New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-30
Henry =. Geyer, the Senator Elect from
Mtssourt.

From the Cincinnati Chronicle and Atlas.
In May last, said friend to us the other day.
happening to be detained in st. Louis to await thu
completion of some business arrangements, and nos
knowing well how to dispose OF my time, strolled
up to the Court House. in hopes of seeing the
Montesquieus, who were at that time In custody
a charge of murder. i was led there not SO
much by a desire to hear the arguments of coun-
sell as by a curiosity to see the men whose case
was exciting much interest in the community.
In this | was disappointed as the parties were
not in Court As was standing, however, in the
Court House, early in the afternoon, the Sheriff
cOurteOusly invited me to a seat within the bar,
which | accepted. Some one, whoae name l did
not learn, and which felt too little interest in to
inquire, was making a long winded Grafton for the
prosecution on the question Of admitting the pri-
soners to ball. in which he consumed the whole
afternoon Near me was seated tall, elderly
man. with plain matter of fact looking counte-
nance, and as should Judge about sixty years Of
age. There was nothing striking In his manner.
dress, or personal apPearance-nothng, indeed
to indicate, that he was anything more than one
of those men you would be likely to meet every
day in a crowd, or pass in the street without be-
slowing a second thought as 10 who or what he
was. He sat near the table, with his body bent
forward twirling his spectaces between his
knees, and apparently giving no special attention.
to the proceedings of the Court, or to anything
else that was going on around him. La fact no
might have been taken for casual visiter Of the
Court Room, led there by the same curiosity By
which myself had been drawn.
The Argument of the prosecution went on, con-
Stunning the whole afternoon, and was not COM
pleted when the Court adjourned. The following
morning visited the Court House again. There
stood the Prosecutor, still urging his point with
determined perseverance, and there sat my neigh.
Dor Of yesterday still twirling his spectaoles-
About noon, after having spoken many hours the
Prosecutor concluded. As he did so, the Judge
observed that as the defense might wish to occu-
py some time 10 reply, the Court had perhaps bot
ter adjourn. Then twas that my neighbor OF the
spectaces rose, and for the first time discovered
my mistake in supposiDg him nothing more than
an uninterested loiterer like myself He ad'
dressed the Court. He said there was no neces-
sity for an adjournment-al he wished TO say he
could say in twenty minutes. He then proceeded
with his brief argument. There was nothing like
eloquence in what he said; but there was
strong common sense that left g pathway OF light
through all the intricacies with which the ques-
ton was involved, rivetiDg the attention and car
ryiDg conviction TO the minds OF all present. no
spoke about twenty mnutes-caried bis point
and the Court adjourned ] felt that had beea
in the presence of O strong man, and turning 70
some one near me, with a curiosity nad NOT ies
before, inquired the name OF the gentleman VINO
had last addressed the Court .Inat, iePne9 tns
stranger that is HENRY s. GEfER Well
said Z be is pretty considerable man, isn't her
sYss. air Was he repIy. I'VE think 80, and we
think he onebt 10 be IN Tom Benton's place in the
Senate '-Yesterdsy telegraph announced that
he is in Tom Benton . place in the Senate.
The 81. Louis Inteiligencer speaks Of Mr.. Geyer
in the following complimentary terms: ABILITY
of the highest order-attainments rarely unsur-
passed-tbst invaluable knowledge OF men. tnen
rrro,ive. and actions acquired In the large and
.ncce,sfuI practice for many years OF that proios
s;op which 10 the best school for pablo men-sn
annie s,pp and thorough knowledge Of the political
s;storv. condition and wants Of the county-a
patriotism, earnest and wide as the whole Union
"a character, undermined and Pare-sareiy
sonre fitness for public trusts All Of these reqai-
sites we can assert without fear Of contradiction.
are TO be found in the candidate presented BY the
Whigs"