Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-01-06

LEGISLATIVE PORTRAITS -THg Nsw SENATORS.
The Harrisburg correspondent Of the Cham
bershurg Repository aud Haaseript, in spicily
written letter relative 10 the meeting OF the
Legislature. gives brief and readable sketches
of tine new Senators elected last October, who
will make their first appearance in that body,
in a Senatorial capacity, Al the opening OF the
coming session. Tho writer commences with
our Jolly and musical friend SMITH, ot Philadel-
phia, who comes to the Senate after a zig-zas
service in the House covering nineteen years.
He was a member as early as Sil was there
again 1913, and again in 1855, and has since
been defeated once or twice in trying To get
tack. lie is an experienced parliamentarian, and
will make an iiicient and useful member
His new colleague, Mr.. CosSELL, is new man
in the legis ature, and is therefore to be tried.
He is successful business man in the real estate
line, and will probably make quiet, and re-
liable member. Philadelphia has now three
Republican Senators and one Democrat viz,
PARKER, SAIH and CoSyELL, Republicans. aud
MAssELEs, Democrat kETCHuM, of Luzerne,
comes into the Senate with one year S legisla-
tive experience in the House, and q high char
actei ior integrity and ability. 10 the House
last winter he WAS one OF the ablest Of the
many able men in that body, and in the Senate
he will take high rank. lie is o lawyer and
q torcible and polished speaker, and was on the
Judiciary committee in the House last winter.
HALL, OF Blair, is q young lawyer Of Altoona,
entirely without legislative experience. He is
reputed able and industrious, and will enter
the Senate as one of its youngest members
He comes from the famous Bigler district and
Is the first man opposed to the Democracy who
has represented Clearfie!d in the Senate within
the last twenty five years. excepting the brief
period of Gov Johnsons service there
IcCIURK, of franklin, comes to the Senate
after having served two successive terms in the
House, with great credit to himself, and salts
faction to his constituents he seems to have
more bitter and malignant foes and at the same
time more and ardent friends than any other
man in his section of the State. The manner
in which he has been sustained 10y his consttu-
ents in his three desperate struggles must he
truly iattering to himself and friends. MERE
Dru, of Armstrong, is new in legislative life.
He is Surveyor by profession, and said to be
o quiet, but sensible and industrious man.
IMBRIE, of Beaver, served in the House in 1856,
g: and IS, and will therefore bring three
yaarc loaielafiv. To tha Sapafa TIa
is still in middle life and possesses more than
ordinary ability. He is alawyer by profession,
and forcble speaker, but seldom occupies the
floor. IRISH, of Allegheny, succeeds DIR. Gaz
zam, and will fill the place with credit. He is
Young man, q lawyer by profession, and an
ultra anti-Slavery man in belief His legisla.
tive career commenced in the House last winter
where he was the father Of the '.personal
liberty bill'' that was considered in two O,
hrse spicy debates but never passed. LANDoN
of Bradford, is new man in the Legislature
He is local Methodist preacher, and said to bt
fine orator and fearless politician He will
he a fair set oil TO Father Schindel, the Rev
erend Senator from Lehigh, who belongs tc
the Democratic side, and is one Of the fattesi
and jolliest of Senators. Benson, of Potter
brings two years Legislative experience with
him He was in the House N 1867 and 1858
and WAS a most useful member. He is lawyer
by profession, and a clever speaker, but seldom
claims the floor. DIR. CRAWFORD, OF Junata, i
the "lone star of the Democracy-the onl,
Senator TO tell that the Democrats voted TO
Senators last year lie is still a young man
and appears in the Legislature now for the frs
time He is Democrat of the independent
anti-Bigler, anti Lecompton stripe; and vii
often shock his party friends in the Senate b
voting just as he pleases, though on strict part
questions. excepting only the territorial polio
Of Buchanan, he will vote with the Democrac
strictly OF the new Senators, Messrs Smith
Mcclure, ketohnm, Imbrie, Benson and Iris
have served in the House and the younges
members OF the body will be Hall, MClnre an
Irish, who are about the same age. Of th
whole thirty-three members, We doubt whethe
there is one under thirty; and but the thre
pamed-Messrs. Hall, MClure and Irish-ar
under tbirty-fve.