The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-18
THE NEW SOUTHERN SENATORS.
John Pool, OF NORTH CarolIna.

This teutemau was elected q Senator to
tuesday last, for the long term. ending In 1873
BE has been for many years y proml nent polltl'
cen and has played a rather peculiar part IVso ln
he was the Wing candidate for Governor. aud
WAS defeated by the late Governor ELLIS. After
decided upon remaining in the state although
he was known 10 be opposed to q disruption Of
unr er the Confederate Government, and cast
lis vtte az such for Jefferson Davis as Provi.
slonsl President of The Rebel Government.
During The same summer he took part Ia re;
ct1viDg subs criptiODs to the Rebel SIS 600 600
loan. II was alleged during the war Jnat ne
ende9vOrCd 10 obtaiu commission as COnfede-
rate urigadier.general, but after the suppress
SION of h. Rebellion he denied the statement
He remained quietly at home taking no
part in politics until 1864. when he was
elected 10 the State Senate rs "peace" candi
cate. or one in favor Of negotiating treaty Of
peace with the United States on such terms
ss " ould enable the people of the South to save
iheir slave pronerly, and stop the iurther shed
rlbed To The oath TO support the ontederate
Constitution, and Afterwards introduced
Series of "peace resolutions" Since the close OF
tue war he has taken an active part In politics,
end although conservative at the start
Pool is about the only Senator elected from a
southern state under the reconstruction laws,
his state, and It may be also said that he is
about the aolest, and least open TO criticism OF
any OF the new senators. he mas long oeen
Identified with the interests OF North Carolina.
This gentleman has been elected Senator to
Congress for the short te M ending In 1871 He
is a native Of New Hampshire. aud at the out
break of the Rebellion Tered the Union army
as Lieutenant Colonel of the 7Jh New Hamp-
shire Regiment, which he recruited by autho
Iity for The Cover rpment. The regiment
musteled into service during December, 1861,
with II. 8. Putnam as Colonel, and let the
State on the 2Sth of the same month. Tue
command was principally engaged in opera.
tions in Florida. where 1t parLIcI pated in the
numerous expeditions into the Interior of
the State. After some time Mr.. Abbott
succeeded to the Colonecy, and in October,
Second Brigade IN one of the divisions
If the Tentn Corps. In the re )rgauiz alton OF
the Army of the James, Colonel AbOott was
assIe ned to the command of the Second brig ade,
Palne's division. In the formations for the
stoIming of Fort Fisher Colonel Abbott origi
palIy held position with Paiue's division
thrown across the peninsula facing Whining
ton From this position cat z. NJ } ltwas drawn
to support General Ames in finishing up the
rbe close of the war Mr.. ABBOTT, who had been
promoted to the rank of Brevet Brig ad Ter.
General, was IN Command Gf the post OF Will
mingtor, North Carolina. He took an active
paIt in the politics of The State after the Recon-
htruction laws We're passed.
F.A Sawyer, OF South Csrolins.
Mr.. Sawyer was yesterday elected a Senator
from Soul Carolina for the long tArm ending
resident and citizen of Charleston, at which
place he holds the Office OF Collector of Internal
Revenue. Personally Mr.. Sawyer is represen ted
10 be a most respectable gentleman, OF n clear
and unsullted character and much esteemed by
those who have the pleasure of his acquaint-
ce. The first intimation his friends h 4d of
his haVing espoused radical doctrines was In "a
speech which he recently made at Charlest ou n,
in which he announced him self in favor OF uui-
Versal negro suffrage and supported the recon-
struction laws Of Congress. II is, generally be-
Heved that he stands on ex Governor 0 DIS
platform, and will not be very rad cal in the
future. OF his intellectual abilities we are igno
rant,