Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-12-26
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nec, 93, 1882 -Ine
AsnISSrTlssss ncIoDrlsss has been Sh1,aSsSn 1sCat. in
sy.aas IUD on the civil vilsovtions ssTv,fo in both
6y aGjo@F1n&nrSeDt' snre The question. of no., T6o
.es when ,ent sill IN doubt %.n Dasso a"c
PG,' }s. House. The ;srA4Y AsF'isiiII"1Fso SiI re-.
discus q; rho senate has passed 1mo 5no
isn AIgdp%Ppittee Of the House oncptnas nas
for s;ted Tue tstl't states, by Oy,aIme5iate the lol"
tdictjon' went to the Capitol
o. WedatSa"iyb W9 .ss ibs retired lion, e1,Sen- .E"
bear anu LIins' 'g roar like distant nun III .
n COnEIinR' lVr "rvue a case before the
= he Cn1 CSHrt, Tbe Court room %aa hssH %SS
sPTeIlno o.slv crowded than IL nSI ii 80 "a
sden'el!yo l!yor.ral comm ssion held us
's 5I1 ,Is,s, wv With great difficulty S II
aog u lusIr, :. wav to a position from when
rra my "", ,Ts ex-senator. He appear
snId ser a.rCcIIept .,,C health and vclce'
SsI, anu .b.. Senate, the admired "a, Of D
,"t IN ~ 'uT 5be galleries. The Cour' m
r' ni lG9 conrresy ' Of close attel'tloE' o,l DH'
ia'"a' ia''.,,ion tG" was not unanimous Ih' M
ai.Pn,,V" me supreme bench are th'
polHl0S,' a,,s "r 81 Grant, two of Hayes
1'o,H' q, ',sarfeId G.T and two OF Arthur
y Gi ,.,i"c U"'" Matthew's, appointed b!
t,,4yiI, paid very little attention nt. oi y
l'IS'"I Tnnti'nr, @ and | thought hts al
'onna, n,r =, vas that of marked impa
y NJ. .'D Tn, ex-senator is EVIDENT; !.
me- -,nr, nrJ ot home in the Senate or II
.Tn .1au,irg. ,IT', than he is at the bar
y W.. n.'',Sa ,IaI h,s embarrassment wa
.mj ,f,nans but his argument, II argU
a,,'i .aa, if nav hs called, was OF that IL
tu' asc'amatory :. style, abounding !
,,.D,Tic metaphors, which has pa, mau mau
@n''t .nn"ta' ~, a, al orator. The benc
a. evidently IN his way, and as Il
.a' s,,on1 ,nIhe recitation of his eviden
- "smor,Lsd ,n and rebearsed passage
,mrnpd Irrrirc,ively to the crowdt
KIM hchipd MIN, and away from u
" and logic diresters in silk gown
mnsr have been ike apoultlce q
n, CopkIirg's recently battered va
y 10 be abe to draw spectators ITO
ie Senate and the House, as he Ia
me. The bare mention in the eve
M paper that he was TO argue a cas-
( NJ been sufficient to attract crowds
as supreme r9urt room, which Is u
Al seuste chamber that has echo
s be eoQuerce OF Webster, of Clay,
Il ando.ph and Of Calhoun.
!, would seem from present appsa
Noes that there is but little prospect
u. Gonkling's reappearAnce In l
pltiCal arena, but he is still a col
rauyoIy Young man; lookH young
nj heallnle. than Mr.. Blaine. 1t
N probahIe that with his luSty hcall
a ambition, and his reputation
I r not be te.t in the politics OF the
ue. A man who has been prOmin6
la candidate for the presidency, "
], declined the chief Justice ship
.s Supreme Court, who has been
aier in TIE Senate and wLO Is
lIe than fifty years Of age will II
GllsOme aud awkward to remain
4 NaWent.
/. h,wte Of Mr.. CODkling's oXecra
Eata. associations he Is not a
Ia. L" iOathed the lnfamy,ot Hay
b Nu1eucy. He hated the meanness
A"rma1 and the hypocricy Of G
. tl, It Is az shrewd a politician
i 5&4e, create. orator, and a clea
I lIL
Z .Aeou.y reason why he has not
Il rN4.auty Of Blaine is not that
arr- ambition less but self resi-
t.tr.
< Although Mr.. COnkling has visi
4 Washington several times since lis
q .rmrnt from the Senate, he has
noe hrpM back in the Senata ChaInl