Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-12-19
THE DISF2ANCHISED.
List Of the Rebels still Under Political
Disabilities.

List of the Rebels still Under Political
Disabilities.
The act passed last session of Con.
gress to remove political disabilities ex-
cepts "Senators and Representatives of
the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh
Congresses, officers in the judicial, mill.
tary and naval service of the United
States, heads of departments and for.
elgn ministers of the United States"
Taking up the list of Senators and
members of the Thirty-sixth Congress,
we have the following: FstE6 t,9t -
Benjamin Fitzpatrick, Senator from
Alabama-a gentleman of quiet tastes,
who, If living, has not been heard from
since the war, and is not likely to come
up again for Office. W
Hon. Clement c. Clay, Jr., United
States Senator from Alabama, has en-
tirely Withdrawn from politics. He
leads very retired life, and his health
at last advices was very feeble. He is
not likely to be an aspirant for public
honors, whether at home or abroad.
Hon. Robert W.. Johnson, United
States Senator from Arkansas, has With.
drawn from public life, and since the
war has been engaged in the practice of
the law at Washington City. =
Hon. David L. Yulee, United States
Senator from Florida, took no promi.
nent part in the Confederate service.
and has been devoted since 1865 to rail-
road matters. He is President of a
rather sickly railroad lying between
Fernandina and Cedar Keys, called the
Florida railroad.
Hon
from Florida. After his Liberation from
imprisonment at Fort Lafayette, Mr..
Mallory entered upon the practice of
the law at Pensacola, Fla. He has not
figured prominently in politics since.
He Is a gentleman of temperate and
conservative views, and anxious for a
restoration of peace and harmony be-
tween the two sections.
Hon. Alfred Iverson, United States
Senator from Georgia, is now greatly
advanced in years. He is out of politi.
cal life.
Hon. Robert Toombs, the other SEN
ator from Georgia, has been more active
as a very pronounced Bourbon, not
willing to swallow Greeley, and though
much admired by Georgians for his elo-
quence and genius, yet not very infiu-
entail, by reason of his extreme views.
Of the Louisiana Senators, Mr.. John
Slidell is dead; and Hon. Judah P.
Benjamin, standing in the front rank of
the English bar and reaping large
professional income, may be regarded
as henceforth and forever British sub
Ject and quite out of the line of political
speculations in America.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis is President of
the Carolina Life Insurance Company.
and to this duty he gives the energies
which he once ardently devoted to a
public career. 1t yields him a salary
ample probably for the wants of himself
and family. That Mr.. Davis regards his
political career as terminated, and has
no desire to re enter upon such strug-
giles IS notorious and conspicuous fact.
The Hon. Albert 6. Brown, Senator
from Mississippi, is in private life. He
is gentleman of liberal and conserva-
tive opinions, "accepts the situation"
but If he has any political aspirations is
not apt TO have them gratifed, inasmuch
as his State is dominated by large
negro majority.
The Hon. Trusten Polk, United States
Senator from Missouri, has been in pri-
vate life since the war. The great
changes in Missouri from emigration
and other causes have brought another
class OF men forward, and Mr.. Polk is
tar too unambitious q gentleman to seek
or desire official preferment.
Of the two South Carolina Senators,
Gov. Hammond is dead. The ether,
Gen. James Chestnut, Justly occupies a
nigh position in the regard and con-
tidencc of his fellow-citizens, and is a
gentleman of rare good sense AMI high
ability, but he is not likely to come to
the front.
Hon. A. o. P. Nicholson, of Tennes.
see, United States Senator, has figured
prominently since the war. He is now
Chief Justice on the Supreme Bench of
tennessee, and is not likely to quit the
bench for the political arena.
Lewis I. Wigfall, of Texas, United
States Senator. at the last account was
practicing law at Baltimore and out of
politics completely.
OF the two Virginia Senators, the
Hon. R. M. I. Hunter alone survives.
This gentleman has been engaged in
agricultural and literary pursuits since
the war, and has not mingled in politi-
cal discussions, except during the recent
campaign, when his speeches at Tam.
many Hall and at Richmond have chal.
lenged the admiration of all, including
his adversaries, by their moderation,
thoughtfulness and profound statesman
ship.
The members of the House of Repre-
sentatives of this Con sress under the
disabilities are ]. L. Pugh, David Clop-
ton, Geo. S. Houston, j. L. NJ. Curry, of
Alabama; Charles L. Scott, of Califor.
mia, now of Alabama; George S. Haw.
kins, of Florida; Martin j. Crawford,
of Georgia; L. Q. C. Lamar, o. R. Sin.
gleton, of Mississippi; w. N. H. Smith,
Burton Craige, of North Carolina John
Mcqueen, VIM. Porcher Miles, N. L.
Bonham, of South Carolina; John 81,
Reagan, of Texas; Thos. S. Booock, S.
F. Leake, ex Gov. VIM. Smith, R. A.
Pryor, By. N. Edmonson, of Virginia,
and few others less prominent.
Gen. John c. Breckenridge, now Pres.
ident of the Lexington and Big Sandy