Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-04-08
Yates and Sa uisbury.

A Washington correspondent OF the
Brooklyn Mirror refers to the better
characteristics for the Senators especially
notorious for inebriety, in a manner a,
once charitable. tender and affecting
with Senator Salisbury will vanish
one OF the most memorable faces and
forms OF the Senate. On the Democratic
side of the Senate he is the grand figure
head, as Chas. Sumner is on the Repub-
licsn. Not 10 see Salisbury with his
hands deep IN his pockets. glowerins up
and down behind the last tier OF senate
rial chairs, resrire and defiant as a Gagged
lion, but his pale, trim. temperate brother
Ell in hi. seat will be 10 see new
Senate. 10 look upon lie is great leo
nine man, noble to behold, though he
does chew tobacco and mock with strong
drink. have seen him on the street
corners exchanging "cheas" on terms OF
perfect hail fellow equally with one OF The
despised race, which lie ragged over the
mex, day in The Senate as very liile above
that Of the babboon. have seen him
empty his stomach in The gutter and then
drop down and lie in ii, and have seen
him one OF tie grardes, looking Of men,
clad in iauiless black and spotless linen,
waking beside Mrs. Jefferson Davis on a
fair June Sabbath (whlch her husband
.pen, at Fortress Monroe) CALAMITY and
devou.ly carrying her prayer book to
church. have heard him recall 10 a
friend by his side the days Of his boyhood
when he and Ell" played in the old
barn and slep, in one bed, and each told
the other al hi. heart; each loved the
other go much that they couldn't quarrel.
And in this recital there were touches OF a
generous natsre which told that God
made It's man. in the beginning, true,
loving and noble. lie stands more than
SIX feet high, and is large ia proportion.
His head Is covered with abundant black
hair, Just touched with silver. He has
black eyes ard iHeIy cut features, and,
when he is himself, a most winning eX.
preston. In carly lie he studied Tor The
Episcopal ministry, and even now, when
lie assumes The white choker," as he
often does, looks like one. With him
and Richard Yales ,on the fourth of March
departed the LAST Of the inebrisie Senators.
There may be plenty OF drinkers" lett,
but no other "drunkards.
"Pocr Dick Y aies !" as his brethren
so often called him. Probably never did
living man baide harder than he has dune
with an over mastering appetite. An IN
heriled one, born in his blood, no one
not thua cursed csu dream of the power
of such foe, nor Judge by the night the
sin Of the soul that al last sinks van
pushed. Brave, generous and child
hearled-as the vIcum OF the vine cup
often is-lllnois loved Ibis, her layorlle
son. loved him for himself and for all
that he had done for his native Stale :;
trusted him, bore with him, trusted him
sgaiu-eyQn when through weakness Of
the will he oft betrayed her faith. How
he struggled 10 be worthy OF that trust in
the highest legislative council OF ME ma
tion, lie only knows, and his God. Bot
there came an hour when II was too late;
when affected intellect and viii went
down forever before the iussllaIe foe,
and Richard Yates, but the wreck Of
himself. 10 day trembling in his seat,
counts The days when lis Place will be
filed BY another"