The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-20
Why They Call Him Sunset Cox.
From the Boston Journal

''Why," asks correspondent edo you
speak Of Congressman Cox as Sunset Cox ??
The name was given to Samuel Sullivan Cox
years ago, and it will probably stick, for Cox
Is always rising Aside from his Democratic
proclivities, he is genial, pleasant man. He
was born at Evansville, Ohio; was graduated
at Brown University; ran through the Cam
bridge Law School; finished his studies in
Cincinnati; married wealthy wife from the
heart of Muskingum county, Ohio; did Eu-
rope in four months and wrote q book; went
to Peru as Secretary of Legation; served
several terms in Congress from Ohio; removed
to New York city and Was picked up by the
Democrats after short probation, and was
again sent to Congress. He was an editor for
short time, and May 10, 1853, he published
in the Ohio Statesman the following gorgeous
article. to which he owes his nickname
GREAT OLD SUNSET.
What stormful sunset was that of last
night! How glorious the storm, and how
splendid the setting Of the sun We do not
remember ever to have seen the like on our
round globa. The scene opened in the west,
with q whole horizon full Of golden inter-
penetrating luster, which colored the foliage
and frightened every object in its own rich
dyes. The colors grew deeper and richer,
until the golden luster was transformed into a
storm-cloud, full of finest lightning, which
leaped in dazzling zigzags all round and over
the city. The wind arose with fury, the
slender shrubs and giant trees made obei-
sance to its majesty. Some even snapped be-
fore its force. The strawberry beds and grass
plots turned up their whites " to see Zsph-
yrus march by. As the rain came, and the
pools formed, and the cutters hurried away,
thunder roared grandly, and the fre-bells
caught the excitement and rang with hearty
chorus. The south and the east received the
copious showers. and the west all at once
frightened up in long, polished belt of
azure, worthy OF Sicilisn sky. Presently q
ciouo appeared In the azure belt, in the form
OF castellated city. Il became more vivid,
revealing strange forms Of peerless fanes and
alaDaster temples, and glories, rare and
grand in this mundane sphere It reminds
Us OF Wordsworth's splendid verse in his
Excursion:
The appearance instantaneously disclosed
Was OF mighty city, boldly say
wilderness OF buildings, sinking far
AND self-wlthdrawn into wondrous Depth
Far sinking into splendor without endl'
But the city vanished only to give place to
another isle, where the most beautiful forms
OF foliage appeared, imaging q Paradise in
the distant and purified air. The sun, wea-
ried of elemental commotion, sank behind the
green plains of the West The "great eve in
heaven" however, went not down without a
dark brow hanging over its departing light.
The rich flush Of the unearthly light had
passed and the rain had ceased, when the
solemn church bells pealed, the laughter of
children, out and joyous after the storm. is
heard with the carol of birds; while the forked
and purple weapon of the skies still darted
illumination around the Startling College.
trying to rival it9 appala and lean into IL.
dark windows. Candles are lighted. The
piano strikes up. We feel that it is good to
have home-good to be on the earth where
such revelations of Beauty and Power NAV be
made. And as We San not refrain from r..
minding our readers of everything wonderful
IN our city, We have began and ended our
teeble etching of . sunset which comes go
rarely that its glory should be committed to
IMMORAL type.