The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-06

Hall, when looking their best The ha
hlled up by degrees, but there were, on ii
hrst day, few Frenchmen, and fewer Frenc
women. The Quakeresses had the ha
nearly 10 themselves. They were there i
numhsrs, accompanied with fathers or br,
Tiers, dressed in that severely beautifr
drcss, the lead-oolored satin bonnet, ID
white shawl, and sober-colored dress. Nor
thsn one of the fair young Quak resse
might have sat to Eugene Della. Croix, 70
a Santa Cecille, and there was lady cor
sideTably advanced in life-I shall neye
forget her face If live a thousand years.
who might be taken by any ambitious paint
er, for an ideal Madonna. cannot re
irain from liking the Quaker, although Pop
does call them SLY" They are never 90
Iss$re, they ale no P.spagSndists nor ia
tolerants, and ia lime OF plague, pesiilenc,
sind famine, they do the duty OF Christian
and men. Their countenances b. eathe tina
expression Of the possession Of peace tn,
world can never give!-Protestant Brother
of Mercy! Protestant Sisters of Charity
yet cut off from human sympathies AM
cares by no vow Of temperance and chasti
~, they mix in the business and labors o
the world, earning their livelihood by the
sweat Of their br0ws, not from the contri
buttons of the charity Of others, distilling
silently as the dew Of heaven, blessings or
all.
Ii was odd To see the scene of the frs
day of the Congress the door-keepers were
all English, with the usual English mOdicum
Of French. | cannot twist English into
the strange sounds which escaped the good
people, in their endeavors TO express them
selves in French. Such confusion! such
sesticulation! such staring! the Eruption o.
Gauls, swept away Quaker barriers anG
mam-barS and dellygays. were mixed up
together in admirable confusion. Puck
could not have dissuanged them more.
Time wore on. bu. the platform was empty,
and English-like the audience signifed lheiI
opinion that it was time the proceeding:
should commence, by noise the habitu!
Of the Broadway and Niblo's theatre, would
deem most unequivocal symptoms Of impa.
tience. Presently the platform was filled,
and after a little soto pOoe conversation
among the gentlemen thereon assembled, a
thin, pale-faced specialized young man, Mr..
Gamier, the secretary of the Congress, rang
the bell with the usual recicitate or introil
Ia SeGRoe est Ouuer1e, which IL always used
in France. Assis seats-down in front,
came respectively and simultaneously from
the French, English and American portions
Of the assembly, foretaste OF The Babel
then inaugurated. Mr. GARNER read the
name of Mr.. Victor Hugo, as that of the
gentleman selected by the committee of or
aanizati.a a. the pseS;1a.ai OF he ESniS.oss,.
This announcement was received with great
applause, which was renewed when Mr.
Richards translated the announcement into
English. A gentleman advanced towards
the Presidents chair amid deafening huz-
zas. 1t is MIR. Victor Hugo. The author
of Notre Dame de Paris, lie derniers jeurs
dune condamne; Bug Jargal, LIE roi s.
amuse and Marion Delorme deserves more
than a bare mention Of his name. Con-
ceive a feshy gentleman, some FIVE feet
nine inches tall, full round face, clean
shaved, speaking we'll for the owners table
and kitchen, yet rather dark from the thick
beard which even the constant razor can
not keep invisible; very wide mouth with
an expression half Of pride and half Of
6rmness; blackish gray eyes Of a medium
size, and not at all remarkable; very
high and broad forehead, from which rath.
er long black hair, which upon Usry close
inspection, you can see has many greyish
hairs amongst it, is brushed carelessly on
either side, and hangs in what, for want Of
a better word, must call "soap. lock"
fashion. Victor Hugo, on the whole, is
not a remarkable looking man, you would
view him an hundred times without being
struck with his personal appearance. He
rings the beil-the hubbub ceases--all take
their seats quietly and the famous author
draws from bis pocket a written speech
which he held in his hand. His voice is
not fine nor his delivery striking; but like
his personal appearance, very ordinary
AS he proceeds he becomes warmed from
his subject; his voice is strained to its high
est pitch, and his only gesture is a vehement
and continued saving of the air with his
right hand. His speech is so fully report.
ed in all the papers, | shall not attempt any
synopsis OF it.
The French secretary read, and the Eng
lish secretary interpreted, that the Rev'd.
Able DugeTy the cure Of the classic Mad
elaine, was appointed first Vice President;
he came forward amidst the same demon
stration Of applause. Taller than the av-
erage Of French men, bold looking, as if
the priest lived at least as we'll as the au-
thor, robed in bis cossack, the Roman
Catholic Able took his seat as Vice Pres
dent. This gentleman is distinguished in
this metropolis for his oratorical powers,
for his piety and his courage; you can see
on his heart his reward for the latter virtue
in the decoration OF the Legion of Honor,
which he wears in his button hole, which
he won for the courageous and untiring
discharge Of his duty during those terrible
days Of June, 1S4S. He delivered an en-
tempore speech, the third Of the Congress
session which sustained his previous repu-
tation. His manner shows he is perfectly
at lone in the tribune. He has the drawl
observable in every preacher, and at times
lets himself into that strong current of &C
ton where French speakers, to my mind
drown themselves andhheir subject; he ele-
Yates his voice to so high key he is pres
emily out of breath; he afterwards contin-
ues to enunciate with an effort, perspra-
tion flows in torrents from his rnbicund
face and his Peroration is delivered in a