New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-01
The Retiring senators.

tlOus w AtN w cduct0ay Tic u theb- lis SAAoNc~S~
will close, and the three days now remaining will
necessarily be days Of earnest application, crowd
cd with events and excitemenu. When thccl
Of the Capitol have told the midnight following
Wednesday. many who for years have borne In
poftsnt parts 10 tho National Coancils and been
prominent IN the syes Of their conntryneo, will
bid adieu TO public fs-soras Of them forever
TO some Of these, with whom In our own humble
sphere we have struggled and sympatbzed
throughout the past years, We cannot bid silent
sdeu. Especially Ia this true Of csrain Of the re-
tlriDg Senators.
GrokoE EvAss Of Maine has been In Congress
hitherto 90 long that we cannot remember who ives
bis predsesssor in the House. though we believe 1t
was Pelsg Sprague.) From 1879 TO ls%l, MIR Evans
represented the noble Wing District Of Kennebeck
In the House with marked ability and steadily in
oreasng usefulness. and 1t was cot among the least
acceptable fruits Of the great Harrison triumph Of
le40 that il secured the return OF Mr. Z 10 the Sen
ate. where be has served with eminent capacity
aud efficiency through the past six years. For
readiness and cogency in debate, cesrness OF state
nent and that species Of eloquence which consists
Of saying just enough and just what is needed, he
has hardly a superior In Congress His hsppiest
sphere ia that Of Finance, Of which no man IN the
Senate or out Of 1t Is more thoroughly master. Mr.
r. 10 still Ia tho prime Of life and IN the full vigor OF
his faculties We cannot doubt that he viii be
recalled 10 public life
JANrsF SIMMONS Of Rhode Island made his
Arst appearance in Congress when chosen sens
Tor 40 le4l, though he had previously been often In
the Rhode Island Legislature, and had borne
prominent part in the Harrisburg Convention OF
1889 as an ardent and inhexible supporter OF MI
Clay. Mr.. 6. is by vocation a manufacturer, and
has won his way from obscurity TO distinction by
3fpt Of arduous aud constant application lie Is
not an agreeable nor eloquent speaker, and seldom
addresses the Senate his position there Is that oil
man Of business his arguments are rendered CO.
gent by the fac they embody aud their clear, ooni'
mon sense. While there are twenty men IN the
Senate who can speak more brilliantly ana
elliott far more admiration, we cannot name one
IN whom. IL we were TO choose an advocate
Of the Protective Policy to debate the Tam
onsstion with John G. Calhoun or any other
champion Of the Free Trade theory, before
,ury of laborins men, we would sooner rest
oar cause then MIR. Simmons Othen "ouiu
state important truths more feoitousy but none
oouId speak more thoroughly to the comprehenslons
and the hearts OF his hearers. Where others must
sheoriss he would speak from his own experience
and the clssr observation OF lucid mind during al
setivs life The career Of Mr. 8 has been such as
Sojusty deep regret that so few OF our Legislators
In the most responsibs capacities are taken from
Kindred ranks--that Congress is almost exclusive
ly made up from single profession, however cspa'
lie or worthy Still more do we regret the out Of
date and irrational local fsud growing out OF the
posr lnsunsction which has driven Mr.. 8 from the
Senate In the fnlness Of his capacity and useful
ness. A sound and able Wing we hear, has been
chosen TO succeed him. but he must be man OF
extraordinary distinction, experience and capacity
who cen at once AL the place OF James f. sim'
ncus
Jons N. BrRRrx Of Georgia came into the
Senate like ar Evans. on the beck Of the Wing
tornado Of iSSo, and goes out Of it lhs Mr. Sim
mons, victim 10 local fsuds and prsudioes' The
psssext for supplantins him was an alleged defer
epes on bis part to Northern views and sediments,
especially in the canvass Of 1874, when he did not
shrnk from speaking at meetings whore the Slavery
aspect Of Annexation was distinctly exhibited and
condemned. Mr.. BerTien was Senator before
rSs 70 'ssl through J, O. Adsms's Administration
which he opposed and was called into Gen Jack
sons frat Cabine, as Attorney General Casl hu'
resigned on account Of the Eaton intrigue in 1891
He was never very resloas partisan. bat opposed
The Annexation Of Texas throughout with energy
and unfalteripg steadiness he was formerly
decided Free Trader. and though be DOW votes OF
the right side Of the Tarif question, regards Proee
ticus % subordinate and incidental matter Mr.
,. 10 among the few Members ofConsress who are
openly and profoundly csssriAs in al their act
and eonvietions-wbo win not vote for an act they
deem unjust or unconstitutional be the conse
qusness what they may. We think the Wings q
Georgia will YET regret II they do not already
their failars to reslect him
JANIS T. NoSKrxAp Of Kentucky was never il
Congress untilhe took bis seat In the Senate, viii
thoss above me ntioned At the opening Of the Eek
ira Session Of lssl but he had previously been
elected Lieut. Governor Of Kentucky, and VIC thinl
acted for some time a. Governor. He is tall grave
plain, spare. dark thooghtiul man Of some aft,
years Of age. probably lawyer by profession ba
moro like planter in sppearsnee-one who woalt
Be recognized at glance as eminent for honesty
truth and sound Judgment Mr.. Morehesd seldom
addresses the Senate bat always impsessively snc
there are sc~ menin " =" 20 sAoof more earnestly q
successfully to DO thoroughly informed on every
public question SO as TO vote exactly and uniformly
hight The more brilliant and versatile talents O
bis eminent colleague. Mr. Cntsenden have tend
Cd 10 obscure bis merits, bus the Nation loses &c
soander truer from her Councils az the close
Of the XxIxsh Congress.
Space fails rs 10 speak as We woala Of Nessrs
AEcHrR OF Va T. CLAYrox Of Del I.Rx.o,x -,
Tenn WoopsRiDGs Of Mich. and CILIEy Of n.
II. who also cease to be Senators on the a,h inst
- also Of the lsmsnted BARROW OF La. whose
death some weeks since created 50 profound q
sensation We rejoice that Messrs DAVIS Of Mass
MILLER Of n. J. and MAsous OF y. c. have been
reelected Cor the ensuing six years, and tus, they
will though largely overcome BY Numbers in the
next Senate. be called TO share in the Councils OF
a Whig President from and after the expiration Of
ehot CouSrSss