Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-02-25

ct for several DAYS, when one DAY. steady
ing himself. he arose and announced his
intention of addressing the Senate at come
future day. on the suffrage Amendment.
Drake of Missouri, inquired T the pack
age before him contained h.. s,t Oh. stat
ing that il il did. be would move an nd
inurnmcnt. Casting q nanln glance Of
scnrn IN the Senator from Missouri. Saul
hnry replied thar the subject was one Of
such magnitude. that he would iind ii
Iuitc unnecessary 70 commit TO ting.
ANYTHING he had to say he should trust
to the inspiration oil the hour 4" This said
with such an effort to preserve Senatorial,
dignity. and coming from white lips parched
with that fever that cones only from aco-
hol. was ton much for the usual jecoruu Of
the Senate. and a laugh Of dcrision rang
through the chamber. ..Inspiration OF
the hour, = everybody interpreted TO mean
whi,key-the merciful iriead which Tor
hrirf season. lew days. perhaps few
months longer. eonlrscend. to kcen intact
the union of soul aud body Poor fellow
his Senatorial term expires March the 18th.
l-1l,-h. earthly career will undoub,rd-
y terminate much sooner
YATES or lLLISois.
Poor blckslidiug Dick One of the War
Governors who st many squadron in the
field. during the late terrible rebellion
man of grrat hcar,-oi generous inpulses.
and oi acl newedScj genius bat poor
unsteady Dick. whose waking hours are
full Of good resolutions. bot. Who never ~
yet. has been able 10 baitlc successfully
with hIs own weak head FOrgcttin. his
two great weaknesses, tirpIing aud gam
Ing. honest. whole sonled Dick u asnoble
statesman as ever sat ~ the Senate Of
the United States. Time after time has he
bitterly repcntei Of h+ shortcomings. ana
time after time has hc soemniv resolved
10 thrust aside the cup that j. embttering
b. life. Il seem. in vain. 4 brief sea
son Of virtue. ami there follows a prclong.
cd excess to he followed by irc.h resolve.
for the future. 1t j. but jus, to say how
ever. that he u improving IN n measure.
He avoid. the street. when under The IN.
hnrncc and manages - dispense with
silmulant dnrIn. the working hours 81 tic
Senate. This hts friends regard a. a hope
ful sign. AMI do not entirely despair Of
finally rrclllming him. With wealth Of
thick black hair. curling jann,tIy ahou, u
head that would crctie the admiration Of 4
phrenolosls;. Dick would he ~ far thr
hlndsou"st man IN the Senate. v-re lint
ior thc dull baden stare ihlt =r-rt. Won
from h's large blue cyr- Why should
noi ? law b. passed restraining by force
zach men until their minds have become
strong enough to successfully resist tie de-
mon Duuk'
PATTERSON or TENNESSEE
Tennessee ha- produced -ome rara ares.
among them "a l.. A" Mallin. aud >rna.
tor Patterson. Patterson senatorial Me
lasts Jnst nineteen Jays longer tn" rum
sellers Of Washington viii rni.- htm much.
tor they have learned u love HIM f,r-h,.
money. AMI ID III their casting about they
can hni no one p supply his place. when
he shail have retired On private lfr IN
Grrrnyille. of ta- '.f-e senatorial
"lushcr- Senator Plttcr-1u II unioub,
cdly the heaviest. He l. large. broad
-houiicrcd man. with 4 square. red face.
aud nnse which for brl.lnncv of colorin..
u J. sntr 10 say. came. be surpassed hy
an, other nasal protuhrranc-. either III or
ont OF the Senate. III doe not PROBES. to
swear of, not SclAtor Patterson. but
-Niins along IN 4 tcmpr-;upls s,a Of bran.
dy, batfttius AMI struggling desperately
with The hrry waves. which mas, soon en-
gulf HAN. HI has asked 10 bc discharged
from several Congressional Committees.
on rccpani Of I'll health aud hs requrs .
have been granted as hi- service. Their con
are not considered invaluable u The conn
try at lar T.. senator Patterson. lie i.
known. Is \. j.. son-su-l,w. anI Tor IN.
pact four years has lived zen; free" at the
White House. among the "hlss" AMI
constitutions " llich h. distinguished
iatLrr-in-law pratt "a % much about. while
"swInslng round the circle e some months
since. Coming into the Senate. Repub-
lican. Patterson has been consistent Dem
ocrat throughout his Senatorial career. or
perhaps 1t should be .til that his aposta-
~ dates back 10 that IF bis Presidential
tAther-in-law. As 10 the service he has
rendered either TO his state, or to his
country since coming to the senate i,
might be represented by the igure"'O," If
the votes he has cast during that period.
DC left out Of the computation.
The CABINET.
Al the time OF writing this, nothlng is
known OF Gen Grants intentions relative
TO his Cabinet An unexpected name has
turned IN in connection with the Secreta
ryship OF the Treasury Of Hon. Jo-
seph Holt Of Kentucky. There is excel
lent reason for believing that he will re-
ceive the Treasury portfolio for the reason
that at the time OF the impeachment trial
was in progress. and when everybody be-
lieved that \. j. would be removed from
Off e, Gen. Grant wrote a letter TO Sena-
tor Wade recommending Mr. Holt for the
position named previously. This fact ia