as now promoted to the Senate for
a still longer and equally honorable and useful service in that
body.--Oliver P. Morton, bearing his great reputation as the War Governor
of Indiana, now took the seat of Henry S. Lane, whom, six years before,
he had succeeded in the gubernatorial chair of his State.--James W.
Patterson of New Hampshire had grown rapidly in favor by four years'
service in the House and now entered the Senate as the successor of
Daniel Clark.--Orris S. Ferry, who but for physical disability would
have acquired wider fame, succeeded Lafayette S. Foster as senator from
Connecticut.--James Harlan returned from Iowa after a somewhat
extraordinary experience with the President during his two years'
absence.--Charles D. Drake, fresh from bitter political controversies,
entered from Missouri as the successor of B. Gratz Brown.--Cornelius
Cole, who had already served in the House, came from California.--Henry
W. Corbett, a successful merchant, came from Oregon. The Senate on the
whole had received valuable accessions. Some of the men who entered
that day became prominent and influential in the public councils for
many years.

The House also received some noteworthy additions among the new
members. Two marked men from the North-West, who had served as
representatives in opposing parties, before the Rebellion, now returned
as members of the same political organization, having in the four
intervening years acquired great distinction in the war for the Union
--John A. Logan of Illinois, and Cadwalader C. Washburn of
Wisconsin.--Grenville M. Dodge, who had attained high rank in the
volunteer service, entered from Iowa.--Norman B. Judd, who had gained
much influence by his long membership of the State Senate of Illinois
between 1844 and 1860, and by his service as minister to Berlin under
Mr. Lincoln, now came from one of the Chicago districts.

The New-York delegation was strengthened by the advent of some new men.
--Dennis McCarthy, an enterprising and successful merchant, with wide
knowledge of public affairs, entered from the Syracuse district. He
proved a most intelligent and useful member of the House, as he already
had of the Legislature of New York. His ability, his industry, and his
broadly liberal views have given him a high standing among the people
of his State.--William H. Robertson entered at the same time from the
Westchester district. He was a member of the House for only a single
term, but he