The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-04-03
selves. l know only one to whom
think the lines would apply:

Whole in himself.r
But may be preiudiccd in his favor, and
you may be prejudiced against him. 80
will not mention his name. Ii will be
difficult 10 tell who takes precedence
among the non-conspicuous senator's, for
the men who We're never heard OF. until
inscrutabie luck dumpe, them
upon the floor OF he SEN
ate, are numerous. Spencer
Conoyer, Jones OF Florida, and ZONES OF |
Nevada, Dorsey, Mitchell, Burnside, An,
thony, Butler. Patterson and D,vis of |
West Virginia, are all petty men. That
scientific system viii III attributes Il ev-
cry countenance resemblance to the |
face Ofan animal, might lind another ~
ample in that Of Senator George 4. Spcl- |
Ger OF Alabama, which may be saiel,
compared 10 the head Of hog. The
profound sentiments which animate
great men do not respirc from his heavy
face; his narrow brow Il not furrOwed
with wrinkles, nor contracted like that
OF an old king full OF cares; his small,
gray eyes do not sparkle with the chas.,
tlty Imposed by intelligence, but as Ar
tcmus Ward would say, "lar different. "
Senator Conoycr of Florida il not altos
gether unconsplcuouS and as | approach
him, find my work halt done, for a
newspaper has recently put its had ia
its pocket and made him present of a
new hat, and this bright episode OF his
political career has b,rn noticed general
~ by the press. anj has brought his
craftsmanship 10 the notice OF 4 grateful
nation. While clerk in drug store in
ms native state, New Jersey, one of his
customers asked him 70, 4 bottle Of
"y0N populi,' he replied that he was
Just ont but would send for some by the
next mail. It he had have been asked for
'voN Die the future statesman would
nave been none the less ready to supply
the demand. The two senators Jones,
although representing by their votes op.
poltc political parties, may be described
together as gross, tat, followers OF beaten
tracks without appreciation or aspiration
Tor anything beyond HI easy lite, and
high wheeled carriage with ioar horses
such as the Nevada senator drives. and
which, since the departure OF Grant, is
the only one Of The Kind in Washington.
senator Burnside was once nm. !
Distinguished, then he became
distinguished, then he lapsed
MO non.distmction, ika Il warrior from
thode Island in IN era OF peace, then he
1pSed again INTO The mixed distinction
i senator from Rhode Island. There y
no lack OF spicuousness of a certain n
lnd in Senator General Burnside; he is
no hobbyeSt senator in the chamber, and
le inventor OF that style OF whi,kers
'lled burnsides hlch he still recom>
lends. lie is much admired by the la
les on account of his heroic size, "iaul.
~ fau!tless' clothes, grey skull cap, the ,
estlgcs Of West Point that may be stin
elected in his poses, and his Burnsldes:
EN-. Burnside is Unfortunately vain, az
ay be seen in his ruses to attract atten. i
on. Nobody else in Washington had
'ch Two wheeled one>horse shay as'h
ives on the avenue. IL ia not eom.
rt"ble vohicle for an old man, but then
Is so odd aud Frenchy, and when the
'ectator sees it, he is reminded that
ietc is state Of burnside, and n sena-
" from Rhode Island.
IL may seem inyidious to write about
aolic men In this way, but may be do Il
from sense OF patriotic duty. If p
Icre is an American citizen who can
'e, without Indignation, the little i'm. M
ldent unqualified men who have in to
uded themselves into the councils OF his m
'untry, and upon the pages of his coun.
y's history. so much the worse for the
mcrlcan citizen, and what is sadder
Ill, so much the worse for America
e are righteously indignant agains. the I
Iyster that ruins cause, or the quack u
at Kills friend: but we tolerate with
consistent leniency, the imminent =
ID Infinite affairs of a nation, bold bun, a
ing charlatons who are no more III for /
G delicate stupendous work OF GOV |
nmeht than was the rash boy who at, tee tee
mptel to guide the coursers of the sun mr. mr.
rough the pathways of the universe, s So
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