American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-10
From the y. Y. Gazette X Times.l
CON ELL AN d S II Il | L
BY AN AMERICAN IN ENGLAND.

BY AN AMERICAN IN ENGLAND.
AThe first time | saw Daniel O'ConneU was
He evening at the "Rcform Club, " he had just
&me over from Ireland, and his arrival was ra-
Eer unexpected, and was supposed to have re-
hence to a severe handling his friend Smith
d Brian had received few evenings previous
i a debate in the House, in which Nh. Roe
ztck distinguished himself.
| found him sitting in one of those splendid
lartments reading a newspaper. He is a
tge fat man, not TALL but about medium
Eight, his face large and round and full, his
bse rather short and turned up, his hair black
] Id curling under greenish velvet cap, which
D wore carelessly.
His whole aspect was altogether Irish, no
he could mistake that, the expression OF his
ce was dull and heavy, and unlnteIlectuaI,
bid unless assured to the contrary, he would
Express a stranger with the belief, that he had
cen indulgng in something stronger than wa
3r, for his face was rather red and greasy, but
Eerhaps it was the effect of the Journey he had
bst finished.
| The next time saw him was few even
#lgs after in the House of Commons, in the
z,me dress, carelessly brushed black, and the
ark green cap, occasionally pushed on one
#de of his head and sitting at "GiSe" there-a
&roup Of Irish members about him, and 1T was
tlpposed that he came prepared to make des-
crate onslaught upon his opponents; and many
isitors like myself were waiting to hear him
but he disappointed us all-for on taking the
cor, he confined himself entirely to very
bw remarks on presenting some petition or
memorial regarding the ".Maynooh Grant, and
poke in low subdued tone, without energy
r action of any kind as if tired out: he appear
d to me to be gun that required not only a
lg. charge, but large pruning to make any
boise, or as some one near me sad, you
.hould hear him in Ireland sir, with hundred
thousand of the bogS about him!" And this
AN conceive would draw him out in very
different tone from that he INDUCED, in when
having before him mere room full of members
Bf the House of Commons. was pleased with
his tone of voice, it was so soft and full OF
Irish melody" giving full effect to every X
he fell in with, and drawing out long sentences
directly the reverse of Mr. ShiecS manner
which is peculiarly sharp and snappy, as if GO
Ing over saw teeth.
incline to think that O'Connell or the sim
Mortal Dan" as they call him, has seen hi
best days-it may be that his late mshap il
carrying his Monster Gatherings" so far a
20 incur the strong arm of the Law which con
Bigned him for a time prison may have subduet
him or he may see some motive for remaining
luiet-or his health may not be altogether a
/ " as-but certain it is he seems destitute q
buerpv and looks to me like a man who ha
broken down in race and tho SURF unded b
his hackers, and called on to make still, 70
their sake, some show Of power, he seems to in
cline to silence and listlessness, and woul
rather be let alone then urged on to further Ell
fort.
In face he bears very strong resemblanc
Of Doctor Duncan, a member of Congress irol
Ohio, who has at times made some noise |
Washington; and should say that when y
Cornell was of the Doctors age he must hav
been just such looking person-how near tn
Doctor may resemble O'Connell when he reacl
!. es his age (now alb ut Seventy time will tel
As this sketch of the great "Irsh Agitator
is rather brief can afford to put into the san
frame another lrshman, Mr.. Shell, who in sii
and manner is almost directly opposite-he
as much under usual size as O'Connell is b
yond it. He is small, palhd, anxious, nervo
looking person, exceedingly plain and off har
in manner, and like O'Connell not particular
dress.
His style ofspeaking is in bold contrast wi
that of o Council, for whilst the latter draw
out long words into long and round sentence