Southern telegraph., 1837-10-10

Senate There the nominal mliority Cor
the administration is much greater. Il is |
impossible TO determine at present how this |
mlI1rity is disposed between the opposing |
factions of the administration party. 1t is |
not difficult, however to indicate the leaders |
ofeach. On the one side are-WRIGur and |
BENroN. Ga the other RIvEs and TALL
MApGE WRGGHF is one of the abest men
in the Senate. His mind is peculiarly form
ed TO constitute him a ready, skilful and
efficient debater lie is at once log:cian
and sophist, lie is calm, imperturbable,
patient, courteous. He has an habitual
command of his temper, but is by n9 means
deficient in fire and ambition. He is The
confidential adviser of the President, and
woul !, but for his unfortunate habits, pos
sess unbounled influence over him. This
sketch of his character caunpt be comp,ot
ed. without disclosing that he is, at the
same time insiucere, unprinciplcd, unscru-
pIus in the extreme. lie has learned pol
itics as trade. lie cares lH nothing but
the advancement ofhis party designs. For
these he will willingly sacrifice all the in
terests of the country. BENTON is a leader
of "a different character, lie is insutferably
vain, insoent, ovcr-bearing and dctatorial.
No man ever lived who set higher esti-
mate upon his liabilities. lie is la
borious, interchangeable case hunter, and sup
plics mine of data and references for 9TH
ers who are too indolent TO seek them for
themselves. But he possesses, in truth,
but little influence. 1t is impossible that
no can ever he popular, or that he can con-
ciiate the good opinion of his associates.-
They will all take the first opportunity TO
destroy his arrogant pretenslons. Ills ul-
traism upon the subject Of hard money eX-
poses him to constant rdlcule, and will NJ
timatelv leave him "soitnry and alone,n
ms its advocate in the Senate. Mr. RIvES
is a man of very considerable talents. lie
has been bred a politician, but even the
contract with Jacksonism and Van Blren-
ism has not been able TO eradicate, entire
Is. his constitutional tendency 10 pursue the
path of rectitude and patriotism. lie is
not equal to Wright, but Is superior to BEY.
TON in debate, and writes better than either
He is excessively ambitious, and aspiers to
,he hthest place in the nation. Mr. TALL
MApCE belongs TO one OF the Old families OF
New York. Ii is remarkable that, whilst
the polilicians of New York arc admitted
10 be now the most prohigatc in the union,
the state, in the early period The Repub-
lie nave to the councils tie most virtaous
and unspotted men in our history. jag,
Morris, IIamiItion, Livingston and others
were men who resisted with more than
Roman Virtue all the temptations which
constantly beset public men, AMI tempt them
from their allegiance to their country. Mr.
TALLMADGn belongs by association, II this
school. and hls mover found himself at ease
anon Lht his more recent associates. The
eytrcmities to which they scon.l disposed
10 90 have. of late, completely uIicnatcd
him and he is now divorced, enlirely, from
communion with them. He and Mr. RtvEs
will vet in unison. How mnny they may
he able to enlist under their banner, how
they will bear themselves In the melee, and
whether they are destined to win the prize
If victory are questions upon Which 1t -
vain to speculate-for the hour Of dissoyng
them is at hand.