Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-06-14
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
From the Southern Press.l
Heads NJ The Whfg Party.

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In the window of Taylor & Maury's oo ON ne
on the Avenue, may be seen, side py a far
portraits of three prominent wing uop ,,ootf at
the Presidential chair Even those mho So
Layaters theory must be struck W. W., al foces
liar consonance between the char"o' $3.50 l. tha
of the three, respectively; ana tne oS;,o;ty az
more striking in consequence o. ,le .ha Storm
the pictures The eye hfSt lhii e. ~ al h,rrow
&c 20 WinaeId Scott, on every line ana iurrom
~ ,vb;cb Il stamped the soldier-one accustomed
j., oonon,ond and impatient of contradlcton v
oontroI There is something imperlous ahu IN
,ot,,o,s in the face softened by traces OF
kindness of heart. Sternness, not sepeis a;o-
,be chief characteristic; hasty, but not Nrnuio
tive temper indicated by the deep ii ~ 80 - anJ
strong face which has inteiiect ~ y A. otbor
traces Of earnest painful thought - 40 ,bo
az no,rons The GRAND brow, and CLEAN out the
...,",,s oves ~ Daniel Webster, arrestng ana
80, tho oaze of the most careless observer;
g.. onns could imagine that to be the face OF
common man Like some painting OF the ola
n.ama Il seems all in shadow, so deep is the
,.ioo,n 40 solemn the outward aspect of the man.
e. i q face to haunt one long after it has been
Looked upon--one that cannot be forgotten, and
70 be mistaken for none other. Thought and
nassion both have stamped their impress upon
every lineament; yet it is a face and head to
admire, not to attract Thought, in it's outward
indications, is always stern and it is often diff
cult to determine the difference between the
traces it leaves on the countenance and those
ploughed by passion; but in this face are appa-
rent the marks of both.
1t is said by Burke that great intellect is as
necessarily accompanied by strong passions as
great fire by great heat and this is one instance
which would confirm the truth of the theory.
Between the two the great general and the IA
nous statesman, is another head-that of the
present occupant Of the Presidential chair, Mil
lard Fillmore-as characteristic as the other
two Viewed alone, 1t is somewhat striking
face-rather handsome and pleasing one; but
in that proximity, the contrast is unfortunate
The strong character impressed on the other tw'
neutralizes still more its expression, and cause
one to remember the striking picture given b
Thomas Carlyle of 80 smooth shaven respecta
bility" incarnate Everything in the face
smooth, sleek, and espectable---caution and pr,
dence its characteristics. Strong impulse, dee
thought, or sudden passion, seems never to hay
rufied the serenity of soul content to dwell
in decencies forever" and which could find il
the commonplace its most congenial food. TIL
owner of that head is one of those described b
Cassius-who " sleep we'll O. nights"
Many a passer-by casts casual glance
those three heads, without pausing to scan an
consider the contrasts they present, and the LEI
sons to be learned from them; but they atfo,
food for more of reflection and of moralizng thi
we can now bestow
One of these three will most probably be Il
choice of the Wing party, in high sanhedrim a
sembled, next week.