Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-22
Congressional Nativiries.


United States Senate as it now stands,
twenty-one only are there as representa-
tives of their native States. A maiori-
ty OF the Western Senators were born in
the eastern states, Mr.. Howard of
Michigan is q native of Vermont, and
his colleague, Mr.. Chandler, was born
in New Hampshire, Mr.. Doolittle Of
WisCOnsiOn is 8 native OF New York,
and mis- colleague, Mr.. Howe, halls from
the rOCk,ribbed coast Of Maine. Mr.
Grimes Of Iowa first saw the light of
day in New Hampshire. No Othor state
but Massachusetts could have been
guilty Of Ben Wade. Connecticut di-
vides the honor of Mr.. Trumbull's birth
between herself and that eeutlemauS
parents
Mr.. McDougall, who in his lucid in
intervals, represents California, took his
first sniff of atmospheric air in New
York, near the Pennsylvania line, about
the time OF the whiskey insuueCtiOp,
which has since been transferred to his
own stomach. Ohio is responsible for
Mr.. Hendricks OF Indiana, and Mr.. Nor
ton OF Minnesota. kentucky gave to
the world Mr.. Yates of Illinois, and Mr.
Brown of Missouri. New York is en-
titled to all the honor that attaches to
the natal State of MeSSrs. Stewart and
Nye OF Nevada, Mr.. Williams OF Oregon,
and half dozen other senators. Mr..
Fessenden Of Maine is Il New Hamp-
shire man; likewise Mr.. Wilson Of Mas
SaChusetts. Mr.. Cragin .hOught better
Of New Hampshire than these two gen
tlemen, and left Vermont to take up his
residence in it. Mr.. Sumner was born
in Boston Of course.
New Hampshire, one Of the smallest
States of the Union, has six OF her ma
tives" in the Senate-Messrs. Chandler,
Grimes, Wilson, Fessenden, Pomeroy and
Clark. New York, the largest State in
the Union, has but two more than New
ampshire-Messrs Doolitte, Harris,
Nye, Stewart, Wright, Williams, Nc
Dougall and Van Wrinkle. Pennsylvania
and Ohio are equal, each having three
the former, MeSSrS. BuCkalew, Cowan
and Ramsey; the latter, Messrs. Sher-
man, Norton and Hendricks. Massachu-
sctts has three-Sumner, Wade and Nor
gan. Kentucky has tlve-Davis, Guth-
re, Yates, Brown and Henry S. Lane.
Vermont has four-Foot, Howard, Cra-
gin and Poland. Connecticut has three
Foster, Dixon and Trumbull Vir-
ginia has two-Willey and Henderson.
Maine has three-Mornn, Howe and
Nesmith. Indiana has One-Jim Lane.
Delaware has two-Biddle ana Sauls-
bury. New Jersey has oue-StOckton.
Rhode Island tWo-Sprague and An
thony. Maryland two-JObuson and
There is one vet lacking to make up ihe
tifty-Mr. Kirkwood of Iowa whose ma
tivity l am unable TO state.
1t will be seen from the above that
Kentucky, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania,
Vermont, Connecticut and Maryland
are represented in the Senate by men
born in the states they represent. The
other states are represented, in whole or
in part, by adopted citizens. No men,
ber of the present Senate was born west
of Indiana-Illinois, Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, Missouri, Kansas and Iowa being
without "sons" in that body.
OF the one hundred and eighty-four
members of the House, thirty-nine are
natives of New York, including Speaker
Colfax of Indiana, Mr.. Eggleston Of
Ohio, Mr.. Ross of Illinois, Mr.. Highly of
California, Mr.. Whaley of West Vir.
| ginia and number Of other western
Representatives. Pennsylvania has
twenty-seven Of her sons on the floor
among them Messrs. Bingham and
Plants of Ohio, and Orth of Indiana
Ohio has twenty-one, including three
who had the bad taste to emigrate east.
ward iu their youth, and Mr.. Wilson o
Iowa. Massachusetts has fourteen, in
Guiding Messrs. Buckland and Spalding
of Ohio, and Mr.. Clarke of Kansas
Vermont has thirteen, including Thad.
deus Stevens of Pennsylvania, Colum.
bus Delano Of Ohio, Mr.. Eldridge Of
Wisconsin, Mr.. Davis OF New York
Messrs. Grinnell and Kasson Of Iowa
and Mr.. Beaman of Michigan. Maine
has eight including Mr.. Washburne o.
Illinois, and Mr.. Brooks of New York
Connecticut has eleven, among them Mr.
Baldwin of Massachusetts, and Mr.
Hubbard Of West Virginia. Illinois has
three, Mr.. Cobb of Wisconsin, and two
Illinois members. Tennessee has two
Mr.. Defrees of Indiana being one oi