, 1874-06-12

woods dreaming, ths boy dreams, thtn1ng his
boy thoughts. tho young toaAua grow up. Uhop.
burning. brcekf1lg n.oors, milirpg coSs, Ioo!ny
| potatoes, saying, the oatechism, turning grind
| atono. md sniforing a!l tho vialtetioaa of
7,, Ynkeo 6oy In; that old time Oh tho 1toaoryo,
cabins, going to mootlnR, apolling-Acllooi, and
mliia ul,tator statwart, hardy, brave, dociio,
and strol,g. tho bully Of tho rpg 1t aauaro-huld,
| Thenl enn,o tho Var Of 1914 otnino,1Hly ITO
ceded iu tho oho woods by tho sudden aud inya-
tcrious dlsappoaranco Of all tho Indians. 3uk
tue Day q bo.ofe @ It, M tolr ,; s;nnps nna q wigwamy
| mud parooseH; and tu.day wigwa1n, camp, and
forest wore empty aud, ailent and to.morroY
| catne the alaruln OF. var.
| THE rlnsT WAVE or A14ANN
| took avery ratnily, with hastily gathered goods,
onei day'H. fortified flight east. And tic hrAk
night eaot,loigod In thu nba1ltolicd cabin Of an.
Young utsl!ugH, thon under military ago pro-
ourad. his fathers eopssnt and aervol ona
tour Of duty ia tho militia, and WAS in tho
n 'ssR If Tuory & erry zsoaGsy u Tut on I'D
| limo son-lght, followed a. 1t was By tho
| totroat mud caplnro OF 1'roctora army, aud the
| doath OF tho more formidable ToeuanBoh. Loft
tho Reserve to tho contcats and oonquosts OF
ponce.
At1o, with hfH cool, ahrowd, observing noigh-
| bors yotltig Joshua had acquired tho reputation
Of sooar-in that day Of Llndley Murray !;.t. ~.
| . young American y hupgor for books anu ioaEnt
ing. Ao lind found timo in tho little croyleo 81 q
labor. and onorgY enough iii tho surplus lloH ~
| the demands upon both, to- .....
| READ AND MASTER EVERYTHING IN THlaf ,-,
that hs wde-roaching hands could grasn&. H. iis i,as
reauing was chiefly ut night, mostly ny thG 4oe
fire Of orackliIg hickory bark 1oippea 1ahom omJ
evening mootings) a,ltl wllen tho oYofwearlod
forester usually retired with the fowls ti1at 10
might go forth Mt tho growing OF tue COCK ;9 tho
noSt morning. Like many another Western
llcscryo bow he kept school several wlntora,
fitted himself "a woll rs he could, and IN ls2l
| lie COMMENCED THE STUDY or Law
In tho oItico OF Elisha Whittcsey, at Canfiold.
tho same oricu f1oln. which 80 many en'inent
lawyers aud distinguished men afterwards gra1l-
1t tho ond Of the shortest timo allowed by tho
laus Of Olio lie WAY admitted to the bar, r,-thnt
soyerost taBt of mans enduring mental a. quail
isies which modern life preaontB. linen
began with him tho real educational
developing process, which brings out T., a9a .tIa
various faculties which 70 to mako up one OF Tue
higher forms Of that 1naily-sidod man, tho nlst
prius lawyor. Eminontly practical, incroduiou;,
aasacous roay learned dealing n,Tays ,,t WIZ ta
SOURCES of motiYo, always before the world, ana
lighting under ita approving or coitle1nns
oyos, nothing 50 well hts largo minded, IarSa-
!! Parliament md Congress- as Tue thorough disci-
plno Of tho courts before jnrlea. l.:
At the ago Of u alr. Giddings waa married to
aliss Lat,ra Watera. slio was faithful md de-
yuted vito, Ahariug with him the trials mud bard
J ships OF life, and assuming chcorfully, during
l1or husbands frequent and prolonged absouca
Mt the National Capital, aud hiH constant Gil:
t,roHsnlent in public affairs, tho entire Charge %
tho family, t.oir training, and education. sha
survived him only II few months
And So with this origin, this rearing, thla oxpo,
yie,sce Tits surrounding, with thia capacity a,d
t1,an
tiona mud helps, In this field, on tho then fron-
: tier OF the young Republic, with its traditioua
| and memories, It's fresh, strong life, and ita
m nn ra IL a a o
zon, lawyer, husband, aud father, ho went for
ward. u1lconsuously fitting himse't for tue grea
n harvest growing sud rpening to his hand.
|. In 1926 lle was eloctod member Of tho Ohit
. House OF Representatives declined o.eectior
d IN 1927. In 1898 he was defeated for tho Ohis
senate,-the only Instance Of q reieotion by th'
!, people whore his claims vorc submitted to thou,
J III 1888 ho was elected u
Il REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS-,
u whore he sat continuously until the end of th,
9 :rhrty-hrth Congress, E Asfoh. @ q, 1872 Ar. ai!
dogmas and policy, and continued to act viii
tic party until the nomination Of Gen. Taylol
q III 1543 except u INSTANCES In which his convic
t tions Of duty and right compelled him to Hepa
Il rate from thon1. 1n 1913 ilo aided to organize
tho Free-Soil party in Ohio, Massachusetts, otc.
4 mud as tho nominee Of tho Free-Soil caucus in
Tho UiltQ LGElBlaEl1Fo LOT QQlte1 GCnLcb Gpu1[Qr
d iu 1859, whon hIr. Claso vas eeoted BY the
' Democrats and tbs votes Of three Froe-Soersr
+ He united in tho formation Of tho prosout Ro.
! publican party, with Which 10 aoteu until his
!. dtonth.
y Theodore Void made his tour through Ohia
/ in 1886 or 1897, and, with power raroly clualeJ.
: Ind reyoaled tho iniquity of slavery, a. and mea
: soemed for tue first time to SEQ it, TAis nu'
/, dolbtcaly did much to quickon and iutouHify tlto
a settled convictions which br0adonoQ and devel-
opcd in tho mind Of Dir. Gddlugs, and ho oE-
, | tered Congress well nigh master OF the subject.
H joied Mr = Adams a and Mr ;is saae thers
3 petitions and debate upon tho eubjeot Of afav-
= cry. The first secession OF tue Southern mom-
Il lers of Congress from tho House had already
d taken place Under tho lend OF Mr. Wise,-driycn
. out by tho resolutions OF Mr. slado, or rather,
I by his attempt to discuss them, and who re-
. t!rnod alono upon the unconditional surrender
OF tho Democracy, tho rnlers Of the House.
Il TIE CALHOUN DOGMA
q was Slavery was I'LL institution Of tho Statos
b protected by tho Constitution, and hcnco Con
n greHs had no power against It; that the Consti
tuition was tho law Of tho territory Of the unitcs
o States, aud hence slavery had tho right under
10 to plant itself in all tho territory outside Of tl
+ States. hlr Giddings held that slavery wa
TO purely local. which, in tho states, Congress
10 hud no power; thnt % It was 2 crime aSan
cs legslato against 1t wherever 1t had power n til
Is. Territories in tho District Of Columbia, III
NJ tho coaatwfse and Interstate elaye-trade; thu
III 1T WAS local. En0 FH0pib VI tAo EIG
States bud tho right to BIO froo from its hui
dens and oaium, its sin aud tts Shame
Of aid, almost Biuglo-hauded, began tho gigas
RI tic task OF expelling It from the Nation:
Ut Capital, deuationnlizing 1t, beatlng It down t.
- tha PROPORTION OF moro stato institution, NJ,
nj thus compelling it aa auch to languish, Iii
N tiually die.
~ Iii Of This great war is matter Of history.
iii may not dwell upon it. I can hardly glanco ut
"a ITS OUTLINE.
IT, Among tue. first things that met tho eye Of til
Young representative at tho Federal city was
OF cofla OF slaves, bought aud collected III Mary
AZ laud. and driven through Washington, attcnde'
u by armed rullana, an tholr way to bouther
q, market. It WAS halted at tho eastern trout 9
ng the Capitol, for tho odiloaton Of the guardian
t. OF human liberty, and saon by Mr. diddlngs VII:
rs otlors. There were, also, q slayo-pen and prise
dy within sight OF tie Capitol. On tho 18th 9
Of February, 18A0, q bill came up IN tho Houao t
IL. appropriate $4,000 to build a bridge over I'll
d. AuacoBtia River (oaBtern branch Of tho Potomac
~. which Alr. Giddnga assailed Oh the ground that
bv reason Of tho slavo-trade aud thu oxlstonco
~ slavery in the Dlstriet Washington vas an unf
place Tor the National Capital, aud, for that rel
,sn aon, the nation should not build tho bridge
This discussion was not within tho rulo Of e.
. ionce, aud tic bill was dofeatod. Aud from thu
70 moment lo waa marked aud doomed as the MOI
rg tut foo OF slavery against whom war, without Iu
d u or Inv, and in violation Of OIL semblanco {