The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-10-04

The correspondent of the New York
Tribune. who reported Tor the Tribune
the proceedings OF the New York R..pub
lican Convention. was not friendly to
SENATOR Conkliug, yet he speaks Of bi-
great speech
The Great senator Of New York, ~
his iri.nds are iond oi calling him. bad
his inning yesterday and last night: To
day people are discussing the merits OF
the performance. There IL but one olsin
ion, 80 isr rs ! can judge, Of the elaboEsie
speech with which he closed the debate
ou the adoption uf the r-soluti ins. A.
an exhibition oratoricHl power, OF bril-
ant sarca~m. we'll rounded. graceful
psrind-. eloquent invrctiye. great per
sonHl iorc-. and individual momentum. IL
j. concs.d.d TO have been q mastery
eli r. II commanded the earnest attru.
/ on and uunsggin9 interest OF the i'm
niense audience who listened To a. and
M one, even OF his oppOnent-. withheld
the tribute OF admiration tor its merits
~ simply brilliant literary composition
IL was plain FROM the beginning of the
drbat", from th- manner ia which h-
d~ployed bis skirmi-hrrs To lead OF the
discussion; the int-u-e interest with
aff tir. and especially which be took in
every word of the speech Of bis special
antagonist, Mr.. Curtis. aud from the
careful disposition OF his forces In such
order as To- have himself the vanttgr
ground of closing the discussion. that hr
ielt this To- be-if not the SUPREME mo
mrnt of his liie-at least one OF the most
important crises in his career. Whoever
-lre might speak extemporaneou-ly snd
at random. he stepped into the h~ld oi
controversy thoroughly prrpar, d. armed
AT every point Tor the work he bal As
signed him-slf lie spoke n he slways
dnrs. with great slownps- and deltbera
lion. aud with such portentous gravity
aud stateliness OF style n invested com
monplace with mysterious dignity. aud
in-d- his plHtitudrs seem aphOrirm-.
WIthal. he looked friendly audience in
th- face. and his scathing sarcasm aud
bitter invectives were hurled against an
adversary at whose hands the mrn briore
him had received the injury uf hosrtl-.
criticism. and hr him-rlf bad suii-ted ~
he fsnci'-d gri.vou- personal wrong. The
majority OF the CONVENTION enjoyed their
own revenge ia the lashing be- gave th' ir
representative opponent. The sp. etatOT-
lo"ked on. as thy always do upon such
exhibitions. with the interest which at
tends personal encounters; and the small
band Of Mr. Cohklins's opponents lit
.ned IN sil-nce ia the convicIon that they
could better afford to hear the speech
than the orator could afford to make IT,
The rumor that had obtained some
currency a few days before the meeting
OF the convention. that Mr. Conkling
would take this occasion To settle SOME
old scor-s with Mr.. George William
Curtis. was half inspired. lie not long
IN disclosing his purpose to the toll.
Gladly recognizing Mr. Curtis as the cen.
trail fsure ia the d'.hate upon the oppo-
ing side. he directly opened on him 81
the hatterirs OF his speech lie quai-d
him with "A Sn~er. tfavestied his opinion.
caricaIure'l him ~ sentimental rsfornler
d-.rid-d him for his personal character
istic-. denounced him NJ uutTuthful, aud
branded him M ialse witness aud
tr.achsrou- friend The friend. OF the
S-n tt,r who had chuck ed over tn. pro.
pct of a st TO b.twr.n him aud Mr
Curti-, aud had pro Used that h- would
--ttle old scores with hts advsrary on
this occasion, were correct in their fore
cast. lie settled. lie took the occasion
tor which he had waited. and improved
10. and MI his iriend> said il was great /,
a magnificent exhibition of intellectual
force aud personal magnetism and power
IL wss great Al a specimen Of that pr
licular style Of rloqu-nc- and oratory, it
has been rarely exerlled.'