The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-04-07
From the New York Sun.
SENATOR COLOUrrT

Stands so conspicuuusly before the people as the
mediator, If not the arbiier between the an
tagonlsms in and out Of Congress, that brier
sketch of his character will not be out of Mace.
Born in ambitious Virginia, bred in ardent Geor
qua, and educated in sedaie New jersey, he pos
sesses in himself The strongest characteristic
each State lie adopted the law as his profes
sion, and plunged into its practice with all IN,
unhcsiiaing energy ofhis character. In Georgia.
twenty five years ago, to he a lawyer was to be
politician, and Walter II COlqutt was polii
cIan OF the most volcanic complexion. He was
ready 30 be soldier too and befIra he was
twenty three he held the rank Of Brigadier Gen
eral. 1t was about this time he did the memora
bile day work, which, with variatiunsis, told b,
friend or fne almost often as he adds day I,
his life. He reviewed his Brigade in the morn
ing, for he was a general; he followed il by
stump speech, Tor he was candidate, and pruba
bly, II was To maintain the positions taken lhercif
that he fought with a man two who conrtcd
beating he tried and won a case, for he was
lawyer; and then he married couple and de
livered an edifying discourse, for he was either
minister or naglsraie-yery likely boh-and
decidedly under the influence of str0nr RELIGIONS
impressions. IL politics and war are The Sena
TORS weak points, must probably be admitted.
they did not overcome his principles. He was
ever man of truth and honor. In the Uuasi
war which Georgia maintained in defence of
State rights, CUlquitt was The confrere of the
Texan Lamar, then living in his native State,
and the parilzan and friend of Gov Troup. Ii
should be noted that John q. Adams now claims
for Massachusetts, as her incuntesible due, those
rights of Stale sovereignty, of which he was in
cliued, when President, In deprive Georria by
the edge of the sword. Mr. a. has learned
deep truih-though slowly, like many other men
but he hates nevertheless TO acknowledge that
John e. Calhoun was the wiser man and his
teacher. In 1910 when the State Rights party
as whole went - The support Of Gen. Harrison
Mr. Culquitt refused his adhesion, and was
ostracized. He had always opposed United
States Bank and "prOtective" tariffs and would
not depart from himself even at the behest of his
party. We all know how far party permits
man to Judge for himself, touching its dogmas
He was thrown OveTboar I'd with his COLLEAGUES
Cooper and Black, and lost his election as member
of Congress. The next year. however, pariy
creed was in new phase, and he was returned
TO his seat at Washington. Before he had served
out bis second term ofelcciiOn he was Transferred
TO the Senate, where he now leads the iusfe
milieu of the democracy. Without abarinp
whit in his firm loyalty to the domestic rirhls.
the household honor Of individual States, Senator
CoquIt' and his immediate party are The saunch
est defenders OF the integrity IF the Union For
one OF his temperament, his personal ambition is
OF moderate and most unseliSh cast He must
be IN action, and all his habits Of thought demand
that his exerions should tend TO a useful purpose
What he wills he knows better than most men
how 10 effect. Yet he is no intruuer. Ue is
only TeSOuie tacliclan. In stature Senator
COlqutt is above medium height in manners.
he has the frank self relying courtesy Of the south
in look and voice, fearless and decided, and alto
gether like one who means d" to think his own
thoughts-and say them too" Handsome he is
not. and still more certainly no is not ugly, but
one never thinks whether he is either, when in
conversation with him; for every thing else is
lost and overwhelmed in tie force of his charac-
ter. II is this living dircctness Of thought and
speech, which gives to his imprisoned dclon 81
much power on the stump or in the Senate cham
Der.