Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-20

issued his proclamation calling for troops.
While the news Of this great event In our
history-the first Of d brilliant lseriBs of
acts on the part of our Government which
vindicated' its .supremacy-was, flashing
upon electric wings. through the country,
the Wisconsin Legislature was Virtually
disbanded, and most of its members were
on their way home, or were contemplating
a departure. from the Capital. An emer-
gency had arisen to which the Cover
nor was fully equal. He had the trains
stopped which were on the point Of leay-
ing Madison, needless of threats of penal
ties for constructing the mails ofthe United
States" He was determined, II within his
power to do 30, to keep the flying repre-
sentatiyes to their duty. His endeaYors
failed, however, aud his only resource was
to call an extra session of the Legislature,
(which did not convene until the 10th of
June. In the meantime the Governor
''took the responsibility and caused $4,000
men Of Wisconsin To be placed in the field /;
and, to the credit of the Legislature, be IL
said, they responded fulIyand punctually
to the interests of the people as expressed
through the Governor, going even beyond
him in their endeayors, by providing for
five regiments in addition to those already
raised.
Upon retiring from the Gubernatorial
chair in 1861 he was nominated by Presi-
dent Lincoln as Minister to Rome, which
appointment was duly confirmed by the
Senate, and he departed for the scene of Ills
labors in the spring of 1862. Though he
filed that position but a short time, \ go the
records of the State Department bear evil
dence to the faithfulness, promptness and
thoroughness with which his duties were
discharged. Being strictly an AmericanA
a representative one--he did not much rel-
ish residence abroad, and accordingly he
soon resigned his diplomatic position and
returned to his home, when he engaged in
the practice of his profession, until called,
in 1863. to take the'pOst of First Assistant
Postmaster General. .. ..r rarg ...atf,
Governor Randall's name Is familiar to
the public from the fact OF his being Presi-
dent of the National Union Executive
Committee, whichbas ssrecently issued call
for q convention in Philadelphia, having
for its objects the restoration of the Union
upon principles of right and justice. This
fact, IN connection with his kiowfI service
in other capacities, no donbt suggested to
President y Johnson the, appropriateness of
cOnfiding to him the important post to
which he is now assigned His course in
each of the positions which he has filled
has marked him as one eminently fitted {or'
their respective duties; as an officer and a
friend, faithful and reliable, as a gentle
man, never forgetting his own dignity or
ignoring the sensibilities Of his sqbordii-
mates,
His service as First Assistant Postmaster
General gives him an advantage fDrhisnew
labOrs that could not otherwise be obtained; |;
and we close these hastily Written NOTES
with the remark that if the subjectiof this
sketch fulfllls his duties as Postmaster Cen
erll in the same manner and with the same
spirit that have characterized his ceonDec-
tion with other public offices, the cpuptry
and the President may be thankful that Al
eXander W. Randall has been called to as
sist in the administration of the Govern
ment-DdiW Union. .tr.rrr-