The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-10

Fremont campaign, not a very good one
Tor the young Republican party, except
as It scored good beginning. Ofcourse
Judge Kelley was defeated in the race
Tor Congress, and OF course resigned his
seat on the bench, having held 1t for ten
years, and made an honorable record rs
q learned, fearless and impartial Judge.
39 IN THE HOUSE. Z f.1.,s
Judge Kelley was now thoroughly
identified with the Republican party.
He was n delegate in tho Chicago Con.
vention OF 1850, and when Lincoln was
chosen TO be President Kelley was
elected to represent the Fourth District
OF Pennsylvania in the famous Thirty
seventh Congress. This district he re.
presented continuously until his death.
1t is. not necessary to follow: the details
Of Judge Kelley's career in Congress,
They are knit in with the history Of the
Republican party, and are better known
than the history OF his early struggle
and the record Of his early achieve
ments. f It &is Eenough 4 to say & OF
Judge ;Kelley's record in the House
that at once he took rank beside the
most earnest and able OF the defenders
of the Union; that he favored the most
vigorous conduct OF, the war, and inter.
es'ed himself personally for the comfort
OF the soldiers; that he was in favor OF
emancipation and manhood suffrage, and
80 early us 1862 advocated the arming OF
tho negro; that he.took an advanced Re-
publican position on the question OF re-.
construction that he ADVOCATED the Nor
rill tariff sof 1861 aud has since stood
vallantly by the protective principle,
and has defended the Greenback us a
good and lawful money, no less service
able iii peace than In war. Judge Kei-'
ley was always busy, though OF late
years in bad health; and better than
most men understood how to economics
time. lie, conducted an immense cor.
respondence. - One: of his constituents,
who had received a letter penncd by his
secretary and signed by. the Judge, said: /:
Judge Kelley writes first rate 5antil he
has .said Yours truly" and then lie
writes his name ,as though lie, was tired.",.
The William d. is open to recognition,
but tho Kelley" might be anything. sSs sS,;
What Judge Kelley once learned he
never forgot, and he had his knowledge
80 methodically stored away in his mind
that he had onlyto want it for: use and
instantly it was upon his tongue. This
readiness he never exhibited to better
advantage than in his speech against the
Wood bill, which old stagcrs declared to
be the greatest speech on the tariff ques-
ton ever delivered JEins the American
Congress. The notes OF that speech had
been carefully but hurriedly. prepared,
and the preparation was more for; the
purpose OF arrangement than to evolve
and forlify an argument. Judge Kelley
was always prepared to answer d ques-
ton or make d thlee7hour speech, always
master OF his ample resources, never dis
concerted, ever entertaining Instructive
and / forceful. When he rose to speak
the House listened, = and his splendid
voice reached the remotest corner, OF the
hall.s On a certain occasion when the
Judge was on the; floor and rolling out
his tones to the best, advantage, one Of
those 2fellow.citizens, who post them.
selves in the gallery because it is a nice
warm place for a comfortable nap on d
cold day, suddenly awakening from his
slunber, shouted in a voice almost as
strong as the Judge's:3"O h-ll IA fel.
low'can't sleep when Kelley's 5talkingl
"a FREE TRADER CONVERTED.
In q a3volume Of his speeches, Letters
and addresses, published Sby$ Henry
Carey Baird in 1872, and which he sded
icated to his felong friend and revered
teacher, tho late Henry O.. Carey, Judge
Kelley tells the story, OF his conversion
from the doctrine Of free trade TO I tht
principle OF protection OF American in
dustries. He had been charmed by tht
taking phrases and abstract theories o
tho free traders he had looked tiwitt
confidence on the Walker revenue tarit
ofS1S46; but the commercial panic 'aut
industrial ruin that followed ] started Il
new line OF Thought and that, led to :,
close investigation, and 4 that ito conver
sion.&. The story is told at length in til,
book and lis worth reading, as u taril
primer, which completely puts the cas-,
| in$ language tliat everybody, can Eunder
stand. Notwithstanding the public de
mands aupon:% him Judge / Kelley ha,
twice visited Europe aud found time Il
make % thorough acquaintance withthi
own country.slns 1867 heI made an lex
tended tours OK the ! South, Sdeliyerin,
speeches sins the chief cities and towns
| At Mobile, swhileS he i was addressing
large audience, "a murderous assault wa
made upon, him shot.guns, muskets an
pistols were used freely, the meeting wp
broken $up, aud several persons twer
killed andawounded. .E Judge Kelleyde
J fed the rioters, butt his friends too
possession $of him and ! hurried him o
to his hotel. During the excitement (
Reconstruction times, one Judge Field,
: Louisiana Are.eater, attscked Judge Ke
leyjwithga,knife in iWillard's Hotel San
t severely awounded Shim Sin$ theS Shant
5 which he ithrewiup! to protect his bod,
9 The 1 Judge was often threatened IL
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