Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-16
Sketc1es ottke United States Senatc.
PELEe SRRAouE-Maine.

. of age. ' His person is of, the middle size, his countenance unusually pleasing, his voice | meIOdiOus, and his demeanOF courteous. He lrcame a member of the house of Repre- sentatives in 1895 and, at his first session. gained reputation, and fixed the eyes Of the House and th6 country on him, by his able l apeeches on the proposition to amend the | Constitution on the Massachusetts claims, | and in behalf of the Revolutionary officers. | On the expiration of the term of General Chandler, as one of the Senators from Maine, MT. Sprague was chosen to succeed him, and took his seat at the extra session of the Uni ted States Senate which commenced on the 4th of March, 1899. In this more elevated station, he has fulfilled the expectations which had been formed of his future efforts from his course during the short period when he was a member of the other House. His die ton is always chaste and appropriate and hisimagination is under excellent government. Disdaining the tricks of Oratory, he substi- f,,tas the Graanaz4af4 4alo4nono"s svhich nnnae at his bidding. 4hd which he diffiises With great felicity throughout his language: Feel ing is the source of eloquence. Mr. SpEague seems to feel deeply those few yet important subjects which he has selected for discussion and, taking the cue from his own feelings, he gradually, resistlessIy, hut by process almost imperceptible in it's course. masters the feel ings of his auditors, and captivates their minds into the adoption. of his conclusions. His style being always courteous, his matter in- instructive, and his reasoning powerful. he is usually listened to with attention. and rarely replied to but with respect and moderation.
 JOHN HoLMEs-MGine.
 Mr. Holmes is a little bald headed, ruddy faced Senator, with keen visage. and voice not very dissimilar to the trumpet tones of an organ. Hehas a microscope eye, when surveying the operations of the government and the actions of men in power, and has been, on account of the severity with which he scrutinizes them, charged by his enemies with vearning after the dOwny cushions a0d rosy paths of authority. His style of speak ing is full of sarcasm, and frequently sparkles with briliiance. Having been long m Con eress, being appointed Senator of the Uni fed States in 1920. he is an older, not bet ter soldier" than his colleague. While the contest for the Presidency ragged in 182S-24, Mir. Holmes was conspicuous. zealous ana in,,Nfatigable advocate of the claims, Of hlr. rraw"rd. In debate, MT. Holmes is warm and untiring, SO long as he has an attack tO ranel. or an opponent to subdue. A long acc ,ousintance with political men and measures has furnished him with an inexhaustible sup nlv of facts, which a tenacious memory ena- hlss him to bring to his aid, whenever they can be made useful to his purposes. He IS less classic, perhaps less accurate in his dicton than Mir. Snrague. and labOHs rather to md inc gist tiian the grace or argum-nt. The rnus;c of his tones and the harmony of his periods, arc nut qualified to wrap the soul m Elesium; but the plain and blunt bearing oI his course enables h'm sometimes [" strike home. where more polished weapons and a more fastidious chivalry have assaiIed in vain. pnsaess;ng great self-c0ntro!, he never suffers h;mself to be ivritated into any virulence of language. or to be driven from any advantage ous position by discourtesy or personal invec- ,;ve from his antagonists. On the contrary, he usually exhibits his superiority of tact, by t,,rning on his assailants their own weapons win a1 effect which has usually been unerring and overwhelming.
 AS partisan, Mir. Holmes h not to be oeglected as an enemy, he is not to be des- pised.-Nds. Jour.
 The Cherokee Phanix of August 18th. contains the opinion of MT. Wirt "Om the Right Of the SsGte cf Georgia to ertend her lascs ouer ths Cherokee Nation."
 After discussing the subject at great length. Mr. Wirt comes to the following conclusions:
 :" ts ,Inat tnC CDeTOkeGs aEo Nn SVs0tOl6u nation; and that their having placed them. selves under the protection of the United States does not at all impair their sovereignty and independence as a nation.
 2. That the territory of the CherOkees is not within the jurisdiction of the State of Georgia, but within the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the Cherokee Nation.
 8. That consequently. the State of Geor- gia hss no right to extend her laws over that territory.
 4. That the; law of Georgia which has been placed before me. is unconstitutional and void -I. because 1t is repugnant to the treaties between the United States and the Cherokee nation; 2. because 1t is repugnant to n law of the United States passed tn 1909, entitled .. An act tO regu1ASe trade -asId iutefcOurse with the Indian tvibes. and to preserve peace on the frontiers" 3. because 1t is repugnant to the constitution, inasmNch as it impairs inc obligation of all the contracts arising un- der the tresties with the Cherokees; and af- fleets moreover to regulate intercourse with an Indian tribe. power which belongs exclusive V to Congress-" This opinion is dated at Baltimore. June s0tb, 1880, aud bears Mir. Wirt's signature. From the above conclusions, it will he seen, that Mr. Witt, who Is one Of the most learned and able lawyers in the United States. goes nlf ios,vAt.a ; fs v.,r .,f fh (shnr0h aaa and a