Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-05
Yates ..a SALISBURY.


A Washington correspondent of the
Brooklyn Mirror refers to the better
characteristics of Senators especially no.
torious f,r inebriety, in manner at 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, rs Charles Sumner is on the Re
publican. Not to see Salisbury with bis
hands deep in bis pockets, glowering up
and down behind the last tier of Senator
ial chairs, FESTIVE and defiant as Gagged
lion, bat lis pale, trim, temperate brother
ELI in bis seat, will be TO see new
Senate. To look upon, he is great
leoniue man, noble TO behold, though he
does caew tobacco and mock with strong
drink. ! have seen him on the street
corners exchanging "chews" on terms of
perfect bail fellow equality with one of
the despised race, which he tagged over
the next day in the Senate as very little
above that Of the baboon. | have seen
him empty bis stomach in the gutter and
then drop down and lie in it, and have
seen him ore of the grandest looking of
men, clad il faultess black and spotless
linen, walking beside Mrs Jefferson Davis
on fair June Sabbath (Which her hus-
band spent at Fortress Monroel CALAMITY
and devoutly carrying her prayer book to
church. | have heard him recall TO a
friend by his side the days of his boy
hood, when he and Ell played in the
old barn and slept in one bed, and cash
told the other all his heart, each loved
the Other so much that they could not
quarrel. And in this recital there were
touches of a generous nature which told
that God made this man, in the begin
ming true, loving AMI noble. He stands
more than SIX feet high, and is large in
proportion. His head is covered with
abundant black hair. just touched with
silver. He has black eyes and finely cut
fesiures, and, when he is himself a most
winning expression. In early life he
studied for the Episcopal ministry, and
even now, when he assumes the "white
chc ker," as he often does, looks Ike one.
With him and Richard Yates, on the 4tb
of March. depart the last of the inebri
ate Senators. There may be plenty OF
drinkers" left, but 20 other "drunkards."
Poor Dick Yates" as his brethren so
often call him. Probably never did living
man battle harder than he has done with
an over mastering appetite. An inheri
ted one born in his blood, no one not
lhus cursed can dream of the power Of
such " foe, nor judge by the right the
sin Of the soul that at last sinks vanquish
ed. Brave, generous and child hearted
AS the victim Of the wine cup often is
Illinois loved this, her favJrite son,
loved him for himself and for all that he
has done for his native State; trusted
him, bore with him, trusted him again
even when through the weakness of the
will he oft betrayed her faith. How he
struggled to he worthy of that trust in
the highest legislative council of the ma
ton, he only knows, and his God. But
there came an hour when il was too late
Nhen affection, intellect and will went
down forever before the nsatiate foe, and
Richard Yates, but the wreck of himself, to-
day trembling in his seat, counts the days
when his place vii be filed by another.