Wisconsin's Late Senator

ihe tollowing paragraph, respecting the ability of the lamcntcd senator, is froiu the New York Tribune: "Senator Car penters' socond term did not bring hiai prominently befon the country, wbich was doubtless iliie in pmrt to the enl'eebled condition of lus health, It was during his first term that lic made bil reputation, and his dcath wil] revive inany recollectioDS of his liriliaiit part. He was a man of singular intel'eetual quiekness, and even tliose who were least inclined to agree with him in his pollitical opinions or to foTlow hiui in souie of his personal actions, were nevertheless constrained to admire his abilities. Al a lawyer, hc had mooeedtd in attaining a high rank. More than one justicc of the supremo ciurt at the timo his praclire l.efore that tribunal was at [tl hcipht, was accustoincd to s;iy that he would rather hear Mr. Carpenter present a caso than any otlier man who was in the habit of coming before the court. His argumenta had the great merit of clearness. His speeches, whether in congreps or before the court, could be bright and cptivating without bccominjr superficial. VVhen he was still a young man i-otue one named li tui " the Webster of the west," and though there was much exaggeration in lbo comparison, as there always is, there was more foundation tor it than is some times found."