New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-31
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


T "HoLDEs's MAGAZINE, [Feb.) caters sue
cessfuly to the popular taste, with contributions
| from several fsvorite writers. The following
clever sketch is from article by " A Buckeye"
entitled
BUCKEYE ORATORS
Ina previous number sketched pen and ink
portrait of Senator Corwin, and in this PROPOSE
to do the same for three lawyers Of the same
| State, who have acted prominent part, not only
in that profes sion, but in the political movements
Of one great party. That spl endid State has wit.
messed the hercest political struggles, and the
greatest vacillations Of parties 1t very inter
esting question, as to the agents IN these move
ments. There is not man in the State who has
yet been invested with the purple by any party.
Ohio has no Kinderhook or Albany Regency, to
say do and IL must be done. Noparty has had
its little Magician" to rub an Alladdns lamp
whenever he wanted TO crush some obnoxious
measure, or 10 carry out some favorlte scheme.
The nearest TO it has been the Colonel OF the
Statesman" at Columbus. The kitchen cabinets
of all parties are above ground, and the only ma
gicians are their "stumpers,' aud the only Alsd-
din's lamp the feelings of the people.
Politics at the We est and South are never IN.
derstood if this prime element is not accounted.
Were wing and Corwin without this ability 10
advocate their own claims, the one would have
boiled TO this day. and the other have been driv.
ing horses as " Tom, the wagon boy" in fact.
knew one man who los, the entire force of po-
litica massmeeting at MacCOnnesyille. The
two candidates for Congress agreed to discuss
their claims publicly, and the Democratic candi'
date not being ready stumper, employed that
most eloquent speaker, John Brough, TO aid him.
When MIR. b. began his speech his antagonist
stopped him TO put question to the candidate
whose claims he was TO sustain. Pointing to Mr.
Brough, who is a very tat portly man. he inquired
"Ifeiected do yOu expect 10 take that huge sail sack
of fat and other things to Washington TO make
IL 10. ha DrOducad
such tremendous uproar of laughter, that after
several Intellectual attempts to gain the ear OF the
people Mr.. b. though unquestonably one OF the
best speakers in the State, was obliged TO deslst
Promising thus much, let me give condensed
sketch of three remarkable men. The first is
Thomas Ewing, selected by Gen. Taylor, as one
of his cabinet.
Thomas wing, physically aud nteectually,is
a noted man among men. La his early manhood,
the entire Western country could not furnish
more athletic giant Straight as anEarrow, he
measures the comfortable stature OF six feet aud
come inches while his broad shoulders and deep
chest sufficiently indicate his strength When
vonne man he was the keenest Of marksmen,
with unerring certainty picking the squirrels from
the top of the Hottest tree, and that with rlhe,
carry ing handred and twenty to the pound. -
If perchance night overlook him IN the forest, ne
could cook his own supper and then sleep by
log In those days no surer passport existed to
the favor of the rugged baCkWOOdsmen than su
periOr physical prowess, and this Ewing hadto
perfection. He could wrestle like an 0thtete, and
If that were not enough,he could leap further on
level than the most. have heard bis college com
panions say, that when a member of the Ohio
University, he couldleap over apole held Just the
hight of his he ad.
His great ply steal force was not expended In
these pastimes as is evident from the pleasant
nicknames given him by the Buckeyes, " Tom,
the sail boiler" He secured his educations by
his own labor. The Kenawa Satworks were the
scenes of some of his efforts Chopping his own
wood and with it feeding the fire he had rented
for boiling salt, these secured him money for his
education and so vigorously did he push his busi
ness that he has been known sometimes to get
up in his sleep and walk round the roaring salt ke
ties, when a single mis- step might have been fatal
"The boy is father to he man.
and one might easily detect the future statesman
and lawyer in the earnest young salt boiler
Such man will assuredly make some noise 10
the world, if permitted to stay in it few years
For several years it was favorite treat with
the writer during his vacation, to folio " Thomas
Ewing from place to place aud see him move and
mould the people at will His very appearance
has a sort of fascination which disarms much
prejudice, and oonciliates much confidence. He
is now somewhat heshy," as the saying is, and
presents spectacle not little imposing TO COM
mon people, who always delight IN seeing large
welLproportioned man. His complexion Is ruudyi
and sets off bis bright laughing eyes, to the very
best adv antage And yet his appearance is plain
and the simplicity of bis toilette and demeanor
captivating
/ shall never forget the impression made on my
mind the first time | saw him liz 1886, at mass
meeting held in Columbus. Other speakers had
held the multitude in charmed admiration, but
when Mr. Ewing arose, that admiration became
enthusiasm. Just think OF that magnificent stature
towering among fifteen or twenty thousand men,
and his eye beaming 50 genally on all eyes -
There was nothing striking in his voice, except 1t
was easily heard by every one IN the crowd, and
vet it sounded like an honest voice. He spoke
naturally, go much So that every one felt that to
be lust the way he would speak himself. There
was no effort at fine speaking and one thought
of the bard of Avon when with such exquisite ap-
propriateness he made Mark Antony say
am no orator Bruus IL;
But as you know me all, plain blunt man,
That loves my friends
For have neither wit words, nor worth,
Action nor uterance, the power Of speech
To stir mems blood only speak right on
tel you that uhteh you yoHTsegve' do knob.
Yes; these are the words, he "only spoke right
OF. telling the gravest and weightiest truths 30
unostentatiously that the veriest clown thought
him merely telling his own thoughts. AS he
warmed up in his discourse, bis ponderous right
hand would emphasize some Important thought,
In such way that a unanimous vote OF the as
semby would have pronounced 1t the very Periec-
ton of dumb rhetoric. There was not single
contortion of the body. IL stood like an oak
There was Lot an uncouth misshaping of the face.
IL looked placid, yet earnest as the sun. There
was no ogonizing glance Of the eye to heaven as
TO draw fire thence to consume his antagonists.
His eve glanced meaningly, and earnestly, and
trutbfolly around on the sea Of upturned faces
before him As for gesticula.ion, he had not even
stamp of the foot to give power to some grand
climax. and no sprawliDg of the hands as though
bis digits extended were the only condition on
which Israel could prevail Ills gesture was that
If bis right hand, and that natural as the blow
If a blacksmiths arm he strikes the iron on the
solid anvil. As a speaker he seemed the very
perfection of simplicity
But while he exhibited these traits, it did not
ouench that certain enthusiasm without which
sneaker cannot gain marked attention anywhere,
,IFncb less AZ the West. His oak like frmness,