The National tribune., 1886-08-05

took part in Bull Run, where Private symes
was wounded. Recovering he returned % ser
vice, but was stricken down with lung fever
and he was sent home with an honorable dis
charge.
He resumed his law stables. but his patrios-
ism made him restless. and in Nay isi2 he
raised a company, and became Adiutant Of the
18th Wis After a campaign against the Sioux
in Minnesota the regiment was ordered %
Kentucky. and the next ssmmer Symes took
part ia the Visksburg campaign. After the
capture Of Yieksburg his company was ordered
10 Helena. Ark. Commissioned a. Captain Of
the company he bad raised be was ordered with
his command 10 take part in Gen. Sherman's
Meridian campaign. and then Ia The march on
Atlanta.
Near Decatur be was wounded second time,
the ball piercing his left side and be was again
sent home. But again be returned for duty
with promotion 70 the Colonelcy Of the 18th
Wis. being then the youngest Colonel from
that State. He took part in the Nashville
campaign, and in May. 1866, he suppressed the
guerrillas in Western Kentucky. He was
placed in command at Paducah, where he re-
stored the civil law, and was then mustered
out after five years Of service.
He had become popular at Paducah and there
he began the practice of law. The Republic
cans Of the district nominated him for Con-
grcss, but he was of course defeated. He and
tions, and Col. Symes conducted the cases before
Congress. He was unsuccessful, but his skill
was such that it attracted the attention Of SEN
ator Dawes. who induced President Grant to
| appoint him Associate Justice of Montana Ter
ritory. This was in June, 1869; and Col.
Symes accepted the place because his health
| required a change. In February, 1871, he re-
signed the Judgeship and began the practice
Of law at Helena. In 1874 he removed to
/ Denver, Colo.
/ What his success in Colorado has been is SO
/ well known that it needs no detailing here
| He has made reputation that is second to
none in the State, and has made fortune in
his practice Judge Symes's devotion to his
| profession il shown by his magnificent law
library Of over 5000 volumes. worth about
i 1000 aud known as the "Symes Law Ii.
brary" This library is elegantly placed in the
Symes Block, in Denver, and to it the bench
and bar of the State have access.
new member is always at q great disad.
| vantage in Congress. It is not often that a
Representative during his first term wins in
such marked degree as has Judge Symes tbs
esteem and confidence Of his fellows. Hi:
manifest integrity and fidelity command theil
respect, and his abilities their admiration
Nature endowed him with a voice which is loud
and commanding. It Is full and sonor0us
and when. in times Of great confusion in thu
| House, it Is necessary 70 pull the throttle wid'
open, Judge Symes can make himself heart
| when most others fail. He is an eloquent anC
| graceful speaker-one of those TO listen TO whom
is pleasure. He does not forget the priya
tons and hardships OF the boys with whom b
slept in the leaves" during the war, and i
their faithful friend in Congress, as he was il
the field. ShOald be continue in Congress, b.
will take a high place among the Nation
/ legislators