The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-23

favor outside the ttee reporting the subSttute
the court project now the claiman. has only to get
his claim through the two house Of Congress- under
,hs new proposition whether 1t be Court or a Board
OF ciaims the applicant for justice has Hrst to en-
counter the delays and vexAtions Of this tribunal
and, il he be fortunate enough to psss here
cisely the position he would have occupied had
he been spared the other inaction. The
probability s however, that he would leave this Court
worsted and out that he would scarcely survive
the process Of the Congressional investga
be the results Of the bill now before the Senate
The business for the District Of Columbia still occu-
pies the House Of Representative large number Of
local bills have been considered and passed during that
time The Judiciary bill up for consideration yes
terday, and Mr. May reviewed the legislation on the
the present time. He showed far the Dstrct was
behind the progress Of the and urged complete
form of our whole judicial system. 1t here denied
that Congress could abosh courts and discontinue the
service Of judges At pleasure which followed long
and labored debate, although the question was res
1t will be recoected that John Adams midnight judges
as they were cAied-were discharged in three nonths
after their appointment BY Congress aboishny their
Office.
To-day closes the Congressional business until after
the holidays. T.
OTHER CORRESPONDENCE.
lCorrespondsnce Of the Dstroh Free Press.l
WARRINGTON, Dec. IA, 1854.
Sfere1s of Georgia.
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, made splendid speech in
the House to-day in reply to the arguments presented
by Dir. Mace OF Indiana and others, from which they
concluded IT, the result OF the elections in the
non-savehoding States overwhelming expression
Of popular sentiment against the Nebraska bin Mr..
stephens is remarkable man-0ne OF the most remarka
BILE men in the present Congress. His figure and face
are PECULIAR and the stranger who for the first time,
sees him yise to speak, naturally mpres with the
idea that he is some awkward school boy who is about
to that nature has saved him the trouble of max
ing fool OF himself Not that he is young man.
suppose he must be 45 years Of age at the least but
there is sicky gawky juvenitv in his appearance to
one who views hm from the Representative gallery,
which may well excuse such impressions have suR-
gested He Of medium height with SLENDER attenuated
frame, shoulders rounded almost to the point Of de-
formity, small sharp head, prominent features,
usually long and skinny looking and fingers and
complexion Of most deathlike hue His dark thin hair
is combed down quite straghty and beneath his heavy
overhangng brow flashes eye keen and full Of life
as the eagles. His voice, issuing from bauched lips at
ordinary times is thin and weak, yet IL possesses .
quality Of mpressiveness In its lowest intonations
You will agree with me that this Ia an unpromisinr
picture of orator. And yet, when warmed BY the
subject Of which he treats ters Is man in Congress
whose eoquence takos rmer hold of the perceptions
emotions of audience than does the oratory OF him
have described As he rises to address the House.
bers flock his seat and he proceeds with his
marks the hum Of the galleries and the obbes dies away
nation Of magnetism in his voice that astens attention
upon him. and gives to his appeals to to sym
pathy influence seldom equalled and never surpassed
never hear him without thinking of John Randolph
There il about him much Of the eccencty Of
appearance that Randolph presented and he to
possess very similar charactersics Of simple eloquent
directness in his debates Bis speech to day worthy
Of fame, and will be read by tens Of thousands but
will not do him tho injustice of attempting to de-
scribe it.