The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-20
TIE ORATOR OF THE DAP.
A Glowing Tribute to the Eloquent M.
p. O'Connor:

Inc new fOrK lrlsn w Orld, In Its last Issue,
prints the portrait Of the Hon. NJ. P. O'Con.
nor, and accompanies 1t with the following
ringing leading article:
The hon. NJ. P. O'COnnor, of Charleston, s..
c., whose portraits given on the first page,
was the orator Of the day at the Baltimore
Convention. The delegates by one universal
acclaim yielded the palm to him and
| the press reporters present-Whose duty IL
was to chronicle facts-fashed his triumph
to all sections of the country. His was the
only name that appeared In the New York
Heralds bulletin given over the proceed
ings of the convention. he rose at the most
critical juncture Of the convention. He
appeared on the platform to reply to the
speech of Hon. Mr.. Bayard. Unlted States
senator from Delaware, and the head of the
reactionary elementin the convention. The
effusion of the mere rhetorician is but the
shlmmerlng of glass-a flash without force;
but the eutpourlng of the true orator Ia a
New York Tribune correspondent, was as
remarkable for Its effectiveness as for Its elo-
quence. 1t was indeed. His speech was q
very torrent OF eloquence; and cheer after
cheer went up as his words, like tempest of
shot and shell discharged from along the
whole line Of his defence, sent the enemy reel
ing in dlsmay, and swept all opposition before
llm. WQll6 u6dIluG UuI euCu ueTCulehu DlOWb
while doing the Democratic partys work (or
rather the nations work. 80 magnifcently-
this gallant young chieftain paused in his
course. but only 10 apologize for his tax upon
The delegates time. "Go on! 90 on!n vas the
response from oil sides. And then In q whlrl-
wind Of passionate sentences he caught
up his entranced audience. and, soaring on
eagles wings, ascended with them high up
above the region Of local politics-high up
above the party issues of the hour-up, ap,
UP above everything small and unmanly ly-un-
Ill from this sublime altitude he directed their
paze out upon the great Republic-of which
Ihey we're all cilizens-from ocean to ocean
and from the Lakes to the Gulf-until the en-
pyrean ruug with cheers. and the murmurings
OF .querulousness far down below were lost In
the ringing echoes. "Here," said the orator,
with her glorious associations clinging 10 her
name and her character, here with the whole
nation beyond and outside of her appeal
ing 10 her TO lay upon the altar OF COM
mon country all past antagoDisms. We
have not come here to organize move
ment for q sngle State or single section,
bnt to organize a movement for the salvation
OConuor knew he would make his influence
felt did he but get chance. But the ques-
tlon was-where there were some eight hum
dred tongues all loosed and ready to ring.
and where, besides, the time was 80 limited
would he get chsnce2 Other men went 10
Baltimore, old In the ways Of politics, and
with followers at their back to applaud their
sentences and to second their resolutions;
O'Connor Is yet young man, is no politician,
and was attended by no chums, or cltques, or
RUGS He stood upon bis own egs-he spoke
from out Of the fu!lness Of his own soul-des-
pising all made-to-Order applause, aud dis.
dalning the dictatIon of all oficlous prompters.
HIS success was therefore the grander, as the
fame OF his rising reputation promises to be-
come wider and more enduring.
We heartily congratulate MIR. OConnor on
his brilliant victory; we congratulate the
Democratic party against whose dlslntegra-
tion he fought 30 srrenuously and 30 effect.
lively; we congratulate Mr.. Greeley, who had
10 MI O'Connor 80 singe-hearted, SO pure,
30 ardent and so chlvslrous champion; and,
lastly, We congratulate our own people for
having In the person of our orator 30 genu-
Inc q representative of q race which gave to
the world Curran and Gratan, an O'Con-
nell and Burke-not once: but often-a race
whose mighty tolls and sterling worth OF
mind challenge recognitIon--a race 10 whose
veins courses the red, warm blood that is 10
reIuvigorate the nation, give perpetulty to
Democratic Institutions, and length OF days
IN the Republic