Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-28

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...4.Tous Webster the grandeur Of
% ,-. SENTENCES to American has
-quml-d III" asilt-iulnded Clay. whose
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,,-.'aG fiery CsIhoGn. uf the swift,
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" Poe. IT,. -rpuI ul.us- gor that great
'.'r In America sllrN. ,arc then.
nm'uru has rn.'.r. III" divine u=.,re-
gate" md -rrIrs rlra.ry huw every
n"usur" would be. n.rI! - 'T-rt Is
'"lfur. o.. frIn...r ,hr ru...a.z. II
1ud h-l l.D 70 Il height ~ ;."N"r
Ih"N" au wu.rs and uus o. n.d him
into 10" l"rrHrst summit ~ accom-
)lishrrr' 80 'u,r.,nn history
N"t mech Iu my term ~ service
her" f. tuI.r'out to this U''.r task
u min" ! d,l my work we'll 8, may
'"I."s" 'h'. -rrnror. md grew familiar
H:th 90" G.u'lr AMI uus.u'lc arts OF
he politician.
our @rat TACT grew In magnitude
md -u0l'u p"rtour as the months
3uss"d th" rle.u'ir slav"hoI,lins in
.ercsis of III, South viewed with grow
ne alarm ~" spread Of abolition SEN
im"nl Suh'ly quietly and naturally
hey v"r. feeling fC- the means 10 de-
'"uI aHI increase their power. Struws
w"r" coming to th" surface 10 that
.'.-si"T which hrirnycd this deep un.
i"rcurrrut ~ purr,rs" We felt II and
he suuuIor was worried knew. but
h"ld his peace. He knew how 10 keep
lIs opinions until the hour had struck
hat summoned them to service. The
."nnt"r never played with his lance.
Nv and by Spencer openly sounded the
n0t" ~ conflict.
Tn" most welcome year of my life
lawn"d "a the first of january. 1874.
| remember Tint ! arose before day
3-ht that morning and dressed and
went ont on the street to welcome II.
| had less thnn six months to wait
Tor that day appointed by Sally. l had
no doubt that sh" would be true to me.
| had had my days OF fear and depres-
sion, but always my sublime faith In
her came back in good time.
Oh, yes. indeed, Washington was a
fair Of beauty and gallantry those
inys. saw II all. have spent many
years In the capital. and tell you the
girls Of that time had manners and
knew how to wear their clothes. but
again the magic OF old memories kept
my lady on her throne. There was
one OF thcm-just one OF those others
who. ! sometimes thought. was almost
rs graceful and charming and noble
hearted us Sally, and she liked me.
know, but the ideal OF my youth
glowed In the light OF the early morn
Ing, SO TO speak, and was brighter than
all others. Above all, had given my
word 10 Sally. and-well you know.
the old-tlme Yankee OF good stock was
fairly steadfast, whatever else may
be snid of him-often little too
steadfast. as were Ben Grimshaw and
Squire Fullerton.
The senator and I went calling that
New Years day. We saw all the
great people and some OF them were
more cheerful than they had a right
to be. II was weakness OF the time.
shall not so into details for fear of
twandeTlng too far from my main road.
Let me step aside moment to say.
however, that there were two clouds
In the sky OF the Washington society
OF those days. One was strong drink
md the other was the crude, rough
coated, aggressive democrat from the
frontiers OF the West. These latter
were often seen In the holiday regalia
Of farm or village at fashionable func-
tnns. Some of them changed slowly,
and by and by reached the stage OF
white linen and diamond breastpins
and walstcoats OF figured silk. 1t
must be said, however. that their mo-
tives were always above their taste
The winter wore away slowly In
hard work. Mr.. Van Buren came down
to see the senator one day from his
country seat on the Hudson. The ex-
president had been solicited to accenf
the nomination again. / know tnat
Senator Wright strongly favored the
plan but feared that the South would
defeat him in convention. it being well
known that Van Buren, was opposed to
the annexation of Texas. However,
he advised his friend to make a fight
for the nomination and this the latter
t-seclScd to L. Thenceiorwnrd until