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Show ucalion that lias been acquired by years of practical experience. Kentucky honored itself in sending him to represent repre-sent her in the upper house of tho national na-tional legislature. " A Ul, ISLE'S t'AKEKK. John G. Carlisle, who succeeds to the senatorial seat of tho late Senator Beck, is one of Kentucky's most eminent sons. Ho was born in Kentucky in lc'83, aud is therefore now in tho primo of life. He is an able man, anil has had a brilliant bril-liant and successful public career. Acquiring Ac-quiring a common school education he taught school for somu time as a means of livelihood. Ho thou studied law, nd was admitted to tho bar in 1858. Mr. Carlisle soon became, a successful practitioner aud an active politician. Tho next yer after his admission to the br ho was elected to the Kentucky house of representatives. In 1804 ho declined the nomination for presidential presiden-tial elector on tho democratic ticket. In 1868 Mr. Carlisle was elected to tho state senate, and was re-elected iu ISO'.i. He was delegate-at-large to the national democratic convention in 1S08. In 1ST1 te was elected lietiteuant-governor, in which position he served until Sei-teinber, Sei-teinber, 1875. He was alternato presidential presi-dential elector for the state at large in 1$T0; waselactedto the forty-fifth and the six succeeding congresses; was elected apeiiker in three successive congresses, con-gresses, aud filled that important office with the marked ability that litis characterized char-acterized hiin throughout his active life. Mr. Carlisle will enter tho senate well equipped with a parliamentary ed- |