The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-29

tOrb t0ere arc nine JepuIliCanS ana sixteen
democrats, against fourteen republicans
and eleven democrats In the present SEN
ate. The new senate will stand thirty
nine republicans and thirty -four democrats,
with two senators from Louisiana and one
from South Carolina not taken into the ac-
count. In this classification, we have
counted a republican senator from Kansas,
although the contest In that state is, as
yet, undecided. The republicans, howev-
er, have a majority of one hundred and
twenty-one on joint ballot, and 80 there Is
no danger OF the senator being lost.
OF the new senators, including those
| who have been reelected, Senators Anthony
| of Rhode Island, Garland of Arkansas,
Kirkwood Of Iowa, Saunders of Nebraska,
Grover Of Oregon, Harris Of Tennessee,
| and Coke of Texas, have been governors
of their respective states. Judge Davis has
been a Judge of the state court, az well as
of the United States supreme court. Sam
uel J. Kirkwood was q senator from Iowa
during the thirty-ninth congress and
had previously been q representative.
james G. Blaine, representative from
Maine in the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth,
fortieth, forty-frst, forty-second, forty
third and forty-fourth congress, being
| speaker for three terms. Edward II. Roll
| lins OF New Hampshire was a member Of
the thirty-seventh, thidy-eighth, aud thir-
ty-ninth congress James q. Beck Of Ken
lucky, of the f~ortieth, forty-f1rst, forty
second, and for y-third George L. Hoar
| Of Massachus IT,, Of tie forty fret. forty
second. foIty-t lird and forty-fourth; Lit
cius Q G.. Lomar of Mississippi, of the
thirty-fith, thiity-siSth, forty-third and
'orty-fourth and Frank Hereford of West
Virginia, Of the forty-second, forty-third
and forty-fourth congresses.
Aside from those whom we have, hereto
fore, particularly mentioned, Benjamin II.
Hill of Georgia is the most noted of the new
senators. He is IA native of Georgia, is
ffty-two years of age, II mcn of education
and a lawyer by profts.in He was or
iginslly a wing, was a Union man o d op-
posed to secession, but went wi h hi. ut
into the confederacy. He was, a, a t u
horn In the side OF Jeff D VS.. b t a ter
wards became his ardent suppo,t.r He
opposed the reconstructi1n acts as ''the
" humiliation of the SOUTH" but was never
able to gain the confidence of the people Of
Georgia until he was elected a representa-
L t;va L. Apn.aao 10 IQ-E onJ oa,o,It.t.
won their favor by his celebrated tilt with
Blame on the amnesty bill, and again well
aigh lost that confidence and favor by the
conciliatory and statesmanlike course pur-
sued by him at the present session
IF congress. Whatever else may be
said of Mr.. Hill he is a man of brains
and pre-eminent ability. We believe, too,
that he is loyal, patriotic and devoted tc
the welfare of the whole county. How.
ever much We may have had occasion tc
mistrust him on account of his utterances
N his heated debate with Blaine, let u.
trust that he will enter the senate in the
spirit of the speech he was making in thu
mouse, Friday, on the cleo toial bill, wher
mis- election was announced to him. He
said "Let me express the hope that in thu
future he alone will be regarded as the
chief rebel who, after the passage o.
" this measure of peace, shall first AGAR
" whisper the words Of sectional hate. Le'
him be regarded as the chief traitor witt
shall again seek to breed sectional strife
I" For myself, l feel o pride in being able
" to say that 1 can lock upon every foot OF
" American soil and hank God that II IL
60 part Of my country. 1 can look upoI
"every person in this whole land and cay
"'This is my fellow-citizen,' and l car
" raise my vision to the uttermost bound
/" aries Of the Republic, and say, MY
" country, my whole country, blessed II
/" he who blesseth thee, and cursed is hi
spirit of these remarks, what more can W,
ask? In any event, a man of brains anC
force like Hill is far preferable to a moment
ty like Norwood.
The new democratic senator from New
Jersey is the Zach Chandler Of the demo
Gratis. His only education was obtained a
The public schools, but by force and energy
he has acquired a fortune in mercautl,
pursuits-if dealing in cattle and othel
stock comes 10 that c~ategory-and then en-
tered politics, and has become a power il
New Jersey. AS Zach Chandler 10 said t.
have expended fifty thousand dollars in tn,
Fremont campaign and received his re
ward by a seat in the senate, SO Mcpherson
] is said to have expended forty thousand
2 dollars in the Tild en- campaign and has re
l ceived a similar reward. He will probably
D cut full n reputable a figure in the senate
IL did Chandler, although he will not b.
quite as noisy.
The new senate will be vastly superior
to the old one. Not a senator of marked
ability has been lost, while many new one
have been gained. Its political complexion
will undoubtedly depend upon the result
OF the presidential contest. The margin il
so narrow, that should Tildcn be elected
there will be enough Of tho southern sen
ators, like Dorsey, Spencer and-with tn,
Free Press pardon ihers Of that iik, Il
: go with the winning eide atd give tn,
democrats a majority f. all Ii, It cal pu,
poses. Should Hayes he de, |, eli elected
as we trust will be the Gu C, thee mel
will continue to act with the republican,
and. OF course, no matter how the Soutl
Carolina and Louisiana cases may he de
cided, insure a republican majority TO
= two years at least. The majority, in any
; event, will be so small, that there will b,
> no danger of extreme partisan Legislation
being undertaken on either side.