The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-02-20
hrs. SENATOR LOGAN.

Tho Capitol gaslights were unusaiIy
brilliant. Beneath them moved an snx-
ious, enthusiastic concourse of people.
Among them were representative men
men ofculture and intellectual force, men
who had done services in both civil and
turbulent fields. The caucus door was
slightly sjsr, and through tho opening
It WAS uttered, 80 to 26. A soldier hoy
. member of the Tennessee Legion
heard the announcement and yelled
stAnother march to the seal" That shout
called up the memory of the heroic days
of the republic, when courage was the
crowned trademark of man. Presently
there Was gathering under medley Of
gaslights. Tho rambler hears y voice:
1t comes through . condition of silence.
"Time is the vindIcatOr of man, and to
might have been vindicated." In this
world of conflict and battle, of goodness
and evil, and Of thorns and fowers, it is
pleasant to realize . vindication, and .
satisfaction to know that reverses can
b outlived. A PAIR Of keen, black eyes
flashed with marvellous brilIiancy not
- reused BY An inward passion but by
the inherent promptings of . worthy
pride. There Was time when those
eyes exhibited blackness moro pierce
ing than ever yet exhibited before or
since, and that whom the army courier
rode to his eide in North Carolina and
told him Of the assassination of Abra-
hsm Lincoln. At that hour he was the
strongest and most restless soldier in
the republic. Man never saw blacker
eyes, and of such . vigorous flashing.
SAID he to Sherman "Say the word
and l will wipe the rebel army in our
front from the face of the earth in three
hours" The rambler passes to another
scene.. Strong men,. men of public
station, of political action, and of politi-
cal calculation are hurrying to and fro.
In an upper parlor is . little woman
with head covered with hair tina: is
She has lived an active
life. She has come in contact with the
best minds of the earth. She is strong
but not in the common parlance
sense, for in all these latter years Of the
republics most marked and eventful his
tory, she has chung to o man in whom
she ever had the strongest faith. In his
she has stood by his side with
. Zeal that was tireless and with con-
fidence that was a. firm as it was beauti-
full. Her heart is Is strong as in her
mind, and - successful in producing re-
suits. She knows man and comprehends
bis characteristics with . remarkable
Disorganized forces she
can organize, and discordant elements
she can mollify readily, and with grace
that commands respect. Under the par
lor gaslights these qualities are seldom
seen in . developed form, There are
but few women who can meet vigor-
GUS commanding manhood in the arena
Of political conflict without at least an
apparent detraction from the lofty plane
where woman is queen, and where
her influence is potent in making grand
Tho inner Iife from;swhence. comes the
inspiration that gives man his best re-
sources and most forceful power. The
wife Of John Adams had such o power,
and in tho first American Cabinets she
an influence which the ma
lion felt, and which was crystalized IN
10 policies which propelled the republic
in tho march of governmental
Upon tho night referred to
The rambler beheld little woman who
possessed similar power. In advance
IF time she had been a vindicator Of the
nan in whom she had an abiding inter
sst. True, it vas selfish vindicatIon,
but none the less . vindicstion and none
The less commendable. "EIghty to
.wenty-six" was borne to her ears, and
y happy smile beamed upon q face
nodestly traced with the lines Of anxi-
'ty and care, and with brightness that
lid those lines form the casual glance.
Che::triumph of tho blsckeyed citizen
'oldier was her triumph, and his honor
nd glory was her her honor and glory,
nd all the strong mon who ranged
bout and under the gaslights conceded
! and further, that she was one of the
most remarkable women Of the century.
Springfield Monitor.