The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-28

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and during the war was q captain of ar
tillery. Gilbert is from New York, and
went to Florida after the war "for the
benefit of his health" A good many
others, since the war, have done the
same thing-gone, south for health;
cant stand the northern climate, you
know; but l notice that a number oil
them get back as far north as this city
and manage to wiggle Through. q few,
severe Washington winters. o.. .
Kentucky is we'll represented-that
is, she has men of ability and character
as her servants. Both Stevenson and
Davis were much in public life before
their election to the Senate. In add.
ton to other official trusts they..have
each served two or three terms in Con.
gress. ..-....
w. Pitt Kellogg and j. Rodman
West represent Louisiana. The way
they sign their names, as here given, is
Of itself an indication of genius. Now,
if each would part his hair in the mid.
die, and pronounce paper, pa-pau, there
would no longer be any doubt of their
claim of consideration. AS it is, how.
ever, their chief merit consists in the
taste they display in displaying their
names. But it is having its effect. A
member of Congress from the same
State has profited by the Senatorial
example, and now sports J. Hale
Sypher. 1t is well.
OF Texas, not much can be expected,
and those who have the sagacity to
expect little will not be disappointed.
She is represented by Messrs. Flanagan
and Hamilton. Hamilton began his
career as a clerk in the War Depart
meut, and perhaps the country could
have got along in an indifferent sort OF
way ii he had never been promoted to
the Senate Chamber.
Flanagan first served his country in
the capacity Of Justice Of the peace in
Kentucky. He administered the law
so far as he was able to read it-with
great frmness and impartiality. The
sacred soiers trembled when he ad.
justed his spectacles and opened his
court, for he dispensed with justice, and
did not temper it with mercy. After
ward he went to Texas, and became a
member Of the Legislature. His career,
like A. Us, has been upward and on
ward. although he has skipped Several
Offices in his long strides.
We now come to Tennessee, poor
Tennessee, the old volunteer State"
&c. Tennessee used to loom up in the
Senate, figuring extensively in the Globe
through her representatives, but the
most of her figuring now is done al
roll-call aud on pay day. Brownlow
and Cooper are hers. Brownlow is
very weak, physically, and entirely
played out, politically. But if he were
in good health and popular with part
Of any party, he would not be the man
for Senator. He made a success as
preacher at local camp meetings, and
also as a country editor, the same quail
ties being essential to both callings,
namely: A never ceasing ability to
pitch in. Brownlow could always pitch
in, whether aiming his blows at Demo
Gratis or other sinners. He was pretty
good at a debate, too, but not good
enough to establish from the Bible that
slavery was a Divine institution, hand
ed down to us oat Of heaven by our
Father for our especial profit and con-
venience, although he tried very hard.
Twenty years ago Brownlow might
have made passable Senator, but he is
too old and feeble now. A man who
can not rise in his seat without help is
not in proper condition to represent a
great State. The position is extremely
trying to his PROSTATE body and weak
nerves, but he sticks to his seat, for,
should he resign, oh fearful thought,
a Democrat would be elected to sue
coed. Let US close our eyes to the mel
ancholy picture, and tell Brownlow to
stick.
Henry Cooper, elected over Andy
Johnson by treachery, is not making
any character as a Senator. During
the war Henry and his brother Edward
were both taken up by Andrew johnson
and made something of-that is, he
made one Circuit Judge in Tennessee,
and the other Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury.
During these tumultuous times, he
took the Coopers under his wing, so to
speak, and provided for them, because
they had been lifelong friends, and be-
cause he had confidence in their ability
and integrity. In 1869, both the
Coopers were elected to the State Sen
ate, and promised their support to John
son for the United States Senate. They
were among his warm supporters, and
johnson went into that bitter contest,
relying implicitly upon their support.
But, alas for weak human nature, the
Coopers betrayed their benefactor in the
last part of the eleventh .hour. They
were bought off by the enemy, who
gave Henry the nomination, and Ed.
mund voted for his brother against his
benetactor. He shed tears when he
did so, which is creditable to his fine
feelings; but it would have been more
creditable to him to have stood by his
old friends as his old friend stood by
him. Thus was johnson defeated.
Some people have gone so far in their
acuteness division as to see q stroke OF
Providence in this; but it looks to me
more like stroke OF treachery.
North Carolina is represented by
John Pool, z. B. Vance not having got
in vet, and it is doubtful if he will,
There is something the matter with his
record some way, but, to 90 to the bot
tom of things, the chief objection, away
down, covered up with oratory and rub
bish, is the fact that he is a Democrat:
II he was truly loyal, he would not find
so much trouble in getting into the seat
to which he was elected. 1t is great