The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-27
NEW SENATORS,

of March next, when one-third of the
Senate goes out of Office.
Maine has elected Hannibal Hamlin
in place of Hon. Lot. M. Morrill,. II
is said that Mr.. Hamlin was not fairly
nominated in caucus, if nominated al
all. Mr.. Hamlin was first elected to
the Senate in ls48 and will be the OIL
dest member of the body. He was the
last Democrat ever elected in Maine.
When the Republican party was form
ed he cut loose from his former associa-
tions and cast his lot with the new or
ganization. He was elected Vice
President of the United States on the
same ticket with Mr.. Lincoln in 1860,
but had to give way for Mr.. johnson
in 1864. Before the war it was cur
rently reported that Mr.. Hamlin had
negro blood in his veins, circumstance
to which his present election is proba-
bly, owing.
In Massachusetts the Legislature has
elected Mr.. Charles Sumner, who will
soon enter upon his fourth consecutive
term of six years. Mr.. Sumner is a
fair specimen of the literary dilIentante
who circle around the =" HUB" and
ventilate their opinions in the North
American Review. One term in the
Senate would have been considered
sufficient for him, had not Mr.. Brooks
by a fortunate flor Sumner we mean)
blow invested him with life estate in
the office. If the Almighty took such
an interest in him lSt6 remove from
Earth both Brooks and Butler for his
special benefit (see Summers speeches)
the Legislature of Massachusetts could,
hardly have less regard for his welfare.
He says he wants a niger to sit with
him. If the Southern carpet baggers
will not crafty him, we recommend
him to cultivate friendly relations with
the new Senator from Maine.
Governor Morgan has to give up to
Hon. Reuben E. Fenton, the retiring
governor, the seat which he now holds
from the State of New York, in obedi.
ence to the rotation rule Which is in
full operation and which has been fatal
to all craftsmanship in New York since
the days of Silas Wright. Ex-Governor
Fenton we know but little, and shall
never have an opportunity to
know much more. He will serve his |
six years and then give up his seat to
the next ambitious aspirant.
In Michigan Hon. Zachariah Chan
der is reelected. The temperance |
men tried to defeat his election because
he is little too fond of whiskey but |
The whiskey ring" was too strong for
hem. 1- "i"
In Missouri Senator Henderson is
by Carl Schurz the Red Re-
publican Dutchman who has become
lutte notorious as Radical stump or
ltor and Federal Brigadier-G General.
has been reduced SO low under
Radical rule as to be forced to import q
.arpet-bagger to ell the seat once oc-
'upied by Barton, Linn and Ben
on. if
In Nevada Hon. VIM. nj. Stewart
las been reelected. Mr.. Stewart is a
of Henry S. Foote and if he
s as much of a peripatetic politician it
3 some consolation to know that he is
lot half so garrulous.
Not long since the New York Tribune
aid high compliment to Mr.. Bucka-
sw and Mr.. Hendricks and called upon
he Radical Legislatures of Pennsylva-
ia and Indiana to elect as successors
heir equals in talents and Character
We have just heard the response to
mis- earnest exhortation. Pennsylva-
ia elects John Scott, but nobody can t
nswer the enquiry who is John Scott? '
is said that he is a rich rail road I
ian, who has bought his way into the
enate. Very likely. We never heard /
I q pennsylvania Legislature which G
ould not be boaght, but we are at a t
,ss to understand how q Senatorial t
eat could be in the market and not be c
ought by Simon Cameron. Surely v
ne Middlctown bank has not bursted.
here is some mystery about the mat n
n Which needs clearing up. In Indi- Il
ma there seems to have been scram- o
lie over Mr.. Hendricks seat among Il
le hungry Radical aspirants. Mr.. o
umback bore off the caucus nomina- p
on, but ten Radicals bolted and at
lst accounts the Legislature had not s
cid the election. Mr.. Greeley will be t
'mewlat disappointed at the fall from c
endricks to Cumback. b
All the Senators recently elected are q
adicals with the single exception of n
on. John p. Stockton, who takes the +,
ace of Hon. F. T. Frelinghuysen from a
ew Jersey. Mr.. Stockton has but i,
tile talent and would probably never n
i've been elected in State which has i,
any able men, had he not been the Fl
n of one Senator and the grandson of e
lother. The Illegal manner with 4