The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-06
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A Tribute That Was Paid % Him in the
Halls OF Congress,

A Tribute That Was Paid 70 Him in the
Halls of Congress.
On account Of the recent Jackson an
,liyersary the speech here quoted VIII
have rare interest for all Democrats IL
was. delivered in 1925 By the celebrated
iurist, Edward Livingstone. He spoke
as follows: MI. Chairman OF this
House, aud am very sorry to say ID
some degree, by implication, within IT.,
The members have been classed either
as indiscrininate supporters or op-
| posers Of all measures proposed by the
executive. Henceit has been deemed
necessary for those who do not wish TO
| be designated by either OF these de-
! nominations explicitly to state the reia-
ton in which they stand to both, and
| the principles on which they intend to
act, when their vote might imply sup
port or (lisapproval OF executive meas
ures. Yielding to this necessity, re-
luctantly speak Of myself, and declare
that at the Last election, when the Presi-
dent was designated by this House,
gave my voice in favor OF the candidate
who had Che greatest number OF cleo
toral votes: that / did SO because | had
witnessed in him The possession or
qualities and the exertion OF talents
which qualified him, as ! thought, IN a
greater degree than any other man now
living for that place Wisdom In form
ing his plans; promptitude and energy
in their execution; courage, utterly re-
CARELESS OF danger when circumstances
required action; prudence, not TO be
irrltated or drawn from its purpose
when an advantage was to be gained BY
DELAY: stern integrity, not only incor-
ruptible in itself, but debarring all I'M
der his influence or direction from the
approach of corruption; the highest
sense Of honor, deyotedness to the
cause of his country that annlhilateu
every consideration OF personal safety
or advantage; q talent never, perhaps,
eauailed of uniting discordanJo opinions,
and directing them III time OF danger TO
the common defence, and, In the mo-
ment Of victory and triumph, pro-
found and cheerful submission to the
laws Of his country, even when they
imposed d heavy penalty for acts done
10 preserve the law itself and the coun-
try from destruction. | preferred him,
not only because he was by these
characteristics qualified for the place,
but because by his exercise OF them |
thought the country had Incurred a
debt of gratitude which could only be
cancelled by the highest honors and che
strongest marks of confidence it could
bestow. No one, sir, can Justly appre-
ciate the magnitude OF that debt who
was not witness to the mannerin which
it was incurred, Who did not see The ma
ture and iuminence of the danger, and
the celebrity and efficiency of the deliy-
erance; who could not compare his in
adequate means with the glorious OBJ
ject he made them attain; and who was
not an eyewitness to one Of the great
est miracles, in the working Of which
Almighty God has designed to employ
the INSTR sality OF human talent
and |, 49,. courage. We rea sir, Of
Che SICK 4of cities. lad of the destrnc-
trui, Tpillage, butehery, violation and
other atrocities with which they are at
tended, and we feel emotions Of horror,
but they ere transitory; and, if the tale
be often repeated, we hear it with in
difference; but when you have yourself
been exposed to such dangers, when
they were at your very threshold, when
aspace that may be trayersed in few
minutes is ali that separates your home
from confagration. your property from
plumber, your wives and children and
all who look to you for protection, from
exposure to brutal insolence OF d saw
age soldiery, in place from whence
there is no retreat, and with no hope OF
safety but in the courage of a few
brave but undisciplined, alarmed de-
tenders arrayed against three times
their number of well-appointed yeter-
ans, hot on the scent of carnage and
booty-when you have seen and felt
this the impression is never effaced.
With me, sir, it is not traditionary
impression; I have seen, have felt the
danger. I witnessed and exuited in
the triumph of our deliyerance, and
when I forget the deliyerer-when |
omit any proper means il my power to
give him the distinctions which his ser
vices merit, and to my country the
benefit of his virtues and talents, | must
be deaf to the voice of duty aud graft
tuda, as well as regardless of the wishes
OF those | represent.
The Inventor of speotacles.