Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-01-24
From the Reading Gazette & Democrat,
The New Senator from Pennsyl'
VaDla.


Hon. Charles Il. Buckalcw, OF Columbia
connty, was nominated on the 9th ballot by
ihe legislative caucps rs the Democrat e
candidate for United States Senator, On
tuesday, he was elected in the onyention
of the two Houses by majority Of one,
every Democrat in the Legislature suppor.
ting him, aad the vote ofcvcry Republican
being cast against him. This result, in
view Of the high character and position Of
the gentlemen who were candidates for the
Democratic nomination and in view oi The
pecuiiar circumstances attending the elcc =
ton, cannot be considered otherwise than
as a personal triJ,nph Of the most gratifying
kind. But mplimentary to himself rs he
mast regard this expression OF public con-
ideucc, the people of Pennsylvania have
equal ground Tor felicitatiou in the success
Of candidate for Sena or fitted by every
quality Of character and by all tho habits
OF his life to be of service to the nation in
the evil days W ich are upon Us, and the
still more evil days which arc surely soon
to come.
Mr.. Buckalew was born on the 25th
u
election had just completed his ior,y first
year H. 10 the descendant of one OF the
lew iamiiics of IIugucnots which settled in
Pennsylvania after the emigrati n Of that
body of Pro,qstauts from France, in cousc.
qucnce of the revocation Of the Elict of
Nantes in 1865. The career Of the Bu
gueuots In this country, has been marked
and peculiar. Their qualities seem to
have been Inbred They have produced
foI the service Of this nation long list of
most useful and most catinable statesm en- ,
aud it will cast no di credit upon that list,
which embraces the names of Henry Lau-
rcus and John JAY to add to it the name
OF the newly elected Senator from Penn5yI.
vsuia. He has all the physical develop
ments all the intellectual ability, all the
reticcnce and rcpose of manner, all the
keen sense Of personal honor, all the un
swerving political fidelity, all the devoted
attachment to friends and all the fru,
calm courage which belonged to the lead.
ders OF bis race az wei in their hour Of
trial as in their hour of triumph
The early life of the new Senator was
passed on farm situated on Huntington
creek, near the line separating, the counties
of Luzerne aud Columbia The estate Of
his father was bounded by this line. The
farm where he was reared was az the foot
of the Northwestern slope of the beautiful
Knob Mountain, which extends in uni
form and unbroken sweep from ohickshinny
in Luzerne, to Oransevlie, in Columbia
county. Tho scenery of the locality, un.
known and obscure as it is, is among the
most attractive in Penn7ylvania. The
influence of physical conditions upon in
teileciuaI develop nent, has often been re
marked, and the friends Of Mr.. BIckalcw
who have been familiar with his history
anl hi, birth place have been accustomed
Tor twenty years to connect the massive
pecuiiaritles OF his Intelipct-his eminent
qualities OF qliet, uudcmonstrative and
ua0xaggeratcd vigor, power, and adherence
with the imposing and majestic features
Of nature which surrounded his boyhood
and carly youth. His Iii, there was pas,
sed as the lives Of all Boys are passed
upon the land. He possessed the incaicnl-
sole advantages that are inseparabIe from
such life. There has been in this nation
no FIRST class man, from Washington to
Webster, who has not come from the lane. .
The rearing of the towns give readiness,
dextcrity and adroitness to the cultivated
man as it gives readiness, deXtcrity and
adroitu0ss to tie craftsman. Bat il does
not give power There is a level Of polish
kecnness aud Sharpness which can be at
tanned only in crowds. But they who in
iluence and control the action Of masses o.!
men, and they who create or mould system s
OF Government, must for some extended
period, have lived segregated lives, And
a statesman in this country who would
really desire to be useful in his career
must acquire "sympathy with the mil
lions whose lot is labor by actual en-
ployment in the manual labor of the farm.
The early education of Mr.. Buckalcw
was in accordance with the circumstances
and position of his father, and included
every requirement that was essential to
his sub cquent success At the age nine
teon, he entered the Office of Morrison Il
Jackson Esq Of b rwick, in Columbia
county. as a student at law, and was ad-
mltted to practice in the year lsi3.-
About the close of the year l54i he opened
an olhceI n b Bloomsbury, in the same county
and in and noar that town he has since
resided. His success at the bar was earl y
and rapid. 1t was a common remark o
Judges and leading lawyers even at the
outset that his opinion was rs safe, hi:
mind as mature as could have been ex-
poctcd in the case Of a first rate lawyer o
IN ddle age, His capacity for labor wal
uuitiyiug, and in the trial and argument o
a cause, bis ability to exactly meet its re
quirementa seemed instructive. lie posses
sod in the practice OF law the same unusua
faculty which he has always displayed il
public life-tho faculty Of using mean
precisely proportioned to the end in view
There was 10 exhibition of excessive force
lie never INDUCED in exaggerated forms o
speech. His language was always temper,
ate, and his manner was always sci