New-York tribune., 1902-01-12

both by his appearance and manner. Tall and
broad shOuldered. with a strong rugged face hs
impressed one with his physical strength while
his smile was genial his bearing sympathetic his
speech convincing Men who knew him only slight.
iy would 10 him for advice on matters not con.
cerning his office. and he often made the re-
positary Of state secrets. He made no pretencs
OF Understanding politics but mis- Judgment on all
matters was sound. and he proved a wise coun-
sellor. When he nrst came 70 Washington Car
and Webster were still in public life and he =
came the friend OF their great successors-Srnnsr.
Morton. Blaine and Conklins In a re1iniscen-
mood he would tell most interesting stories NJ Fs
ASSOCIATION with r1a grasr w. = - lzr,1~
and he could have added pages of interesting mat
ter 10 the biographies OF most statesmen conspcu-
Gus in the last four decades for his room was =
popular rendezvous. and the conversation thers
Mr. Clark was a man Of broad culture student
in many fields. His library is enc of the largest ana
his profession had made him well versed in AT
matters. and he was lingust of ability HIS work
az NE Capltoi was most Gongenial 20 MIN. and hs
took justthable pride in the fact that he had had
ments that make IT, II not one OF the purest exam
pies ot architecture. one Of the most imposing
ms hroIeSSlonal career under MI walter, ne was
chief assistant in The work Cf reOdE ling the Capitol
washington 70 Sunsrlntend the construction This
work interrupted by the Civil War but was
Two years ago because OF I'M health and advancing
work. and his assistant. Mr.. Wood. was placed in
charge, but he never lost interest in his Office. and
Fer tho first time in thirty-two years except for
brief period between ISS1 and 1SS no col0red man
sits in either chamber OF Congress. and there is
less prospect Of the election OF colored 10
this body than at any time since the close OF the
war That with education and culture his polit-
cal fortunes Will be advanced cannot be doubted
Hampton and TUskegee are doing a great work.
and the future negro statesman viii be the equal
In intellect and culture. perhaps, Of his whi'
brother. This was not true OF many 81 those ed-
ored who have been honored with seats
Congress. but it is that they recognized their
own limitations and worked patiently and unceas-
rgly for Improvement The first COiOred man
elected 10 Congress was J. Wills Menard. OF Louls-
lana He was born IN Illinois educated al IoSIr- t
ing officer for the government during the war ana
was sent on n spsciaI mission Honduras. u
whatever Office he served he The confidence OF
peopIr and was noted as n oJAT, speaker. No
negro ever wOrthier ~ a scat in Congress, 6us
to which he had been chnsen. being barred out by
alleged irregularities in his election. His failure.
however. and the criticism il evoked paved l w
way for the entrance Of The black man into pGDf osf
exciting debates in the history OF CongreSs, W.T.
negro Reveiis was admitted to the senate 70 Al
the seat made vacant by the reslgatlon q yITsr
SON Davis Two other negroes served IN t1s 9a,- 1s
Congress-Joseph II. Rauey and jefferson r Lo1s,
There were four negro RepresentatlveS "a - -
Mild Congress- which number was increased 20
seven in the XLIIId. The XLIVth CongresS sas WIS
known the BLACK COnSrsSS.' HlanCAe y bLu-o
represented Mississippi in the senate. and sewn ~
men of his race served in the lower house ~ ~
these the most conspicuous was Robert Snlali5S' %
South Carolina. the famous pilot who neaded s tlo
party that conducted the Planter out or GhSr.s Gsy-
ton HarNor. for which service he was hanIso.l5.s-
rewarded by the government and ap2olntsu IN nO
for the rest OF the war with lhe My u sr5
gresS the number of COiOred men IN the house "a
Senate began TO decrease. In the next CohssssoS-
only four colored members were returned SI 1I,b
Bruce was the only man Of his in the NL1ts
Congress SmallS and Lynch represented tIie 49,
in the XIVIIth Cons..eSs. In the two succseNass
Congresses there was only one CClCred man. Sa--rs5
F.. OHare of North Carolina, who was - GS- Svs
for the Lth Congress and since t1eh v1TT arg-
negroes have served in Congress N, ", Ear9-
ston OF Virginia Thomas F.. Miller. OF Soutt. utt.-SIina.
lima: Henry F. Chsatham. OF Nortn -sorgs
George w Murray of South Carolina, anu Oe7
II White, Of North Carolina.