Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-14


ands of cripples made, thousands up.
on thousands of men set free-to be
free forever, their children and their
children's children The disruption
the struggle, the triumph, the restor.
ation-the work is all most done -
only Georgia, aud the circle is again
unbroken.
But | did not intend to go off into
pyrotechnics. | intended to give
only some changes in the Senate, and
some facts regarding its past status
and its present. The following list
contains the names of the seceding
States, and the Senators representing
them ten years ago, together with
the date upon which the State Sc
coded, or the Senators withdrew from
the United States Congress.
FLoRIDA-Japuary q, 1861. Sen
ators David l.. Yulee and Stephen
B. Mallory.
LoUIsIANA-February 5, 1861
Senators Judah T. Benjamin, John
Sidell.
ALABAMA - January 81, 1861
Senators Benjamin Fitzpatrick, Glenn
ent c. Clay, Jr.
ARKANsAs-May 6, 1861. Sena-
tors Robert W. johnson, William X.
Sebastian.
South OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
withdrew December "a, 1860. EThe
Senator'S did not appear, but resign
ed. Senators James Chestnut, ames
Il. Hammond.
GEoRGIA-January q, 1861 Sem
ators Alfred lvorson, and Robert
Toombs.
MIssIssIPPI--January 81, 1861
Albert q, Brown and Jefferson Da-
Wis.
TExAs--[ Ratified Rebel Constitu-
ton March % 1861 Senators John
w. Hemphill. Lowis H. Wigtall
NORTH CARoLISA-Msy 81, 1861
Senators Thomas Bragg, Thomas l..
Cingnan.
TENNEssEE-.N Withdrew March 7
Senators A. .. p Nicholson, Andrew
Johnson Nicholson never appeared
but Johnson di1 and the State was
always represented in Congress
VIRGINIA-April II. 1861. Sena-
tors r. NJ. L Hunter, and James
Mason.
Kentucky, Missouri and Maryland
never ceased to be represented in
Congress.
THE PRESENT SENATE.
There are al this date ~ Senators
in Congress, being two from each
State, and no vacancies. This is
more than has ever been on the floor
since the organization of the Govern
ment, The number occupying seats
in 1861 was 68, before any of the
Southern Senators withdrew. All of
the Southern States are now repre-
sented except Georgia, and upon her
admission the number will be IA
Since 1861, Nebraska and Nevada
have been admitted, and the State of
West Virginia has been organized
1t cannot be long before Colorado,
Utah, New Mexico, Montana, Dako-
ia, Arizona, Washington and Wyo-
ming, will be admitted as States, and
this happy time, not ten years dis
tant, viii place SO Senators in the
American Congress, and not far from
300 Representatives.
On the ~ Senator's now in Con-
gress, the terms of "a Of them expire
in less than 10 months, namely,
March 3, 1871, among whom are
Senators Wilson. Anthony, Williams,
Howard, and Merrill, of Maine-the
strongest men in the Senate. The
terms of 90 Senator'S expire in 1873,
and the balance---25 will hold on un-
til March 3, 1875. Of the number
whose terms expire next March, the
following will, without doubt, judg-
ing from present appearances, be re-
elected, namely, Anthony, Howard,
Mcdonald, Morrill,, Ross, Thayer,
Warner, Williams and Wilson. The
only question in Williams case is
whether the Republicans carry Ore
gon or not The prospects now is
very bright. AS for Ross, he is con-
fdent Of reelection, and residents of
of Kansas say he is the only Con-
gresham from that State whose per-
sonsI honesty is beyond suspicion
Clark, the present Representative, is
candidate, but it is believed he has
less virtue than Caesars wife, and the
honest men of Kansas fear to trust
him. As for Pomeroy, he will, OF
course, not be candidate, as his term
runs to 1873. The people say if they
should return him, that by the time
another six years should expire be
wouid own Tie railroads and all the
lands, including Titan, west Of the
Missouri river.
| REGISTER.
The following is complete roster
of the Senate at the present date, the
States they represent, and the dates