Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-16


eution was conducted By LewW allace,
aided BY public prejudice. Melon
aid, with the late Judge Black, was
counsel for the deiendanis IN the Gel.
ebrsted ease Of Bowles. Horsy aud
MilligAn, tried for treason and con-
spiracy By . military commission at
indianapolis, and sentenced TO be
hung. The case was taken to the
Supreme Court Of the United States,
where q number Of important consli
tutional questions arose as TO the
relations OF the general government
10 the States, the war power OF the
government aud the. rights OF
the citizpn. The defendants
were released BY the Supreme
Court. In the case Of Beebe VS. the
State, in which the Supreme Court
decided thAtthe enactment known as
the Maine liquor law was uBconsti-
tutional, Mr.. Mcdonald was one Of the
counsel for the defendants He was
also one Of the attorneys for the par
ties who assaulted the eonstitutionality
Of the Baxter Liquor Law. He has
taken an active part in many impor>
tant cases before the Supreme Court
Of the State and the Federal Court
The Senator is most successful in
his pleadings before jury, aud ss a
saTsTa examiner. lie is not an elo-
queut talker. but has the ability to
influence those who listen to him by
the apparent fairness OF his arguments
When his days work is over Mr.
Mcdonald ceases thinkingoi that 10
which he has been engaged. lie re
turns 20 his office from the courtsoom,
and notwithstanding he may have
been Interested in a most important
trial, he is able to begin new duties or
go to his home, with mind freed from
care, to spend his time 10 social con
Yersation or pleasure II is different
With bash Of bis partners.
Before he bad received his license
to practice law Mr. Mcdonald was
nominated for the office OF Proseout>
ling Attorney and elected the iollow'
Ing fall over Robert Jones, a Wing
and prominent member Of the la
fayette bar This was the FIRST elec
ton Of that class OF officers chosen by
the people, they having been formerly
chosen by the Legislature. As Pros
ecuting Attorney he served four years
He was elected to the Thirty.hrst
Congress from. the disirictin which
Charlottesville was then situated ,haV-
ing removed to that place at the close
Of his Official term as Prosecutor Of
Lafayette While il that Congress
Mr.. Mcdonald expressed his anti
slavery views. He wanted the ma
tional capital removed from a slave
district, and 20 strongly did be advO
cate the removal that he became the
subject OF caricaturi3ts. A promi
ncnt caricature Of the day was Nc
Donald in front Of the Capitol build.
log, earnestly pulling by rope at
taohed to bis neck the immense
structure. Returning to the State
after his Congressional term. he WIS
elected Attorney General Of Indiana
| Eve years later. He was first choice VI
| people for this Office, and held il two
terms. With Oliver p Morton as an
opponent, he made the race for Gov
ernor OF Indiana in 1861. He ran
ahead Of his ticket, but Mr. Morton
vas elected by nearly 10000 votes
Eleven years later Mr.. Mcdonald
| took his seat in the Udited States
| Senate as g successor to Daniel d
Pratt. Hewls Chairmsnot the Com
mittee on Public Lands, and the sec
ond member Of the Judiciary Com
| mittee. When Senate Committed
visited Nes Orleans 10 Investigate th,
count Of the vote OF Louisiana in tht
contest llS76, the Indisna Senator
was q member. lie made the prinei
pal argument for the directors betort
the Electoral Commission The Sen
iioF was also member Of the Teller
| W6liaee COMMITTEES. to inEestigatl
lraads in elections 10 Rhode ISLAND
snd Mas ipehusetts At the eXpira
ton ofhisSenatoFial term he returned
to indianapolis, where be has since
been engaged in practicing law anC
permitting bis friends to boom hin
for the White House.
Is there any iouht about the Sen
ltor being candidate for the Presi
dency on tie Democratic side?"
ssked of a gentleman intimately asso
ciated with Mr.. Mcdonald.
THE Senator seldom speaks Of tina
matter, not even mentioning it to hi
business partners, the gentleman re
piled. There is no doubt but tina
be is before the people; that is, il the
want him for he Office be will accept
But | do not believe the Senator vii
be disappointed should he fail to re
eeive the nomination. He looks upo
7 it almost as the creation Of the hour
and, OF courfe, cannot tell what ma
traDspire within the next year. Hi
: apparent indifference, however. is in
dicative that he is not losing man
sleepless nights in considering b
7 chances. h
, There has Ibeen much talk abor
Hendricks and Mcdonald being enc
mics. my informant continued
: F'Wben McDonald sees such STATE
!, ments or hears them, he rerel
laughs, snd ssys: There's nothing
it II there is ans i'll feeling betweo
them 10 one knows it but themselve
The Senator never refers to HeI
dricks actiou at the time Of the Gin
2 ciunati Convention, when be refuse
to withdraw 10 favor Of McDoual
lie evidently believes taat &c Hel
bricks wanted to remain il was b
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