Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-30
OUR SENATOR'S.
The Men who new Represent the Southern
States laths United States Senate.
A Tributs to Departed Worth and States
naaskIp from a Radical Correspondent
Brief ksntIos Of The leading GaFptt-Bag.
eers-Nhai They are aad What
They Have Dehe.
The Story of elsytOh, Of Erksnsas-HoS
"AR6y" was Beaten by the cOopers
10 the Race for the Senale.

The Story of elsJtoa, Of Erksnsas-HoW
"Ahdy" was Beaten by the C0opers
10 the Race for the Senale.
From theCinclnnaH Commerciall
WASHINGTON, Dscs-Rber IS, IS71.-It is
perhaps wei that the old South msde her
marx IN The senate cham ber, for the new
South does not. Her great lights seem 70
have pssssd away or been snuffsd out, or
been put under a bushel, for the roar of
their orstory has ceased to be heard in the
senate, and their places are filed by
wooden men.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
South Carolina formerly took q front
rank in the senate chamb her repre-
seDtsiivss being equal in point of ability
70 those ssnt from the other States. The
list Of her former senators is q long array
OF eminent names. But from a place
among those a. the head she has dropped
20 the tail-end, and is now represented by
s Mssss chusetts school-teschsr and a ne-
tive peanut planter. Neither Robertson
nor Sawyer were heard of beyond their
respective school districts before the war,
never held Office of profit or trust, even TO
being members OF the legislsture-which
Is next 70 nothing and but for the wsr
would have been padding down the
stream of life. Cne raising peanuts among
mis- native ssnGhilis, and the other teach
ing Young ideas how to shoot, AZ nifty dol
lars 4 month and board. The only evidence
we hsye of their sOlidity is the fact that
thsyc 20 cot Ofisn attempt 10 say anything.
They hsve sense enough to understand
thas ther have no ideas that will enlight-
en- suybcdv, and for this they deserve
credit Once 10 a v lille Robertson spreads
bis wings fCr az OrsjOTic8l flight, but bis
idess are Grade, his wind short, and be
uE-s,u ,u-..avs hau uIl.s.rnH \
have remained in the hrst place. Before
the war. il pstriot had proposed running
elthsr of these men for the Legislature,
yyord would have teen sent 20 the nearest
lunatic asylum, IL quiring II they hadn't
lost an inmate,
VIRGINIA,
As for Virginia, the mother OF pTesi-
dents. Is i TO be regretted that she car
not ,sI bsck the ghosts Of some Of her
departed gssst TO represent her now.
Messrs. johnson and Lewis sre clsysr
gentlemen, but in healthy snd well regu-
lated times the old mother would hardly
select them 20 represent her a. the coun-
ell bOsrd OF the nstlons II her present
ssaStors are talr specimens OF her states
meu, her tobacco land is not the only
thing tEst s on the decline.
ALABAMA.
Alabama used TO loom up In the senste,
shame now, and we'll she may, while she
is represented by such men as Gsorgs
Spsncer. BE IL without sbility, and II
ffth OF the charges against him srs true,
without character either. His operations
in Alabama IS cotton agent, snd his "a ans
actions wish Judge Bus5eed, the brtbe-
tsker. do not reflect rhe more honor upon
him the more they are investigated.
Goldthysite Is = fair msn, but will not
make his mark now. If the stuh had
been in him to make II, there would have
been surfscs indications Of it long ago.
He has held ths once Of circuit judge,
and is an average lsTyer. sPencer's ex-
v,erisucs sR 3 ''ststssmsn" bsfOre the war,
beRsn and ended rs assistant clerk or
or-kesper Of the Iowa legislature.
ARKANSAS,
Arzsnsss is 8 new state, without tine
glorious senatorial record 70 look back
upou as a solscs for present fssbleness
that SONS Of ths Ststes hsve. Even this
dubious privilege is denied poor ArkR1-
ysss, without much reputation before
the war $ q senator sender, Ehe Is not
in 4 islr way TO make any noTi and
until ehs pets Rice and Clayton out, her
feeblensss will ba p.-sabis, How much
q cost Clayton 90 gst in cannot be q -sted
with prscisiol, but es ne had 10 bay on
,h hsutenzu 1-SOv6rnor, Johnson a.
- Of ECt l5ss tEan ten thousand DOL
fs-S ~ three aaCallent-comHuttee
- - u lzss than i've thousand dol
IsS- ss,E = viii % seen that his seat in
80 zs1sIs ,,-s.N : sn expensive affair, Some
- sv-T5a-lEs7,. .NC.-GoFsrnor Johnson's
S-fa-,Js Tosis-e6 NE5 the old fellow sold
ont 10 C1svton for lNfte5a thousand casn
thev v-srIti4V TO maze Is appear that he
drove q sharp barZgin-bST think TIE sc
tusl sum wss something less SbsIi ~ ne. ne,
He looks to NC Ike man huo nOuIu
g mi nrNFs-Ef
time for ten thousand ooL.Ars' On
ssssy terms, say ona-hslf cash ana the psl-
lance In six and twelve months, with IN
terest IS foT 3. +. Rice, be Is weak
senatorial reed, even Tor the WeaA Sno
helpless State Of Arkansas. HIS toIs1
legislative experience up 70 the Time ne
entered the senate, consisted OF having
served one term in the Kentucky leRisla-
ture. Think OF it, ys godsi A term IN
the Eeutucky Legislature ss quAilncs-
tIon for the United States ssEatel II Is
sT estimated distance only cne step three
feet, il the legs are not too long,) ron
the sublime 70 the ridiculous DSb "A
ahis instance Rico mas certainly reversed
the proposition and gone from the rloic-
-ulous 70 the sublime a. 8 leap. From the
Kentucky legislature TO the United States
aepsts a. > step. Is there another instance
on record? 1 hope Cos.
GEORGIA,
Georgia "a the Empire State Of the South
.n,S ought 10 be we'll represented in the
.sDs, @, ard sitter seven long years Of con-
tess with the carpet bsggers, Jobbers snd
robbsrs she has nov upon the hOor, yes
tsrdsv TO- the tirsJ Tins sinCs the WAT, two
sSanators. honorable and qualified for the
duties OF their position. By 2n extra
streak of gool luck, seldom run upon by 3
s,outberu state since the war she has
escaped Blodgett, the notorious lobber;
Fsrrow, the rebel saitp5trs dirt-eater, snd
Whitley, the sposssse C0nisosrste coioheI,
ii OF VI Eozn were el6csed 20 she senate by
tae stuUid and ignorant legisls stUre. Nor
wood was sworn In yesterday, sndi Tor the
-irst time in ten yeSrs, Georgia is tcliy
represented in congress. Both Norwood
and ELL are men Of good character. hiIl
was q member Of congress before the war,
and was the only one Of the delegation
who refused 20 withdraw and 90 into the
rebellion,
FLORIDA.
A for Florids, neither of her senators
aver bad any experience In public life
nntu tbe coInmotion following the war
threw them 70 the surface, and fortunate
,eddy Fl Dated them into the senate. Osborn
is from New Jersey, and during the " AZ
vTRs . captain Of artillery. Gil bert Is
from New York. and went 70 Florida AFTER
the war "for the benefit Of bis health" A
rod many others, since the war, have
SQus the same thiug-gcn6 south Tor
hsalth: can't stand the northern eilnnste,
Won know; bug I notice that number OF
Them get back a. lar north As this city,
and rnsnsge to wiggle through lew Sc
we're Washington winters.
KENTUCKY.
s1tucky is well REPRESENTATIVES, is
- be.7 men Of ability and character as
SsS ssTvs hts. Both Stevenson and Davis
we're mnob a public lite before their cleo
tion to the s.. rate. In addition to other
'offieisl trusts. thu have each served two
or three terms IN co0s ress'
LOUISIANA.
W. Pitt Kellogg and J. R9dmsn West
reprssent Louisians. The way they sign
their names, As here given. Is OF i'ssu AZ
Indication OF geniu5. Now, if each would
mart his hair 10 ths middle, and pronounce
paper pa -psu, there would no longer be
snv doubt Of their claim to consideration.