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educated society; as lawyers, as professors duties of a legislator. He had given them a in colleges, as clergymen, as scientists, and signal evidence of his ability in the direction in business. It is noted for one characteristic of political affairs. He was a politician, but which seems to have been inherent in all in the best signification of that word, and took its members, — a taste and a talent for a deep interest in the politics of the Republic, mathematics. and kept himself informed on all of the stir Young Whelpley was prepared for college ring questions of the day. at the schools in his native place, which were A large public meeting of the adherents of of a very high order. He entered Nassau the political party to which he was opposed, Hall, at Princeton, very early in life, and was attended by him. The principal speaker graduated at the unprecedentedly youthful was a gentleman older than Mr. Whelpley, age of sixteen. His friends then thought him and a man of large mental capacity, who too young to begin study for any profession, afterward rose to the highest judicial position and he taught school for about two years. in New Jersey. He was rather profuse in his He then entered the office of his uncle, Amzi challenges for contradiction tohis statements, Dodd, one of the most prominent law and Mr. Whelpley took advantage of the yers in Newark. This relative died before speaker's defiances and propounded several his studentship expired, and he finished his J questions to him. After a few interruptions studies with Amzi Armstrong, one of the of this kind the orator intimated that his acutest-minded men who ever practised at the questioner should have an opportunity, after bar in New Jersey. He was licensed as an he>had finished, to reply. At the close of his attorney in 1839, and as a counsellor m 1842. speech he gracefully turned to Mr. Whelpley, He first opened an office in Newark, where and said, "Now, sir, if you wish, you can be he remained only a year or two. The Hon. heard." The circumstances and the occasion Jacob W. Miller, of Morristown, in 1841 was impelled a reply. With paled cheeks and elected to the Senate of the United States, compressed lips, but with blazing eyes, he and needed some one to take charge of his ascended the platform. His opponent was large practice, and he offered Mr. Whelpley too much of a gentleman to have permitted a partnership. The offer was accepted, and any interruption, or there might have been the young attorney at once removed to trouble. Fortunately for Mr. Whelpley, there Morristown, where almost with a bound he were some citizens present of his own way of reached in an incredibly short time a very political thinking, who sustained him by voice high place at the bar. There were then to and cheers. At first they were dismayed, be found in Morris County some of the somewhat fearful that the young man could brightest legal minds in the State. It would not successfully meet the arguments of his have been very difficult for a young man to shrewd and talented antagonist. But he was have met such astute-minded men and have not long on the platform before both friend held his own against them had he not been and foe were convinced that he was master well equipped, both by native talent and by of his subject. The result was that his effort study; but young Whelpley was equal to the was of such a character that the meeting exigencies of his position, and was able to dispersed overwhelmed by the arguments of cope successfully with his older and more the man thus unexpectedly thrust upon it, and young Whelpley became the acknowl experienced brethren. It was not long before his fellow-citizens, edged leader of his own party in the county. He was eagerly sought for as a speaker at appreciating his worth and fully understand ing what an addition he would make to the all important meetings of the party to which law-making power of the State, called him he was attached, and so soon as the proper from his office and from his practice to the opportunity came was nominated and elected