The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-06-17

faith by becoming and remaining mem
bers of churches held to be evangelical,
which maintaining the Holy Scriptures
to be the only infallible rule of faith
and practice, do believe in the Lord
Jesus Christ, (the only begotten of the
father, King of kings, and Lord of lords,
in whom dwelleth the fullness of the
Godhead bodily, and who was made sin
for us, though knowing nossin, bearing
our sins in his own body on the tree)
as the only Name under heaven given
among men whereby we must be saved
from everlasting punishment.
COnkIing's ''Greatest Effort"
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
The event of the session, and
ofall the sessions of the convention,
was Conkling's speech on Grant.
Never in the history of American
politics has there been such a
scene as was provoked by the effort
of Roscoe Conkling. The ''great-
est effort of his life," that has been
so long advertised, was at last de-
livered to such an audience as the
voice of man seldom ever addressed
before. Every word, position and
situation was thrilling and dramat-
ic from the first to the close. When
New York was called for the pre-
sentation of a candidate, the we'll
kuown-figure of Conkling stood
proudly erect in the middle aisle.
A shout went up from the vast am
semblage and a dozen stately
strides carried the hero of the mo
ment to the stage; not from where
the others had spoken, on the
Presidents stand, but to the press
stand. Hesitating a moment, he
mounted a table of the Chicago
Tribune reporters, and proudly
surveyed his audience. This selec-
tion of the spot from which to pre-
sent Grants name was proud de-
fiance of the Chicago Tribune, be-
being among the most vigorous and
unrelenting in its war on a third
term. For five minutes the roar
of human voices shook the house,
then the storm subsidized as Coax
ling held the palms of his soft, eff
Terminate hands uplifted to the audi
ence. The opening sentence of his
speech was as majestic as the oeca-
sion was great. Every sentence
was a piece of polished marble in
the structure of tribute and praise
he erected to his fayorite; he
dropped his patriotic air and conde-
scendlng manner; the affeetation
of voice disappeared; his voice
frKn
his body seemed swollen with enc
ton; his eyes rolled and at times
the lids were distended, when de-
bouncing the slanderers of Grant,
until the whites were visible all
around the pupils. Every gesture
was suited to the emotion of his
speech; now graceful wave of the
hand, and anon a sweep through
the air with clenched fist, gave en-
phasis to his words. Every atti
tude, every word and its effect was
carefully and skillfully studied.
He stood there the champion of q
desperate cause. He threw about it
the halo of his genuine and match
less eloquence; he convinced the
reason against itself; he held the
audience spellbound. 1 watched
faces here and there to see the eff
feet. Some men he had so com
pletely under his control that they
repeated his words after him, and
their faces Involuntary initiated
the speakers.
There was a thrill of suspense
at one lull in his speech. While
the audience was storming a tele-
gram was handed him, and it was
whispered and thought by some
that it was from Grant himself,
and after paying him proud trib-
ute Conkling was to withdraw his
name from the convention. But
this thought was soon dispelled
when he read it and crumpled the
telegram into his pocket; as the
applause subsidized he resumed the
play upon the passions of the
mighty mob before him.
The closing portions of the
speech were less dignifed, but not
less effective. He let his hatred of
Hayes administration sway him
from the grandeur of the occasion.
He married a mighty effort by
malice and meanness. The rich
ina gination Of a Milton could not
do justice to the hell of confusion
that ensued when Conkling closed.
When he stepped from the table
the vast multitude arose as one
ron o,I n sbout ,yonf mn lilo tho
roar of thousand guns. Women
waved their handkerchiefs; men
waved coats; flags and umbrellas
and hats were thrown into the air.
The decorations were torn down
and waved aloft. A flag with
Grants picture on it was hung
over the galleries. This was pulled
down by delegates and put on a
pole. Around it all the Grant DEF
egates assembled, with the banners
of Illinois, Kentucky, Alabama,
Tennessee, and many other States.
| In the midst of all stood the crea-
tor of the storm, Conkling, smiling
and waving his handkerchief to the
ladies' in the right gallery who
were making a demonstration in
his honor. The Grant delegates
then pushed through the crowded
aisle, displaying their hero and
their banner amidst a din and con-
fusion that drowned the thunder
without, while the din of the storm
and the roar of the lake were but
subdued strains of discord in the
grand chorus of lunacy.
A Wonderful Figure.
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