New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-17
SENATE SIX ETCHEs.

| Aspectator in the British House OF Com
mons looks down upon thee types of me1
dominated by one. First, the English, with
their unmistakabie air and voice; next, the
| Scotch. with their broad accent; aud last
the Irish, with their brogue; but the Eng
fish manner modifes and controls the
whole. The last tries insensibly to initiate
| the first, but the first never copies the burr
of the CaledOnian or the brogue Of the Hi
| bernian. If that same spectator looks
down upon the French Deputies he realizes
| no such divisions. The Gaul is everywhere
Differing in face, form and sometimes in
| idioms, the Frenchman is omnipresent. An
excess of manner, shown in grinace, in
shrugs OF the shoulder, in quick gestures OF
the hand, in rapid talk, and in sudden ex-
| blossoms vi temper. The most decorous and
solemn are subject to ali these variations.
Pass from Paris TO Berne, and walk into the
Swiss Congress, aud there you meet three
| different natiOnalities, answering to the
| German, French and Italian cantOns, all
! generally speaking the language of each.
Now take your seat in the gallery of the
| American House or Senate and the contrast
| is very curious. Before the war the dis
| tinction between the North and South was
almost as plain as that between the Scotch
and the Irish in the British Parliament; but
| new Ingredients have since been intro
| duced. The old leaders from the South
| have all gone. Their successors are mode
| rate men Of the same Observation-Disclosures
| who came in with the Union army and re-
| NAMED after it was disbanded-and former
slaves now free. The result is q strange
| admixture. But the great ideas which
| beat the rebellion permeate and leaven the
| whole. The new colored vote, equa! to
| 100000 ballots, increases the Southern force
| in Congress and threaten to absorb old
| parties. This influence compes the whites
to retire the former leaders and make way
for another order, of men, of whom Gordon,
of Georgia; Ransom, OF North Carolina;
johnson, of Virginia, and DR.. George K.
Dennis, Of Mary land, in the Senate, and
John Hancock, of Texas, and Waddell, Of
North Carolina, in the House, all Demo
Gratis, are fair representatives.
These new Democrats are very different
men from their predecessors. The most
pronounced is General John B. Gordon, of
Georgia. whose brilliant achievements as a
Confederate officer, especially in the last
stubborn defense of Richmond, are con-
coded by all the Union soldiers. His
martial appearance, Southern accent and
frank manner make him a conspicuous
senatorial feature. He resembles General
Sickles, and bears himself good deal like
John c. Breckenridge. His face indicates
fixed and unaltered convictions. but his
conversation is gentle and conciliatOry.
We shall hear. of him in the future, and,
am sure on the side of tair play. Gordon en-
tered the Senate in March, 1873, in his forty
first year. He is graduate OF the University
of Georgia. When the war broke out he was
mining coal in Dade county, in his State. He
raised company, and fought his way from
captain through all the grades to the posi-
ton of Lieutenant General, and was badly
wounded several times. He is q consistent
and strict member of the Methodist Church,
and is said to be the most popular man in
his State. Georgia sets good example in
elevating such material to her high repre-
sentative positions. These Southern tight
ing men are nearly always quiet fellows.
They were never heard of in the North he
fore the war. Most of the secession talk
ers in the Senate and House made poor
soldiers. do not want to specify, but if
you will run over the list of the violent
volublities in Congress, who forced OF the
conflict, and follow them into the rebellion,
you will lind that they were mostly con-
spicuous failures.
Gordon is one of the leaders Of the new
Democratic dispensstion. To hold the
hundred and four Southern electoral votes
for the Democratic party in 1876, beginning
at D. laware and ending at Texas, the old
tire-eaters must stay in retirement and men
like the soldier Senator from Georgia must
lead.
The black men, with 800 900 ballots, bold
ing say five of the Southern States and de-
Gliding the majority of several of the closer
states North, Will play not less important
part IN That year. Fourteen years ago
negro was never seen IN the halls OF Con-
gress save as messenger or laborer, and
never dared to show his tace IN the gale
mes. He could not RIDE III pubic convey
ance' or 60 TO place OF amuse menf, or De
seen on the streets after nine O'Clock in the
evening. de had no chance LOT education
or 10 learn trade ana no place save as