Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30

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ERDTFFERBNOE TO PERSONALITIES.
Shortly after Mr.. Seward took his
seat in the United States Senate, he
announced that, under no circumstances
would he reply to q personal attack.
"There is no Senator, said he, "whose
reputation is of sufficient Importance
to Justify him in taking five minutes of
the Senate's time to defend it. " During
his Senatorial term he was always re-
speetful toward his political opponents,
although his radical opinions and bold
utterances excited their bitter hostility,
and drew upon him many fierce per-
sOnal attacks. He never noticed these
personalities in public debate, and, to
all appearances, was as Indifferent to
them as to the crying of an infant.
The eloquent Judah P. Benjamin,
whose seat was next to Stewards, once
attacked him in an imprisoned speech.
As soon as the orator had resumed his
seat, Mr.. Seward turned to him and
said, in the most Indifferent tone, "Ben-
jamin, give me a cigar, and when your
speech is printed, send me a copy"
Then rising, he retired to the cloak
room and smoked Benjamin's cigar as
calmly as if the donor and he were po-
litieal and personal friends.
Mr.. Stanton, who relates this anec-
dote in his Random Recouections, &"
describes a similar scene in the Senate
Chamber, a quarter of a century be-
fore, wherein Clay and Van Buren,
were the actors. President Jackson's
order removing the public deposits
from the United States Bank to its
branches had alarmed the merchants
and bankers, and excited the Wings.
Clay and Webster, their leaders,
hurled anathemas against the Presi-
nent, and compared him to the stock
tyrants of olden time.
Vice President Van Buren,, a model
of courtesy as the presiding officer of
the Senate, used to listen to the most
bitter attack on the administration, Of
which he was a prominent member,
with the placidity of a cold, neutral,
impartial referee.
One morning Mr.. Clay, in the course
of an eloquent, imprisoned speech,
implOred the Vice President to hasten
to the White House, and on Bonded
knee exert his weII-knoWn influence
over the despot to persuade him to re-
store the Federal funds to the bank,
and thus avert a financial pauic.
As soon as Clay had closed his We
hement philippe, Van Buren,, calling
a Senator to the chair, went straight
across the Chamber to Clay's seat
The Senators looked on with no little
apprehension, and even Mr.. Clay
seemed little disconnected as he rose
from his seat.
"AIr. Senator" sais the Vice Presi-
dent, bowling gracefully, "alIow me to
be indebted to you for another pinch Of
your aromatic maccoboy."
Clay offered his gold snuff-bOx, and
resumed his seat, while Van Buren,
took a delicate pinch, and then re-
turned to the Vice Presidents chair.
Neither Mr.. Van Buren, nor Mr..
Seward affected an Indifference they
did not feel Both of them looked
upon personalities IN debate as part Of
the game Of politics, which a statesman
should no more heed than does a law
yer the attack of opposing counsel
They took all such criticisms as a
tribute to their personal influence,
which their opponents. were bent on
destroying. Youths Companion.