Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-04-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
.Stcteaes # Men IN Harrington
GEORGE McDUFtIt,.

suoloin ms sketch al tteoiD &C AiSbuiio, W so"'
Carolina
MIR. McDulie is about forty years OF age, per-
hnrs more, small IN figure and stature with KIND
of g,ey eycs--and with hong Withholding hair
flowing down his neck. Take him 80 far M aP'
poarancc goes, and the word stabbg gives one the
best dca oi him lie need, scrubbng aud comb
ing before b. Is sent To Congress again. lis con
stitucnts ought Ia insist upon II.
Mr.. McDuiie is ever promenadns IN the House
Of Representatives IN front OF the Speakers chair
He talks but lula, and mixes but little with other
members of the House bur sits down for niotneht,
and tho walks about with an august step hls hcnd
hanging down ON his shoulders. At tunes he goes
INTO the Senate, scowls aud tuisss about nSaln
Anon he is ~ the library ten minutes or more y ~
den of He watches all that IS going on with m
tense interest Very little IL in motion that docs
no, engage his attention. So far us phys,ognomy
is concerned Mr. McDulin has talent than
his face credits him with unless he Is excited HIS
rountenanec is not pleasant agreeable but man
TESTS Great determination and great decision.
1t Is jlllcull 10 form al op,n'on Of Mi Mcl'niho
ut tins time l WINS disappointed III his speech
ngainst the Enforcing Act the other lay II was
beneath him. aud has been SO spoken OF here, over
ami over again Perhaps | think 50. because he
has placed himself III so awkward position o."
the Bank question last winter he was at times ar
eunentatiso and effectively eloquent. Mr.. Nc
Duiie however, has t,lcr : Of II hIgh order. There
can be no doub, Of IL lie does eNet great nlu-
ence over the deliberations of Congress- lie will
carry u measure when no other man can. Perhaps
tins influence is gwen HIM part by the majority
with witch he appears IN all debates, so Tor rs par
" questions are coneernrl perhaps IN part by his
beng 50 longa mcmb- Of Congress, and having
SO often been on so many npert,ni committees
As mere parliamentary mui. censlde hun The
fins, IN the House. lie know JUS, @hatto speak
aud llsi al " hat time cor no) II - h, 70 press
n measure He has the best forcltao w rd,c from
appearances whit will 10 all probaolty be the de
e,s,on ot the House lin, tact Is n Times lnvain
able liz who has watched the d'lthera,ions oil u
large public assembly, must know, that al tunes n
Is subject 10 the strnngcsl freaks aud must also
have seen, that when hunger Is pressing or II -
late ut night when leading number ON the
other side is nf the House, X measure Is 10 be
cnrrird on l,st tact ~ every thins have seen
This ,si,n under the auspices at MI. clay, two
treat measures carried through both Houses,
which could not have been carried through un1esS
he had selected Tive very time and hour he did sc.
| lCct.
HIS Tariff Bill when first announced in thc
SENATE had "A majority AGAINST IT His tact md
skill moulded that minority INTO n minority En'
/ # his Senate B had gone INTO the House, he
would have lost IT, Tor the objections 10 the pm
ciplc OF originating financial measures IN the Sen
ate united with the real opposers OF thc bill, w"ni
| have made majority IN the HOUSE. Hence thr
/ nores.,,v or more tact Iiwns dr.s4lul wh .tl.r
HI, T.rTB could pass the House, I'll IL. fsars
,tL ,artLcrn and SON Kern n,,mb RS y ere acted
| - L.. ,h agitation nr tie Enforcin, Ac, THIS
l,;n,. ,c;,,,.d IN the llnos. The Tn,iY Bill was
in,,ol,r,d IN the midst ul the deliberations, aud
dhy n large majority Then II went MP 10
H.. S,n,t, md with IA, force Of public opiuion in
,hc House. raincd members Of he Senate "li, !!
Fn,,. wonli hay, voted AGAINST il befors tn. dc.
monsra,,on Of opinion Daring all this tam, Mr.
Clay lets his Pubic L'nd B'll sleep on lhe t'bc
Of the House bat nth great skill, When me @odih
was psclied on the tariff, he causes ms bill = DC
passed there, an lcafrics II when none oi us len
days before, had the least hope oil r'ler'h% NE pas
sage of tins important bill. CONSIDER tbs Nil as
one 81 the best displays Of parliamentary ,nelics
which the history OF any dehberaye body records
! here arc tunes whsn nothing can move mon
J But LEI n skiltul man dlsannnee IN The least the
organization ofparues, aud he can carry almost any
ding tina, Is reasonable In tins KIND OF talent MI
McDuie is well gifted lie has great sasar'y !"
selecting the proper hme 10 move 10 net ana "
speak, aud hence he must b. successful III CON
| hallulH.- altchA'''
It il dliIicul, to Give the reader Il vivid idea Of
AR McDuffc's eloqucnce. The majorty Of men
say he is not eloquent, aud ane,t to be, or nrc dis
gus,ed with his Style, and ye, Will listen io@m
with intense attention for hours. One thing IS GER
tain, he has very bad manner, bad 50 far as GOO
,ns, and proprlcty is concerned ie hesta'es an1
s,ammcrs = he screams and bawls-he thamps am
stamps lke n mailman IN Bedlam But yet he rs
eloquent. aud often eloquent with little .. nothing
to say.
Twill sucm }, to give YOU an idea % his man
ner m the r,por Of a few periods putting IN paren