIon so amended, go thoroughly re- a
iOdeled and remade that it shall an p
yer the demands of the State for q +.
'ng time to come. Let the best men, Il
le ablest men in the State be chosen il
} the Constitutional Convention. and d
I us nave CONSTITUTION worthy OF
lem and of the age. What 8 con- Il
omsration our present Constitution q
! 1t would almost seem that its Va h
ous sections had been thrown pro- II
iscuously int box, well shaken f.
?, and then drawn outafter the man
er OF tickets at a lottery. and SO put 4
gether.~ Could the clear head of the fe
hief Justice have been satisfied with E-c'
is arrangement? Reduce it to or d.
'r; amend it by striking out the Il
ord white" in the qualifications of te
ectors by increasing the number al
Judges of the Supreme Court aud b
e number of Judicial districts ac- D,
rdingly or, what would be better, fe