The Morning herald., 1876-01-28
CONGRESSIONAL BRAINs.
Presidential Stock Rising.

Presidential Stock Rising.
A JERsEYMAN GOES TO wAsH1NGToN-HE
HEARS THE CENTENNIAL DEBAJE AND Is
CHARMED WITH LUCIUs QUINTUs CURTIUs
LAMAR-THINKs BAYARD Is COMING UP
FOR PRESIDENT AND sAYsA GOOD WORD
FOR GOVERNOR BEDLE, OF NEW JER.
sEY, SC. ''.4'. f-
So WARRINGTON, Jan. a, 1876.
Quantuns nsatatis alb lilo Hectors? Yes how
changed from the balmy days when Repub.
licanism ruled the roost. Her very door
keepers have folded their tents like Arabs
and have quietly stolen away. Yes all
things have become new, and am glad
have lived to see and hear the great Centen-
nial debate, albeit the members were limi.
ted to ten minutes apiece" It need lot be
denied that the remarkably spec. hes of the
day were made by Robbins OF North Carolina.
and by L. @. G. Lamar of Mississippi,
DO not write now as a politician but as q
newspaper man in praising the Hon. Mr..
Lamar's speech. It was mastery argu-
msnt when you look at it simply in the
light Of an answer to the elaborate argu-
ments that the Centennial appropriation
was an unconstitutional measure Some
body had called the Constitution an "enig.
ma a,| J.. 7rI'
i"As well call the Bible An enigma" re-
tortsd Lamar. In personal appearance
Lamar of Mississippi does not look unlike
the late Edwin M. Stanton. He has the
same massive head and the general appear
anoe OF being .'big man." mentally, NOR
ally and physically. He had only begun to.
rise to the full tide of a successful oration,'
when the ,sssave and courtly Chairman of
the Committee on the state Of the Union,
Hon Fernando Wood, struck bravsly with
his gavel to say 'ths Honorable gentleman's
time 10 up" But Garfield of Ohio, always
just and always chivallic toward an
opponent, begged to be allowed
to surrender his time to Lamar,
the Speaker pro tom demurred till a gen.
tleman from Missouri who actually had the
floor, also insisted on Lamar's taking his
time, and right well the brave Mississipian
used It. His whole strong, manly, erudite,
eloquent and unanswerable speech went
into the hearts of all who heard it, and it
was worthy the days of Calhoun and Henry
Clay to see the crowds on both sides of the
chamber gathered together In clusters,
leaning eagerly forward to catch the ora
tors words Of inspiration as he pleaded with
the representatives Of the people who were
never more intensely patriotic than they are
now and who never so much felt the truth
OF the political aPAorism that generous SEN
timent and sound policy cannot be divorced.
With real Statesmen these things 20 hand
In hand. Lamar paused to give Townsend,
of New York, a thrust because he had
taunted him with throwing his arms wildly
in the air, and fully attempting to ridicule
Lamar's style. 'aH" = 1'1& -aT
But the great power, and eloquence of
the man are unusually admitted. And It
was proud day for your correspondent to
feel that he had lived to see bold and able
Southerner vindicate and eulogize the men,
ory of such dead statesmen as Horace
Greely and Charles Sumner. timidly make
the suggestion that L. G.. G. Lamar is the
biggest man on the floor of Congress-cer-
tainly In the House. The Presidential fever
has taken violent hold of some Of the lead
ing politicians. think indications are de-
cidedly that Grant will be run off the
track, although like Micawber he is waiting
for something to turn up" Blaine of
Aaias has brother who was tainted with
the credit Mobilier business. and Blaine
himself has not nended his chances BY his
fierce speeches against Amnesty. Bayard,
Of Delawar., who, like the chevalier of
history, is knight Without .fsar and pithout
reproaeh, is looming up, and Bayard would
for Democracy, rejuvenated and abreast of
the spirit of the age. "Manifest Destiny and
Progress were once the watchwords of .
great party that can be great and victorious
again. ...,~'...
The Jerseymen here talk great deal of
Governor. 1. D. Bedle, as possible candi-
date for preaident
Bedle is gentleman, and a rare and ripe
lawyer. . good man and real statesman.
He is much more beloved in his own State
than Randolph, who is cold and courtly,
who shouts "long live the King, the King
is dead, " but always wants Randolph to be
the coming King.
A ticket like bedle and Lamar for Presi.
dent and Vice-President would hurry up
any candidate the Republicans can name,
for there are many here who think as your
correspondent does that "Bold Ben Bris.
tow" is the only man who can lift Republi.
canism from the "slough of despond" in
'76. And the great heart Of the country
yearns for change in the White House. It
is big Ring, and little Ring all the way
through and the slow poison of nepotism
and funkeysm and the rottenness begotten
of great riches has permeated and pene-
trated all things here from the ''tip top
House" all the way down. With Bristow
corruption would not cling to the skirts of
the Republican party, and there would be
one Of the keenest, hveliest presidential
races ever made, and with an honest man at
the head Of both tickets 1t would be hard to
tell whore the independent votes would 20
and his power can turn the tables for '76.
But must say more of the Centennial
bill which had very narrow escape with
it's sixteen majority. Robbins, Of North
force and real eloquencc, and told how he
was one of two brothers left out of SIX
four having fallen for the "stars and bars"
on the battle fields of the Confederacy.
And he thrilled his audience when he said
as former enemy Of the old Rap he now