The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-02-13

disasters. Imagine our President driving
such team tandem. [Laughter.1 BY
calculation from the Bureau of Statistics,
assisted by the WAYS and Means of which
my friend here (Mr. Ellis H. Roberts) is
member and an ornament smile bv
Mr.. Roberts. | ascertain that tandem
team of that number would reach from
the Georgium Sidus to the famous hole in
the sky. Laughter With such power
against us, together with the franking
privilege, do you wonder that some of us
retire to domestic life ?
Let us estimate the horsepower in the
late campaign 1t will be interesting as
equal to a force which will raise SO 900
pounds through one foot of space in one
minute The power of the current Of
Niagara Falls-say II, 568, 036 - horse
power, multiplied by $4,000, is equal to
3S1,745. 1888, 900 pounds, or 90,S72 ,594
tons. This current is equal to a team OF
horses, hitched at tandem. (allowing Is
feet pulling space to each horse,) 80, S63
miles in length which would reach around
the globe and leave 1866 miles to spare.
Applause. The globe contains 80, 325,-
900 cubit miles, or 4. 903, 612 100 400, 000,-
900 feet, and weighing 400, 36l, PIG, 040.-
100000, 900 pounds. [Cheers. General
Grant. seated in his chariot, would require
1900, 900, 900 such teams to move the
earth out of its orbit. Thank God, our
star is still safe, under the Administration.
CHEERS and laughter.
But once more, aside from politics,
laughter. is it not grand even to have
the negative success of q splendid defeat
in State which in two hundred years has
leaped up, as well as down-leaped from
twenty thousand to five millions of peo-
pie Its magnitude now may be meas
ured by the enormous fact that four hun
bred thousand people voted for me; and
vet was defeated. Laughter, I used
to be elected in other States, by only
twelve thousand! Is it not impartial 10
be beaten by half million of voteso
But politics aside. tor this society has
other and nobler objects. Laughter.
What a splendid history our State has F..
Some of us love to wander in the tw-
light of time and gather its dim traditions.
But we need not wander out of New York
State. Her Catskills furnish us, in Irving's
weird stories, the tale Of the houseless, ad-
ventufous Dutchman, who slept out OF one
dynasty into another. But politics aside,
laughter your objects are noble. The
world is growing curious even on our con-
tinent. Arizonian cities covered with
sand are being unearthed to show that
America is older than Asia. In London
recently scholar by the simple name Of
Smith has read the private library OF King
Assurbanispal in choicest Babylonian
crockery. The most curious panteles, de-
scribing the deluge-I do not refer to last
fall-have been read so az to give us in
| royal Assyrian scripture the legends of
the days Of Cush and Nimrod But are
we of New York to be thus outdone?
Perish the thought am afraid to touch
this theme. I may ask leave to print.
Laughter. Standing on the splendid
| than Lots wife or her saline crystals,
looked through the rich autumnal cerulean
film, and there, far up the valley, en-
bosomed in gold and scarlet and russell,
saw the resting place Of our Cardiff giant
[Cheers and laughter How long had he
lain there? Who put him there What
went he into gypsum forp Laughter. ]
| Did he ever have the flanh;ng privilege
and if not. why not ? Was he a defeated
politician of the early days, who conde-
scended thus to be sculptured and laid
away? Laughter These questions I
would answer, but for the politics which
they iavolve. When these questions are
settled who will care a rush for Cusb or
chase TO its source the story of the mighty
hunter Nimrod? I know modern scien-
fists, jealous OF the few greenbacks made
| by the exhibition OF our Cardiff wonder,
| pretend that the giant was sllrrepttiouslv
put there for mercenarv purposes. They
| pretended that he is not any older than
| Barnum, or more veracious then the moon
hoax; but, as New Workers, let us rope
the insinuation with scorn, TCheers
| But why dwell on our archaeological
marvels. Think of our wonderful present
| grandeur. Nor need we indulge in TX.
| travagrance to gloritv our State A,
Napoleon said Of the French republic, tC
the distrustful English minister, 1T i
! like the sun in heaven; it is seen and
known and requires no proof" 1t is called
| imperial. Its motto is ''Excelsior." In
| fact as the last election shows, it excels ii
imperialism. But, politics aside, laugh
ter, New York has everything to attract
What q river is the Hudson! What Other
State or country ever was hOnored by sucI
= palisade for such long liquid splendor
1t has more lakes, ana they are clear aud
wetter than the lakes OF any other State
Laughter Its steamers on river and
| sound carry larger loads, with bigger
trunks, than any other State Our mer
are more genial, more heavy weights, car
fight more, get into Jail sooner and ou
quicker (laughter) do more deviltrv, anC
as a consequence, we have more peniten
tlaries and more fellows in them, than any
other State. {Cheers and laughter) WI
have more poor people and idiots. ant
asylums for them than any other State
| Our LADIES' are richer, dress finer, spent
! more money, break more hearts and Weal
larger peripheries than those OF any Other
State. (Great laughter.) Our children
squall louder, grow too big for their small
clothes and pants, and become twenty
years old sooner by some months than
any other State. Increased laughter.)
Allow me, in conclusion TO make m,
compliments tor your personal courtesles
You will next year have with YOU m,
able and accomplished competitor, Mr.
Irema!ne. (Cheers.) l need not bespeal
for him your confidence and respect
| mistake not, he will fill his place will
single independence and honor He will
deal heavy blows at wrong-doing, anl
illustrate the higher graces Of statesman
ship. But if he receives from you tht
kindness which | have received, am sur,
it will liberalize his politics, chasten liz
thoughts, and help him to become one O
the chief ornaments OF our Legislature
as he now is chief ornament Of The bal
of our State. (Applause.)