But Mr.Bayard's silence was unbroken even by the thunders of Gettysburg almost within sound of his home, or by the closing and complete triumph of the National arms.
He had spoken words of sympathy and encouragement to the enemies of the Union.

He never uttered a word of cheer for its friends.( 1) The organization of Governor Fenton's friends in New York, which had failed to secure him the nomination for Vice-President at the Chicago Convention, was strong enough to elect him to the Senate, even against so worthy a competitor as Governor Morgan, who had the advantage of being in the seat.

It was a strong attestation of Mr.Fenton's strength in his own State .-- William A.Buckingham, whose distinction as War Governor of Connecticut reached far beyond the limits of his State, was now promoted to a seat in the Senate .-- Daniel D.Pratt, afterwards Commissioner of Internal Revenue, appeared from Indiana as the successor of Thomas A.Hendricks .-- John Scott, whose father had been a representative in Congress, succeeded Mr.Buckalew as senator from Pennsylvania.

Mr.Scott had taken little part in politics, and had been altogether devoted to his profession as a lawyer; but his service in the Senate was distinguished by intelligence and fidelity.
No man wrought so effectively in exposing the condemnation of public opinion the evil work of the Ku-Klux organizations in the South.

At the close of his term he returned to the practice of law, and was honored by the appointment of chief solicitor to one of the largest corporations in the world--the Pennsylvania Railroad Company .-- Thomas C.McCreery took his seat as senator from Kentucky.