The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-12-16
Gh"st. OT ths CaphOI.


Washington correspondent of the Gin
elnnati Gazette writes, in speaking OF the
Capitol: Selecting some easy chair in "A
shadowy corner, ono can eoufine ones i'm
AginasioD, like Agrippina's wonderful
glass, to reflect the passing array of great
men, long SINCE gathered to their fathers
the echo of whose historic footsteps have
not yet died away from these rev rberaunc
halls, nor from the chambers of our memo,
iles. And fur away, in the mists which
shadow the to comr--like cruynn outlines
look family out the faces at the men who
VIII turn over the leaves ut future history
Above the mass OF Statesmen distinguished
for past greatness looms like Saul of Tarsus
the grand head ana shoulders of ID ,.Iiei
Webster, the man who was eloquent as
god and laportunate as sinner. We can
almost hear his magnificent voice, rolling
like the thunder of Jove, and cummandinp
the rapt attention Of listening nations, but
somehow we like that picture of him best
which shows him holding sweet Oracle
Fletcher's bright worsted, silently assisting
her to unite -he many knots an the tangie
skein, Until h. lai'i the woIsted down, and,
taking Gruciv's hand IN It's stead, hr looked
full upon her with li:> magnetic ewes and
said: ''GracIe, we ha' been untyinc knots
quite long en"uLh; SUPPOSE We Tie one
which Only death can sevcr." And, taking
up fragment Of the skein, he louped one
portion of true !orerr kuot, while her
slender " hit hands trembnngiy formed H..
other, ami the couIpAcb WAS ,tsaie,ihy a ten
der kiss. Then last upon Mr.. Webster )
footsteps treads Henry Clay, the nan for
whom his admirers had such unbOunled en-
thusiasm and deep affection that his P., si-
"A of
their heads in agony of disappointment aud
shed tears OF genuine griet. He Was awk-
wardly built AND honey If yisuge, but
armed with the sorctry al d siivtI-tipped
tongue, winning all hearts by It's fervent
eioquencr. la passing, he replied to au i'm.
Fortunate cons tltueni, VINO Is urging him to
attend and address some public meeting:
II will come, II Can come quietly like an
ordinary mUftaI bat | hate to be stared at
and exhibited Ike some wonderful animal.
do not wauC to make any more speeches,
for have already made more than can re-
ally be respoBsibe for;" and he moves slow
ly along The craN.i.. greeting tVrly one with
that remaI kaDie Smiie of recognition which
always enanied him to remember every one
to whom he had be, n once introduced. And
there Ia the Stnatz Chanbs + stands William
Fit Fessendt II, nvrvously erect, cutting his
enemies with sarcaSms like a Jwo-e1ged
swold,' but whose heaTt was open today 10
melting charity. He voted against the lri-
parchment OF Andrew Johns on, not bt Cause
he loved the man, but becaase he Thought
the principle wrong, and although he knew
his action would bring down II thousand
anathemas upun his head irnm his constitu
Snts way down East. And noting Tins fear
lessness of ttmpcram; one recalls IA scene
In his youthful career, when, iui OF rht fire
which cuursed through mis- illegitmate
blood, his idther--prouder Of him han ali
his sons born i'll lawful wedlock-seVerely
arraigned hIm in the cour-rOom, where they
were both practicmg lawyers, for she un-
fortunate result Of youthful indiscreil ~.
Drnwihg himself Ia his full height, aud
gazing steadily ac bis aiher, young Fessen-
deu pointed towards him an luminous for,-
finger, and sand with telling emphasis;
And you arrai gu me for this misdeneanor -
then quietly sat down amii the brcathiess
silence of the courtroom. y-t