, 1876-06-19

AAepA1llGteiA ElAty AIuI1 CcELalN utIEAtp Uut IL
has utterly destroyed all the plans Of the
Democratic party, nnd left 1t brokon and de-
1noralized,
ILLIN0IB IN THE CONVENTION.
Now that the battle hns been fought and
won, it is time to hc generous. TAoro was n
much bitterness felt, and there werc as many
hard blows given mud taken, In tho Illinois
delegation MS in any other part of the battle
field. As whole, the delegation was dis
appointment to itself aud to tho friends Of
tho gentleman Whose particular cause it had
undertaken to espouse. Forty votes were
promised to the Alaino managers from tho
first and ali the time. But when thero was
failure to delvor this number On tho worry
first ballot, the delegation lost its impor-
lance, md the announcement of it's voto WIGS
received with less enthusiasm than any other
From this time on, SIDNEY SMl1u, m un-
compromising RR1sTow man, who refused to
be whipped in md wrcstel tho lash from tho
1uen who tried to WELD it, 1salo 80 bold and
aggressive fight that he gained rapidly upon
the sytnpathios Of his colleagues, and would
l.ayo had full half Of tho delegation with
S4A4A - <A4C10 44AlA DSCA 4GW IlOIG GlMiUEH.
ALL this weakened tho influence of Illinois III
tho Convention for the purpose for which it
had boon Organized, md Mt no time did it ns
q who}o fasten the attention Of tho masses.
But thero was one man who did honor to
tho State and rescued it from an iug1orious
weakness. It was Col. Bon ISoEnsoLL, Of
Peoria, who carried OF tho oratorical 1aurcls
Of the Convention. This was conceded on
oil Bidea. Men like GEoRGE WILLIAM Cun71s
aud STEWART L. WoonronD, Of Kew York,
distinguished orators themselves, hastoncd to
pay tribute to 1soznsoL1's gonius for elo-
quonce. I1o gave his speenh In which ha
nominated BLAINE all tho eifect of au cxtenl-
poraneous utteranco by opening it with tho
hot shot he poured Into 1Ir. DANA, who in,-
mediately preceded him with some iniudi-
cious statements concerning Massachusetts
Then to proceeded with IN elegance Of die
ton TINT blr, CURTIS could scarcely surpass
| with his pen in tho quiet Of his study,
aud an overwhelming torrent of
strength that swept everything baforo
| it. Ills speech wa8 monumental clio.
quenco. It was pyramidal structure Of
| towering strength aud delightful symmetry.
It was raro combination Of force and pic
turesqueness. Now it commanded a4hnira-
| tion for its grace, and then carried mon of
their feet with enthusiasm. Eyory sentence,
every word, oyery syllable, camo forth and
l>oro down with telling eEoct. Hia vcforcnco
to tho dry rubbish OF tho currency question
Furnished it up into fascinating brillianoy,
and ho united resumptionists aud inflatiou-
lists in common outburst Of applause, as ho
Kaid Of resumption and prosperity: "When
they come thoy will como hand in hnut !;
hand in hand through the golden harvest
fields lantl in hand by tho whirling apintllcs
and tho turning wheols; hand in lsa,,d past
tho open furnace doors; hand in hand by the
flaming forgoa; hand in hand by the CHM
nies filed with eagor fro. This 1nonoy Inns
got to bo dug out OF tho earth. Yon cannot
make it by passing resolutions in political
meeting" All this WAS for BLAINE, aud
counted, too. BLAINE may mover 10 preHi-
don't, but he can challenge any man III tho
land 10 point to eulogy 70 glowing, mud
graphic, md irrcslBtlbly fascinating ~ the
following, which WIS interrupted almost at
oyory comma as it fell from Col. INaHnsoLL's y
lips:
This ts d grand ycar,-a year flled with tho
recollection Ut the Revolution; filed with proud
an tender nenusies Of the sacred paat; illed with
.lu legends Of liberty, year IN which the 4ons ot
fscet!0m will drink from the fnuntafu Of rn-
thusasm; year In Which tue pcople Gull for u u,a
who has preserved In Congress What our soldiers
won upon tho ncid; year in which We cali for thu
zuan that has orn from thu throat Ut tEcasnn the
tunguu Of slander; man that has matched ll,e
%t.n
beillon: man who, like IN intellectual athlrtc,
stood in tue of dcbate, challenged al couaers
4nd who up 10 tie present moment IL a tota
htransur to defeat. Lilo all armed wafTlur, like
p!unicd knight, JAMES q. NLAiNE marched .sw1
Tho halls OF tho American Congress and thruw hi.
uLtnlng lance full ad fair aguinss tho brnxcn foro.
head vi uycsy defalncr Of slia country aud Inn,
lignvs Ut Its lonor.
That speech would havo nominated BLA1s1
Ind ballo& been taken on tho sa1ne day Il
was delivered. There IL no doubt nbout that
Evon ut this distaaco md a& calm xoatliut
1t almost carries conviction with It; then Il
was magnotic and the crowd could not re-
Hist its power. Col. 1AOKAsoLL's presence
anl delivery aldod maryelously to the elo
quenco Of tho eulogy. A round figure, hand
sousoly dressed, with face Hhaycn AZ s1nQotl
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struggling gray, he had the ago and prcscncs
10 command respect but a!l tho fro OF you'll
necessary to kindlo enthusiasm. At all othe
times during tho proceedings the Convention
was divided into ULA1Nx aud anti BLAINE fao
tions. Tho hall was 10 Buated thnt th'
DLAlAH men hemuled in tho Convention by
great human bastiont tho auti.l}LA1SE fac
tou were tho centre Of square TINT woul
have been hollow it they were taken out
80 It was that the BLAINE uttcranccs Ut,
yotea atnrted the huzz2s along tl