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Show Hesky VT. Blair, the newly elected United Slates senator from Now Hampshire, is beiujj roughly handled by the press very generally, uot eo much (or what he has donu as for what ho has uot doue. Indeed, it appears from the general teuor of the newspaper talk that Sir. Blair has uot oveu the dignity of a figure head, being a sort of cipher in intellect and politics. The- best thing that has been i-iid concerning him is in the Phila-dc'phia Phila-dc'phia 2'unes, which remarks that he is an improvement on Wadleigh, who waa littla more than a wooden man. The Timet, however, thinks the choice is creditahle to the Granite State, iu view of the trail t intellectual timber to be found thero. The Boston herald becomes impertinent, end atjks who Blair ia anyway, and when and by whom be was first mentioned for the office. It proceeds to answer its conundrums in the true Yaukee fashion, by inquiring: Ii it tha Mr. Blair who represented one if tho New Hampshire districts f r two terms at Washingt.-D without evr exercising a psrtielo of influence ia the body of whi.h ho was a member, ar.u who left Washington without htvirg obtained tin) refi-oet of a sine'e. inemlur of the party to which he belonged' Though Seuator Blair is unknown to fame, he has nevertheWst filled a place in his country' history and occupied space in his own state. During the war he rose to the rauk of lieutenant colonel, aud since then has been in both branches of the legislature and served one or two terms in coneres. What little record he has made has been in the temperance tem-perance c.iuse, he being a pious and j earnest prohibitionist, and a moral reformer iu the matter of strong I drink. So far aa he haa any force he is a radical or stalwart repuhlicau, but before he can be made useful tu the party except in the way of voting, be must have his back stitlVued as the Hayca vertebra his been. |