Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-19
From Brooks Sketches of .Mea in Ua,hio, .,


North Carolina is clever, quiet STATE d..
never makes a noise. in Congress or out Of !,
One would hardly suspect that she could l.,
such tempestuous sister as s. CaroIin,. 81! 49,
catch no portion Of her fire and her smoke, "
The Senators Of this State are not rrm,,L,u
for any thing ~ particular. They are such M"
as one can say little or nothing of. Man,n"
has more talent than Brown. Mancum D.
NuIitier: Brown is only the fifth part Of NJ
llfier, though he would have voted ssaln., Il.
Enforcing act If domestic affection had nt 81
led him home.
The most prominent members Of the dr!,,.
ton in the House are Barrlnser, Branch, e..
son, Shepard. Speight and Williams. B.rir,.
er IS an amiabe and agreeable nan 10 ur,.
life. In debate he is animated and zeaIou. :
HIS opinions are remarkably liberal for aC,o.
man. Branch is we'll known as General J,,k
sons first Secretary Of the Navy He Ia, IN,
little force, and the wonder is tina, he Should
ever have been thought Of for that Office H. i,
tall, genteel looking parsonage with sreyh,ir
but rather young look. He talks but little 10 ION.
pany, and there not very brlsk!y. He selI,n
ed his mouth this session. He is quite Co,
grcssional cypher. Carson has many word. b.,
few ideas, aud his ideas and words are non. &
the best. He can buster aud thunder much (, |
so small man. but his thunder is all clar.e
and his fire ends 10 smoke. Shepard i, AM:
the first of the delegation for talent. He
thought well Of and listened to with at,lru |
Speight is leader in the House, that Is, bel |
one Of The members who watch over adjourDa,s:,
who call for ayes ami Foes, and who uou 70
call up such and such questions, and whO make
short speeches at particular times. He has 70
talent, but that of words. lie is tall, ssnl,' |
loose y.connected personase;-a particular To- |
tima,e of Tie White House, who knows edv
thing. and who wishes to know every thing Il:
i. there as soon as the breakfast table is removed
and then moves off to the House 10 drive up
members to do Executive duty. He is usa''t
we'll because he Is necessary, and no! betiss
he is parti, ularv esteemed. Williams Isa nG
OF real ability. He speaks well and to the pr
pose. He always addresses the House VII
effect.
Tennessee. Senators from this State N
White, who is known as President oil the SENT
and Grundv, aaose name has been cOn'l'ill
before the People these twenty years. VINE
an old man. slender and small-wltha patnn''
al hpad-honest / have not doubt. brm, hnT
BILE, and resuIute As presiding officer Ni
exceedingly precise-says every word ta' w
to BE- saId. and IN proper manner iSe%
a slow man, but Calhoun would DO two ho4h~
siness where he does one, for Calhoun vii s'a
six words to his one, all day long. 10 81! no
ins Of the words and syllables he smO'Asrn
utterance Grundy is grown old also. hH
a fine amIabie face, and is among the yer! h
OF second rate men Oi ability. lie
terest,ng speaker, and usually commands Nt
ton. lie has but two keys TO his voice. avg
and low one, and he falls from one to W.
with kind Of rolatory tne. As m'i';s
few men equal Grundy. He has great ''ei
10 the rudder of the administration 10 N, Sen'
and is peculiarly well fitted by his prudsI'S
command Of temper for the delicate Once
IL very intimate with the President, anu y.
sionaIly takes q breakfast with him. aha
talks over the politics Of The day. liz pn
ton were candidates for the Senate from lt'..
see. Eaton was high in favor and oTUNu'
now probably, so managed the PIes'os''
put himself equally high on the Ladder T., u
The most conspicuous members o. '1T
nessee delegation ia the House, are Arrow,
Isaacs. and Polk. Arnold was a Clay m'n
is well known as the member who was NV r"h
the terrace at the last session. tie IS "a ~.
ed. stoutly built man, with rowing eye
a striking example Of perfect i"deptn0sn'r" :
pudence and daring. He l. a m'dd'e'sssl &.
letic, and in fine health. Tie has oreI :.
in all WAYS and always came OF WIN "!
lors. He has talents as a deba'er, az" =
impudence commands attention. Tie ~
he pleases. and trusts TO bis rePu'ee''I,ps w.,
fence. He boasts that no man can h"'" W. a
for an adjournment. for when the yea , s"1
are taken, he invariably votes "n'' "s
is as ready as any man to vote "yta' ,,rs,e
is not matter of record. Bell has rePa''%I
influence as a speaker. ] have seen , W, ID
him this winter. isaacs is a coarse sum.
ed man-at present in not very g ''. "' h, 4
Polk is an intimate at the White hoaT p,o,,s
Of the administration in the House Of m w.,
talives, and is ready and skllfu' as q o''' B