Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-10-30
SENATOR COOPER.

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Judge Henry Cooper, Of Davidson,
was, on the ed inst, elected, after
seven joint ballots, United States
Senator from Tennessee, to succeed
Hon. Joseph 8. Fowler, and to serve
six years nom the 4th Of March,
1871, u o native OF Maury county,
Tennessee. He removed TO Bed ford
county, where he was married In
1850, and subsequently was elected to
the Legislature from that Pictorial
District, In n hotly contested canvass,
by majority Of five hundred. He
was again sent to the Legislature
from that county proper over one of
the most popular men In the district,
by about twenty votes. The vote in
this election was the largest ever
polled In the county up to that time.
He received the appointment OF
Judge from Governor johnson and
served with great credit to himself
untiI1688, when he accepted chair
in the Faculty of the Cumberland
University, Mt Lebanon. During his
term on the bench he several times
sought to resign, but his resignation
was not accepted, or rather the Gov
ernor of the State (Brownlow) in
sisted upon his retaining the POSI-
ti0n, and, in q subsequent message to
the Legislature, referred to him as
one Of the purest and most upright
members ofthe State Judiciary, and,
though opposed to him politically,
earnestly protested against his resig-
nation from the position he had filled
with such honor to himself and ser.
vice to the State. In the late Con-
sentative Convention I'm this county,
to elect representatives to the present
General Assembly, Judge Cooper re-
ceived the nomination for State Sen
ator, without the most distant idea
on hts part of having such honor con.
ferred, and, indeed, ut the time, being
absent from homo on q visit to St
Louis. He returned to find himself
the choice of majority of the PEG.
pie for State Senator, and in the sub.
sequent election lead his ticket by @
large majority of votes. In the
State Senate he is one of its most i'm.
dustrious, active and Jealous workers
always alive to the interests of Q
large and respectable constituency
and to the credit and renown OF hi,
native State.
Senator Cooper is one Of a trio O
brothers of tried and acknowledged
ability, eminent in the legal profes
sion, distinguished in the public ser
vice, and enjoying high position In
the public confidence and respect
Judge Cooper, himself, was never {
personal applicant for any Office ant
was never defeated In any canvas
before the people. When It was de
cided by the friends Of other distin
guished gentlemen who had beer
mentioned in connection with tn,
Senatorial Office, Il was beyond al
question not the wish of Mr.. Cooper
to accept the honor, save In obedience
TO the unanimous choice of other
named for that Office, headed by tn,
generous and patriotic Etheridge
who proposed the final concentration
He. accepted it gracefully and will
characteristic mOdesty, and we ar
thorOughly convinced no one 30 mucl
as himself recognizes In his election
a triumph of the friends of peace an,
harmony, and not especially and in
dividually the triumph of Judg
Henry Cooper. We, recognize In hi
election, as We should also have don
In the election of any one of the gen
tlemen who gave way In order tina
his name might be brought safely be
fore the joint convention, the triumph
of truly conservative, pacific, ma
tional and progressive public senti
ment. He Is justly regarded one {
the rising statesmen of TENNESSEE
universally esteemed for his spotles
character, his eminent abilities an
j genuine conservatism. In politics
he was q consistent Wing, staunc
Unionist during the war, and since q
thoroughly Conservative. The ~
lection of such representative ma
at the present juncture of affairs
State and national, we consider tn
best card Tennessee has played sine
the restoration; and the present Ger
eral Assembly could not have sil
nalized the peaceful era i'm whic
they are assembled as the peoples
chosen conservatOrs, more eloquent
to the nation and the world, than b
the verdict of their ballot on til
22d. In cOngratulating our hon0re
and deserving fellow-citisen upon tn
result, we congratulate the people {
the whole State, also without regar
to political opinion or difference
upon so salutary and satisfactory
compromise of our Senatorial col
test. May his Senatorial term be q
suspicious as his merits are great an
his character as citizen and publ
servant is unimpeachable.-NasI
vile Banner.