New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-25
The American Senate.

The London Morning Chronicle has the following
sketch of American Senators in recent letter from
Washington. 1t is hardly necessary 10 write N.
p. Willis at the bottom Of II. Hardly another OBJ
server would have glanced over the Senate and DO,
had bis attention arrested by such men as Simmons,
Corwin and Hannegan.
did no. arrive in Washington till after the dis
com6ture OF the war party and in the calm,
which succeeded there was no oraiory awoke.
passed morning in looking al the Senate in delib.
era,ive session, however To one who came with
travellers experience OF disappointment In the
looks of great men this body Of Senators would, |
think, collection OF impressive physiog'
Monies. Indeed you have bat 10 know the ordeels
through which men pass 10 arrive here. to know
that most Of them spirits good or bad OF mark
undeniabe. and even where Nature has neglected
az she sometimes does repeat the inner seal upon
the these trying ordeals have done II leg.
IDLY for her. They have ali the look OF men " no
have done more than their share of thinking and
struggling, hoping and fearing though on the faces
of some Of the least noble aud worthy one fnds
Byron recog milton Of those who have
"Sinnd In some other world, and this Is He'll"
You have seen Webster in England, and though
his Olympan front, is the finest in the Senate.
yet this is the only company 10 which | ever cav
him where he stood supposedly among bis fellows"
Mr. Allen the Thraso OF the war party who speaks
from his knuckes by beating his desk in his last ar
gument) looks like a between William Pit
and an angry cockaoo-e tall peering, wedge nosed,
cadeverous ihin.ppd specimen Of rascble tinnldi-
". He walks with ready for inauguration kind
of gait, and, palpably, in every thread he weaves,
has the tow OF his mental rope-wak fastened 10 the
Presidential chair. Mr.. Crittenden OF kentucky.
whose able crushing Of this frewo-k comet, few
days since was much relished by men oil all par
ties, is Of middle stature and plain exterior,
but with presence expressive oil thoroo gh honesty
and inevitable penetration He ls, perhaps, The
most generally respected and esteemed member oil
the Senate Mr. Dallas, the Speaker Ia ciderdnt
6elhomme is a man Of dignity and ability, but with
his small, regular features. and massey white halr be
looks like promoted Anlnous In the chair and wig
of Rbadamapthus. There are several very elegant
men in the Senate. Mr.. Archer and MIR. Haywood
more particularly, and there are two or three OF the
elder members who, seated in the House OF Lords,
would really look picked by nature 10 grace the cor
onets of dukes-AshIey of Arkansas, for example,
and Mangum of Carolina-both men Of great naiu-
raj aristocracy of presence.
Mr. Calhoun is by much The most slnguarook-
ing man in the Senate. Great statesmen, exemplary
man, and honest patriot as he H. he looks, al the
first glance, like phrenzed Indian prophet breath
ing after Supernatural conflict. He Is tall and thin.
His hair and beard are gray, wiry and neglected.
His sallow complexion and scanned features are I'M
pressed with sefreiance and superiority more
foreelfu than disdainful of others. He sits in the
Senate like Lucifer, whose thoughts of rebellion
had been overruled-powerful and spotess, but Still
brooding aud dreaded
Mr. Cass is another of the Senators Of whom you
have lately heard great deal. He is large, tine.
looking man, with the air of one born TO authorl
ty'-a stamp from nature. that has been recognized
in his various past Offices Governor Foreign Min.
ster and Senator, and in his present prominence, as
a candidate for the Presidency. Benton of Mis-
souri,, whose late unexpected secession from the
Fify.four forties" 10 the Forty nines' threw
such important weight into the peace party. is
stitfencd and ,uSe likeness Of Louis Philippe
Houston, late President Of Texas is a powerfully
built breadthy, frank-feaured man who looks indi-
genous to prairie and to born popularity with the
uproarious. He appears in the street, wearing loose
y on his shoulders Mexican blanket, a premonito-
ry symbol sav some) of the d" annexation, upon the
promise of which he base his claims to the Pres
idency. These are the Senators whose names have
been prominent in the late question interesting 10
England Perhaps the news OF the coming de-
bates may give occasion for mention OF others here
after.