Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-12-13
The U. S. Senate in 1855.

on, G D." Of the New York Tribune)
The first thought here is inevitably of the
great depared-oi Clay and Webster, Calhoun
and Forsyth, Sijas Wright and Poindexter
whom with younger eyes and n tresher heart, a
more hopeful spirit, l saw sitting here nay
first visit nearly twenty years ago They have
passed away from earth, with John Davis and
Roger Huntington. j. T. Marshall, Phelps,
Prentiss, and many others who have since I'll
led their seats; While Corwin and Ewing of
Ohio, Tyler and RiveS of Virginia, Benton OF
Missouri. Mangum and Badger of North Caro-
lima, though still living, have gone into retire
ment, and no longer challenge the pubic regard.
No. it is not merely that look through d..u'ner
eyes and regard with calmer interest, more
languid pulse | know that the Senate of 1888,
tested by the most answering standards, was
ADLER than that of lSoa.
Perhaps thus Senate is composed of Younger
men than that of twenty years ago but doubt
it.. For here sits Gen. Cass, veteran who has
already passed the seventy years allotted to
man, looking heay Ter and duler than when |
first saw him, hut still unwrinked and heal;hy,
q striking example of the conservative power
of rigid temperance, even though confronted by
the distractions and anxieties of political life
Here is Mr. CrittcndSu returned again. after
many v.cissi'udes, looking visiby oder and
having seeming scar TN the right side of his
face mars rs lhysiognomy, but who seems as
alert, as Sauguinc, rs ready iUr parliamentary
tilt a in his viyacluuS pr.Uc. As to JOHN NJ
Claytou-Yho, l am confident was sitting here
twenty years ago--l know not how much longer
he looks better. healthier, and positively
younger to day than he did when he left the
Senate in $40 to become Gen. Tay!or's Secre
tary of State Ills circumference is still gene
rous, but he looks as if there were many years
life and work in him. | trus; there may he
| had not thought a few years since, ever to
see Pitt FesScnden here As Senator from
Maine; but the change from the line of Shep-
L
ceedS, is very welcome Ncr have | yet quite
"got the hang" of seeing Henry Wilson, 1.-The
hatick Cobler,H in the seat of Daniel Webster
As my eye lights on his round, full, earnest face,
/ am tempted To- beckon him out 20 Quietly in
form him that the Senate is rery particular in
excluding outsiders from its seats; and then it
flashes over me that he is there the accredited
representative OF State street. Harvard Univer-
sity. and the De.is ifFsr:iSsr: so hold nv
breath and iniy wonder waat will turn up next
And practically, NasSaei NSctts has not often
had more faithful or useful senator then Hem
~ Wilson. Mr.. Summer 5as been longer here
and wears his Senatorial honors az a matter of
course, Shall we not soon see PENNSYLVANIA
and New Jersey likewise represented in the in
terest OF UNIVERSAL Freedom
You viii have heard how the majority of the
Senate have resolved not TO recognize the Re-
pubncans as belonging To Il National party, or
entitled to consideration in the mSkiug up of
Committees. 80 NtsSrs. Seward. Sumner
Halo, Wade, FeS>euden, and others, will figure
at the latter end OF the Committees on Revo-
lutionary Pensions, Enrolled Bills. Is, while
the lead in the Committees on Finance, For
eign Affairs, the Judiciary, &c, will be assig-
ned to statesmen OF the grasp OF mind and full
ness of information of Billy Wright, &. w
Jones. and Weller, | state this not by way OF
complaint, bat of ILLUSTRATION Dogberry long
ago enuncia;ed he stern truth that when tive
ride 4 horse one must ride behind, and cheer
falIy accept The dspenSssion. But how is the
maj Jrity to navigate, in view of the reported
fact tbst SIessrs. Fish, Pratt, Jones, Benz amin
and perhaps or two other old line Wings
have thrown down the weapons of their rebel
lion, and applied for admission, if not fully into
the Democratic camp. at least into some limbo
of neutrality, where they may be made welcome
to share Of the good things dispensed from the
majority table !