The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-02-24

Sperits talllin' Ike tarnal fools,
Bibles kicked out o decstrict Schools
Crazy creatures a murderin round
Honest folks better be under ground.
So fare ye well. this airthly Scere
Won't more be pestered by Widder Green
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The Commission aud Congress Reviewed.
MEsSRs EvARTS AND o CONOR CoNTRAsTEp
HISTORIC FIGURES IN THE ACpIkNCE-
SCENES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENT
ATIvEs - DEMOCRATIC TURBULENCE -
WHERE THE WIRES ARE PULLED WARS
AND EUMoRS OF WARSAW UNFoRTJ-
NATE BUFFALO.
WASHINGTON, February 18Th, 1877.
l have attended a few Of the open SEES
sions of the Commission in the Supreme
Court room. The first time that | took
the seat kindly assigned to me in the re-
porters' gallery, | WAS for some moments
oppressed and half bcwildered by the asso-
Citations OF the place. The last time had
sat there was one morning in the Winter
of 1852, 4 quarter Of century ago. 1t
was on memorable though somewhat
| melodramatc occasion-the reception by
the Senate of Louis kosSuth. The gal
| leries were packed with spectators. Even
| the floor was crowded. The French Minis
! ter and his Countess stood near me, back
| of the reporters. As the hour of Que drew
near. every heart beat :" 10 the conquered
| he.o comesu' and just as the clock struck
| the central doors flew open, and he stood
! on tie threshold i'll his handsome Hun
garian uniform, with the plamed hat which
has become historcal-a slight man, not
tall, bat with noble, high-born head, and
a certain air Of power which hardly har-
monzed with the sad, appealing, almost
| wistful look of his wonderful eyes. lie
came to lis for laid aud comfort, but as
Il more than princely mendicant. IL him
Magyar nationality took to the great street
corners OF the world, and stretched out her
hands to the nations hurrying by. Of ali
that august chamber-for it was still! au-
gust, though the great triad, Calhoun,
Clay, aud Webster. had gone forth from 1t
forever-of all the great men who rose to
receive the eloquent exile, and all the big
men who kept their seats, how many now
issues OF that day, over which great men
| commended and conspired?
"Dcad as the bulrusbes round little Moses,
On the Old banks o. the Nile.
heard the great argument CT M. Evarts.
You know how strong it was legally aud
logically. l could not always follow his
long, swinging sentences. Ont / could ad-
mire his own absolute understanding and
control Of them lie reminded me Of the
Roman Prince, Piombiuo, whom | once
saw driving ten in hand. and not at all
embarrassed by mulLitudinOuS liObons.-
The tone of his argument aud his manner
in speaking was singuarly calm, dispas
souatc, and impegsonal. Mr.. OConor. III
his reply, began coolly and courteously
enough, in a silvery voice, swinging his
sDsctacleS in an easy, careless way, and
benignly blaIneying the Judges; but the
bitter partisan finally revealed himself
without the slightest judicial disguise.-
The speech ended in insult and invectvc
The soft, smoothly gliding thing had {
inc in it's tail | also heard the younger
advocate of the Democratic side, Mr.. Mer.
rick, whom they hail as a second g. DAME
come to Judgment He speaks also as {
partisan, earnestly, if not Violently, driving
things home with his list, emphasizing witt
his head, and punctu&tiug with his goatee
Just back Of him stood IIr. Black-th
great prophet Juremiah-a tall, stern look
ing parsonage with wary eyes ambushe,
under Il heavy ledge of white eyebrows
Near him stood a man who for some year
. past has been far too much Of a politica
recluse, even while in otfce--a man Of grea
! intellectual force and varied culture, and
as writer at least, for have never hear,
him speak, Of wonderful eluQuence.
: mean Joseph Holt. He ought not TO hav
been mere listener in that chamber. L
l. contrast with his soinbre, Cromwetiiln face
: l, and his iron gray hair, was the ruddy coun
i tenance of Stoughton, o'ertopped by pile
r. Of snow. Stanley Mathews is a strong
% easy-going, and genial looking man, VIII
contrasts well with the nervous, Ccncel
d trated, troubled, and tenacious Trumbul
l@ Opposite the new Senator, Hill. who is i
n appearance mere intellectual Cakes Amcs
a stood the placid, but not peaeea5le oI
- Senator Bogy. lie is OF French descen
= and his name should ha written Bougi
Ii which means candle. nut when he
al making u speech, it viii not be in order t
II quote Macbeth's apostrophe-f lie is NJ
or " brief CANDLE" and he VIII not % out. :"
:, was in the House on Saturday, whe
lie, the disappointed Democracy declined
d. receive the Senate, who proposed lit
IA m visit for the purpose Of reporting the d.
r. cision Of the Commission, and going c
v. with the count. | heard all the argumen
II, for the postponing of the evil day. I W;
y, impressed by the ingenuity of Mr. Cox
- discovering the mysterious and cabalist
character Of the word "othcrwsc - in ii
;, bill-a word found to be crammcd with
at momentous meaning as poor Pickwicll
"chops and tomato sauce On Mondf
we had more of an entertainment. 1t W
like one Of the old shows in the old lIous
/, barring the bowie-llnives We had II
- long to wait. Mr. Field, the head conspi