Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-25
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES,
WASHINGTON.
CONDITION OF SENATOR PAT
TERSON.

seem as favorable as yesterday. He Is
weak from prostration. His
friends say that, even should he recov-
or, he would not be able 20 leave his
room for several weeks to come.
A New England Dinner-sccretary
Evarr's speech.
New YORK. Dec. %.
The concluding portion of Secretary
Evart's speech at the New England
dinner, last evening, was as follows:
1--WE have finished a struggle that has
made permanent and general. In con
stltution and laws. and in arrangements
of society, a complete admission OF the
equality of man, of safety 10 citizen
ship, and OF the duty of mutual love.
Now, alter "A great civil war, greater
than this nation has ever endured,
separately, without disiniegration or
injury to It's integrity, there are duties
thai do not belong to condition, either
preparatory to strife, or when the strife
was in progress. We have found out
what bayonets mean in this country;
and you remember what Hosea Ballou
says on that subject, Lord, did not L
feel streaky the first time found out
the Dsyonets were peeping?" and you
will observe their utility is of a some
what demonstra,ive character. But /
think it is Bismarck who is credited
with the bill that bsyonets are not an
institution to sit down on; and so the
American people are averse, as any
people could be, to use an administra-
ton of bayonet-; it is the last nation
of the world that would wish to sit
down on that institution. Laughter
and a%pplause.l When, therefore we
have come to time; when having Sc
every purpose of war when,
having enlisted the law and institu-
tons of society in furtherence OF New
England virtues, that justice, and
duty and right should prevail
this land, let us
accept at once what we shall
be recreant and faithless to our
if we do not accept that
New England opinions, New England
ideas and New England results are to
make their way in tsis country by
moral and intellectual methods. l
hear some talk of reactionary tenden-
cies and influence, but il We are not
willing to be- patient | don't think 1t is
advisable to resort to finished methods;
of course, wherever these methods
are necessary, New England will re-
sumo her arms, and not resort to ami
mosities and jealousies in order to
reach the coarser methods of hostili-
ties. New England practices her faith
in these methods, which are slow, and
by gradual diffusion OF moral govern
ment we can never be charged with
having done anything that does not
honor our New England ancestors.
There are three questions now before
the people, all public. unselfish. emo
blingand patriotic. The public peace is
the first one, and that is to be assured
in the general way in which have in
dicated; then, there is the public faith,
1.-THE whole audience at this point rose
and cheered heartily for the P~sesidentl
without which we can not have an
honorable national life; and, last OF all,
there is the public service, which. IN
less it is pure, strong and noble, VIII
degrade the paen of our freedom to the
lowest doggerel in our ears. In re
gard to the public faith, we have
passed the stage of antagonism with
regard to the nations debts and what
is going on within our borders; there
are difficulties and dangers TO be over
come, but there are no hostilities;
everything, from East to West. from
North to South, is at peace. What we
need is to look after our wealth, to in
crease our gold and silver, preserve
our industry and thrift, and make the
most of u brotherhood. 1t was a
very wise maxim of Mr.. Webster
when, in the bitterness OF the strife that
was urging against him in the latter
days of his career, he made this ready
answer: They are not bad men, but
bad reasoners.' Upon the subject OF
public service, it is better that all
should have one good example than
many principles. We must not step
backward must be the motto OF
our magistrates, statesmen, teachers,
editors and people: we must go on;
we must understand that there are
many difficulties TO be encountered in
the methods by which We may reach
our way out, and 1 believe that these
difficulties will be met, in the
words of Mr.. Burke, where he
speaks of the life OF a good Govern
ment. he says: BY whatever path the
great places are to be reached, even II
that path be Shiny with calumny and
jealousy, the one which tends upwards
will be the one which is taken.' 1t is
for you, as a people, TO make your
public life bright and clear and ever
tending upwards. As an example OF
your public service, l need only starr
with your honored President. He has
never pursued any devious paths, and
he does moi propose to encourage their
pursuit by Others" Prolonged cheers
A Partisan Of C0rtina Attempts "a
Create u Disturbance.
MATAMoRAs, Dec. 23-via
BROWNSVILLE, Texas.