The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04
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-a.4tfre 90 the hduoial ga
fl.Asp .r Dr. w. II. Mhburn. VINO l5
tlan .trougnout the civilized WoIlQ
Stow Blind chaplain OF the Dinleu
stli.' bsar D-. MIbwns good for
DO 900 l.,-a served iu his present p0-
tlls a. three different periods IN lhe
SUI. -f the country. eacn OF ",'ic"
--ssf might Dr. termed an epoch III
..-rfe of the naioh. .ts-.-
-tfrq of some Of the incidents
L have occurred 100 the course OF
al-s ~ ministerial life, which began
h' r-5rba- Uf the Illinois conference
Methodist Episcopal church, al
@ -- ..ytv wears ago, Or. MHburn
5 INV first election as one Oh the
e--r-t7e OF congress grew out OF
which I delivered upon
49, gr the Ohio river, with a plain
$50 ffs close t0 some members OF
-a.n -rs who were on board. This was
~. aqrIv part of December. When !
~ .i -.t much over - years Of age, and
pa hem member Of the Illinois con-
f-anrs Two years.
a,rv chaulaiucv began soon aiter the
.-ir- oft the Twenty ninth congress
,te earrv part Of President POLK
o. .riefrqti1n. and which was made
--.-,.rabr- Hv the declaration OF war
.--s, Mexico on May 10 1876. The
IN. rr the house of representatives,
-.rrrfa8 in an admirable manner
f.t- wesley Davis OF Indiana. ana
~. r-fr were not a few men who
.e- mr. 4Gsrrard filed a large space
OBJ. rubfa eve. The most ilust1ous
.ts-. MAS Nr. John quincy Adams,
.r -.-s.fFart of the United States,
.-l. besides. had filed. aside from
a. uFfraI bench almost every place
4ig4.fr i8 The gift of the people OF
i. .-.-.-rrr4ant He was an old man,
~ r.- rarely out of his seat at the
.-.rfr- of the house every day. or IN
II. 4irIra service on Sunday for the
s,r mi fhe house was then used as
--tf5naI church. the chaplains ofhciat-
-- d is hardly necessary TO say that
a. Adams always commanded the ear
ID tbs whole house whenever he spoke.
tr. praeance was venerable, but not
.,bsrvise imposing. He had little or
=. narDefism. but was an encyclopedia
"a noIitical knowledge, almost unerring
4 iba statement Of facts, dates and
Near him sat Mr. Robert C.. Win
,--5n than whom there was no more
t-va minded statesman. finished ora
- c0urtIv accomplished gentleman
on the floor.
Among the most interesting men in
he house was Mr.. George p. Marsh OF
Vermont. the most profound and ac-
eamullshed scholar I'm congress. whose
uodasfv and kindly manners were as
noteworthy as his learning. He was
a.uavs ready TO share with you his
stories of eruditiOn and whenever he
spoke he uIumined the subject i'm hand
hv hiIiuess of knowledge, a disciplined
Intellect. and brought 90 the discussion
the bearing of the polished gentleman.
The rpdoubtablc Robert Toombs Of
Georgia. with lconinc aspect and fiery
manner. entered the house in this con-
regs. and for the next sixteen years
both ends of the capitol were TO re-
sound with his fierce diatribes and brill
liant elouuence.
"The cmlrtly Henry W. Hilliard OF
Alabama was one Of the most pleasing
and finished Speakers on the floor,
while the veteran Joshua r. Giddings
of Ohio. the congressional wheel-hOrse
Of aboliuonism, was ever ready to
thunder his anathemas against slaF-
cry
d. ID.
"On the Democratic side we're Han
ut3I Hamlin Of Maine and Allen &.
Thurman OF Ohio. the brilliant William
Lowndes Yancey of Alabama, almost
without q peer for eioquence tn the
body. unless DO were found i'm Edward
Dickinson Baker of Illinois; Andrew
johnson of Tennessee and Jefferson
Davis Of Mississippi were also mem
bers Mr.. Davis resigning TO take COM
maud Of a regiment In the war with
Mexico.
The two men ON the floor tn whom
7 took the Iiveliegt interest were Steph-
ON Arnold Douglas. from my own state,
and Alexander Hamilton Stephens Of
Georgia the first q Democrat and the
other a Whig They had entered con-
gress two years before. and by the
conspicuous parts they played were al
ready gaining a national reputation.
The northern boundary of oregon was
then an open question between this
country and Great Britain. and the
rHyIBE cry Of the young Democracy.
headed by Nr. Douglas. was Fifty
four degrees. forty minutes or fight
Their contention was that this country
should have 3 degrees and 40 minutes
of British Columbia.
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TIC iD The days of which 7 speak you
had seen DR. stephens IN his place i'm
tfe house you would have supposed
that "a st0op-sh9uidcred boy with I'M
kemrt head and l1unEinE form had got
iniP seat Dog mistake When be arose.
such was the disproporti0n between The
length OF his legs and his body that
ne ast01ished you by his height. He
never weighed 100 pounds and was SO
.1n that when his face was I'M repose
Doe looked almost c3daverous; but as
He spoke tho features lighted up, he
came mobile dr8mati cauy expressive.
bis eyes shoue. and his high pitched,
piping voice Ike that OF John Ran
o'.nh of Roanoke penetrated every
part NJ The hall and took captive every
ear $50 man on the floor was more
eagerly listened 90. but ne never spoke
unless the occasion demanded IT,
The senate was presided over by Nr
Gs"rE' w. Dallas of Pennsylvania. and
pos chair has never been filled by a
more Urhane and admirable presiding
oMlsr. Take This as an illustration Of
IDS Tact. General Ashley and mr. Sc
N'er were the senator's from Arkansas
"ne pronounced the name of his state
as D. is spelled and the other as the
slsa,gre has since fixed it. When
ASHLEY arose Mr.. Dallas never failed 20
recognize him as the senator from
AENansas following his use. and when
sewer arose DO was the senator from
'.haHsaw. using his Orthoepy.
Al tAe right of the presidents chan
SSet John q. Calhoun of South Carolina
ae looked ana dressed like q southern
l.aHLer and 40 the first glance there
was -iI' TO- distinguish him except IA.
,,. marked respect paid him en- an hands
Enen 1e rose 20 speak. which was mol
u.'sh. q silence that could be felt rest.
el on The chamber; an reading. writing
e-o chatting was suspended as Tn,
L.AeN nat sharp and grating tones o.
s voice greeted the ear. He rarely