Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-09-17
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Sketches Of Public Characters:

SheIcAeS OF Eu0AC Chdr0terS:
Drawn from the living and the dead. .
With notices of other matters. By
lGNATIAs LoYALo ROBERTSON, LII. d.
resident Of the u. States.
The book is evidently from the pen
OF practica! writer. The style is ca
sy and graceful. The following sketch
es Will afford our readers an opportuni.
~ OF Judg;ng of his manner.
WEBSrER.-trhe person of MIR.
Webster is singular and commanding /:
height is abpve the ordinary size, but
he cannot be called tall; he is broad
across the chest. and stoutly and firmly
built, but there is nothing of clumslness
either IN his form or gait His head is
very large, his forehead is high, with
good shaped temples. He has large
black solemn looking eye, that exhibits
strength and steadiastness, and which
sometimes burns, but seldom sparkles.
His hair is OF raven black, and both
'hick aud short, without the mark of a
grey hair. His eyebrows are of the
same color, thick and strongly mark ed
which gives his features the appearance
oil stearnness; but the general express
SION oil his lace after it is properly ex-
ahmed, IS rather mild and amiab!e
that otherwise. His movements in the
houle and III the streets are slow and
digtiiied there is no peculiar sweet
hesstn his voice, It's tones are rather
harsh than musical, still there is a grea,
variety in them and some of them
catch the ear and chain it down to
the most perfect attention. He bears
traits Of gentle mental labor, but no
marks Of age: in fact, his person is
more imposing now, in his 4Sth year.
thar, it was at 80
EVERETT.-Mr, Everetts elo-
queure IS characterised by taste, sweet
ness, harmony, deIlcacy and correctness.
1t has the Ciceronian flow, ease and
purity, and all the great Romans ac.
curacy and marks of scholarship. He
is said to be ambitious, and to dearly
love political distinctions. OF this i, is
probable he will soon &c; cured by the
shIiings and changings ofparty, and IN
the iuiness OF his genius. return from
the hustle OF the hall of legislation to
the groves of the academy he deserted
Ii 1t should so happen IT will be well
, Tor learning should have more knowl
edge oil the world than it generally has
and the world should have more learn
ing than II is disposed TO honour and
cherish
LlVINGSTON.-Ed Edward Liv;rc.
ston OF the senate, IS hale, yiporon:
man, past the grand climacteric. III,
has beeu active in political pur: uits fo
more than forty years. He was bo,r
IN the state of N.York and by brilian
talents, and family connexions, was ear
Iy brought into public notice. As law
yer he was conspicuous and took
high stand, at very early age at tn
bar. In 1893 he was in Congress an,
took an active part on the question
which arose upon jays treaty. III
was, OF course, in the minority whicI
is the best school for a young and as
PTIug politician. He can discus
measures without being responsible 70
them and learns the science Of attacl
and defence without danger or inIurini
hlssrepuiation. After being in Con
gress Tor some years, he was electe,
Mayor Of the city Of New York al
office the next, in point Of emoument
to that OF president ofthe United States