Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-08-11

The following from the y. Y. Stgndard
gives some interesting facts about Con-
gress in general and some of our New
England members in particular.
AN ARIrHMETIcAL DIAGNOSIS.
Those who are curious in such things
win probably thank me for the estimates
have made in making up the state ments
that follow, while expect the editors to
be duly grateful for presenting items sure
10 be widely copied, aed as widely credited
TO the Standard, for OF course, in our pro-
fession there is not one SO dishonest as not
TO properly recognize the source from
whence their most pleasing items, theii
best selections, and their finest sallies OF
cepted wit, logic, humor, piquant gossip
and keenest argument comes.
fnd then. that there are 22s represent
atives in the present House (some seats
being vacant yeti, and nine delegates, who
are only parts aud whole members of the
legislative body you know"-making q
total OF 237. The united ages of this bod
of men are .703 years, bein. an average
Of forty-five years and six weeks each
Bv this il will be seen that the Senate
goes one year and about seven weeks bet
ter. or worse, on the House, so far as age
is concerned. There is Of course a grea,
disproportion when wisdom is to be taken
into consideration, but in whose favor the
balance would be, leave for others TO de-
termine. In my judgement the palm be-
longs to the present House. Perhaps an
election may, after all, be their guiding
pillar of smoke and fire.
VENERABLE YANKEEDoM.
The New England States. as would nat
urally be supposed, lead the van in seniori-
ty. having only one Representative under
forty. II is, perhaps. worth noting that
Intellectually be Is .hIie fellow. well met. "
| refer TO Eugene Hale of Maine, who is sci
down as but thirty-four years of age. yet
exhibits such maturity, knowledge OF men
aud affairs. accompanied by vigorous ca
pacity To express what he knows. As Is
very unusual in SO young a man; on the
whole. doubt IL Mr. Hale was ever youn g
He must havebeen an embyro Cong ressmar
in long clothes, and full blown by the time
he got his nrst breeches on. Speaker
Blaige is the next youngest man, being
forty one. and he would be less If he could,
SO IN tkes up for hi. lengthening years by a
growing youthfulness Of spirit There are
only six in all Of forty-f years and under.
Will there are i've ranging from fifty five
to sixty-seven-the last being Oakes Ames
OF Massachusetts. The han isome Old
gentleman Il fear he'll hardly thank me for
calling nun 'Oiu Let Inc assure him
that the term is only relative, and that |
believe his years are considerably less tina n
even those claimed by NJ. Hale is Judge
Poland OF Vermont, the very beau ideal of
'.old school, courtesy and style. Seven
teen of the New Euglanders range from
forty-fve to flfty-fve, and most of them, l
confess. look older even than their ac-
knowledged years. The total number of
years owned by them is 1855 years, making
an average of fifty years and about seven
months for each.
UNJUST CRITICISMS
have been made on the House-Indeed, on
the Forty-drst Congress-but, after all, If
there has not been as brilliant record, the
one made is quite as nseful as that Of the
famous Thirty ninth Congress; sorely
abused when here, but now that distance
lends enchantment" regarded as one Of the
very ablest Congresses ever assembled at
the Capitol.