The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-15
THE THrsTY-THrRD CONGRESS.
Sketches efthe Metro. olitau Members.
Complete List of he Reprs sentatives
from this CITY since 1888.
&C., &c.. SO.


Tse Representative Elect TO the Thirty
third Congress from the City OF New York.
The commercial metropolis Of America, the mo-
dern "Tyrs Of nations" having elected entirely
new delegation to the popular branch of the Nation
Al Councils, which will assemble 81 washington
next year, under the administration OF PRESIDENT
Pierce; it may be expected that the Nkw YORK he
RAID should introdacs this delegation to the de-
mocraoy Of the nation and the public generally, by
brief petice Of who and Whist sort Of men are these
our nav representatives IL mag be interesting,
.,so to lock into the records Of the pas TO call up
thu shadows Of the departed, in their long
siop,s and the persons of the living among US, to
see who have been the predecessors Of those who at
the late election have been houorea by the peoples
sursges as their representatives in the next Con-
gress.
s'ReMesentation," says American democratic
writer, ''is tho vital principle Of all free govern
ments with the exception Of those which rule over
unusually small territories pure nocracy infers
institutions under which the people 10 primary
blies enact their Lass system Of which the good
is questionable, under any circumstances, and which
is evidently impraciicable IN large communities.
The governments Of several States OF this Uaisn,
with some slight modi6csuons, are representative
democracies and us the federal government 70.
ceives its distinctive character IN, tho States them
selves the latter is necessarily confoderatsd do
mocrscy. Representation. therefore, lies at the
root Of the entire American systsm.
sThere ID safer rule, in selecting representive,
than that Of choosing the for public conf ience
who may be relied on in private Most of all is tho
time server and demsgogne TO be avoided; for such
man ia certain to use power instrument Of his
private coed Ii is mis- AXE TO suppose, correct
principles. that the representative is the obliged
party. The man who faithfully does his duty in
Congress, is q servant 20 whom o difficult task is
assigned, with o very inefficient compensation and
such man should nj rass ne selected with care,
and rewarded with fsnk gratituds'
1t is vet too early to determine what will be the
intellectual character of the next House of Repre-
sentatives OF the prepoucera of the democracy
by en- overwhelming majority, there can be no
doubt but its oh aracter tor talent and usefulness to
the nation il another question, to be answered by
future events A new era as 20 our publ. men
seems dawning upon us and in the next House Of
Representatives, Thomas a Benton, of Missouri,
will be almost the only remnant of the past, worthy
Of remembrance and be dessends from the stage
Of his former glory to apo her arena, where he ex
poets 10 fnd but few competitors 1t is hoped that
his influence may tend TO restore the House of Rep
reseutstive to something Of the dignity which it
possessed in the early days Of this republic.
The first name in our new delegation to be noticed,
is Hiram Walbridge; Who will represent the Third
Congressional district OF this State. Born in
Ithaca, Tompkins county. New York, on the
second Of February, 1921, he will not have
entered the thirty fourth year of his age
when he takes his seat in Congress, and therefore
commences a public career in the prime of life
The name Of Walbridge shows the English origin
of the family, but not favored with the cir
cumstauces attending their emigration to this
country. Our member Of Congress elect had the
advantages Of an education at q manual Ia
Dor school which be entered nj the early age of
thirteen He paid for his education by laboring as
q cooper, q mechanical occupation which he had
thus early acquired knowledge ola trade which,
among other dstin guished mea on its list Of mem
beers, can name that of Tristan Burgess, of Rhode
Island one of the most eloquent men ever honored
with seat in Congress.
Immediately after graduating AT the Manual
Labor Institution, walbrdge commenced tie study
bar. For time he took up his residence at Tole-
do, in the State Of Ohio, and elected member
of the Common Council Of that youthful city; he also
received the usual promotions, accorded TO those
who desire it, in the militia
The practice Of the law not proving congenial
to the taste of Mr. Walbrdge, be turned his alton
ton to other pursuits and when the then independ
ent republic of Texas was rising into Importance,
and offering encouragement to enterprise, he repair
ed thither, with the intention of being connected
with the public press in the republic For this
purpose he made arrangements to establish two
newspapers at different points; but when he arrived
in Texas the question Of annexation to the United
States was nearly settled. This matter, was soon
hastened TO soncusioD and seeing nothing farther
to enlist his feelings enterprise in Texas, Wal
bridge returned TO the north
From that period he has made this city his per-
msnent abode, participating in most of the popular
questions Of he day, and displaying on various &C.
casons his oratorical powers, particularly in the
cause Of democracy and the extension of the area
Of freedom. In 1871, he received the nomination
Of the democratic party for member Of Assembly,
from the first district OF this city but the wings
being in the ascendaney, he was defeated by Mr..
J. P. Phoenix. In 1917, also, Mr. Walbridga dis.
tingushed himself, particularly among the Celtic
portion Of population, by eloquent speech at
Tanmany Hall on the life and character of Daniel
o'Connell. In the spring Of 1913 he made bril-.
liant speech in the Park, on the subject Of the
French revolu lion, which changed France from q
monarchy to republic. In l5i9 he appeared as an
advocate Of Hungarian independence, at a mass
meeting held in the Park, and his speech on that
occasion was creditable to the orator and well re-
ceived By the enthusiastic audience. After COM
mentBg on the atrocities OF the Austrians in Hun.
gary, he said
Believing ourselves that governments only prosper
that tccgnze The ruler " morality ana justice xe
seek Dot 70 ipcucate any breaches ef national hdeiy
We desire to involve country in entsnsled al
Nsncts but here beneath the outsretched sky in the
great metropolis o. the western hemisphere, with the
symbols Of Justice directly over us IN ths primary as
semblage OF the people, representing half million OF
mlp ard the conmercal Of the world We place