Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-31

dor and mjderatiUn-l anu not sure that even before
this the fruit might have been seen rpening among
the States in renewed relations OF kindness and
gool viii 10 be followed ere long by suitable po-
itica aud civil union, adequate 20 the security OF
both sections at home and abroad. The ideas of
Union anti common country, as applied to all the
States, are non simply obsolete"
For several months past Judge Campbell has been
occupying the position Of Assistant Secretary OF
Wax Of the Confederate States, ana 1t IS but sheer
Justice to remark IN tins connection th"t no exc
eutive officer nor employee Of the Government has
applied himself more assiduously to his duties than
this venerable man. lie was at his ONCE every night
d.. D. Nv. examining aud endorsing the pa
g., ..m.for Investigation
y. 4i &. HUNTER.
-u. IALlAI-Ero HUNTER was born in
So. ,.,,u... sd. Airil 4i>i, 1909, and was tdu-
at the University OF Virginia. lie adopted
tho profession OF law, which he pracuced III his ma
tive county, At the age of "a he was elected to the
House Of Delegates. His first vote had been gwen
for Jackson in 1882 but the doctrines OF the prGcl-
maAon and the force Dill uro'' MIN Hou' tue '"'-
Their support oil the FfeSoeut' IN lo' ne ""'e''e'-
ed u Representative IN Congress ana rendered nm
pete divorce OF the government irom all oanhS'
whether state OF Nat'oh''' !" 'no succeeding o""-
gress he was elected TO the SpeakerShlp'
and, at the close OF his term OF service
the usual vote OF thanks was passed without
dissenting voice, in House OF Representatives
which was perhaps, a strongly marked by partizan
bitterness any other in the history OF the Govern
meut. Mr.. Hunter took an active part inopposition
to the American System, as 1t was called which
was advocated by The Nhlgs, under tue ieaaershp
OF Mr. Clay, in 1871 lie was defeated al the eiec-
ton in ls4S' op' was returned AGAIN IN l04o' NC
was an early and earnest advocate o' the "neAa''0"
q i'A"S - O.. ,,,,,..;o,,
Al 'ne 'e'SiON "a 'nO e N -,
WHICH nSu 8 auu"'i' ~ -,
ana GREAT Di''aiA " ''-e y ""'' D.;
brought 70 '''e "'''u'0u y -,
dent. Inc neso'S'o" Oesuu y MI I'm ~ '',
laheu' Inc '"'' I'm 0'''''u
lot compromise oi '"' my VI - '','
,',,i.ato
'''''''e ,-'',,,'; ond f,r o.
=! ',' - ~, ..;,,, NJ
''' - ., t,,os, -,
hunter vas u 'u' - ,.' "' VPpV''"
'hese measures ''' - ms "''0,' 7PNeN"0'
nl"ue d an car! pe''VU y ~
a reaS'n'Oi' an" .a'' eV''-P o''i'o
IN lof0' -u'' li''.e'' - -i,''Cl -,
,-, ~, -,
" i'',I 49,, So. th t,en
ovis,ir,, nolitical system.
- - ". It,,.or rros o,..tod T. G Soma
I,;s orrii,l. s,,,,,ort ~ tbn .,CIovton
,,,,,r,,iso hin which rrovided Governments for
-. Ta-r,o.;os ~ Oregon California and Now Nov.
- ,-ao ,.o,,, ,r,. destruction ~ 70 slavery and
- On IN. rrincinIe of nop-interveDtion II
-, So I'm. ,vo. lbs, :, tho To,,vo
49, ~. sossioD Of ceroroI To,or,s admin
w -. .,.;.,.io. ro,a,',d ,,;u,, st.
-, NJ Hunter took n LOADING mart IN tho
o. ''i'"''
III, .,r, ,ho ro,,,r or, rho rghts ~
- - -, St,t.s -, tho sontl,
,.,,;.s.:ssi,r NJ Huptar delivered an elaborate
-. a..inst thu nronos;tion 10 snspend diplomat
49,, 80, Do,, tho ,,ronn,. oF +b,
~ - IIr,,,r, No rnnosej ~
"'Vus' Z, r,,ror'soI ,oli,ics and ds,,re
any .i'oi ,i,,;,,. ,,rl,a ON, ~,
49, W.. 'Ata-t,r. aDd Madison.
-, Of Is50-5 Mr. Hunter was made
,,-ls-,r Of tho Finance Committee OF tho Senate
49,. he retained as long as he occupied his seat
In1o5a ne delivered am address in Richmond, ira
% the history of parties from the foundation of the
coTor,,oont and urging the soundness OF the States
pin. school with which he had always been,a
-
-, is sooo,,.l form, in the Senate Mr.. If. sun
ror,od rho Kansas Nebraska bill and Douglas
s,,,,I,,ort tbereto He WAS vigorous opponent
= No., r,.ri,,r or ., Know Nothing party. At
~ &C ls57-s no advocated tlsodmission of
VI. - 81 ~: .rnton Con.t,
Kansas 'i'S '"s -'SI os a.. osauit,ee of Con.
tutor --u .anor,sd The nronositiop commonly
erenee "''.'r I'm which was finally adopted
my $50, ."e
% ,ooo..or, % ravertto the mart taken
1t ID Se"'eS' ~. -. :,