AN ODE ON THE ASSASSINATION. [A prize offered by a London weekly for the best poem on the attempted assassination of President Garfield was awarded to the author of the following.] VEIL now, O Liberty! thy blushing face, At the fell deed that thrills a startled world; No graceless tyrant falls by vengeance here, Not here does rash Revenge misguided burn, But where blest Liberty so widely reigns, And Peace and Plenty mark a smiling land, Here the elect of millions, and the pride Of those who own his mild and peaceful rule, - FATHERLESS. BY KATE TANNATT WOODS. OVER the land the tidings sped, 66 'The leader has fallen, our chief is dead." And over the land a cry of pain Began and ended with Garfield's name. "He is dead," said each, with tearful eye: "So strong, so true, why must he die?" And the children paused that autumn day To talk of the good man passed away. Over the land when the tidings came, Fatherless, word with a life of pain; Missing the cheerful smile each day, Fatherless! only the children can tell Find the roses of youth bedewed with tears. Over the land from shore to shore, The prayer of the children is echoed o'er, - The wards of our mourning nation to-day." Boston Globe. CHAPTER XLVIII. Currency. Lincoln. - Forms of Government. - The Draft. — Slavery. - Human Progress. - Independence. - Republicanism and Democracy. - The Rebellion. - Protection and Free Trade. Radicalism. - Education. - Reconstruction. - William H. Seward. Fourteenth Amendment. - Classical Studies. — History. · Law. Liberty. Statistical Science. - Poverty. - Growth.Ethics. The Salary Clause. - The Railway Problem. - Church and State. Courage. Art. — Literature. - Character. - Public Opinion. - The Revenue. Statesmanship. - Science. - Truth. Elements of Success. - Suffrage. - Gustave Schleicher.- Appeal to Young Men. - The Union. - Inaugural. -- [Speech on the Currency. - 46th Congress.] No man can doubt that within recent years, and notably within recent months, the leading thinkers of the civilized world have become alarmed at the attitude of the two precious metals in relation to each other; and many leading thinkers are becoming clearly of the opinion that, by some wise, judicious arrangement, both the precious metals must be kept in service for the currency of the world. And this opinion has been very rapidly gaining ground within the past six months to such an extent, that England, which for more than half a century has stoutly adhered to the single gold standard, is now seriously meditating how she may harness both these metals to the monetary car of the world. And yet outside of this capital, I do not this day know of a single great and recognized advocate of bi-metallic money who regards it prudent or safe for any nation largely to increase the coinage standard of silver at the present time beyond the limits fixed by existing laws. . . . Yet we, who during the past two years have coined far more silver dollars than we ever before coined since the foundation of the Government; ten times as many as we coined during half a century of our national life; are to-day ignoring and defying the enlightened universal opinion of bi-metallism, and saying that the United States, single-handed and alone, can enter the field and settle the mighty issue. We are justifying the old proverb that "fools rush in where angels fear to tread." is sheer madness, Mr. Speaker. I once saw a dog on a great stack of hay that had been floated out into the wild overflowed stream of a river, with its stack-pen and foundation still holding together, but ready to be wrecked. For a little. while the animal appeared to be perfectly happy. His hay-stack was there, and the pen around it, and he seemed to think the world bright and his It |