Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-04-04
Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, April 4, 1849.

to say tina. the tendency of men and man.
ners, is downward! Especially is this
the case in the Senate, more SO in the
Senate than in the House. Great confu-
sion prevails in both, while that order
and digniGed department which charac-
terized these bodies in the better days O.
the Republic, are numbered with the
years beyond the flood. The Senate is
the most contemplate body of the two
There are but few fine and imposing look
ing men in the Senate. Benton, Badger
Bell, Mangum, Underwood, Webster
Calhoun. Phelps. Upham, Metcalf. John
son and few others, look like Senators
and will command respect. Most Of the
remaining Senators are young looking
men. in a great degree inexperienced
and OF disgusting mein and little carriage
Many Of them are under size, and in
their manners foolish. Douglass Of Hi.
nois weighs 100 lbs, and wears dirty
clothes.
The members of the House are a more
imposing body in their appe arance. Take
them upon an average. and they are in
person, as they are in in mind. degree
or 50 above the Senate-leaving out. al
ways, such exceptions as have made
The most remark able man in the House
is Horace Greeley. New York Editor.
He speaks fuen,ly. but without the man
ners and gest.culations, common to pub
lie speakers. He is an odd looking spec
linen Of mortality. As he walks from you
you are struck with his STOPPING should
ers-his bald pate--his sandy whiskers-
his hopping gate-he looks to be &c
years Of age. while he is really a young
man. He has deep set, but benevolent
eye-a constant but simple smile plays
upon his countenance. lie has no com.
mon sense, speaks too often. and upon
trivial subjec is--and has no influence in
the House.
| Writing letters, reading newspapers
and smoking cigars. behind the bar.is tho
order Of the day. But this habit of pay
! ing no attention to member, while speak
ing has been contracted. in good degree
from the fact Of its being impossible tc
hear a man distinctly. owing to the pc
culiar construction of the Hail.
| President Polk is 90 years older in ap
pearance than when he last canvassed fol
the offie Of Governor in Tennessee
Cave Johnson looks grey. old, dry and
feeble, and ID stranger would suppose he
I Ildu seen DcltcT udyS. amos Ncuudl
looks. lean and lank. stoop shouldered
and like the latter end of an ill-spent life
Old Marcy looms up as usual. and
whether drunk or sober, may fifty be de
nominated the upper crust of all politica
abomina,ion, George NJ Dallas is the
! finest looking man in the Locotoco ranks
and is the best specimen of an English
| NobieInan 10 Nc see, -. ,t,,-t:-
7 n al e o,I
Fillmore is the finest looking man in thc
Wing ranks, and Speaker Winthrop is
next best in appearance. Mr.. Calhoun
is sinking fast under the weight Of years
and of mental labor. ANY man who ev
er saw Gen. Jackson in his last years
would be struck with their similarity o
appearance. Mr. Webster is rapidly de
cinng. and never will be the physical o
mental man he has been. So we go, boil
great and small!
very large party Of gentlemen ant
ladies dined with Mr.. Polk on yesterda y
upon a special nvitation--among whom
were old lack. Gen. Cass. Col. Bell ant
Mr.. Marcy. Fillmore and others. a yer,
liberal spiri, presided over the entertain
ment, and the whole amounted to rea
iolI ification. Gen. Taylor " as as famil
lar and playful with Marcy. as if he ha'
never given him jessy in the Gaines letter
and as polite to Cass. as if neither ofthen
had ever created any '.noise and confu
sion" in the country!
Mr.. Polk met Col Bell very cordial
indeed. and expressed his qualification a
having him present. 1t was | am told
a scene Of great interest. | was not pres
Il
Ono doubt uninrentionalyD in the hurr,
of issuing the tickets of invitation. Hav
ing culogised the Presidents grand faihe
"OM Zekc." in former days, it is certai
that the President intended me to be pres
ent!
i OF the Inauguration ceremonies h
says:
i While fancy was administering tn
r oath. Old Zack looked him right in tn
eve. and when he kissed the Bible. he di
it in that hearty manner. that a Tennes
sean kisses lady. He looked Just Xix
he was swearing the truth-like he woul
..preserve. protect and defend" our sa
cred Constitution and Laws. Polk
|. Richie. and Cave Johnson. standing By
looked like they believed him: but fror
Cass' countenance. | take it that he ha
no faith in anything the Old General sal
or swore! Cass stood on the platform
: Witnessing the scene. and looked wors
than any man in the crowd. He is excu
: sable for this, because the "noise an
! confusion were so very great, that h
: could not but look bad!
! WARNING TO SMoKERs.-A singular case
, asphyxia is related in Of the French journal
A youth Of the name of Lemoine. paid visit
: a uncle. who is farm laborer in the neighbo
hood of Havre. This man occupied small ar
iil-ventiiiated apartment The nephew, at
o'clock in the evening. went to bed in the roor
Soon after, the uncle aud two companions ente
ed the room, and all fell to smoking. The you
, was asleep. At ight the visitors Withdrew
: and the uncle went to bed. Laying his har
upon h IS ne phew, he found him unn naturally CO
$ and ende avo:ed to awaken him, but without e
2 feet. Help was called; some faint indication
y Of life appeared, and physician directed op
e rations for the recovery Of the patient. A
y proved vain; the mex, day he expired A %
morton examination was made, and the ply.
= clan pronounced that he had died of congestic