The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-01-15
Calhoun and Benton.
Cecil County Jan. '4s.


Those who take NO part in politics, OF
who look on the two opposing parties as
upon Two sides Of Il pyramid-correctine
each others leaniugs, and holding the
strength of the country between then-are
still interested sometimes to know the shape
in which the corner- stones are hewn-the
grain and mark from nature with which EN-.
ineut men are made known TO their fellows
Tie two orea, Southern Democrats, Cal
houn and Benton, figuring a strong relief
wherein we recod any chance approach Of
ours to the personal orbit of star. we put
ink on the impressions we received of
these two, in weeks observation, and
herewith we present hem TO our readers
adding only the conJnnctlons and preposi-
tons, lief! on, so universally. in things writ
len 10 be read when one is beyond respon.
slbiilies Of grammar
BENTON is caricature likeness of Louis
Philippe the same rotundity, the same
pear shaped head, and about the same stat
TIRE. The physical expression Of his face
prcdomlnaes His lower features are
drilled into perturbable sauvily. while the
eye, that undrilable aIe-leler, wrinkles Of
Inward slyncss as a Burning lamp-wick
does Of OIL He is laborous builder-uD
Of himse!f-actng by syll ogistic forecast,
never by impulses. Hell pompously po-
lite, aud never abroad withou. "Evecuti We"
manners. He has made up his mind that
oratory, if not national weakness, is an
unprecedented accomplishment, and he de-
lives himself in the Senate with subdued
voice, like a jndge deciding upon cause
which the other Senators had only argued.
He wears al ample blue cloak, and broad
trimmed hat, with high crown, and lives.
moves, and has his being, in faith in him
self which will remove mountains of ere
duliy,-Thoush representing Stale two
thousand miles off, he resides regularly at
Washington, paying rare and brief visits TO
his constituency, whose votes he has retain
ed for more than twenty years-an unac-
countable exception to the anti-conversa.ive
rotation Of the country's gifts of office.
Mr.. CALHOUN lives in his mind, and puts
a sort of bathing-dress value on his body
There is a temporary-lcoking tuck away OF
his beard ard hair, as if they would pres
emily be better combed in another place
mouth and eyes kept clear only for brief
life swim in the ocean Of politics. He is
tall, hollow hesed, and emacated, and
both face and figure are concave. with the
Students bend forward. He smiles easily
when spoken to-indeed with rather a
simple facilty--though, in longer CONVEX
sation, he gives his eye 10 the speaker,
barely in recognition of an idea--wlth
most "rerbum sap" withdrawal from talka-
tiveness. When speaking in the Senate
he is very startling looking man. His
skin lies saow and loose on the bold frame
OF his face-hs stiff gray hair spreads off
from rather a low forehead with the semi
circular radiation ofthe smoke from wheel
offre-works Just come to a stand still-the
profuse masses of white beard on his throat
catch his eye like the shoulder Of fire I'M
der his chin-and his eyes, bright as Goals,
move with jumps, as if he thought in cleo
trio leaps, from one idea TO another. He
dressescarsie ssly, walks the street absent
mindedly, and is treated with the most
marked personal respect and involuntary
Difference, by his brother Senators and the
diplomatists OF Washington. He is great
man-proably an ambitious one-but he
Indignantly denies the charge of "making
tracks" for the Presidency Home Journal.