The New York herald., 1866-07-15

he rl.s to address tho Senate-or rather the galleries.
for be always speaks or tne 90 h ~ ,cmsrEs and
to spsify the length OF time he WIZ dwen upon .ne
Roman Senate when he viii arise IN the Uolsge Oh Sal
dina when the doors OF the British Parliament viii DO
forcedooen and what particular authors will be rected
in thcourneys from TO the other OF these eminent
eeslaye halls On all great questions OF satecraft he
IA m,eraby Ignorant and In the passage OF measures
affecting finance, commerce, iniernai nnprovemoht
agriculture and FORTH his assistance rather avoided
man 6at has made genuine mark IN the Senate Of to-
day. .. =. ~.
has sme POINTS In his composition that entitle him to
dsrtion' but unlike Charles Sumner, he IS not faithful
his onco established convictions Mofeover no a.
print and dabblng in all questions that arise In order
TO sciuro leadership In the BODY OF wnch ne Is MEM
ber ie frequently deeaed as ne Is successful ana
trolling the Senate Fessenden's forte Is finance sub
;ec ) which his Senatorial career has been largely de-
vo,ei and his familiarity with which, as Chairman OF
ths %nste FINANCE Committee him the succession
TO M Chase secretary Of the treasury But ms rest
venss would not be satisfied WIN the conroi OF ono
subject and hasened out Of the Cabinet to get back
into shs senate where could be given him TO
satisfy his nsatiable yearnngs for leadership To this
ambition s subordnates everything else and thus writes
himself down dishonest politician who barters his con-
ycons for personal iniuence-a line OF conduct that
invariably loses IN the long run rrooany MT fsssen
| chambcr md with honesty Of purpose for his anchor
would make an envable reputation Hard, earnest
nraccaIity Ia written all the lines Of his countcnance,
while in peoch he attracts universal attention sound
reasoner more than ordinarily good lOgican forcibe
careful and correct tnOugn ot6n severe III
invec,iye And thus his oratory cannot fall OF being
powerfu and effective And yet by repeatedly commit
ting the grand mistake Of seeking to control all legisa
tion he frttcrs away his strength where strength
coud he Elective and by subecng himself TO frequent
defeats loses the confidence OF those who otherwise
would follow him. This Is his great weakness. Another
noint has been already hned a-his indelty TO prnci
ne clos,y allied to which Is bis obstinate adherence to
preconcsiyed prejudice AS Chairman OF the Recon
The design of tho Investigations Of that committee vas
ayowcdy 10 upset the Presidents policy and substitute
someh ng for whch Congress should have The credit
Tho o,,ci failed the evidence adduced not iustifyng
such line of conduct but rather establishing e cor
rectness of The policy tha, hd oeen oy .e
administration Thaddeus stevens, the leader OF the
House wing Of the committee was disposed to surrn-
der Fessenden said no. And here bitter quarrel was
waged that at one time threatened 10 terminate IN the
dissolution OF the committee without report But at
last Fessenden triumphcd and report was agreed to-a
rcport no, sanctioned the testimony adduced and in
which partisan zeal alone conspicuous. II was the
result bf Fessendens determined prejudice against the
policy of the administration, which, IN his mind must
be cor bat at all hazards The result Is most interest
Ing Stevens by the power lac had more shrewdly OBJ
tanned the House against his own convictions forced
the proposed through his branch or Congress-
Fcsseuden, tho living spirit o inc measures received
them from the lower House, and went TO work with
them in the senate, where he met with most
humuatug defeat and compelled to send thom
back TO the amended very nanrly to assimi
late to the administration scheme II is darkiy hnted
that this Stevens work out OF revenge on Fesscn.
dem that he manipulated the wires IN the Senate
to secure tho discontinue OF Fessencen But the in
stance nevertheless shows Fesseudens disposition to
advocate any measure r;h or wrong nat may promise
TO crafty his personal prejudice There is no honest
patriotism in his composition No measure that he ad
vocates opposes Is advocated or opposed from
purely loyal motives. Self underes 1t all Ambition
prcdominutcs and ambition for party leadership
the most ignoble Of all motives And thus he stands be-
fore the American people to-day man great power
and intellect, but demoaIi1ed IN mind by greed Of
power suffer himself to go upon the pages Of his
tory a mere political charlatan
HON. TEraBrIL, cr ILLINOIS,
is in many respects strong His position as Chair
man Of the Judiciary Committee properly
given him. doubtless be IL tho able lawyer the
republican side Of the Senate In legal argument he Is
powerful, ready, and sound His mind TOO Is 70 con-
the famous contcs, the Stockton case, whiie as a
mora partisan earnestly desiring s,ock.ons expulsion
s ns a. 70 ha q nd s
tho legal questions inyolyef IN the case, and be-
ing convinced OF Mr.. stockton legal rights 10 the
scat he held, he became the earnest defender The
Senate oor Of thoEe rights and thrcu -n0ut the pro-
loqned contest nnchod or wayervd In his position
BGfthis was purely legal question: or rather qies.
tion which party interests were opposed 20 legal
rights and he had been called upon to determine
those rights. hut the polilie,an d!aplnyed whom
be voted with his party in jus,iaca,ion Of SEN
ato7 Morriil's disregard OF his pair with the other
Nc<y Jersey senator, who was absent, sick. and
Ssw Jerssy was prevented any voics In .he matter, The
radicals secured additional vote and Mr. Stockton
questions do not arise or can be aoacd Mr. Trumbuli
appears plant any OF them, and a. ady s.oop
the dirty purposes ur faction His honesty he earned
the judicial bonch, and IL ID commcndsbIe his dis.
honcsty OF Congressional action acquired in tho
political caucus and II drsrcahlc Mr. rrumhu urualy
Confines himself 70 legal debates. and seldom troubles
himself about legislation general topics other than to
give his vote with his party. Tho Frrcdmon's Bureau
bill for which he nsd tho credi, was not his II was
written by parties ouiisdc ana merely given
to- him for introduction chairmsn Of the Sud cal ,om
nhte, 10 whom II wvuh naturally b. referred. This
gave him n sort or nominal pattern the
ard secured his zalous efforts to secure its passage he
Cirn Rights bill Tor Which he cc,iied measure
Of revenge against hr President and tho production
OF caucus conferences whri, anybody zsaicugly
Inclined toward tha interests o the radical faction
nifty of II. with full knowledge OF its purpose and
character, illustrates his readiness to lever The
statesman TO The position of an intriguing poll
tic'nn. The popular mind throughout tho country, De-
Of the prominence his connection with these
gave him. has assigned him leading AMI iniucn
ti,l position in the senate bat d well known here tha,
no member OF the senate the republican side
influential than he Even hs niosi powerful nnd an
aasEssase ,sai gal asasa,s r ey M m ,,sr r ~ - con- IN
aece senator IN question, 1t also deu.os rates
the want Of principle that prevails among the majority
OF the branch Of Congress Of which lie Is member.
yAcaaf,n ri,Npirr. cg Mrffgsx.
occapying the position OF chairman Of The Committee
Bu, Of al huresares political greatness and all hgt
ious cIai n craftsmanship Chandler FURNISHES e
remarkable example III all h,s history, well as
IN his cu,aru>ion there does not appear sng" trait
tst should entiile him to prominence. Brass and i'm
IHidcncc backed by prptuse cxpcadi'arc OF money,
hss brought him INTO the seat once honored by
,llc Iofty Intellect or The late iamcntcd Lewis
cas Chandcr's career has been Singular
one. He commenced ifc with sixPcncc,
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With this fortune he soush, the West, and, settling in
Detroit by the Of those traits Of self viii and
perseverance, which have marked his public career he
fought his way into respectable and profitable BUSH
t,s In 1850 the head u the considerable mercan
We mouse Of q Chandler Co, at Detroit Michigan, he
was looked upon prosperous and successful mer
chant whose cose application To business steady hsbts
and good moral character had met with their appropr
ate reward SO closely had he, up to that me confined
himself 10 business, that he know nothing OF the
political anairs Of the country and was wholly innocent
q all literary scholastic. pretensions. Then
hi ambition took turn desire FOR political fame
mysteriousy seized possession OF his mind and, forsak
ing hs bus the Of junior partners, he struck
out political career that had a. its ultimate desire the
office Of Governor of his In order 10 prom
for this coveted position he put himself forward
as the whig candidate for Mayor OF Detroit city that
wa nnqnestonably democratic by large and unchnng
able majority. by the free OF money he succeeded
IN making the contest exciting TO render hrs
familiar throughout The State but ho expected 10 be
was defeated by largo majority.
year afterwards BY promising TO spend ten thousand
dollars N the campaign, he bought hts party TO nom
nate lin for Governor and was beaten by large ma
jcry, bis Jokes the stump which he essayed despite