The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-10
THE wHIRLIGIG OF TIME.
Jefferson Davis Evidently Not "Shin.
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From the Nashville American
The death of Simon Cameron suggests
some interesting historical facts:
When congress was convened in extra
session in July, 1861, by Abraham Lincoln,
the following named senators answered to
the roll call:
Maine-Lot NJ Morrill,, William Pitt Fes-
4 senden.
Vermont-Solomon Foot, Jacob Col
s lamer.
New Hampshire-John P. Hale, David
Clark.
Massachusetts, Charles Sumner, Henry
Wilson.
Rhode Island-James F. Simmons. N. B.
B Anthony.
Connecticut-James Dixon, La Fayette
Il FoSer.
q New York-Preston King fra Harris.
lew Jersey-John R. Thompson, John
q c. Ten Eyck.
q ennsylvania-David Wilmot, Edgar
81 Covan.
)elaware-James A. Bayard, Willard
Salisbury.
81 daryland-Anthony Kennedy, James A.
Prce
4 Kentucky-Lazarus W. Powell, John G.
Feekinridge.
Missouri-Trusten Polk
Iennessee-Andrew johnson.
lllnois-Lyman Trumbull, Orville H.
rowning
8 lndiana-Jesse D. Bright, Henry s. Lane.
Onlo-John Sherman, Ben Wade.
Michlgan-Zachariah Chandler, KinsIey
q Bingham.
IIowa-James W. Grimes, James Harlan.
Howe.
CaIlfbrDia-Miltop g Tatbau, Jor,as
81 lcDoJRall.
aalnnfsota-Morton S. Wilkinson.
OFegln-James W. Nesmith.
hanas-James W. Lane, Samuel C.
Il 'omerE
Inc purpose of this article being to speak
attcparly of the republicans who, by
noII loluty and prominence in the early
uohllfo1 the war caused their names to
ti cr1ardtl to the whole country, par
"eH1i.ai1eference to them alone is made.
~ p republican senators above men
Toa Pii are dead or in obscurity save
I TT ferman, James R. Doolittle and
Lyman lrum5un. The two last named
uaTTllngpired the Democratic party.
me LENDERS of Mr.. Iincoln's cabinet
EsTe Villain II. Seward, Salmon P. Chase,
5ii o ellis. Simon Cameron, Montgomery
r IN 4eb b. Smith and Edward Bates
an+ ie tad Hannibal Hamlin, Vice Presi-
IN htHouse Of Representative the men
aforementioned most vividly for the
H new lel thunder hurled at the head of
I%e ;lfs was Roscoe Conkling, John A.
S1nhan OF Ohio, Schuyler CIifax. Elihu
!"Inun, Ihaddeus Stevens, Owen Love
!Ssh.son W. Burlingame, James Ashley
pIo All of these are dead excent
AsF, who, like Trumbull and DoolittIe.
NFged MS life by joining the democracy.
most famous war governors were
Alfw OF Massachusetts,, Curtin of Penn
1sIa' trough and Todd of Ohio. Nor
~ III Indiana and Yates of Illinois. OF
ta, are dead except Curtin, who came
IL ana was baptized in the life giving
W1s Of democracy. n 3
. INDUSTRIOUS editors and other anti
Saify agitators best remembered are.
ut ureeiey, Gerritt Smith, Henry
d11ieecher, Wendell Phillips, Joshua
tIiodlngs, Thurlow Weed, John w.
Fly ana George W. Julian. OF these
SeS W. Julian alone survives: he
LINE tne warming, joined the democracy.
although candidate for Vice Presi-
J.uore th4n forty years ago, is in all his
t. re- strength, performing the duties of
luce OF surveyor general of New
H. 5py appointment from Grover
Sea0 many men achieved fame or
'4uehce within few mouths after .Tnlv
NSS'noi s whom can be mentioned Ed
L. stanton, John A. Logan. lanes
tt' Joseph Holt James a. GarieId
1atlos Donnelly, Daniel E. SicE J'