St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-10

member Of the federal court who was named
carpet bag and his commission from Wash
| ington and who was on hand to interpret law
as his Republican owners directed while the
federal bayonets were in the immediate
vicinity to enforce his interpretations. With
in week, wretched old vagabond was ar
rested in the streets of an eastern city, and
sent to the house of correction. His name
was Moses and he is the federal judge
who interpreted the law on that occasion.
To-day he is squalid wretch. Chamberlin
has disappeared from public view. Grant,
the main instrument in this grand scheme
OF stealing the presidency, is-well-his po-
sition needs not to be stated. Wade Hamp-
ton alone of all the actors in the drama in
the capitol of South Carolina stands respected
and without flaw in his character. Who
will say that iniquity will prospers He is
one who would be recognized at once as a
man. He is of powerful build with heavy
gray hair, splendid face, and beard and
mustache, worn in the English fashion. He
has been governor of his own state,
member of the United States senate,
and is now delegate from
his native state to the National Democratic
convention. He is the man who, eight years
ago, was prisoner in his own town, sur
rounded by Grants bayonets, Knocked by the
spurious federal officials who dominated the
commonwealth of South Carolina and robbed
it OF its political birthright in the raid to Sc
cure electoral votes for Hayes. Who has
come best from this occurrences Hayes has
been relegated to the obscurity from which
he was taken to act as the tool of the Repub-
lican banditti. All who were actors in that
infamous drama are damned beyond rem
edy. The gallant gentleman who heads the
delegation grom the state of South Carolina
stands respected throughout the Union.
Much was expected of Villas the perma-
nent chairman, when he ascended the ros-
trum and possessed himself of the gavel
as an emblem of authority. He is hand
some and full of promise as coming lawyer
and actual orator, and a statesman with fu-
ture. He has trim and elegant figure
He was dressed in excellent taste, his hair is
black and abundant, his raven black beard
and mustache adds strength to face which
otherwise ought to be effeminate. He Is of
medium height, he stands erect easily and
employs graceful gestures, and speaks With a
clear penetrating voice. All expected a
treat from this man, who is renowned as the
greatest orator of the northwest, but it
was purely an intellectual effort, which
while it convinced, it in owise warmed the
cookies of the listeners hearts. If was un-
false quantity in its rhythm or weakness in
the chain of logic, but no one who heard it
felt the chills of inspiration tremble along
his spine or delve at the roots of his hair 1t
was wonderfulS effort and purely
intellectual production, but be-
yond this it carried no weight.
Villas has brains his speech of to-day and
his speeches of other days have shown this
fact; but on this occasion, at least, he was
as void of sentiment as an iceberg or clam
He threw such an intellectual chill over the
auditory that even the entrance Of Ben But
Ter did not thaw them out in time to afford
Cagliostra from Massachusetts fairly hos
pitable reception.
The audience was as little in a mood to
cheer as the stone sphinxes of the
Egyptian deserts are to take q
stroll by the banks of the Nile. The call of
states for the purpose of the presentation of
the names Of candidates for the presidency,
is usually one of the existing features of a
national convention. To-day, somehow,
there was not SO much enthusiasm, such out
bursts, such clamor and excitement as are