Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-30
WERE WITH LINCOLN
When He Was in Congress Nearly a
Half a Century Ago.
An ANNIVERSARY OF INTEREST
Men Of Note Who Were COLLEAGUES
of the War President.
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| Within . ra, .. ,.,u l.,
| "i'"ii ie" udys IL VIII ne 1orty-eiSht
years since President Lincoln entered upon
his duties as a Representative from Hi
| roIs He than mot no,v r.h, fo,r.an
,.,r, -. . w. -
,"'e'' were esaseo on th7 sue OF
the Union or against it. DR.. S. C.. Busey, in
his recent interesting volume of recollec-
| lions, notes that Mr.. lincoln roomnJ ar the
| housa of Mrs crri,ro,. -, 49, -. o,.t
| 80, .s'' oii ~ "'ie'' e'
pnoW iliciudsd IN the library site), which
| with the other houses known rs Carroll
| row was the Carroll prison during the war.
| Mrs Surratt DR. Nudd and otbers .rrestea
y, oonno.,a IL ~ Huuu anu others, arrested
sniracv wara i,,,r,rt.o,'es - 49,. .,,,,e
| 1t is also som,wba, rsn,r,,lJo tb.t mt
| orly were maDv in conpress n, that tin, a
| who subseouer1lv a;de6 In tho ,,,,;n, Of
| history on one side nv the otbar hut thev
were in MANY instances ne.ofbnrs The
session of Congress was ouita y ,o,.. ono
extending from the first Monday in Deccm-
| Der to the middle of August, and it was
| as 1nterest ting as lengthy. The consideration
| OF the conduct of the Mexican war viii, Il
| was ended by treaty III February, 1873, and
| which had been opposed as having been
| unconstitutionally begun. occur ed much
| of the time. Mr.. Polk was at the ,lIne
PRESIDENT. with Mr.. Dallas Vie President.
Mr.. Buchanan. afterward President. was
secretary of State, and Gideon We.les,
| Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy, was then
chief OF the bureau oc provisions and cloth
| ing. Navy Department
In the Senate was the confederate prasi-
| dent. jeff Davis, WHO had made a brilliant
record in the Mexican war after his service
| In the House, and who subsequently was
| President Pierces Secretary Of War. He
hen boarded with Mrs. Owner. on the HIl
There was. especially in the Senate, much
| presidential timber, past, present and
| future. The lone star state Crexas), whose
| flag was at the time as popular as the
stars and stripes. was represented in the
Senate by Mr.. RuSk. j. j. Crit.ent,cn was
| one of the Senators from Kentucky, w. l..
Dayton from New Jersey was the republic
can candidate for Vice President in 1856.
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MT. Mangum OF North Carolina had been
voted for as the candidate for President in
| the WING convention of 1877 Senator dong
| loo 1,ro.,, ,a.. -.
49, III iii'iiois' anu WIN
was also one OF MS opponents in 1850, was
| IL the SeBate In this body was also Simon
Cameron, who became Secretary of War
under Mr. Lincoln John 4 Dry Secretary
| of the Treasury under Buchanan became
| prominent Union major Cen Tom CIR
win. Secretary of the Treasury under Mr.
Fillmore was sent as minister 70 Neyico nv
Mr.. Lincoln in 1861.
-; NJ. nerrlen Oh georgia nao serVea as
| 1So0 til 1S21 R.vnrSv 1obnSon NJ No.
| land was Attorney General under Taylor, a
| delegate to the peace congress in 1861, and
9trNeu IN lhe senate from 1903 10 1867.
| r,ir;..o, Sa -. VIZ, unuei an puLeh was
| the Candidate on the democrat;c ticket
| against Gen. Taylor. and was Secretary of
state under Buchanan
- S.ne 1850 hau SEW as Secreta[y
War under Monroe vice president in tho
| Quincy Adams administration and Score
| tary Of State under TYLER was then a Sana-
| tor r. NJ T. Hunter of Virginia had lust
commenced his career as Senator Witch
ran into the war and Terminated in bis er
pulsion in .Tuly 1881 he in the maantima
accepting the portfolio of secretary of
| state unde, the confederacy n Eoote
MIR Davis colIea p,el aftery,rd saryad IN
| the confaderate congress 7 NJ Mason Of
| Virginia. expclled in 1881. was with Mr.
Slidel a confederate commissioner to Eli
| rope. John P. Hale. who was the free soil
| oa ndidate FOR the vice presidency in 1872
| served ill 1885 and was then anno;nted
minister to Spain John Bell of Tennessee
" no was in the House from 1897 to 1911 the
same year commenced his senatorial SER
vice, and was on the Union ticket for the
presidency in 1850. A. P. Butler was MIR.
Calhoun's colleague. Thos. II. Benton was
then a veteran in the Senate
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TIE Senate chamber was the room now
occupied by the Supreme Court, on the
esst side of the old building and the chair
| u.. Of tho o.ntar 90 49, 1900 -,
80 VIC 49,. " me plesen, oench
'hete were iilty-siA uesks arranged IN TOUR
semi-circles, and Mr.. Davis occupied No.
| % the extreme right of the chair on the
outer row. in the northeast corner of the
| ot.ro,,r, hill ~. .o,,a A.
i.'ipeP "nie ms eoheasue' Mr. roote'
nad MS seat IN the second row near the
| main aisle. Mr.. Davis had as his neigh
bors the sterling democrats VIM. Allen of
| Clio. Senators Mason and Hunter of Vir-
| ginia, who were associated with him in the
ccnfederacy. and Mr.. Benton and Gen. Dix
were on the same row. AS the venerable
Capt. Rassett will not point out the desk in
the present Senate chamber occupied by
Mr. Davis; the curious may at least view
the spot where he commenced his senatorial
career
| me rouse was tnen IN what. Is now
statuary Hail and there We're 254 desks
| arranged IN SIX sem.-circles facing the
| speaker VINO sat as now, on the south side
laeing woe d1sie. among others who
served with MI Lincoln were Amos Tuck
| OF New Hampshire VINO was member OF