Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06
JULIUS SYCLE & SON. THE TOWER. JULIUS SYCLE 4 SON.

| signed by the members OF the United
| States Senate and the Presidents Cabi
! net.
There is no explanation as TO tn
| preparation or delivery of the long an'
| cordial tribute to Thomas Jefferson
| There is, however. in reference to "Th'
| public men of my own times" Mr.
| Voorhees, had lost his seat in the
Senate, and had been seriously i'll, bu
| I'm hope Of full recovery of his health
had made liberal and remunerative ar
rangements for course Of lectures. liz
finished for this purpose sketches o.
KOssuth, Lincoln, and Grant, and salC
to his daughter: Tomorrow II / fee
better, l will begin with the other pub
lie men whom 1 have known, especially
those Of my own state, and try to finish
within reasonable limits; then / will be
ready for the lecture-feld. II the Lore
will only give me health, my child, anc
can believe only the half that has beer
written and said to me on that subject
this means that you never need have
within unqualified in the future, and this
IS my dearest wish" But sickness ar
rested his pen and death silenced his
tongue. Still, may that dear child rear
a good benefit from this, his unspoker
eoquence.
What an arralgnment Mr.. voorhees,
made OF somebody In his speech in the
House of Representatives, March o. 1872
entitled "The Plumber of Eleven States. y
OH what a diadem of Jewels that IRE
construction" wasi
Then, there Is a speech in the Senate
in $780, on 1.-THE Tariff How High Pro-
tective Tariff is Eating up the Farmers.
But there is another charmer de-
livered in the Senate in 1879,
styled "The Confederate Brlgadier.
II is refreshing to see how he
used up the frisky, belligerent, and I'M
scrupulous. yet brilliant James G.. Blaine,
and still more delightful 10 see how ne
turned the tables upon the able and lordly
senatorial dude. Roscoe Conkling.
Mr.. Voorhees, said: II listened. as we
all did. to the brilliant speech OF the SEN
ator from New York, In which he tercely
arraigned the Democratic party on ac-
count of the present composition OF the
Senate. Because a number OF gentlemen
on this side served I'm the Confederate
army and less number on The Republic
can side, served in the Union army,
therefore, in his opinion. the Democratic
party was largely TO blame, and ne
launched all his powerful invectiVe
case thus: There are but four senator's
here who fought in the Union army.
They all sit here now and there are but
four. Twenty senator's sit here who
fought in the army of the rebellion, and
three more senators sit here who held
high civil command in the Confederacy."
Mr.. Voorhees, said he could count only
three Union senators. but taking four,
as had been stated. he proceeded: "Since
the war closed there have been four
senators elected in the State Of New York
by Republican Legislatures.
-Four times the party of which the Sena-
tor is leader and king in his own state
had n chance to select as senator some
soldier who had adorned the history OF
New York by his valor, who had been
conspicuous by his herOism, who had
faced the belchng batteries Of the enemy,
and vet each time, the towering figure
of the Senator had intercepted the SOL
dier's hopes Those who had worn the
blue went to the rear. while the tall
plume OF the civil chieftain went TO the
front. and yet he rails on US. Amazing
spectaclel l insist that In the
vast population of the great state
of New York there are many
soldiers who would make good senators
If the Republican party would only give
them CudHCc. -.
soeech. Mr.. voorhees, had whole pack
upon him: but he disposed of them all
most admirably.
Mr.. Conkling's associate. "Me Too
Platt. was not much of soldier, either;
nor was the former such king over his
marty as the Senator from Indiana as
serted; or If he was king, there was IN
his path a Warwick who dlsdained MS
tall plume" and deposed him and Platt;
but their Republican comrades again
failed 10 appoint any distinguished UNION
warriors as their successors.
There are other speeches In this
volume-on the gold and silver questions;
some naval affairs; the protection or
American citizens abroad; election laws
and liberty at the ballot-box, ana
noble efforts in behalf of the new Con-
gressional Library.
The second volume brings In the
forensic department, of which the hrst
is the eloquent defence OF John Il. COOK
who was tried for his life at Charles
town. Va, in November, 1893. Tor MS
narticipation in John Browns raid upon
Harpers Ferry. Cook was the brother
in-law OF Hon. Ashbel =. Willard. Gov
ernor of Indiana, who was present at the
trial and his intimate friend. Mt Noor-
hees Joined him for friendships sake.
Cooks completely with Brown was clear
ly established, and Mr. Voorhees, defence
was a great plea by way OF confession
and avoidance" with a strong and pa
thetic appeal for mercy. and with some
OF the effect which convic-
ton or acquittal might have upon the
public mind in regard to those critical
and disturbing questions which were then
agitating II.
John Browns raid embodied and typi-
fed the worst and most dangerous senti-
ment which existed in any part OF the
country. What a monstrous absurdlty
and enormity it was for any one who
claimed 10 be sane, and especially to be
humane or Christian, 10 prefer insur-
rectIon. raplne, and massacre, which
involved the slaughter in self
defence OF thousands of the slaves, to
the protective and educational treatment.
and tbs needed subsection and assistance
which those slaves were not only re-
ceiving, but actually enjoying! Mr..
Voorhees, mercilessly excoriated Seward.
Phillips. GiddIngs. Sumner, Hale. Beecher,
and Parker as the apostles and machi-
majors OF the crime for which young mis-
guided Cook was being tried. He treated
this old Commonwealth with the greatest
Difference. and spoke Of her unexampled