Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-04-26
EIrNRYA WISE, OF VIRGINIA.


mouths ofthe people of the United States, for
two wears past, than that which heads this
- sketch; and his unfortunate connection with
the recent duel, in which member of the
House of Representatives sacrificed himself
to the shrine of false honor, seems to have adj
ded, iffhat be possible, to his notoriety.
Mr. Wise is q very spare young man, rath-
or above the middle height, oflight complex
ion, light hair and grey eyes. Indeed, his
countenance IS so thin and spare, that it may
almost be termed cadaverous; but the ex-
preston of it is a marked one, and determinG-
lion is as plainly written upon it, as if it was
actually written there in Roman capitals.
His manner in debate is striking-at one
moment exceedingly bold, energetick, and
almost furious with action-the next calm,
dignifed and midland then again burst
ing forth with passion and energy,with most
thrilling effect. His countenance is per-
feet barometer to his mind, and indicates,
whether sadness or mirth, peaceful Or angry
feelings, love or hatred, are within his bo-
som at the time of observation. lie is one OF
those men who carry their hearts upon their
sleeyes.and are too apt 10 suffer their passions
to walk rough-shod over their Judgments
When pleased, he laughs with all the glee
of child; ard every indication of charac-
ter which the writer of this has ever observ-
ed in Mr. Wise, goes to prove that malice
or revenge are no jewellers in his bosom.-
Though he may be excited for moment,
and though hatred or revenge may light up
his glistening eye, spread a pailor upon his
cheek, and compress his lips with that indie
Unable expression, which can be seen, but
not described, it lasts but for the moment;
and sincerely believe even he himself re-
grets that he has given way so far to the tu-
multi within.
He is man ofgreat reading, and of very
retentiye memory, and we'll educated; and
his speeches abound with classical illusions
and quotations. .
BAILIE PEYTON, OF TENNESSEE.
Associated with Mr. Wise in all his politi-
cal projects during the twenty third and
twenty fourth Congresses, was the Hon. Bal
lie Peyton, of Tennessee. They were the Nj
sus and Eupyalus of the House and as the
names of these two persons were so closely
allied that one was seldom mentioned with
out the other, it seems to me as ii sketch
of Mr. Peyton, although not member OF the
present Congress, will not be out OF place
here.
Mr.. Peyton is slender man, Of middling
stature, and we'll formed. His countenance
is remarkably open and intelligent, and is
surmounted by high, prominent, inteilectu-
al forehead, beneath which glistens as bright
and piercing an eye as ever was seen IN hui
man head. His manner of speaking is ex-
ceedingly good, and he has at his command
an exhaustless fund of wit and anecdote,
which he draws upon continually to illustrate
his argument. AS politician he is ardent,
bold and unsparing; and in his language in
debate, he sometimes scars to an eloquence
seldom surpassed.
With all his bitterness as a politician ana
his excitability as man, Mr. Peyton is one
Of those noble-hearted, generous, chivalrous
and brave men, who do honor to human ma
ture. There is no littleness in his disposition.
His mind seems to have been warped aside
from its natural bent by the political dis
cords among which he has been thrown.
He is, naturally, one of the most modest,
unassuming of men but no one, who knows
him only by his political course, would ever
suspect it. He is a young man. being, at the
time he was member, one OF the youngest
men in the House: lis in his power to be-
come one of the first and best of our public
MENU Y. Mirror.
Bank PerjuYv.-One of the New York pa
pers on the first day of election, contained
an affidavit, regularly sworn before justice
of the peace, from one Edmund Burke, stat
ing that Aaron Clark, the Wing candidate
for Mayor, had offered deponent one quar-
ter's rent of house in Broome street, provid-
ed deponent would vote the wing ticket. As
soon as Mr.. Clark saw the affidavit, he took
measures for the arrest of Burke, and made
oath before Justice Bloodgood that it was ut
terly false in every particular, and that he
never knew such man as Burke. When
arrested, Burke swore that he never made
the affidavit referred to. The Justice named
in the affidavit was then sent for, and stated
his belief that Burke was the Identical per-
son who made the affidavit, and that he was
brought to him Qhe Justice) by James 4.
Brady. This Mr.. Brady was then sent for,
who promptly made oath that Burke, who
was then present, was the same individual
who had made the affidavit before the JUS
tice, and that said affidavit was in the hand
writing of James B. Sheys! Burke was
thereupon committed, and has since confess
sed that he is the person who made the orig
inal affidavit, and that he was persuaded to
do SO by two persons unknown to hint
We agree most perfectly with the Boston
Courier in its remarks upon the stand taken
by Mr.. Pierce of New Hampshire, on the du-
cling bill. Mr.. Perry Smith, Senator |!
from Connecticut advocated that the bill was
necessary for the protection Off Northern
members OF Congress from the duelling piss
tolls of the Southern Chiyalry." No other
man than one born under the influence of
planets understood to preside over the desti-
ny of the sneaks, would have descended to
such poor paltroonery. We doubt not that
) but we can tell him and all others that he
is no exponent of New England feeling.
No man from that quarter asks any pro.
lection for his person in the discharge Of his
duty at Washington, or elsewhere. How il
is with this bold Senator, we cannot say