Litchfield enquirer., 1846-07-09
The American Senate.


| The American Senate.
| The London Morning Chronicle has
the following sketch of American Sena-
tors in recent letter from Washington.
1t is unnecessary to write IN. p. Willis
at the bottom Of it. Hardly another OBJ
server would have glanced over the Sen
ate and not have his attention arrested
by such men as Simmons, Corwin, and
Hanegan. 7a
did not arrive in Washington till after
the discontinue of the 'war party and in
The calm which succeeded there was no
oratory awoke. Ipasse,' morning look
ing at the Senate ir deiiberative session,
however. To one who came with trav-
eler's experience of disappointment in the
looks of great men, this body of Scnators
would, | think, seem rare collection Of
impressive physiognomies. Indeed, you
have but TO know the ordeals through
which these men pass to arrive here, to
know that most of them are spirits, good
or bad) of mark undeniable, and even
where Nature has neglected, as she some.
|
the outer man, these have done it legib!y
for her. They have all the look Of men
who have done more than their share of
of thinking, struggling, hoping, and fear
| ing-though on the faces OF some of the
least noble and worthy one finds Byron's
recognition of those who have Sir
'Sinned in some other world, and this is He'll
You have seen Webster III England, and
though his Olympian 'front.' is the finest
in the Senate yet this is the only compa-
ny in which ever saw him supposedly
among his fellows Mr.. Allen, the Thra4
so OF the war party, who speaks with
bloody hnnds, literally knocking off the
skin from his knuckles by beating his
| desk in his last argunnent) looks like a
cross between William Pitt and an angry
cockaioo-a tall, peering, wedged nosed,
cadaverous, thin tip'd specimen of lrras-
chile timidity. He walks with ready
| for Inauguration kind of gait, and. pal
pably. in every thread he weaves, has the
tow of his mental rope walk fastened 10
the Presidential chair. Mr.. Critienden
of Kentucky. whose able crushing of this
fire-work comet, few days since, was so
much admired by men of all parties, is
man Of middle stature and plain exte-
rior, bu: with presence expressive
Of thorough honesty and inevitable. pen
| etration. He u.s.. perhaps, the most gener-
ally respected and esteemed member of
the Senate. Mr.. Dallas, the Speaker, "a
ca deuant bel homne,) is man cf dignity
and ability, but with his small, regular
features, and massy white hair, he looks
like II promoted Aninous in the chair and
wig Of Rhadamanthus. There are sew.
eral elegant men in the Senate. Mr.. Ar
cher and Mr.. Hay wood 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
TO grace the cOroneis OF dukes-Ashley
of Arkansas. f,r example, and 'Mangum OF
Carolinia-both men of great natural ar
istocracy Of presence.
Mr.. Calhoun is by much the most sin
gular looking man in the Senate. Great
statesman, exemplary man, and honest
patriot as he is, he looks at the first glance
like phrenzied Indian prophet, breath,
ing after supernatural conflict. He is tall
and thin. HIS hair and bear are gray,
wiry, and neglected. His sailow COM
| plexion and scanned features are impress
ed with srlf-relianc }. and a superiority
more forgelful Than dis,lainful Of Others
He sits in the Senate like Lucifcr,
whose thoughts Of rebellion had been ov-
or ruled-powerful and spotless, bu; still
broodng and dreaded. .ss3s42. sf2
Mr. Cass is another Of the Senators Of
whom you have lately heard great deal.
He is Il large, fine looking man, with the
air Of one born TO authority'-a stamp
| from nature, that has been recognized In
his various past Offices, as Governor, For
eign Minister, and Senator, and in his pre-
sent eminence, as Candidate for the
Presidency. BENTON Of Missouri, whose
late secession from the' Fifty four forties'
to the Forty nines,' threw such impor-
tant weight into the peace party Is
sriffcned and ruve likeness of Louis Phil
ippe. Houston, late President Of Texas,
is powerfully built bread,hy. funk tea.
tured man who looks indigenous to a
prairie, and horn to popularity with ihe
Iproarious. HI appears IN the street,
wearing loosely on his shoulders a Mexi-
can blanket, II premonrtory symbol (say
some1 OF the annexation upon the prom
Use of which he Is to base his claims to tho
Presidency. These are the Senators
whose names have been prominent in the
late question so Interesting to England.-
Perha ps the news ofthe coming debates
may give occasion for mention of others
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