Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-02-04

sons policy without stint, and with
perfect impunity; but he could not en-
dure even the risk Of suspicion, and
seemed to look upon it as disgracefu
to hold Office under q faithless and
treacherous Administration.
Mr. Hamlin entered into the cam
paign of 1866 with great spirit and
efficiency; and also did yeoman service
in the Presidential campaign which re
suited in the election Of Gen. Grant
He is a gentleman Of dignifed pres
ence, OF substantial rather than bril-
liant ability, OF unquestioned integrity
and remarkable exc. utive ta.ent. Hav
ing had large experience with the bus
mess of legislation he will fill now, a,
in the past, with credit to himsef, anc
honor and usefulness to his country
the high position to which he has beer
called.
MAssAcnusETrs-CH SuxN1R.
Charles Sumner was reelected yes
terday as United States Senator fol
Massachusetts tor his fourth term BY
vote in the Senate for Sumner, 81
tor Abbott, 2; and in the House fol
Sumner, ZIG; Abbott, Ia; Banks, l
Mr.. Sumner, now So years OF age, ha:
from his youth occupied marked and
distinguished position, and with his
maturer years has stood before the
country with clear and strong in
dividuality which separates him from
the rank OF politicians, and renders him
one OF the foremost Of American states.
men. Graduating from Harvard at 49,
the pupil and friend of Judge Story
at Cambridge from the age of 20 TO %,
and admitted after such training to
the bar, he was at % one Of the best
known lawyers and successful prac.
titioners in Boston. At this early are
he was compiling Summers Reports,
editing the American Jurist, law
quarterly, and delivering law lectures
at Cambridge. where he was rendered
but declined, two Protessorships At
26 he VISITED Europe, travelling inlItaly
Germany, and France; residing year
in England, whittier his fame had so
long preceded him that, on entering
their highest Courts their Justices in
vlted the young but eminent Ameri-
can Jurist to sit beside them on the
Bench. Returning at %, he continu-
ed practicing law and editing law
works, until, at the age OF 81, he en-
tered upon politics by an oration on
the True Grandeur of Nations de.
livsred before the municipal authori
ties of Boston, in which he opposed
specially the impending Pro Slavery
war on Mexico, and all war, as means
OF settling i. .ternational disputes. At
"a, he made one of the first of his
great orations in Feneuil Hall, against
the annexation of Texas. An oration
on "the anti-Slavery duties of the
Wing party separated him from the
majority of that party, and in 1918 he
supported Van Buren and Adams In
1901 he was elected as the representa-
tive OF the conscience men of Mas
sachuse.ts to the US. Senate. Perhaps
The noblest effort OF his lite, and ce1-
tainly the finest ever heard by our
Senate, was the speech on the crime
against Kansas on May 19 and 20,
1886. 1t was the spirit OF the Union
armies, hurting in advance, and for
the first time in our history, the def
ance and scorn of the Northern cons
science into the teeth OF the lying de-
voices OF Slavery. For this he wa
stealthily assaulted by Brooks, tie
forerunner of Booth, and the injuries
he received disabled him for tour years
While thus stricken down, Massachu-
setts reelected him in 81. with only
seven dissenting vet >. Reapnearing
in the Senate in 1859, he spoke again
on the Barbarism of Slavery. When
the thunders OF artillery drowned the
voice OF oratory in settling the S|a-
very question, Mr.. Sumner was the
leader OF Emancipation, the Genius OF
Abolition, in the Senate. lie worked
with one purpose-that the war should
overturn Slavery. Mr.. Sumner has
less power on other questions. He has
been great only as the Champion OF
Freedom, but he illustrates how one
great cause, battled for with absorb.
ing devotion, is adequate to the deyel.
opment Of the highest greatness.
New YoRK-REuBES E. FESroN.
The Hon. Reuben E. Fenton was
Yesterday elected United States Sen
ator for six years from the 9TH Of
March next, to succeed the Hon E D
Morgan, whose term expires on tina,
day. Mr.. Fenton was born in Car
rol, Chautauqua County, New York
in July, 1919. He commenced political
life as the Supervisor of his native
town in 1913, and entered Congress
ten years later. He was pains-taking
industrious, intelligent and useful
member of Congress-always at the
post of duty, and always attentive to
all reasonable requests'of constituents,
and during the Rebellion especially
kind to the soldiers from the State of
New Y York, keeping watch over their
interests and necessities, and affording
such assistance and relief as lay within
his power By this kindness and at
tention he earned the good will of
many Scared veteran, AS Cover
nor he was ever careful to look after
the interests of the State; and that his
administration was approved by the
people is shown in the fact of his re-
election as Governor, and final cleo
ton to the United States Senate.
PExNsYLyANIA-JoHN Scorr.
Mr.. Scot, the new U. S. Senator
elected from Pennsylvania, is one OF
the few examples OF public man in
this country attaining to the Senate
without being first member OF the
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