Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-04-17

INTO the claws of eagle; bu; while one might
trembe under the power of the noble bird he would
| be little inclined to love and obey him. Mr. Adams
keeps alooi from troublesome questions as much AZ
possible HIS character, h's learning, the high sta
ton he has held, lend him great weight i'm the
House, but he is no parliamentary leader He IS
wanting IN happy, forcibly eloquent or pcrsuas;ve
elocutiOn. Dearborn OF Massachusetts, is a man or
me talents; but not old enough as Legislator to
be leader. Davis has great influence; aud with n
louder and stronger voice, and more energy of man.
ner, woald exert yet more influence The Mas
sachuSetts Delegation is, perhaps the strongest
IN the House 1t combines great force Of character
with great minutia for busncSs-varicty of talent
ma variety OF employment. huntington of Con
nee let will make figure by and by. He has
the germs OF greatness, which, if properly dire cited
and cultivated, will make him what he wishes to
DC. lngersoll also has talents of high grade;
but he is young ye'. n. York has au odd mixture
In the House. The political cauldron has bub.
oieu up some strange characters. Mr.. Hoffman
mas talent and shrewdness, and vigor. His voice
| ~ as strong as old Bolrea's bellows. Upon INV
word, c. &. Cambr lcng, with all the noise he
Is in'HlnS IN the newspapers, has only mpudence
aud acknowledgements some commercial know
ledge to give him his me. If he wore not from
New York city, ho would be considered very
ordinary. Vcrpl mex is a gentleman, a scholar.
ana III n o taste Root is great good natured,
Jolly Democrat--honester by far than his party will
Pcsiht hin to be- He can look back for many years
ana eHciaim Quorum magnd pars fun Pennsyl-
| g.
| "atmomgh makes good speeches, but they are too
SCI. stewart talks well, but talks too long
sunderland Tor dcuagogucing | would set against
I'll. u. world. lie has talents without dou5t.-The
naryianu Delegation commonly live Mt homc-
Howard has made speech, but it was nothinp
wonderful Old Virginia has lost her glory in the
iiousc.-ller sun has set. Archer is chairman OF
Inc COMMITTEE Of Foreign Relations, ana therefore
Has ihiiociice and must have information. lie is
very gentleinanly III his manners but most telious
speaker "lnsatate Archer" well might Mr. Her
lick eNclaim. Patton has some talent Stevenson
mas more but 1t Is pity he will always say sscheer"
i ior ehn'r Johnson would appear we'll if he did not
nSP' mercer Is veteran i'll legislation, and is va
iuahic member Dodlridge is sort of giant folded
! up III short stature. He is very distinguished
lawyer. North Cardinal the less l say of YOU the
oettcr. Carson can talk longer than any other
person IN the House-on nothing. Branch is the
h,"61ng Secretary. Lewis Williams is Il man of
talents and a first rate speaker. South Carolina
"'S sent hither some of her best Mitchell is
temPestuous speaker whom you can with diff
cuny understand so hurried and undcr-toned is his
ehunciation but he has talents, is Il good scholar
ana appears exceedingly well in print Dravton *
tedonsy prosy, but is good man and has abilities
McDuihe L have spoken of before Davis is not
without reputation ana ability. Gcorri, has
| wayne. lie Is a fat, brisk quick -motioned man
VINO ~ acknowledged to have good mind-and
Layton who has more talent by far than his prnci
pes seem TO enable him to possess. Kentucky is
ably represented. Daniel has an odd phiz and an
odd way of saying things exceedingly smart and
witty. Col. Johnson will make proper Vice Pre-
siaent OF the United States, if General Jackson be
ire-eiccted. Lccompte's pronunciation is ndescri-
paDle Walker Webster could match If
PractlSed orthcopists they are. He gives us
'Scddred' Tor scared-"b.rs" for bears-"rer
harPS' tor perhaps, and on. Wicklife has influ
cncc and taents-not long since he was the leader
OF tho administration forces in the House. Now he
Is on the other side of the question Marshall once
or twice has displayed very superior powers Ten
nessee has a variety. Bell is said to be man of
talents, with the pecuaritics of the West but
more polished than the majority of Western men.
Arnold, the Clay in this Hickory State is inst
the proper man for the din he is placed in He has
impotence enough for Tennessccan. Ohio has n
good but quite silent representation. Whittlesey
very INDUSTRIOUS and is perhaps the best business
man IN the House. lie is shrcwd yankee, former
| ~ from Connecticut. have not had this winter
an opportunity to know much ofthis delegation for
they have been remarkably quiet. Billiard is from
one OF the remote districts in louisiana He has
been Judge there and speaks French and Spanish
as well as English-all used by his constituents
ne Is man OF extreme importance. Thomas is
the sturdy advocate of the old soldiers. His pro-
nunclatlon IS bad but his heart is good. CLAW of
Alabama Is altogether unworthy of the name 1t
would be as proper to call Orator Emmons, Tulus
Cicero OF Indiana l know nothing. Ashley of
duncan OF Illinois has mingled in no active debate
piummer of Mississippi is a yankee, of superior ia
tents, and Is said to be ga fine fellow" OF Maine
my own State, l give no information of the
character OF her delegation. The PEOPLE know
them better than do. Hubbard is the first man in
the New Hampshire delegation if it be lawful to
make comparisons. Thus you have birds eve
view of the popular branch of our great political
| assembly. r