, 1869-01-27
SENATORIAL CAREERS,


Chronicle that Senator Summers elected term
Of service is iongur than that Of any previous
Senator, the National lntel|igencer thus coz.
reefs its contemporary
Without disposition to derosate from the
high honor 10 3fr. Sumner Of being elected
to fourth term, let us say 10 the Chronicle
that Thomas Hart Benton served thirty wears
continuously IN the United States Senate,
from ISL to 1851, and was IN the last days Of
bis great service to the: country denominated
P"ter S.na:ux, There i q work OF the de-
ceased Senator, entitled "Thirty Years In the
United States Senate" perUsal Of which
will instruct all men. This great political
leader, who,- through three Presidential
tes7ns-two Of General Jackson and one OF
Mr.. Van Buren-was won't to stand up at the
commencement Of a session Of Congress, and
thunder to the country the policy OF the De-
mocracy, had the anllzin:. hardihood, as re-
garded from tho present Butler standpoint,
Of advocating 4 !ard-moncy currency.
With prophetic vision, be described the
prospective how Of gold up, tie Missis.,
gold in Califsrnia}, ard saw tue royal
coin glitter In tue insterstice5 OF the purses
Of the people. There was mlcl. deris}ye
laughter and ridicule Of hts idea. but he
lived tn see its accomplishment. The people
hope 10 see :! golden prr:nd again In our cir
cnlatllv medium. i gold riecc or i silver
coin j: looksd npnn by them rs au old and
true friend. and trlasurcd by thcn as such.
nnly Nr Butler regards il us Ii mischief and
Il nuisance In currency; put be was us TN,
conscious Of the thought, for the best year;
ul Lis Lite,
"ae the mountain Of lts orc,
Ut tie tra IT II. 1nc:tlmable GEM
Hut we have digyesscd frnln tue nlaiu rur
rosr. OF our paragraph ut the srtting out. II
Was tn eve the Senatorial service Of scyera
distinguish. 1nCn.
William Il. Kin. served ctlcunttnuuusl7 III III,
scuaic lf"in lsl?t to l~l4. lie sub*c4uenti,
SERVED iroin ISIS tn ts1o in ali thirty wears
MIR. Whistler was elected 10 tie Senate /,
1877, aud served continuously nntil iStl i
when he "cn! int, the Cablnrt ur Gcncra
H'rrl:on. In 1si5 lie was reelected, atl.
served until ISL.
Mr.. lay Wig appointed 1T lsAt, to serv,
| mt few months III MI ,incNrireu ivfnl. |,
/ 1s'H he was AguIu clccle.s tu erryr out n,
III: tul'c'l stntrs Senate. md WIS rv.rtrc,r.
| " lS.i, !Ir VIA ngu1n clrcltd In t>I,i, 'nl
d!r1 IN ls12 ut tlsc Natlonal .llutcl, In ,h
vily.
| Sir. Cr'ttrnden served twu years IN tn
United Sin =. sruaIr lro'n l~17. Ito wu
rlrrttd III l~';J Mtsi WI. fr.elrrtrtl hi fs1l I,
| trrsf n,It y Year III Mr. t.ay'u unrxrlrr,
! 'rt'h,. s!.c lnttcr hnstnK tuitrm farewell
| II Wnslw l!ir. lIr vi. r.ct.ul III lsl3, ii
| WIS again rlurlrl III 1859,
| .lnins Alfred lrarrr. of Mnrylnull, WIS h.,1
nsur III t.nngrr's from 1915 to Islr!, III whlc
| alttr tlalr le llrctnsetl.
! Willie T. MunEnn served three full term
IN tllc AclIn:r
| Nntslnhlrl Macon served thlrty.suycn yenr
IN tl1c Senate and House liz WAS eAllul Iii
"fnti'cr dthe lInu.c"
| f. lEx t'rnn!y VAS ,llrec times elected &c,
| utter from 7. ilnc.seu.
Mr.. l3aynr,1, Ut i>rlnwarc, has been four,
Henntc,
TIC distinguished fnshtr Of Mr.. nAyar
WIS twice elected United Stulrs Senator fro,
l'r1awafc, utter srryi,a' rs Miuis'cr 10 Franz,
IN ISIS lie wa sent to EurnW by prrsltic,
Madison, wlllrc hr rendered inportnht ne
,ire IN sryeral cnpacltics. Sir. l'1ynrl
brother, 1sirlAard II. l'a,Ard, wn. nlso sen
lnF lretl, Delaware ut two different tthtc
itia Fn't ls elrctvd 10 hurccCh him nllrr Il
I'll, oil Mntcl.
slr. buchanan was three ilhve rleg.c
thltrd hsntrs Hsnn'ur.
',1h"l,sps J. E,uEk, Ut Texas, wna elected +
thsrr i'rn>, hui served but itst.u u),pn Il
il,trtf Uhr.
'lhrsr tnns tlnss 1,r,.l IN t>ur early ll.,n
Htnsr.nlrn WIN wrrr rlrrt'rl tnr aa 'fulg !,
ftni., or NJ ~ many different tEnl.'a N VI
nu,l,u 1T tt.u lrst n,rnsinnwI IN This uyt!cl
hui VIZ llD l!.'l recall tlris names.
The general ,ut'lir ialea is Tint tho.e en-,
nent n,atrsulen. 'ullsoAn. tnast Wnlkt
Woodbury. nns! i'nHgtn4 wrrs lang III Il
srnatt, hut 1t h III rrror. Mr.. Calhoun pr
laced Ills Distinguished chrl Or l,y service
his Stutc. lie WAS Secretary nj War urd
Mr. M"n'oc. nn.l was subsequently VI
lt.fh!rnt. lie w;ts SECRETARY af State unI
President Tyler, succeeding Sir. Cnsl,nr.
The early years Of Gcucral Ca~s' publ
itfc were III the West. lie Wis Secretary
Var nader General Jackson, and allerwar
| Sr$ .*.-n at a. :.