Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-03-12

an honest man without staining him
with crime. It is not common to con
clude that because some men are ~rascals,
all men must be. And It is unexplaina-
BILE that Cakes Ames, with a million
dollar suit depending on his swearing
Mobilier stock on a half-dozen Congress-
men, with a testimony so crooked that
he ought to be prosecuted for perjury on
the face of 1t, hss received implicit credit
in the face Of emphatic denial by most
trustworthy men. If Ames' testimony
is to be taken as Overthrowing the testi-
mony OF all other men, why is it in the
case of Ames versHs Ames a reputation
for veracity loses nothing?
Mr.. Colfax sat well in his chair, and
although the old smile" occasionally
came back, he was unusually thin, pale
and restless. Guilty, or not guilty, he
has reason for this for probably in the
history Of the nation there has not been
so Illuminating a spectacle as that which
took place when the second officer of the
nation, a man proved by a score o fyears
of well known service, brought his sis
ter and wife into Court to confute cir
cumstsntial evidence, and raked before
the world his private accounts, and in
effect turned his pockets inside out in
the presence of the jeers and leers Of the
combined agents Of the Piess, to show
that he had not been bribed, and lied for
tVetve hundred dollars!
Schurz sits quietly behind his desk ;
n who has seen Nast's caricatures Fan
not fail to recognize him. And Trum-
bull sits not far from him, looking as
satisfied with his condition as though
one more day did not end his long Sena-
torial career. Conkling, 1.-THE dandy Of
the Senate" rolls around, apparently
self satisfied, and Cameron smiles as
blandly as a boy in his "teens," as he
moves about There is more satisfaction
in looking on the Senate than the House,
because it is vastly more orderly, and
more easily understood.
THE FOURTH OF MARCH,
Inauguration Day, came in on the wings
of a bitter cold wind, but before eleven
O'Clock Pennsylvania avenue was all
alive with people, and the rushing
squadron" went pouring forward
Leaving the "pomp and circumstance
Of war" TO take care of itself, for the
most part, we made our way-with the
help of q ticket-to the Senate gallery
again. The last hour of the session had
come. While the Senate passes g few
closing bills, the invited guests come In. |
The foreign ambassadors, led by the
Turkish minister, take the left hand
Senate seats. In amount Of gold lace
and medals they are often unsurpasss-
BILE; but a little group of men on the
other side Of the house rival them. These
are our army officers. Gen. Sherman is
tall and good appearing. Geu. Howard,
with his fine countenance and empty
is easily picked out. and between
these two is the rudy face of stnbby
Phil. Sheridan-not very imposing in
this position. Shortly after, the Supreme
Court, led by C~hief-Justice Chase, all in
long, black gowns, come in and take
close to the Vice-President's chair.
And last OF all the PresidsHt is an
nounced, and, escorted by two Senators
and attended by his Cabines tnot very
striking men, for the most part, he
moves down and takes a seat directly ia
front of the Vice-President. Mr.. Col
fax, in a few words, thanks the Senate,
and thinks he ought, after his long public
life, 10 be satisfied with political konors,
and introducing his successor, MI. Will
son, sits down Once more a private citi> |
zen. A few new Senators are sworn into
office, and the assemblage adiourns to
the east portico Of the Capitol, where the
swears once more to support
the Constitution, and then, amid the
banging of cannon and the cheers Of the
multitude, begins to read his inaugural.
1.-The king sdead; long live the king"
E. B. W.