Year: 1865

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no speaker had preceded him here and in this
particular few persons were disappointed, for
he sustained his reputation as 'no speaker" in
convincing, at least, if not in an able man.
ner. The unfortunate orator, in the first place,
has an extremely ordinary personal appearance,
and in the next place there is no animation or
spirit about him. His attitudes were all of the
same pattern on this interesting occasion, to-
wit; two hands straight down, in the neighbor-
hood of his,knees, then, with measured precis-
ion, arms lifted to level with the shoulders
and the hands placed under the shoulders, with
the thumbs thrust through the appertures in the
vest at the arm-pits. As for gestures, he ex-
hibited none, and altogether the speaking was
the most statue-like performance we ever wit
messed. No smile lit up the honorable gentle
mans e1pressionless eountenance. He appeared
to be as "dry as fish" in spirit, and was re-
markably thirsty-drinking and slipping from
glass tumbler, constantly, but unquestionably
it was water all the time, for we have no idea
he would touch drop of ardent spirits, for even
so coveted boon as the delcgateShip. But he
spoke, and Oh, eountrymen, what "speak" it
was No doubt the honorable gentleman did
his best, and had his "piece" well committed,
but he certainly could not have had it long in
rehearsal, for it was badly not to say horribly
delivered. The matter was plain, the speaker
cold and formal, and the audience were obliv-
ious or Indifferent to what was going on. In
fact the assemblage put us in mind of the COM
edy play called "The Serious Family" so list
less and apathetic it seemed; and it is charged
by some that the venerable and gentlemanly
"moderators" dropped asleep on their "watch-
es;" but that we think is base slander, and if
the perpetrators of the story come to be found
out nothing can shiep them from the wrath of
the wronged individuals. Well, Mr. Denny en-
dorsed the Claquato platform, from one end of
it to the other, and condemned the platform of
the opposition party, and especially one end of
it. He could draw no line of distinction be-
tween the administrators of the government and
the government itself; thus differing with Mr.
Secretary Seward, and some of the leading lights
of the republican party. His remarks were





course, he could have no other views than those
held by the government on the subject and
consequently no original ideas were advanced.
He said he never had been an advocate of "ne-
gro equality" but neglected to inform his hear
ers whether in the future he would be an advo-
cate of that doctrine or not. But as he is a
strict endorser and follower of the government,
i. E. the administration, in all such matters it
is safe to say that he will await to see what the
government says about it and then zealously
endorse whatever that policy may be. Every
one will be able to see at a glance, that it is
impossible for man who takes such position
to go astray unless the administration does, and if
the administration should go wrong, it would
be eminently patriotic for its followers to say it
had gone right whether they should believe it had
or not. And this brings US to Pope's doctrine,
that ''whatever is is right" In the first place,
a government then, or administration, if you
please, "can do no wrong" but if by any posi-
bility it could do wrong, still it is the quintes-
sence of loyalty 10 support it in all things, right
or wrong. Shakspeare's Hamlet says, "con-
science makes towards of us all;' but that
according to our reasoning, is a fallacious idea.
1t seems to us that great many men are cow
ards in spite of their consciences. In other
words, conscience has nothing to do with mems
cowardice, that it neither causes men to become
towards or prevents them from being So
Where a man is a coward his cowardce will dis
play itself sometimes though it has to overleap
conscience to do it. Thus mans conscience
may tell him that certain measures of any ad-
ruinstration are radically wrong, but desiring
to be on good terms with the powers that be, or
principles which his conscience tells him are
correct, and therefore endorses wrong measures
because he is too cowardly to advocate what to
him is the right We do not offer these re-
marks in order to apply them to Mr.. Denny, for
we have every reason to believe that he is good
and honorable gentleman, who has integrity
enough to follow the biddings of his conscience
and what duty dictates in matters pertaining to
both public and private life; but we offer them
only for illustration and to show that it is
"sate policy to endorse all measures adVoca-
Gated by our latter day administrations. 1t is
the course pursued by the venal and the cor
rupt, by men who are sincere and believe that
it is right and just as well as the hirelings and
the demagogues, who keep in with the party in
power in order to catch the crumbs that are CIV
en- to the supporters of the administration. But
while this course is a safe one, we admire the
strong hearted man who has the courage to ad-
vocate what he believes to be right, and to cen
sure what he deems wrong, and that too wheth-
er it helps men into or out of Office


Mr.. Denny, at the close ofhis remarks thanked
the audience for their attention, kindly solic-
tied their votes, and much to his own relief no
doubt, and more, unquestionably, to the relief
of the audience, he took his seat amidst a sud-
den outburst of applause. We will here take
occasion to say that if the opposing candidate
for the dalegateship, Mr., Tilton, is to an equal
extent "no speaker" sort of man, it is good
thing for his political aspirations that he was
compelled through sickness to stay at home and
out of the canvass. What intelligent people
mean by sending men of such ordinary intellec-
tua1 20 ranraeart than -,