National Republican., 1873-02-10

again. Bclug Uycrthrown by tlo votes VI the
people thcy resOrtcd TO the courts by Injunction
70 prevent the issue Of the certificates Of assess
lnent. The board was sustained by the court,
anl the right TO Issue certificates, as well a.
their validity, was established. But here again,
as formerly, the laws delay embarrassed the
boar nnnncially, and the District to-day, by
reason of this persistent and almost criminal OPP
position, Is the loser tn the extent OF nearly
Il woulI he Impossible for mo to convey to the
House an adequate idea OF the ylclssltude8 that
have attended the District government since lts
formation. The spirit with which some of the
been
ALMOST FfESDtsn.
AZ one time the opposition paper Of this city,
Affect M great influence and greater respect.
abililN, counseled the people TO take the law In
their hands and dothrone what il termed this
beard OF public plunderers; and on more than
ono occasion intimatlng that at least one MON.
her OF this boartl wna guilty Of such crime as
would warrant a mob In hanging him at slight 10
the nearest lamp-polt,
Mr. speaker, Il all the impa Of darkness had
devoted their sole time to the work Of ohstrurt-
ing the success Of ths new District government
since its organization, they could not hays made
more dlabollcal resistance than has been made
by the comhinatlon-l may. say consplrncy-that
was formed to break II down. Every instTI-
mentality,
NOBLE AND fdSoBLE;
every name, good and had; every person, with
orwthout character, who could he mlslcd ca
lolel, or h1ught, to oppose us, has been brought
Into service.
Bnt amid all this clamor and abuse the Dis.
trict government has moved steadily along; and,
Win the exception OF the financial Cmbarrass-
meiit, caused az have shown, which can hardly
be estimated, and lnnnit, yeNatnn, trouble and
delay upon the members Of the government, all
Efforts IN opposition have fallen as harmless "a
the gentlemana speech, which have reviewed.
trust that members Of this House, when
they look about them and witness the transfor-
nation, everywhere visible,
rRoN THE OLD TO TIW sEw
will remember some Of tne tTlbulations through
which those gentlemen have passed, to whom, Of
gu Others, our people and the nation are most
In conclusion, Mr.. Speaker, I have only this
to say: that the gentleman from New York, con
sciOusly or uncOnsciously, In hts speech, which
am about TO dismiss. has, as hope, uttered the
last wall OF that llllheral and sensces4 spirit
whrh has brought only mischief TO our people.
| have no doubt that the gentleman weighed
well the result OF hls action, ann eaue DELHI
erately to the conclusion that, whatever effect
his course might have upon the interests OF the
District Of Columbia, personally he wOull gain
with his constituents.
think the gentleman has made mistake. !
do not think he eau Afford to rest his reputation
upon such an effort In such cause.
ne IL About TO LEAVE e.
The House Of Representatives that knows him
now viii soon know him no more forever.
lie will b7 remembered at the nations capital
as having achieved the doubtful distinction OF
friend and counselor to the most uncanny lot OF
chronic gTumhlers, fngies, and characterless
people that ever hung upon the skirts Of enter
prlse or laid In wait to rctard the progress Of a
community.
when this grateful nation shall erect a slab to
his memory In that sanctincd spot on the Ana
costa river known rs the Congressional buryinR
ground, pray that the remains Of his cnnnlante
aud almlrer, JOhn II. Crane, may he deposited
under the stone, and that on the slab there be
Inscribed!
Par mobile lfrdiTHnl.
In life they were one;
In death they may not be pa, tel.