Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-02-23

days OF his early manhood, and she
will not now, in the gloomy evening
Of his checkered life, disown or dis
honor him. lie bore an bonorcd name
in this Republic before tho days of 30
cession. He portrayed its eloqucnce
and its courage in the council and in
the field. He spoke and fought and
blcd for his country's glory, of which
you are so justly proud. He was one
OF tho greatest Ministers Of War the
Republic ever had, and II was his clar-
ron voice and noble bearing that in.
spircd his Mississippi riacmen with
the daring courage to drive the furious
charge at Bucna Vista, which, as Il
were, snatched victory from defeat,
and crowned the Americpn arms with
one Of the greatest battles of the world
He stood at his place In the other
Chamber of this Capitol, great and
honored Senator, and mourned almost
in tears his departure from those walls
But his State commanded and he felt
bound to obey. The world knows his
after-life, and the world at large re
spects him. He has cxpiated in youi
DUNGEONS. in chains, and by all manner
his own oflenses and those OF his pco
pie and now, although bcreft of for
tune, his eye dimmed, and his head
bowed by age, still bearing bravcly up
loyal to the old flag for which he once
fought so nobly-doing all he can tc
instruct and enlighten our people, to
develope the resources and to promote
the wealth and the fame of our com,
mon country.
Is there no mercy left for him P
Has the gentleman from Maine read
history in vain, and has he no forecast
of the future? Let him remember the
noble acts of noble conqucrors to the
conquered through all time; let him
remember the civil wars, the rebellons
If you please, on the continent Of civil
lied Europe, and he will find that the
great names on both sides are treasured
up in the minds and hearts Of future
generations, q common heritage TO a
common people. Arc not the names
of Caesar and Pompey honored alike
by the descending ages of Rome2 Are
not the Legitimists and the Prctenders
the Bourbons and the Bonapartes, held
in common renown by all Frenchmeni
And the Round Heads and the Cava,
licrs, Cromwell and Charles, honored
alike by all Englishmen2 Lot me tell
the-gcntleman that the time will come
perhaps near at hand, when the names
of Grant, and Sherman, and Sheridan
and Lee, and Jackson, and Breckin-
ridge-ycar, sir, Of the martyred Lin
coin, and the now insulted Jefferson
Davis-will be read with common prid,
and common respect by the American
youth, and the last may be bonored as
much as the first Such is history
and such the nature and character o.
man. ! speak thus in no invidious sense
or with sectional feeling. love my
whole country. Thank God, sir, thcr,
are no Alleghanies, no Potomacs, oil
dividing lines in my politics. yielt
to none in appreciation of the common
glory of my country and in meeting
out ample praise and justice to all it
heroes and all its people.
| pray you, sir, let us take our les
sons from the spirit and preaching o
the Divine Master. His mercy ant
love extended to all, from the goot
Mary to the wrctched Magdalcne, from
the beloved disciple to the Jew o.
Tarsus. Why, the gentleman from
Maine would have had the Christ I,
have rejected Paul because he had beer
the chief of sinners, and yet he die
most and best to promote the great
ness and glory of his once-persecutet
Lord | implorc the gentleman, in th'
name Of charity, in the namc of peace
and harmony in this blessed year o
our history, in the name of patriotism
and union, to strike from his substitut,
the invidious exception, that it may b,
no more read by human eyes. Le'
our amnesty be as broad and free al
the air we breathe; like the mercy O
God, let II be for all.
The quality Of mercy 10 not strained
II droppoth, as the gentle rain FROM heaven.
Upon the place beneath It IL twice blessed
II blcsseth him that gives. and him that takes
lis mightiest IN the mightiest; Il becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown.
The olivc-branch often becomes au
thority better than the sword. rc
joice to says, sir, that, in the nobl
State which ] have in part the homo
to represent, the animositics and dis
tinctions engendcrcd by the late wa
are well-nigh forgotten and buried il
oblivion. The Federal and Confcder
ate soldiers have there embraced, an,
they have been promoted by the com
mon sunrages of the people to the higl
offices of the State, whore they stan,
side by side in the earnest endcavor 10
build still higher the fame Of the Com
monwealth hand in hand they vcrif
aud illustrate the. beautiful motto o
Kentucky: Omitted we stand, divide,
we fall So may il DO here, sir, n
the Capital Of the great Republic. 81
may it be in every State-North, South
East, and Wcst---ofour glorious Union
"united we stand, divided we fhll.'
A STRAY SHOT.
Singular as il may seem, Prot Rcit
of Allegheny College has in substance
declared against reading the Bible il