The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-28

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S1t tts curious to note tho number OF
carpet-baggsrs in Congress at the pre-.
sent time, the term '''carpet. .bagger''
being meant to designate, ali 3Hhe Sena,
tors and Representatives from the South
who ere really from the North, inasmuoh
as they novsr went South until the close
OF the war. - -
Alabama has'Go one carpet.bag Senator
and ono carpet.bag- Representative.
Spencer, OF tho Senate, was born in New
York. and was a citizen of Iowa or Ne
braska when ho tered the army in 1862
he ven: &c Alabama G. the ciuso 0s ta5
war. Buckley, of the House, was Also
born in New York, entered the Union
army from Wisconsin, and was not mus.
tered out until 1866. when he immedi.
ateiy went into Alabama and politics.
Both the Arkansas Senators md ono
OF her Representatives arc carpet-bag-
gers. Senator Rice, born in Now York,
.aterca the army t-om Minnesota. and
did not settle in Arkansas until 1864
Senator Clayton sprang from Penneyiva-
nia. and alighted in Arknnsns, from the
saddle, at tue close of tho war; and Ed
wards, the carpet-bag membor OF the
House. who had lived in Iown several
years preceding the war. nlighted the
same way.
Both the Florida Senators are carpet.
bagYers. Osborn, q nntive OF New Jer-
sey, entered Florida in 1865 as Assistant
Com missioner OF tho Freedmen's Bu.
reau, and Gilbert was formerly a Now
York merchaut.
The Louisiana Senators arc Likewise
cnrpet-baggers. though West, e!ected a
year ago. was born in Now Orleans. He
left his native place at an early age, and
was next heard of in Pennsylvauis. He
WAS in San Francisco when the war
broke out, aud. ut its close, settled TEN
porarily in Texas and then in New Or.
leans. Kellogg. the other Senator. is q
Vermonter, who. possibly, never saw
Louisiana until after tho war, when he
Was appointed Collector of New Orleans.
Louisiana he's four Representatives, (the
fifth has died since his eleotion,) ali of
whom, without exception, stayed away
from that State until the close of the
var. Sypher, native of Pennsylvania,
Rent to Louisiana in 1866; Sheldon, OF
New York, went there in 1865; DarralI,
Of Pennsylvania. went there about the
same time; and Morey, of Massachu.
setts. in 1866.
Mississippi has one pretty carpet bag
Senator, with pretty name-Adelbert
Ames. He was from Name before he
came from Mississippi, where he '.set-
tIed" al Provisional Governor June.
1868. Besides this Senator, Mississippi
haa three oarpet-bag Represen tatives,
viz: McKee,. Of Illinois, Pierce, of
Michigau, aud Barry, of Kentucky. All
these gentlemen became Mississi ppiaus
after tue war.
Sawyer. Senator from South Carolina.
went there in 1859, but retired to the
North during the rebellion, at the close
of which he was appointed Collector of
Internal Revenue for the Second Dis
trict OF South Carolina-tho beginning
of his political career. Elliott the car
pet-bag Representative, was born in
Boston. md ia first heard Of in South
Carolina as delegate to the Constitu-
tiOnAl Convention of 1868
Texas has q cArpet-bag Representative
in the person OF William IT. Clark, who
when he went into business at Galveston.
~ o AsO CoChtdLIpto, LuIec-
Platt, Porter. aud Stoweil-are carpet
ba9gera. Platt is a Vermonter, Porter
New Yorker, and Stowell O Now EnR-
lander. All went to Virginia during or
at the close of the war.
30 it seems the States of Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Missis.
sippi. South Carolina, Texas and Vlr-
gina, which are entitled iu the aggre-
gate to sixteen Senators aud thirty. six
Representatives., have in fuct but seven
Senators and twenty-five Representa-
tives-ths rest are all carpet. baggers
from the North. Again. it appears that
the Suites of New York, Nebraska, Wis.
consin, Minnesota. Pcnnsylvnnis, New
Jersey. Vermont. Massnc huHsttA, Maine.
Illinois aud Michigan, which are enti.
tied a~ whole 70 twenty-five Senators
and LOG Representatives. r. ally have
thirty-one Senators and l20 Representa-
tives here i'll Congress-. How is this?
1t m"y be set down as tolcrabiy certain
that whether The average carpet.bag
Congressman represents tho community
which lie deserted, or tLe community
upon which he fosted himself. he doe.
represent with continual devotion tho
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