, 1876-01-07

Ills Career aud Stnudfn1 ut 1lomc.

11i1 Career aud 6tnHufn1 mt Homo.
Corresromaeaes Worcester SpS.
LoulsvILLE, KY, jan. 2.-Sccretary Dria.nw IL
Keutuckiau By birth, ind is DOW iu hss A4tt
year. Although net politician in tho acccp.ol
aenso Of tho term, he has been prominent In tho
ro!itica Of ms native stata Rinco 1s5a whom
ono of tho tnost exciting political oontests lnown
tn tho history OF Kentucky politics occurred.
Tho Democratic candidate for Governor at TINT
timo was tho Hon. Bcuah MaSot,in. tho
Whlg, or ansl-Demacraliu caudida,o was
tho Hon. Joshua i. Bell. tLo "silyor
tonguad otnlor," wEo7e superior as popular
ssump Bpeaker Nns not to 10 found in any State,
TAksug aa:aulaee Df every paseiblo opportunity
to gain tho public faror aud 10 thSatt the move
nallt Of tho Democrats In tho sectional strife
then raging. BELL souk his position ~ an adyo-
cato Of auleien:s to the Dlel-sco!t decision mud
Congressional rrolccton TO slayorv III tho Tor
ritoner. Although Wlhs Ill priuelplo. alr.
l3rsstow uas not among tho supporters OF Sit.
Hell. lilo declinoi 10 vote for toa Wnlg canIi-
dsle, tho candidate Of his party, because OF hls
exttene tto-slayery yiena.
Two years later. at tho breakiag out OF tho
War of tia IIehelIio,I, Bristow again cane Into
public no:ce. Without hestatiug l!e promptly
took sides Tor tho Un:on, mud IT ouco ousatod
the sssylce Nv L:outonant Colonel Of Kentucky
regiment, llis reconl wllu In tho army uha
MI exooln1t n,e. lle wns engaged IN tho sfego
OF Fors Doual-son ala tue baltic Of Shiloh, AMI
| distingusalled hmsa!f iu buth onsagoments.
| While III nctyu seryl:o ilo Was eleitci By tho
Uu;on peopls of hs dstr,ct 10 tho kensuoky
Senate. aud al tnaInber OF TINT Lt>lY ho fonr-
| 10. lily Aefsudel tho causo or tho Union. mover
! for nu iuatuns showing tho least Indication OF
! fnttbrug. After Ills torn oi karvice iutho dtAto
SonAso he waa appointed Colonel Ut cavalry
regiment, aul wah With tho troops WHO captured
Morgan ,n Ohio In lhdG without solicitation OIL
h1a l'aEs, he "ns uado District Attorney OF Tho
! United Statad. Wl1io IN this onco. he becalno
4aFin fNr fhn yHni N,,t1 AfuIif
ths enforcement OF the refanns laws and tho
provikious Of tho Civil NIyhta bill, whion was
passed. fur the pro.ce1ion Of tho coloreu reaple
hsalust the nllnli.rless wrongs perpctEatnd upon
OF bolictot.Q wAs created. hs WaB 6elect1a
for tho position by the lrebldont anl tho ability
| Shown BY him i'll that o!ico IL vol known.
After fetirlng from the ulfco of Sulicitor.Qeu-
| business o. o nenibtr VI ihu tru, OF Harlan i
lristos. Hhen Ao "aa again called into the
public nervics, nj Hecrot4ry of tho Ireaauly, bis
supersur judgment a1ia rlse executive aLfllty
| brought bsn at once prominently before tue poo
po NJ tho nation, and for tho last six mouths
h!a management ot tlsa aaars Of tho Departs
msnt has Won Tho admiration ot opponents ~
well ~ supporters. Thu result os hs dc.essalna-
Eaven great sa,lafactiou, Tuls Is ua4ly aeeil
throughout tho country, and rasleala:ly IN Ibis
city, wheto tho number Of Mr.. Dslatow's sap
Il ' Mspubleaas. ~ 'D Thsy s ssy g Of Il hin tSss
IL oyary po:,tion ho has held b. las
done Lis duty to tho pubho in =
manner which VOL, thu confidence anl lcaract og
oil. Dy men OF Ill partea to IL we'll spokeu og,
aud Il ID canmon ratnark of Democrats beto iu
Kou.ucky. III I,ristny ID nominated will vote
for hu,. for l know he wi!lsso right"
Ut cousao tho Republicans hero arc anxlous
thai tho H0puo!tcail psFty "iil ssleet lin Az lts
candidate wAlln tho Gf6elcy elatneut IL almost
hclld for him. Among tho Bourbon. Democrats
who Eefnsad 10 eat Cow in la72. mid they arc
Numerous hero. ho laa many supporters. lilo
hRa positively takcn no Btup for scIf.niyabce.
1nens Ia the approaching contcs: although urged
| 20 70 do by many adui1ars, liis friunds claim
that LIE hAs reulais1el Ut hts post III tho Cabluut
| not tor m0ment hocdug tho arguments ata-
ysnead oy consesv4ttses thas hla resignation
nov WIZ aocuso hla eioction uoxt November.
sr HrtstoN's fearless prosecution Of tho
WHISKY Hing has dtb&rmod the Democratic and
antl-Admlnlstrat!on crioa of corruption with no
allowPt at reform. and It IL generally coucodud
that ~ lonYks lio retains hLy preseilt position
bad mon VII! DO removed ~ soon Is found OUT,
regardless Of party pEaasusa. aud u! cor1uplien
| puuIslsa whoEaves discovered. lie iH 1acosulzed
| ~ general refot1ncE, who does NOT hosHifully
! hold VI. tue fact % win pAudlss, Willie biz
| ehauccs for tia Republican nomlpp tton aro con-
aIdctca excellent, Als friends kto uot blind 10
tho fact th4t thers nro osLer mca vho have
meny supporters. and state that II h{r. Drintow
| is defeated ~ the ConvonI40u, 1t VIII 10 duo to
Lis oun iudi1etsucs Or Ayelalop to ua,hoia
| considered legitimate al preliminary necess,-
uas They a tsn claim that, Ii he II ilonnatad