The New York herald., 1876-01-28
Champion MOrrissey and Champion

Let not the truly loyal start or the tough
democrats of the Seventh ward frown if we
say there Is certain resemblance between
Senator Morrissey and President Grant We
would wish to make this so complimentary 10
both that the partisans Of each would bless
us. They are both victorious fighters, both
dogged, obstinate and courageous. Neither
was afraid to stake punishment" and the
Senator from the Fourth, facing Jack Heenan
or Yankee Sullivan in the roped arena round
after round with his brawny chest barred to
the raining blows, may aptly be compared
with General Grant grimly advancing amid
wholesale slaughter through the Wilderness.
Each was certain he had endurance enough
to whip his man ''if ittook all summer as
Grant neatly said, or 'if il took till the in
fernal regions froze over and there was
skating on the ice" as Morrissey moro
elaborately remarked. They have achieved
public honors undreamed. of in their
early days; their tastes are in
many respects identical Both are ha-
bitually silent men. Accordingly, when
Grant speaks the world sets its ears
to listen. He has spoken less in public than
any other President we ever had and al
though four years Congressman and how
State Senator, Mr.. Morrissey until Wednes-
day never opened his mouth On the same.
subject as Grants speech at Des Moines il
will command, we have no doubt, equal at
tention. The man of the sword saw q
'bogy" in Rome the man of the mauley
saw ''bogy" in sectarian bigotry, for they
looked at the shield from different sides
but both are loud in championing the pub
lie schools The man of the sword would
pile up another hundred thousand corpses
to protect them the gladiator would fight
any man in the United States for five thou
sand dollars side (the money to go to Mr..
Bergh's society who would displace brick
in them. With Morrissey and Grant rs
champions OF the schools they are safe, and
Mr.. Blaine's amendment is as superhuous as
his late post-mortem patriotism.
With the schools safe we may admire Sena-
tor Morrissey's speech. When Othello comes
before the Venetian Senate and says
Rude am in speech
And little blessed with the set phrase Of peace;
For since these arms OF mine had seven years pth
Till now, some nine moons wasted. they nave used
Their dearest action in the tented field
we at once become sympathetic, because we
feel he thinks himself at q disadvantage. So,
when the man of first blood" and ''first
knock down" rose to use the tongue upon
the Senate when he would gladly have
punched its heads, individual and collective,
he was listened to with the intentness that
Dooney Harris would bestow in watching
an Unknown" in his opening rounds And
the speech was manly and direct, though it
came gurgling upward from the volcanic
depths of his chest 1t was an numerical
New York Othello that said, regretfully, II
know and feel the necessity of education;"
but the 'round, unvarnished tale" that he
delivered won the hearts of the Senate at
Albany as that of the valiant Moor did those
of the Senate of the Adriatic's queen.
stOuTsIDE BARBARIANs" are apparently not
growing popular in that great Empire
where prejudice is almost immovable,
China general war on foreigners is
thought to be looming up. The Chinese
have been making improved artillery of the
largest calibre and adopting breech-loaders
for their immense army, so that an excursion
~ pakin will not he ae easy aa when the