The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-03-20
FSom ta- New YuIk Tribune.
The New Senator's.

A new Senate of the United States-that
which forms part of the XXXVIith Congress
convened in the Capitol yesterday, under the
Presidency Of Hannibal Hamn our new Repub
lcan Vice.Presldent. MIR. Hamlin is a native
and lifelong resident Of Maine, 52 years old, and
has filled nearly every important trust within the
gift OF his fellow citizens. After having served
with honor to the Lesisla,ure-we believe in
each HOuse-he was elected, about 1876, to the
Federal House, whence he was transferred. after
four years acceptable service to the Senate,
whereof he has been member for the last tell
years, save the single Session of ls56-7 when
he had resigned to serve as Governor. He Was
a Democrat, but an original and consistent sup
porter of the policy OF Slavery restriction, in
which the Republican movement il grounded
and in 1886, after the formal condemnation OF
that policy by the Democratic National Conveu.
ton at Cincinnati, he renOunced his old party
resigned his post as ChaiIma of the Committee
OF Commerce, and appealed TO People OF
Maine, by whom he Immediately chosen
Governor by the largest majority ever given by
them TO any candidate for that office. He was
reelected to the Senate the next winter ana
served until the opening of the present Session,
when he resigned because of his election TO the
Vice Presidency. Mr. Hanlin is gentleman OF
unassunlng manners, but with countenance
and bearing indicative OF solid sense and ste !.
ing hODesty-an appearance which his character
fully ju-tities. Though not an orator, he is one
of the most effective advocates of Republican
principles before the people.
Lot NJ. Morrill,, who has replaced Mr.. Hamlin
in the Senate, was also Of the Democratic school
in politics, and has been in sympathy with Mr..
Hamlln throughout We believe he has not be-
fore been in Congress, but be has repeatedly
been chosen Governor OF Maine by the Repub-
licans.
Ira Harris replaces Gov Seward as Senator
from this State. He was originally a Wing, a
native of the State, born IN Cortland county, but
for nearly all his adult life a resident OF Albany,
where he was al eminent lawyer, and was repea.
tedly chosen 10 the Legislature from Albany
county. In lS46 he was member of the Con
stitutional Convention, which framed our present
State Constitution, in which he bore distin-
guished and honorable part He Was proposed
for Governor in the Wing Convention OF tha,
year, bat John Young was ultimately nominated.
lie was soon after elected 10 the Supreme Court
OF our State from the Third Judicial District AL d
served eight years a Justice of that body, par,
OF the time in the Court OF Appeals. He was
beaten Is candidate for reelection in 1859, the
Anti Renters, wfO had formerly supported him,
having turned against him because OF decision
he had given III an ejectment suit. Judge Har.
rs is in the ripe iulness Of his energy and vigor
and will prove valuable acquisition to the
/ Senate.
! Edgar Coxan, the new Senator from Pennsyl
Va ia, is about 46 years old, and has never I'll
now held any political office, having been borr
and always lived in the strongly Democratic
county Of Westmoreland, while he was a VIII,
and more recently Republican. He is lawyei
by profession. but rather scholar in his tastes
OF retiring disposition, but of eminent aoilit,
and moral worth.
! Henry 5. Lane il the new Senator from In
diana. He is native, we believe Of Kentucky
about So years cid. He first appeared in Con
gress, we think in 1889, when the National In
teliigencer re marked the presence as Members O
the House of three young men of uncommon
briiIiancy and talent-Ogden Hoffman, Of Nev
York, Richard Aenefee. OF Kentucky, and Henr
5. Lane, Of Indiana. Menefee died Young; Col
Lane is nov the sole survivor Of the three. III
only remained single term in Congress, resign
lug TO devote himself 10 the acquiIement of
competence by the practice of Law. Havin
achieved this end he nov returns 10 public lille
He was President of the Republican NatioUs
Convention that nominated Col. Fremont, All
bore leading part in the gallant though unsuc
cessful canvass that followed. In 1859, be va