Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-05
prooRApHicALsKETc OF EX-SENATOR
BRIGHT.

bo done WIN uraturs@ an4 arspat<A-
pIooRAPHicALsKErc OF EX-SENATOR
BRIGHT.
BIZ THE EDrroR o. THE SENTINEL Rerised
edition, enlarged { nd Improved By add
tional and important facts, moi Included
IN the Ssnfinsrs edition
:. Twenty-three years ago, in the year lS-
"a, Mr. Bright was elected Probate Judge
Of Jefferson county, position OF response
bility and the duties Of which he discharg-
ed ably and satisfactorily
This distinction was the more important
because at that remote period, the people
were in the habit Of electing blacksmiths,
farmers, potters, and such ike to this "posi-
ton Of responsibility, +" occasionally select
ing third-rate lawyer, or at mostone with
out practice, all Of whom are said to have
discharged their duties "ably and satisfacto-
rily."
In 1899. he was appointed U. S. Mar
shall for this State, by President Van Bu-
rem, which place he occupied FOR two years,
until removed by Tyler. In this position
Mr. Bright first gave public evidence Of
those fine business qualifications and cner-
~ Of character which have since distin-
guisned MN.
John L. Robinson has given evidence OF
~ ne business qualifications in the same
position, having caughtand stripped onene-
gro IN four years.
In ls4l he was elected State Senator
from Jefferson county over wing majority
Oh i4oo
Not quite true in point OF facts and hg-
ures, but near enough Tor biography IN
tended to bolster falling man In ls4l,
.1'so Dun' was 'io ioea'"f io'i'"'o " '"o
Wings OF Jefferson, at time that Democrats
in that county despised caucuses and nomi-
Mas aud nrsf.-ved a;ndsna,dant man -"
-
not wishing 20 De paruzans, ,ney induced
Shad-rach Wilbur, fshy Wing, to oppose
the Whig nominee with PROMISES ofsupport
a. ths Last Pint a faw reaks bsfora The al
49,. =. 60 =. :.
ec'ion' suaee bright just leno'cu iro'" 'le
A.HP, 'As "'' eA,..e : ,a'' ,A''
s.s-.s.:.s. 49, 49, - IT, 80 ~
- 80. i. - Ii .-s.;.1 :.
80 - w;,hn. mt, o.a A. WIZ. A..
- 49, s.-.ls-
aTrsn s ~ ~. -.:., 49, -, 80
an. !. 80 .;ray s..-aana !. w; VIM
mu.t be kant on The track or INV caks 4
e'.sA anu "s'J '"e i'''"'' =,
Bright Induced Wilbur to continue, and
f D''Hh' was "'a"Paa"''y e'oo'eu ~
io0s s0,es against 1904 instead OF over
cunning '1o' msjof''y'a s MS ''osraPho'
"ou'a na's US oeiese.
I'm 1913 ne was unanimously nominated
a. .ne Demo s.n canalda'e LOT LieuIenan
In this campaign MIR Bright made a ralIant
contest A wing majority Of 1900 wat
overcome ana ne was elected by the lsrges
victory was the inaururation Of that Dem
ocratic State policy which raised the Stat,
from bankruptcy and repudiation 10 he
prcsen. prosperous condition"
"nat influence the deatn Oh harrisoi
and the detection Of Tyler had upon thi
change Of party Il Is not necessary TO state
H., ,.h ,hs x,,,.-;.. ~ yvh;,..,,
~ '-e p.pa@y " "v''eA'
anu inc unPopuihri'y Oh MS opponent ha'
- 10 WIN =, !. sa'"pv''"n, - our o''''
s'o'''s "''sn'' anu nothing e''o'
IN 1879, Mr. Bright was elected Uni
49,, I. - ssna r1oe'slns esey Ge, e..
wings"
u..nwh;,. Observation-Disclosures, /
,...-s..I -. n..e.~..:s - - -.
t;c. vh;ch ha. s;n.. hro,,h, :. ns.rIv ,
a STATE ~ Ana,.bv Rv NJ. ..s,;ng vo,
\. no.,no,.d A.. sI.c,;cn &c IT ss,a,o,
leaving Indiana thu. with but one senato,
and a. . r.w.rd e., h;s ra-s5v-w. .ho,,
sav 6delity % parry-bs wa. elected Sem,
Tor the merit wear
az .ool III. .a. :. ,ha ro,,... mar,
her az that bodv and was known a. but 60,
of n. memhers D,r;ng ,b;s fine no so wo
49,. ths sed.s ~ $3.50. ...s .e.hs e.,
ate, that he was placed upon two OF IN
i''os' inpor'an1 colnmi'ees ralseu IN , 'n,
and that of 1ss6 raes S NJ sor sscb con-
plimentary vote equal to the most distir
guished men who have graeed that branc
oi 'ne government
This might appear TO be highly compl
mentary butfor the fact thatsaid committed
were to be composed Of an equal number
northern and southern men, with the cas-
ing vote TO be given by Mr.. Clay, the chat
man, o Kentucky stakeholder. It WI
known to the Senate that Mr. Bright, thong
representing Indiana, was q Kentucky sIay
holder man with southern interests, al
principles adapted to any latitude; hence