Mobile register and journal. [volume] (Mobile, Ala.) 1841-1849, 1845-04-23

in that promptness energy, and brlliancy which HIS
position, than any other, Is calcnlaied to dis
play 10 advantage But all who Know andsappVeei-
ate Jones's pow ere, recognise in him The Sir Ken
meth OF The House. Although he looks the couchanf
leopard. the MOTTO Of the valiant Pilgrim of EBged-
di should he his in s threatening signihcancy, 81
sleep, wake me not" Speaking of sleep, recalls the
amusing incident that took place On the last night of
the session, and which has fund it's way into The
newspapers. The clerh had ust finished the read
ing of long string Of amendments TO bill Then TN
der consideration, when member nearly in front Of
the chair, rose and addressed ihe Speaker. The
Speaker. with great prtmptness, inquired, "was the
gentleman within the h9 AT tie Time MS name was
called" Al that hour ol universal exhaustion ni
physical energies, II VIA natural enough 10 mistake
the m gine Inonotony Of the clerk reading The
amendments fur the roll Of 4 e members; and hence
the question ofihe Speaker. The shout Of laughter
that followed was as much enjoyed by the Speaker
us the House, aud all proper latitude was given
10 The risibiliIies before The mallet came Gown 10
order.
III fares II with the man who arouses the Speak
erl Better let him sleep When aroused he
moves a giant, trnmplng down his adversaries and
scattering their arguments and sophIsins TO the
winds.
One of the pleasanles companions in social inter.
course, where his rich hnd OF anecdote contrbu es
largely 10 the enjoymeu If friends, he was in the
habit occasionally OF giving passages III his CAM
paipns will, Rous 'Eoils," he would say, ''has
given lne more trouble than m, man l ever met
aud will swap him away for any other that can he
pioduced.' -.
As "A tIelr,,er the Sp.akr is moi happily fluent IN
moments Of ca In He i moi fashioned to shine OH
| small occasuns. Ii is When provoked ny the con
cusson of the strongest minds, and when environe,
seemingly with indispensable cuc"nsailaiiOns OF OPP
nosinp argument, that lie rises in his strength, ana
with /, Ter, ent aud sincere elol,enee and the bes
concatenated logic oIlnws the adversary ifom POM
| ia noint uniil he drives him liOm the field Yea in
these exhibitions III his superior powers, he glores
more IN the ~ n leroas lance OF feason than in III,
| k, en- raper Of s,i+asm Cardor aud truthfulnes.
are the base Of All his superst,u cares.
| Mr.. Jones' las announced his with travail from
| Congress. Astatesnlan oil his abilities, il il
sui,erfuuus iosay, will not long be suffered to re
| main in prisae life.
II was II sokun, If not christening scene, wheI
the Speaker rise 10 pronounce his yaiedictoIy, ano
TO adourH tha House forever. For the moment thu
House Of Representatives, SO hicly the theatre u
excitement AN c"niusion became sien, as the grave
and all hearts anxiously for The last words
the presiding dler. His address. creditable alike
To head aud hart, was delivered in IA manly tone 0
| elrquence, an " hen the final adjournment was pro
| n0uhced, lew onld avoid at least passing thought
of that great adj final adjournment oi all actors OF
| the worlds vide stage.
That ina lounging position, nearly in front nj
| the Speaker, win his head-ba'd upon The top and
skirted with III frosty foliage Of fifty winiers-resi
| ing on his hand and his large, piercing blue eve
now ,xed ON tl clerk AS he reads and now CHANGING
over to wesiernSiepv Hoiio@, where Boyd and Ar,
rington, rejuicig in the inheritance Of Dixon II
Lews's formel locality, are testing in an undertone
with Sldell, IA on the eastern side-that i.
! Cave Johnson. He rises in his place, stands full sis
! feet with The sein Of IA veteran and fearless legsla
iui lie inInsto the left side the left OF the Speak
er-io The Mht side, and speaks at that Sini il
| his habit Re,re he sits down, YOU will hear hi
! b,d depupcia,ous 81 some Legislative larceny Their
i. mn l;vou n, ,o,. tauhfI ,eolmel and guardian a
,he ,,,l,I;r 1hno Johnsnn Always a, his nos, h
watches. viii leeplvss yipiluce. every bill resoh,
Inn, and n.,tio,. md no snecinus device GOVERN,
erroneous p,,r,si,luns ever elues or bulls him
Duriro his Sc, ice in Congress. he has saved mil
Lnu, 10. the n,oI,: treasury. Mr.. Adams has more
Than once declared Ina, he deserved The gratitude o
,h, ,nnn,r, H.. il the terror o( the lobby and nro
| G.ssin,,l c,,imn,s Ye,ro man il more cour,e,,
,,nJ orn,le,nanC IN d,sfu,s,on. His sreeche, arr
,lwn,s made ,o,he House, and no, for home con
| samaritan.
Az a ,Ieba,er Johnson is II man of substance rsth
or Than show: breaking always briefly but direct
M ,he unrnns'. On ,me occasion only have I Know
him 70 soar jno The regions Of lofty and comlnandin
eli meuce. This was During the frs, session. whe
the b establishing naval depot at Memphis, /,
T.,,.ssaa ,.s rn,Ier co,s;de,.,io, Hmm The so