Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-28


We extract, from the Editorial Correspondents Of
the Chalnbersburg Why the following picture of the
distinguished editor and eccentric politician whose
name heads this article Ii is well drawn true and
expressive, and viii be read with interest
Here we are in Gothasu-thuudcr what a noise.
Look at Broadway-its 5 a perfect jam, cross it at
your peril. You should at least have four pair of
eyes to undertake such task. But there's a
collision, and two drays check the throng for a
moment, and now Is our time. So here goes zig
gag around ten omnibusses scratched with a
wheel here, a tongue there, and brought up stan
ding yonder by pair Of prancing matches. But
thanks to luck we arc over, and can reach the
hotel nov with comparative case. Room secu-
rcd and baggage safely slowed away. let Us set
down at the door and look at New York There
goes the very man you want TO see. You have
long heard of him, read of him, studied his mas
terly productions on political economy and social
evils. He does not exactly answer the exagger-
ated descriptions you have had of his indifference
in the matter of dress; but you canno. fail to
mark the simplicity that characterizes his gener-
al appearance. Ills white hat is a fashionable
one, though sadly crushed at the top, and his
coat is not outlandish, though of the simplest
style. His pants are neat enough, and his linen
spotless, though not arranged in the most scru-
pulous manner. His boots are very coarse. and
as guiltless of backing as his coat is of buttons
behind but there is nothing eccentric in all that.
But look at his gait,-his head away ahead of his
feet, and rocking from side to side like boat III
ding wave But all that is no particular Of
fence against fashion. Let us follow him. and
hewill lead US to the fifth story of that large
brick building few doors off, and land us in the
ssnctum of HORACE GREELEY, Editor of the Tn
b''ne. He toddles up the stairs with quite bet
ter equilibrium than he displays on the street
for, if in hurry, he wouldsbutt his brains out
against the wall if he didn't He leads into
neatly furnished room, say twelve by fourteen.
takes hs stand at high desk, and commences
driving his pen over the paper before him as if
ne had taken contract to spoil all the foolscap
in the city. But we must hail him and hear
him talk. He turns instantly when addressed.
gives cordial shake of the hand and asks how
the Maine Law is fiourishing in our section. In
two minutes he runs over half the counties IN
Pennsylvania andtells how they will vote on
the Prohibition question. We tried him ON rol
ltlcs but It was no go; he is out of that line or
the present. and is in for the Maine Law only nm
til that is carried. You lose one-half bis bln,,.
out intelligent conversation in taking survey
OF the man. Such head you never saw. for II ;s
the only one of exactly that kind in the country
You thought he was homely, but better face
and features you never beheld, though a little too
for corduroy. He is near-sighted.
hence the queer, shivering look he gives you and
odd as the long white hair looks that skirts his
mead below his hat, in contrast with the COM
plee badness from his forehead back, if YOU will
look a moment you will see that wig would
sadly overdo him, and hide the singular marks of
genius with which nature has stamped him FIT