The Arkansas banner., 1850-06-18
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 ElaseelaHzty ass;sfsa. Dsssas . sesssisa st C5zi-
 gress as eventul and exciting the present. those
 whose sveeaions prevent them isosn gosag to Wash tagtons ceaieRt themseives with pteiaFiRg. after
 thls fashion, the public men who avs alternately
 ioseeSf laso no,ies bY ihe dssensioaa or dispaiss
 sTising oai of inc abscrbing question oI the day. When Cot. Bissels ol Illinois and Col Jefferson Davis et Misstssigpi wsse eosaiag to an issue about statement cf the fotmes, oG course every body had his own kiea of the appearance ol these Cot. Bissel has stern eountsAaaee. with coal black eye, and eairn quiet manner. He is very sorial tn hts nature, and has heaft as the saylng I goes, "in the right place" lie is the ordinary speech ea the slave question his first, as is shs
 bis ffst session. 1t was delivered with etniaent coolness and deIibesa,oa and with FesOiation that
 showed h. wouht stand by II. ft placed him at N-:si Coonsi s 6ssss so. s s q a ws
 think--say ioriY bat he has been longer tn paets> Lfe. He silt walks with csRe, fsom the ~tiset oa
 his wound, and Is quite military n all his tastes =
 He has ihe ealin look oi very brave man, sad h's sanksn eye is sngllatiy brilliant There IS an ex- presson tn his coanenance It he constsDtly sat' ferei from injuries received in battle, He Is one Of the best educated men ih Congress, and one oi ;ie classical speakers. Stepping sssr iaso the popular branch oi Congress, the spectator asks 10
 see The two great rivAls for the SprakefshiP--Win throp of Massachusetts and Coab ol Georgia. Wa ihrop has the fresh complexion and the address oi
 an English nobiemaH, is always dressed In perfect
 taste; and is tail and graeeful He rginiees in good spectacIes his manner at speaking Is finished; bis ariic uiaton distinct and clear; his volea musical
 and cultivated. H. lives in elegant style. assa Is
 fond o gathering about hun the Intellect and fash
 ion constantly eenteTei S W arlington. His speech
 as against Giddiags and the freesoiierS was fine specimen CT sarcastic eoqaence as has been heard | in lhe House ior yeas. Mr. C1bb, his successful competitor, is now in the chair Let us observe | hiin in that position. He is standing up with his
 [" IemoTeless hammer" in hand, stating decision ' 10 the House. aear view will impress you mosi Eavorabiy of Mir. Cobb. He Is the picture ot good health; is heavy built but quick ia has movements. Hts eountenance IS open and frank, his eye blue, 1 his thick curly hair aabarn. In conversation his l face beams wnh intelligence His voice IS agree
 able. and his manners prepossesslng. Yoa wal notice how plainly and distinctly he ts heafd all
 oyer the House; how prompt his decisions how lu- | cid his language tn slaiing the question. Mir. | Cobb is still young man, not qarte forty. and IS
 g,ntleman of hlgh character and fanlilsss habits
 He has hosts ol per sona friends n both pattes and 1 no enemies. You w,ii rice that the House IS now
 about going into 'eo.aiHiee ot the whole, anI also.
 tha, Mr. Cobb las called up member iatn the l chair, tfom which he gracefully rrtires. That IS
 his bosom friend Lina Boyd the oldest mesnber ot
 the House. and yet straight as an arrow '-a form
 in which hsath aah strength are conspicuous. 1iDn
 Boyd is one of the hnest looking men n Coag.ess. | He is over six feet high, and well propOrtioned -
 About the only evencs of hs age is hls white hair.
 He does not often take part h debae. but is one oI | the best and most experienced members ot the
 House. IT you will raa your eye along the leti ot the aisle dividing the Hause-the democrats sitting
 on the right and the whigs the letf, fronting the
 Speaker-Yoa will observe two msn ia earnest con-
 versatan. The contrast iu their appearance is. in
 all rs.peets, sirikins. One is K bert Toom 2, the
 other Alexander Il. Stephens, both of Georgia, aud
 both whigs. Toonbs is aiortisn looking man, on account of hts long black hair and hts dark complex 1 ion, snd when he speaks his yeheInshce gives to ! his countenanee angry and bitter east His
 voice IS harsh and unmusica but his ability IS far above mediocriiy. He Is the idol Of The Georgia \ whigs, and has great influence in the House. We
 will never forget his appsaranee asd manner shortly
 af CT the Meaie and DueI difficulty in December,
 when he rallied the southern members about him, and excited them almost 10 phrensy by hts ieTfihc
 Reclamation upoa the subject of slavery. Stephens
 looks like boy oi fourteen, who has grown prema-
 iurey old. His face IS of liyd paor and Is shtiveed 1 as ii by disease and age, His hand is smali as a
 child's aud he holds his sieaeI cane with nervous
 grasp. His voice IS shTiil treble, but not ninus cal withai The House always lisiens 10 hun with profound attention, fos he is accounted capital 1 speaker. 4 few seats from him sets Mir. Daer oi 1 New York. the whis member who had the difficulty l with K. Kidder Meade oi Virginia. There Is great
 ehaIacrt in hts face. His nose and keen eyes
 Indlc ate iDdomItsbis courage. He IS unqaestions-
 biy one e the leading men Ot the House, and made l a speech few days ago, ou the Presidchi's plans
 
 eloquent His former foe, bu present iend. Meade,
 is on the otIter democratic side, and has hne. | manly eoanienance. aoiid complexion. and good | 6guie-his enormous watch chain a1i seal. wofa
 in the old fashion, and frequently wiIed on hls hn- | g,Is while addressing the ehaiT. Nobody doubts
 his ready courage; and his araeh, sympathes for hs native South frequently exhibited. Virginia
 seads few better 2r parer representatives ihab MT, l Meade. A few seats from him will be seen Hon. | Thomas Haynes Bayy, of the same State, his de- | Ot fha anf usfika
 less chairman of the committee ot Ways and Means. l He was compared to Washington ia aPPeaEsacs, by | a correspondent, and his coanieasnee has much m | it that is dignhei and agreeable. His blue coat | and yellow vest becvsne him exceedingly. and his l fine bead IS crowned wih lnxuFlan anbasn hair He
 is quite near sighted, and wears speclacIes. There 1 is Preston King now trying to catch the Speakers
 eye--a Tound jolly face and rolling gail, and fat, heavy 6gufe-all indicating anythag but the mahes
 which enters largely into his votes and speeches. 1 He, too weas blue coat. The worst investment
 he has made in many years, was n trying to get the 1 House 10 believe Sir. Cobb guilty of forgery. A disgraceiui defest rewarded his enterprise. imme-
 daiely back of him is Judge Thompson, of the Efe
 district in this State. whose good hamoFed counse- nance and fFeqaent jokes make every body happy in his vicinity, lie has the advantage over most
 men in the House in his voice, which is strong and
 sonotoas, and eoinmaads attention. His speech
 few days ago the census bill was ons ot the bert
 oi the session. On the whis side there are three
 mem bers whom you woald like to know; Edwsrd
 Stanly. of Carolina. Henry HIlliasd. oi Alabama.
 and Thos L. CiingmAn. oi North Carolina. Mir. Stan
 y s one of the boidest debS,ors of bis party n inc
 House, and has a most penetrating voice. lie has
 youthful face, with lafga nose, and is below the average size Mir. Hi1iafd, the menbef he deuonae.
 cd 90 bitterly tsw days ago. and whose peaceful character clergyman prevented him from sesort- ing to the code oi beaof Is most Prepossessipg person. Ills dark hair is ,ingsd with gray. and hia lace Is serious, and complexion dark. Ills msnhel of speaking IS eo,tect aad classical. Mir Ciisgmaa
 rejoees h vel trained wblsksfs, and face iE
 which good haIaos Is the tao.t Psomlneut feaiars
 He is very tropical in bis soathernism. aad ssry : wintry 10 the North. The gentleman holding bundle of Tesrs. Ssckoning va of the pages
 the other .ide of the Hov1e, Is Jae,b Thompson, o ! Mssissippi. One woald tske ham te. sn irishmao
 froa, his face, unl his strong Soathefn seeeai dIs spated the impression. He is of the tfaes ana
 best members of she House, and is IBeinbeE el iha