Year: 1863

The BROOKLYN Eagle thus daguerreotypes Sen
tor Sprague, whose marriage with Miss Kate
Chase has occupied SO much of the time Of the
Washington newspaper writers


MIR. Sprague is young man of vast hereditary
possession, accumulated by his father in the
printing of calicoes, and so on, in the small but
enterprising State of Rhode Island. Personally,
Mr.. Sprague is not attractive; pecuuiarly, he is
seven millions. When "A mere lad he was taken
from school and placed in the cotton mill, where
he soon became an expert in all the varied mani
pulative and mechanical operations, as developed
in the calico line to extent that warranted his
friends in the belief that he would make q mer-
chant worthy of bis fathers name, and not only
keep what cash left to him. but vastly in
crease his store.


Sprague devoted himself day and night, so that,
although comparatively ignorant of the ways of
the world, and wholly innocent of even an ap-
proximate understanding of the arts of science,
polite vulgar literature, he was at the time he
attained his majority one of the best informed
manufacturers 10 the country. Socially. he never
amounted to much until within the last year or
SO. Retiring aud modest, or rather bashful, he
avoided the society of ladies, paid no attention
whatever to dress, and was regarded eccentric,
and far on the road which terminates in confirm
ed miserishness.


Some three four years SINCE the young men
of Rhode Island deemed il well to break up the
machine" which had so long controlled the
State and which had put in nomination Seth Pad
dleford for Governor. They selected young
Sprague, whose family friends were possessed, as
well he, of vast wealth which they would
gladly spend to gain position. At it they went
hip and thigh SDrsgue against Paddlesord, mo-
ney against money. 1t was estimated that the
Paddetordians we're mulcted in the modest sum
of S15 900. Corruption OF the most unbushing
nature openly practised at the polls, and the
whole State flashed with the briliancy of the
golden drops. Sprague was elected, and, by the
aid and comfort of an able Secretary of State
(Bartlett), and distinguished prelate of the
church, acquitted himself creditably. His long
purse was opened and with great generosity his
messengers promised to the Pence of w Wales that
if he would visit Rhode Island he should be en-.
tertained like prince and n peculiarly reckless
manner.


Of his military career, the less said the better,
unless, indeed, General Burnside should be quoted,
but of that, never mind


Sprague did well in raising aud equipping troops.
These were sent from his State within twenty
four hours after the call was made, and he de-
serves credit for it.


He was chosen Senator with but little trouble,
although he not of the required age. In
deed, we doubt if he is yet old enough for the
position. He will take his seat at the approach
ing session He will make no speeches, for he
neither writes nor talks; he will not contribute TO
the dignity of the Senate. for he is small, thin
and unprepossessing in appearance; he will vote
regularly and just as Papa Chase tells him; and
he will always regret that he forsook his congena
factory, where he made mark and could hold
his own with the best of them, for the marble
halls of the legislators, whom he neither
influence nor comprehend


However he, the timid, shrinking YOUTH has
added another success To his list He has gained
the hand OF Miss Chase.