The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-10-17
THE VENERABLE JOHN q. ADAMS.

he FEINEIA ABLE JOdN u. a
A writer in the New York Tribune draws
the following picture of this distinguished
statesman as seen in the House of Represen-
latiyes at Washington:
Imagine yourself, dear reader, in the front
seat of the LADIES' Gallery. Cast your eye
over thai large and molly aasembIage Of
heads-Ah! your eye is involuntariIy ar
rested by The appearance OF that bald-head-
ed little gentleman sitting at the second
desk in the fourth row, on The left from the
speaker. Observe his attitude, as he leans
his left arm on that of his chair, his right leg
thrown over the other. See with what pa
tent resignation he listens to the frothy out
pourings of that Buncombe orator. Mark
with what a smile of pity he hears him blum
der about scenes and occurrences of past
years, quorum mdgnGn pGrs IPso fdcto.-
See, he at length tires ofthis common place
stuff, and stoops over his desk to write
Note how he holds his pen in that trembling
h~and-between his %forefnger and thumb
alone, Just as we used to hold a short slate
pencil at school-Now aquestion of order
is raised. He rises to give his opinion
See with what respectful attention the gen
tlemanly speaker listens TO his suggestions.
He knows that no man is more capable of
giving a sound opinion on aquesiion of this
nature than he-a man who may be said TO
have passed his life amidst the strife and war
fare of debate. With what clearness and
perspicuity he illustrates his positions! How
measured and free from the i%mpetuosity of
passion in his enuncation! Observe how
audible are those trembling tones, SO dis
tinci in his articulation, and at the srme time
such breaihless attention is paid TO his every
void. Every pen is dropped, every voice is
Estill.every murmur hushed to complete 81
Hence, Verify, what respect is paid to that
acknowledge even to themselves with what
a degree of charmed attention they listen TO
his elqouence. With what dignity and i'm
pressivencss, he brings down the forefinger
of his left hand on the open palm fthe right!
Mark when he comes to a complicated part
of his argument, how he gesticulated with
his head.
Apropos of that he ad--when | saw Mr..
Adams for the FIRST time | was struck with
The resemblance between the contour of his
head and that of the Able Raynel-the on
ly difference being that the Abbc's chin was
more pfomneu, aud that part OF his head
which is said To be the seat of the animal
ipopens.ties, o. cons!derable iirge solu me-
Upon referriag To Lavdies. Of w.iom l mas
confess myself putty ad.sciplc, | found che
following description OF the Abbe tfom dis
-piysiognomical characteristics: s'Nobody
vino hoks at his head tor d moment will pro
aauuce III u obituary cue. 'Fte lines wicl
beginning at the brow of the left eye and
passsing over The crown of the head ,ermi
mates towards the middle Of the ear, indi
Gates, alone, aud distracted from all the rest
a thinker endowed with a spirit of analysis
and detail, who goes 10 the bottom of hi
subject, and does nc, easily yield TO the oPin
ion ofano,her." | may add that the expires
sion of the nose and lips alone indicate Il
the observer of Mr. Adams ~plvsioguony,
keen discriminating judgment, rehned tast'
and a profound mind. Titne-honored mon
ument of glorious days! what a bright sta
t will have faded from our horizon when th
eye shall have been dimmed forever-whe
that venerable head shall have gone dow
, 10 The silent chambers of the dead!
john StEohm IS the Wing candidate for Cor
; gress in the Lancaster country district, Penn
D. Hints TO Observation-Disclosures order, Ink
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