Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-12

FOWLER.
It may not be generally known, but it is
true, nevertheless, that in the restoration of
Tennessee to the Union, by the admission Of
her Representatives to Congress, person
was sworn in as one Of our U. S. Senators,
by the name Of FOWLER. The FIRST time
we had an opportunity, after hearing Of his
election, we inquired Of member Of the
Legislature which, among lis other distin-
guished acts, placed the Senatorial robes
upon the carcass Of FOWLER, how it hap
pened that he vas selected as one Of the wise
men Of the State. The reply was He
was Treasurer at the time, and there was
about ninety thousand dollars in the Trea-
sury. / do not know how it was" continued
the member, only, at that time the per diem
was not paving the expenses Of the members,
and many Of them had been long time
from home They had been doing nothing
to make money, and were hard up for
funds" After a pause, he added; did
not vote for him, and cannot tell how it was
that he was elected. only know that he
had a majority Of the votes when the roll
was called"
We did not inquire further Of the MEM
Der, for two reasons-he was unable to give
us the desired information, in the first place;
and in the next, he was evidently mortified
that he had been member in a body that
would deliberately stigmatize the fair name
of the State by placing such man as Fow-
LER in a seat that had been honored by such
men as Jackson, WHITE GRUMPY, BELL,
FOSTER, JOHNSON and others.
From the time Of his election, year and
a half ago, FOWLER has been publicly heard
Of about three times. The first occasion
was his appearance and delivery Of what
was, By the courtesy of FoRNEy's paper
one Of the two, "both daily"-cailed a
speech. II was in an interior town in the
mountains Of Pennsylvania, and was ac-
oidentally heard Of through an indis-
Greet correspondent Of the Washington
Chronicle The second time the Senator's
name was lifted from its customary OBSCURE
ty, was his prompt appearance in the Senate
Of the United States, on the admission Of
Tennessee, to take the oath Of Office and a
seat on the Radical side of that body. The
third occasion the people of Tennessee have
enjoyed the felicity Of seeing FOWLER as a
man of mark was as delegate to the Phila-
delphia Black-and-Tan Convention. He
seems on this last occasion to have done
nothing in public, but act as the laquey Of
ANNA DICKINSON. A desire was expressed
to hear her speak Gin public on the stage
it was objected to--FowLER rose as her
champion, and insisted that she be heard.
Indeed, 50 far as we are informed, he was
entirely devoted TO ANNA. The questions
Of negro suffrage, protection to South
ern loyalists," the impeachment of the
President, and all the other fayorite
measures of the Radicals had lost their
sweetness to FOWLER. He had but one
wish, >one aspiration, one feeling, one de-
sire, one passion, and that was to bask in
| the light of Annals countenance, to see her
smile, to hear her talk, and to experience
the heavenly influence of her immediate
presence. She seems to have gravitated
reciprocally towards FOWLER. She did not
appear where he did not; she took his arm
and trustingly leaned upon him to see her
through. When she was called to the
stand, she turned confdingly to FOWLER TO
bear her to the rostrum. He raised his
Senatorial body, and proudly, gushingly,
calamity held out his arm for her support
| whenever il was demanded.
Il was a grand picture-the panorama
of FOWLER with ANNA hanging on his arm,
marching steadily up the aisles Of the Hall,
with the august assemblage Of the represen-
tative Black-snd-Tans gazing in rapt ST.
lence, until she raised her delicate foot and
placed iton the rostrum. And then TO see the
enthusiasm which thatsimple but great event
created, and to hear the thunders Of applause
in which that enthusiasm found expression
1t was proud moment for FowLERl twas
a historic period for TENNESSEE The labors
of BRowNLow and MAYNARD, Of ARNELL
and MULLINS and DUGGAN in that Conven-
ton were nothing in comparisonl
The next day, when the working loyal
lists" had saved the country and the Radicals
by indorsing negro suffrage, and FRED.
| DOUGLASS seized Annals Derby hat" and
ANNA had seized FRED's " felt hat, and
each threw the others up in triumph, re-
gardless Of expense or where they would
fall, to see the Senatorial form of FOWLER
rushing through the crowd, and the Sena-
torial fingers of FOWLER picking up ANNAs
hat, and the Senatorial smiles of FOWLER
as he restored it to her again, was altogether
delightful-it was overwhelming.
FOWLER is immortal