Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-01-14
TIE SENATE OF THE UNI FED
STATES.

On recent occasion when Col. BenInn
referred 10 vote f HE Senate in 1876, II
appeared from The lsl of yeas and nays
lhal the Senator from Missouri is the only
mau now belonging to the Seuale who
was Il Senator then. Snnte twenty years
! have wrought great changes in The Senate
aud elsewhere. Anew generation is now
in the field with here aud there veteran
The past.
A correspondent oIthe New York Jour
nal Of Commerce. who notices thr fact
above alluded to, goes on 10 give a brief
sketch oftlre present Seuate of The .Uniicd
Siatcs-rhus
We may sill boast ofour Senate. though
its dignity aud ability must suffe a kind
diffusion or diIulion along with lis con
linuaI numerical expansion. New States
in their youth aud wildness cannot he cx-
pected to send ripe scholars and finished
Statesmen. Hence rhe narrow fame Of
sulne, who arenow enrolled in the number
Of American Senators. Bul give Them
time. There are names among them, OF
Which We have MOI heard ill their election
was announced. But every man here ri
ses or sinks to his meriled level. Phelaw
ut hydros'atic pressure is scarcely more
certain. This body musl however always
havei's ornaments. Thus The giant Web
ster is again among them with ilisnassive
proportions Of hody and OF mind; his, deep
toned voice and his intellectual head and
face. lIpuest John Davis ron is here once
more in oil hisintegrity and'slablily; hor:'
of Them The boast Of their friends, and tho
objects of respecl"to their maemanitous
opponents; they a;e meu:ol whom Massa
chusells may justly be proud. And how
is her old sister Virginia represented here!
Respectfully, no doub;. BY Messrs. Archer
aud pcnnybacker. But the bow Of Ine
Archer will probably bc unsiruns though
il has abode in strength. and III him "'lIi
retire a True genllema;i and hish;nintlrd
Vusina,r q man Of much exarlness OF
much cxaciDess of 'manLers. rendered
more rieid perhaps by habits Of single
.blcssedncss =" TO him will succeed pro
.habIy Democrat; hutwbcre now are The
Gieses. the iHazewelis, The Barhour,, lhe
Leighs, The Riveses, aud many, more 6f
that hisf, order? fcnnsy lyania as Usual
sends her sturdy names men that speak
liule. bulvote sicadily;-hcr Sturgeon and
her Cameron nov sustaiu her dignity
Bat no Buchanan il llicre:-a speaker,
thinker and q writer. fnr7whoni nature. has
tIone much both in voice md manners
Iholph she appears TO have made up a
singular Jnmhle Of opposite qualities in
constructing his outer man. lis difficult
TO say wtcIlier ON tie whole sIlc.is good
looking u.an or moi. TIE prrpnndcrance
is in favor Of the affirmative. Sou'h Car
olina seIdnm fails. She delights 10 con
ceDtraIc The very esscucr OF her talent in
this au.nsr chamber. Bclnrc tic sDprem
acy Of this idea, the aniiahlr and ~inIeIIi
gent Iluger trrun"n''fed Ilu.ei4) the dcs
ccndanl OF the Elugucrnls bows and makes
wa, for aIhnmn. Il Standard nan in the
,RepuhIc amid all his varieties aMtiUS
aGdictus jurne in rc,Ja p,agisiH; .Iumr
nous, pilIy logical, rapid. strong III arsu
mem, and Stern lin conclusions; we rrns
network Of steel around lis Lrllliaur be
ories, and ndins a reason for every thing
in the Constitution. See hs hnsy. black
magnificent eye Behold ,hr >hol sharp
angrs of that pregnant cranium. The mul
,ifuld wrinkles which acute thinking has
Gu, over The surface Of that arxiuus face.
He has come 10 take his place by The side
of Mr.. McDufic. Mhose physical prenla-
,ur;ly of dccreprudc seems 10 mock The
energies OF his impciuors mind. Detes
table duel!ng! that il should have planted
an incradicabe bulleI deep in the body Of
such mau, ,eazing, worrying, parayZing
"A child Of intellecI, sensibllitv aud clio
quence. The mind scores tIe shackIcs,
but camor escape then. No! his mind is
vigorous. vehement, and will speak ou.
Maryland. 100 rises IN repulalion with her
.Jnmsdh. Expectation waits for him.
Georgia continues 10 ask attention 10 her
graceful Berrien, the model Of digufcd
Senator. Alabama is weigli'v in her huge
Lewis, the observed of all observers, con
Joined 10 BaSby, no mean gladiator.
Kentucky sustains her life and power in
The Strong, cool, compac', salirical. rnrrus.
callO9 CTNtenueU, aUu Uer Clay'I like
Mnrciead. Missouri resrs firm on the
broad shoulders Of her ancient and inde
faligable Bcnlnn. Little Delaware reio
ces in her as,ule, poliIr, iluen, Clayton.
uever without danger to he riled with
Ohio sends her popular and sarcastic Cur
win. strong for every Thing he undertakes.
Arkansas her Sewer, sharp as the crack
of western rife. Michigan her Cass,
diguified and wesh'y. The Empire Stale,
wirh touch of aliteratiou sends her Dix
and Dickinson. And go on TO The end Of
The chapter. Honorable Senators all.
What an arena for intellectual conllicr!
a six months conficr before them! Twen.
ty millions Of people looking at them |!
Ave, the worli! And beyond "lhis visible
diurual sphere" the solemn shades of de
parted statesmen! "Act well your par4
there all The honor les"
A tar on Passengers Tie u. S Su-
prene Court gave its decision on Tuesday
upon The constitute al poweroflhe State