Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-03-09

when, iu 1854, against the secret desires Of
q ttrcrg administration, against the wise
counsel of older chiefs, against the conser-
vaiye instincts and even the moral sense Of
The country, he forced reluctant con
gress into a TeIenl Ct the Missouri COM
promise. Mr.. rhaddeus Stevens, in hi1
contests from 1865 10 1865 actually advaTced
his parliamentary Leadership until congress
itd the hands of the president aud govern
Cd The country by its own will, leaving only
perfuactJry duties to be aisch0rgsd by the
,xtcntiye. With 100000 % OF pltrOpa4e
n his hands at the opening OF the contest,
AIDED by the active force Of Seward IN the
,abinet ard the m raj power of Cha3e on
the bench, AUdrcw johnson could not
command the support uf one.third in either
house sgainst the parliamentary uprising Of
Which Tuaddeus Stevens was the animating
pirlt and
TUE UNQUEsTGoNED LEADER.
From tLcse three great men Garfield diff
iTed radically, Gi2ecd in the quality of
bis mind, in Temperament, in the torn and
chase &C ambition. H. could not do what
lhey did, but he could do what they could
no and iu the o'eld.h Of his confessional
ork be left That which viii no longer ex-
eft a potential i, iiuence among men, and
Sh'c.i, measured by the severe tests of PCS
ihumUus criticism, will secure more en-.
duiiig ard more Cnyilble fame.
ThO.e unfamiliar with Gl'iieli's indus
nv, and ignorant Of the details OF his
work, may, in some degree, measure them
~ the annals OF congress. No one Of the
nersion eff public men to which lie be-
Iouced has contributed 50 much that viii
be valuable fJr iuture reference. iii,
10. ~ ~ tl ft
bIililIt, all of thcm well STUDIED, care.
rUliy phra'cG, and exhaustive cf the sub.
igct uldcr consideration. Collected from
he scattered pages oi ninety royal Cciavo
,olumeS Of Congressional RccOrd they
you'd present an invaluable compendium
# the political history Of the most i'm
pDItaat era through which the national
government has ever passed. When the
history Uf this period shall be impaytia!ly
written, when war LEGISLATION, measures OF
reconstruction, protection Of human
fights, amendments to the constitution,
maintenance OF public credit, steps t0warO
specie resumption; true theories OF rev9
mated OF !Gtif trtte value, and will be found
to comprise q vast maI"2ne OF fact and
drlunent, CS Gear analysis and sound
conclusion. ludeCd, Il no other au hOrity
were accessible, his speeches in the house
Ut representatives from December, lSR2, u
June, 1850, would rive %cll cornec'cf
h s'ory and complete def nye of the imror
! 'ant legislation of the seventeen Cveutlgl
years that constitute his parliamentary lie
Far beyond that, his speeches would be
| found to forecast many great measures vet
| to be s:npleted-mclsurGs which he knew
were beyond the public opinion Of the
hour, but which he conf 'ently believed
Would SECURE POPULAR Apr Val
| within the period of his owa lifetime, end
by the aid OF his own efforts.
| DiTrlng, as Garfield does, from the brill
lant parliamentary leader 1t Is not easy to
ial his counterpart rnywAesc in The record
OF American public liie. lie perhaps more
/ nearly resembles Mr.. Seward in his su.
IRENE fifth in the NIL coDQucri pow
| Of principle He had the love Of lelral-g,
and The patient industry OF investigation,
| to which John Quincy Adams owe his
prominence and his presidency. liz bad
some of those pondGrous elements Of HiGd
which distinguished Mr. Webster, snd
which indeed, in all our public litt haye
left the great Massachusetts, senator with.
cut an intellectual peer
In Eng'ish parliamentary history, e7 in
cur oSn, the leaders in tho hHrs2 ft .OI.l-
mons pre.cn' points OF essential. difference
! fcth Uarueld. But some Of his methods
recall The best features in the strong, inie-
pendent course of Sir Rober. Peel, and
,lriking resemhllnCss era disecIniOle in
thst most prOmis'OH o. modern c)userys'
.ivcs who cied tOD early for his country aud
us iame, the Lord George Bentinck. He
had all Of Bufkc's love for the sub imG and
the beautiful, with, possibly, something of
bis superdbundauCe; ard in hi. faith aud
his magnNnimity, IN his power oT statement,
in hi. subtle analysis, In hi. lau.tl 81 Ictic,
in his love Of literature. In his wralth and
world Ol illnslta!oiE one IS reminded of
DhIt great English statesman Of tie day,
who, confronted with obslacce TIA! would
daunt auy bat the '!aaEtless, rsvled By
those vhom he would relieve as bitterly a
by :hJse whose supposed rights he is force
to iGvdde, still labors with serene courage
{ r the ame!i ilration of Ireland, ard for the
honor of the English namn,
GaJfol:'s Z. esIGential Candidacy.
| GlrIicld's nomiratiyn to the presidency
while not pred cted or anticinated, was pol
A Su pise to The country. His prsminfnc,
In cpngres5, his solid qrllitics, his yid'
population, stiengthen.H l'v h'7 Ne. Te
celt e!gg.i1r - 'cUUtOf from Ohio, kclI
| Nin'n tmo cubic eye as man occupy inl
the Yefy highest rank among those ell
iIllcd TO b. called statesmen. II was no
mtro ,ho' ce thOt brought him this h'Gl
ronGr We must, says ~. Emerson
reiEo1 success Constitutional trait. ]
Eric. u IN robust health ard has slept W.
iud Is at the top of his condition, ard 8
ya:rS oil at his depqrture from Greenland
he will steer west and his ships will reacl
New FoHndland. But take Eric upt an,
put in stronger and boljer man and th
ships will sail 800, go, i,jOo miles tarhs
and reach Labrador and New England
rherp IN no chance in resnlts,
As a candidate, Garfield steadily grew II
popular favor. He was met with a storm o
ietracllOn at the very hour of his nomn1
ton, and it continued with increasing yo'
nme and momentum until the close OF hi
victorious campaign:
~ might nor grCa,nc;s in .norAiiiyt
Can Cp'f2.o sCurc. b6CkwounGinR caunny
! lie whitCst virtue suikes. What kngso stTOn
Can tie the GCll UP in tho Slander0us tongue.
Uudcr it all be was calm ard strong, an
orlldenE reyce lost his seli-posSessor
: ! Nd 10 unwise act, spoke no
UAsrY OR ILL CONSIDERED WORD.
! Indeed nothing in his whole life is NOR
rem kable or moe Creditable than hi
: bearing through those five full months q
yiluppration--a prolonged agony cE hil
. to a sensitive nan, constant and cru'
r dralt upon The powers o. wora, pndurarct
The great moss or thcne urjIst impu alton
0 passed bnr6.ics0 and with the general d.
2 briS ci the campaign fell into oblivion b.
4 IN few Instances the iron entered lis sol
s md died with the Injury urforgolLcn ifn'
'. uufOrgiyen.
I Ore ASPECT of GlrllGld's raadid'cy W
Q unprecedented. EtSer befjre, IN the h
i tory Of partisan ccntes!s In thls oouptr'
4 had successful presidential candidat
u spoken lfeeiy on passing events and cp'rer
;, issues. To altenpt any Ming Of the kin
d seemed novel, iash, and even despera'
The older class Of voters recalled the u,
o fortunate Alabama letter, in wSi-h NJ
a Clay was supposed IL haze signed his p,
n ltical des.h Warrant They remembe q
K also The hot tempered CilusiGn by whic
D General Scott lost large share Of his plpl
9 larity before bis nomination, aud the NJ
fortunate speeches which taptilt consume
y the remainder Tho Younger voters ha
seen Mr.. Greeley in series of vigorous au
original addresses, preparing the rathwi
of hi. own defeat. Unmindful oi the
warnings, unheeding the advise
/ friends, enfield spoke te larse crowis as
IS journeyed TO aud Tf0m New YORK IN Al
:; gust, to great multitude In that city,
y delegations and 1epGtatcns OF every Bir
!! that called At Medor during the SUNNI
. and oalumn. With innumerable critic
u watchiul and eager to eaten phrase III
q might be turned into odium or ridicule, or
n sentenco tnet might be distorted 70 bis ov
= or his pa[ty's injury, Garfield DID not tr