left a clear imprint of the high character which has since
been put to severe tests and was never found wanting. Able and frank,
conscientious and careful in the discharge of every trust, Mr.
Robertson has established a reputation without spot or blemish.--Orange
Ferriss, since of honorable repute as one of the Auditors in the
Treasury Department, John C. Churchill, who had already attained a good
standing at the Bar, and Addison H. Laflin, afterwards appointed to an
important customs office in the city of New York, all entered at this
session.

John Coburn, who had made a good record in the war, came from the
State of Indiana. Firm and tenacious in his opinions, even to the
point of obstinacy, he was for years an active and useful
representative of the people. He could not be deflected from what he
regarded as the line of duty and he soon acquired the respect of both
sides of the House.--Morton C. Hunter, who had done good service in the
Army of the Tennessee, as Colonel of an Indiana regiment, and
afterwards commanded a brigade in Sherman's Atlanta campaign, now
entered from the Bloomington district.--Austin Blair, who had won
great praise as Governor of Michigan during the war, now entered as
representative from the Jackson district. He exhibited talent in
debate, was distinguished for industry in the work of the House and
for inflexible integrity in all his duties. He was not a party man in
the ordinary sense of the word, but was inclined rather to independence
of thought and action. This habit separated him from many friends who
had wished to promote his political ambition, and estranged him for a
time from the Republican party. But it never lost him the confidence
of his neighbors and friends, and did not impair the good reputation
he had earned in his public career.--George A. Halsey, a successful
manufacturer and a most intelligent, worthy man, entered from the
Newark district of New Jersey, bringing to the House a thorough and
valuable knowledge of the trade relations of the country, both domestic
and foreign.--The New-Hampshire delegation, not present at the
organization of the House, had been entirely changed by the late
election. Aaron F. Stevens, a lawyer of high standing, Jacob H. Ela,
afterwards for many years an Auditor in the Treasury Department, and
Jacob Benton, well known in the politics of his State, were the new
members.--Worthington C. Smith, an experienced man of affairs, entered
from Ve