New-York tribune., 1878-07-11

of modern times. The three Persons OF the Jrnlty
| in every conceivable combination with the neither
regions ard their inhabitants garnish his periods
In fact he treats the capitalists of California ex-
actly as he wonld his team in mud hole and the
novelty of some of his curses prOvokes loud ap-
planse from the connoisseurs of tho art who COM
pose his audience But il is when Kearney breaks
OFF from q string of oaths TO string OF classical
illusions that he is most grand When he suddenly
announces to his hearers that he is about to scale
Olympian heights then they become husbed and
awe-struck and feel him 10 be "buliy" y; the
steeds of Pegasus" also produce fine ettect-it
seems mystcrOusy connected with the ayocatOn
of drayman, and yet shows a knowledge of an un-
known tongue which makes the working
man feel proud OF bis leader No capitalist
is alluded to without string of at least four curses
tackled to his name. Kearney thoroughly under
stands his audience. He knows tho kind of oaths
they like the kind of filth they like. the kind OF
hifautin they like, the kind Of humor they like,
and the kind of by-play they like. His manage
ment of n public meeting is original, and shows
considerable tact, though in the long his vio-
lence vulgarity and concert have alienated nearly
half the working men of the West. He has acquired
a remarkable position for uncduoated young
Irishman of thirty, who is still comparative
stranger TO the country. Ii is not probable, how
ever. that he will take amOrg the workingmen OF
the East as he did among his own countrymen in
California where the foreign element is large IN
proportion to the native American population.
Kearneys fGus achates Wellock, will suit the
Eastern tone better, though in some respects he Is
more offensive than Kearney. His high shiny black
hat immense gold watchchain, spotless black frock-
coat and trousers. indicate the vast ambition of
which the man is capable, and one would think
would operate TO ALLEVIATE the public mind from him.
G, E,r ,o hn OH
rather 1attered by bis appearance. 1t throws gen.
eral air of respoctabihy over the performance. Mr..
WellOck who began life as a drummer-boy in an
English regiment in the Crimea, and then deserted
the army to go into the shoemaking business found
that he had gift for moving souls TO better things
and became political agtator and stump preacher
in England. His form of blaspheny is TO select a
text from the Old Testament, which probably de-
nounces the AmalebItos or the Hittites IN strong
language, and to propose that the Wholesale
process Of Staying the entire population when
preceded the occupation Of Canaan should be ap-
piled to the land d-grabbers, bank -smashers, hell
hound politicians, and FORTH and this not In any
figure of speech, but he labors to show from Bbhcal
quotations that such a course would be pleasing 10
the Almighty As this is done with great unction'
and in the peculiar sonorous cadence OF reyiValst
minister. il produces a fine contrast to Kearneys
transition. Ii creates the same kind of effect as
prayer-meeting in drinking saloon, and seems in
some way TO sanctify what has gone before At all
events the audience cheer WellOck and his Bible
quite as vociferously as they do KearneY and his
profanity, and feel generally that any political
doctrines which embrace such widely
opposing extremes must bo right. 1t
is amusing 20 watch the pious Wellock
smiling in an ahectionately deprecative way at
Kearnev while he is cursing, and koarney respect
fully AID earnestly liscnine TO the Biblical quota
tions Of his sanctimouious colleague. OF the two,
Wellock is infinitely the ver scouhdrol. He, too
Uses into magnificent b.y5ts cf fluri oratory, but
30 devoid Of h's except where they an not wanted.
.,e has not yet been long enough IN tie country 10
be natura.iztl. II Is probable that Wellock will
accompany KeaIney, they seem 20 be as necessary
to each others success as Moody and SanEey though
the comparison is hardly fair to the latter gentle
men, Mr. Wellock has q little daughter VINO
touches the workingman's heart with forcible rec-
tations. Whether these men will succeed IN Gre
atng the political and military organizations by
means Of which they threaten 10 overtnrn the in
stituious Of the country it is difficult TO say. That
they will succeed in abundmtly lining their own
pockets it Is safe 30 predict.