The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-24

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''Strong and earnest as Senator Bay
ard was. had there been any considera-
bic division in the Convention, it would
have disappeared after Mr.. C'Connor's
remarkably eloquent aud effective reply. !"
Commenting on this remarkable ad-
dress, the Irish TVorld says:
Hon. NJ. P. O'Oonnor, of Charles
ton, s. O., whose portrait is given on the
first passage, was The orator Of the day at
the Baltimore Convention. The dele
gates. by one universal acclaim, yielded
the palm to him, and the press reporters
present-whose duty it was to chronicle
facts-fashed his triumph to all SECTIONS
of the country. His was the only name
that appeared in the New York He,.ald's S
bulletin given over the proceedings of
the Convention. He rose at the m oat
critical juncture of the Convention. He
appeared on the platform to reply to the
speech of Hon. Mr.. Bayard, United
States Senator from Delaware, and the
head OF the re.actionary element in the
Convention. The effusion of the mere
rhetorician is but the shimmering of q
glass-a flash without force; but the out
pouring of the true orator is flash and
hit. O'Connor's reply, writes the New
YORK Tribune correspondent, was as re-
markable for its effectiveness as for its
eloquence. It was, indeed. His speech
was very torrent of eioquence, and
cheer after cheer went up as his words,
like a tempest Of shot and shell dis
charged from along the whole line of his
defence, sent the enemy reeling in dis
oil
him. While dealing out such herculean
blows-while doing the Democratic
party's work Tor rather tho nations
work. so magni6cently- this gallant
young ohieftain paused in his course,
but only to apologize for his tax upon
the delegates time. Go onl Go onr
was the response from all sides. And
then, in whirlwind of passionate SEN
tences, he caught up his entranced au-
dience, and, soaring on eagles winge,
ascended with them high up above the
region OF local politics-high up above
the party issues of the hour-up, up, UP
above everything small and unmanly-
until from this sublime altitude he di-
reoted their gaze out upon the great re-
public-of which they were all citizens
from ocean to ocean and from the lakes
to the gulf-until the empyrean rung
with cheers, and the murmurinRs Of
querulousness far down below were lost
in the ringing echoes. .
Those who know O'Conner, knew he
would make his influence felt did lie but
get chance. But the question was
where there were some 500 tongues all
loosed end ready to ring, and where, be-
sides, the time was 80 imited-would he
get chance? Other men went to Balti-
more. old in the ways of politics, and
with followers at their back to applaud
their sentences and to second their reso-
!utions; O'Connor is yet young man,
ls no politician, and was attended by no
chums, or cliques, or rings. He stood
upon his own legs-he spoke from out
OF the fnllness of his own soul-despis-
ing all made-to-order applause, and dis
daining the dictation of all officious
prompters. His success was, therefore,
the grander, as the fame of his rising
reputation promises to become wider and
more enduring.
We heartily congratulate Mr.. O'Connor
on his brilliant victory; We congratulate
the Democratic party ngainst whose dis
integration he fought so strenuously and
30 effectively; we congratulate Mr.. Gree
ley, who had in Mr.. O'Connor 80 single.
hearted. 30 pure, so ardent and so
chlvalrous champion; and, lastly, we
congratulate our own people for having,
in the person of our orator, so genuine
a representative of race which gave to
the world Curran and Grattan, an
O'Connell and Burke-not once but
oiten-a race whose mighty tolls and
sterling worth Of mind challenge recogni.
tom race in whose veins courses the
red, warm blood that is to re.invigorate
the nation, give perpetuity to Democratic
institutions and length of days to the ro
public.
A Pittsburg person suggests paper
beef steaks to take the place Of the
leather article now common at restan-
rants in that city.