St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-06
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Animpressive illustration of the changes
! which time has made in this country in a
period comparatively brief can be given by
calling roll of the names of the notable
men who have passed away since the close
of the civil war. On the list of presi-
dents are the names of Lincoln
who died as the confederacy was
Observation-Disclosures Pierce. Fillmore,
Johnson. Garfield Grant and Arthur. Eight
OF the twenty two presidents whom the ma
ton has had. or over One-third of the whole
number, have been removed bT death in a
period only little greater than one-tifth OF
the time that has passed since the first pres
dent was inaugurated. Ii we eX
tend the time backward two additional
years we will find that ten of the twenty
two preSidents-Van Buren, and Tyler dy
/ ing in lS62-or almost one half Of the en-
tire number of chief mag strates of the re-
public have passed from The stage of life in
less than one fourth of the period since the
government under the constitution was for
msliy called into being
Among the men who bore a conspicuous
part in the war on either side who have
died since that struggle cloSed-omittiDg
Giant already mentoned-are Meade,
Thomas Hancock, Farragut, Mcclellan
and Mcdowell. of the Union army and
| navy, and Lee and Breckenridge, of the
forces of the Confederacy Of the civilians
more or less distinguished during the war
who have gone hence since then are Sew
ard. Fessenden. Lot NJ. Morrill,, Stan
ton. Gideon Weles. Zach Chandler.
Thaddeus Stevens. John A. Andrew. E. D.
Morgan, o. P. Morton, Greeley, Wade,
Wilson, Sumner. Colfax. Seymour and
Charles Francis Adams, of the North, and
j. p. Benjamin. A. II. Stevens and Robert
| ToOmbS. OF the South.
The men who have departed within the
past two decades bearing national reputa-
ton made since the war ended can be
counted by the dozen. Among the best
known whose names come to mind at tins
moment are Freinghuysen. Tiiden, Hen
bricks and John Kelly.
Fully as numer Gus as these are the men
who have come to the front in our national
affairs since the war ended. Few, indeed
of the members Of the present congress
were known twenty lone years ago outside
of the city or village in which they re-
sided. OF the men whose names are men
toned prominently to-day in connection
with the Democratic nomination
for the presidency in 1885 Randall alone
Was known to the country in 1865.
The name of j. g. Carlisle had not
then passed beyond the confines of his
native state. while nobody beyond the
boundaries of the city in which he resided
had at that time heard of David B. Hill.
Equally unknown to fame in 1865, and six
teen years later, was the gentleman who is
now president of the United States. New
questions have come up for settlement since
emancipation eliminated the slavery issue
from national politics and new men have
arisen to grapple with them.
Twenty one years is a short period in the
record of a nation. and only point in time
in the history of a race; and vet, OF the con-
spicuous figures in our na-ional life in 1865.
almost all have vanished save Sherman.
Hamlin, Conkling Dawes. Blaine and Thur
man. and of these Sherman and Dawes are
the only ones who remained in public life.
There are 401 members in the present ma
tiOnal legislature of the United States, but
of these Senators Sherman. Dawes. Morrill,,
Voorhees, and Allison. and Representatives
Kelley. O'Neill (of Pennsylvania. Randall.
Morrison. Wadsworth. S. S. Cox and Hol-
man alone served in the Thirty eighth con-
gress. which passed out OF existence few
days before Lees veterans stacked arms for
The last time.