Middletown transcript., 1872-03-02

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70 vsit Sbs Those n he politicians.
1 Nloss this y tbs psugssmme. u we're
wsll fos ths Prssiassl had ths nososinus
:. Jim Nys" psrishsd By apoplsxy any
tims before o'elook this ailesnoon; iSr
/ II that hoWr he rsss 10 the Senate. asd
/ ~ nsasly tuo houss continued an har-
saeus wkieh masl rsut - the most b.
| njIIsting lailsrs o. which Senator was
ever pitied. Every hody know, of coursc,
that Nye vas to make Z stump speech Tor
Grant but. n he wss known far and
vide y the joker. tbs "fansy msa" Of
the Senate. crowd csme to hear the fun.
The Cabinet was represented in force.
Secretaries Boutwsll. Belknsp. and llo-
besou. and the Attorney General we're
thcre. Mr.. Graut set IL tho diplomatic
. gallery. and General Porter sat below.
Tho departments had given leaves Of ab.
sencs 10 clcrks. male and female, Who
swelled the throngs in the galleries and
,, on the 6oor. All anticipated treat oi
laughter provoking oratory.
Alas for the speaker! Alss for the au-
!; dicncc. Never had Jim Nye looked
: round on such an array Of fair women and
brave mcn. cxpcctant Of his cloqucnce.
q Il really seemed to him like great occa.
= sion, and Il certainly was . great opPor-
d tuuity. but il turned the poor Senator :
head. lie came to BE- funny. but he
u thought ~ must be expected to be grave.
. Changing his line Of tactics Mt the last
moment. IN entered on a'serious speech
in defence Of tho Republican party aud
: for Grant. Before he had spoken half ar
hour he got into aorass OF difficulties
:. and staggered under the load Of his them,
!, like a drunken Atlas under under world
too heavy for him. The conviction thai
>, he was making failure gradually dawncd
!. on him. aud he strovc hard TO redeem
himself by some jests ni the expense o
the three anti. administration Republicans
Sumner, Trumbull. and Schurx. The
best thing with which he amused the Sen
!" ate, however. was humorous parody o
the poem a. Excelsior" by some WcstcrI
l. rhy yn,cster, entitled, Anything to Beu
Grant" Even this, which poor Nye bat
lost among his papers. so that he coul'
l. not find it at the time when he wanted 4
.. introduce il in his speech, was sought ou
s. for him by Mr.. Sumner, who sat in tb
Of next seat, and whom Nyc had been rail
&c ing at aud chiling simultaneously for hi
h detection.
y. Painful though this broken winird ei
ty fort was. it contained some signifcau
of hints Of the doctrine which the nimiuis
be tration party is laying down for the mex
c. campaign II ignored altogether tho que,
80 ton at issuc--as 20 the sale Of arms
Of Francc--and. dcvoting itself to Grant m
cr the party, included the following propc
On sitions: SIR" said Nyc. the Pres
he dent Of the United States Is not inferi,
re to his Imperial Majesty of.Prussia-l
he governs as many people" This. It vi
he be seen, is tho real Radical idea Of
ng President. as ruler Of people. Il
nd stead Of tho mere executive Of their law
'ss the terms governor and ruler were fr
nd quently applied to the President in Il
he debate to-day. Again Nyc launched in
ro- = fulsomc eulogy of Grant Is a soldie
and he was particularly vocifcrous I
Grant aud his campaign from the Rapid
!, 10 Richmond and Appomattox CouI
the house. "Grant has been in tho wild,
% ness BEFORE" declared Nyc. . and he v
ING come out Of il as he did before" III
m did be come ont Of II? Lot US sce Graf
q on assuming command May 1. 1864, b
'gn Of effective men, besides the reserve. VII
no. hc crossed tho Rspidsn. 10000. l
'rs' st the same date had an effective force
NY $1,000. Grants reinforccmcnts up
70 the battle Of Cold Hsrbor. June 0, VI
Do 81, 900. Lees rcinf0rccinents up to
OF same date we're $4,000. Grants 10
and force, Including rciuiorcemcnts. vas %
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