Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-28

however, to prove, that his very keen and Wig
orous intellect is habituated to business. Judg-
ing from the admirable discharge of his du-
ties as Speaker BOYD of Kentucky must be,
in all respects, one of the best business men
in the House. LETcHER of Virginia and
JONES of Tennessee, are us expert in stopping
business, as any members Of the House are
in doing it; and to stop business is, often
times, more mcritorious and useful than to do
it.
CHANDLER of Pennsylvania is prominent
among the scholars Of the House. Judge PER-
KINs OF Louisiana struck me as a gentleman
of very great refinement, both in mind and
manner. +. p. STANTON has Il rich and beau
tiful mind. Its turn is as speculative as Il
H. STANToN's is practical. The former oil
these brothers lives in Tennessee-the latter
in Kentucky. With the single exception o.
Richard, who is all facts and figures, the
whole Stanton family, in several of its gener
atoms, is highly poetcal.
The House can boast of wits also. EWING
of Kentucky is inferior to none Of them.
could name several members Of the House
who are decidedly eloquent. Gov. SMITH o
Virginia, with his lively mind, smooth ant
ready u,terance, and various other qualities
must be very effective ION the stump | wish
BANKS of Massachusetts, would lay hold o.
themes worthy of his fine powers Of oratory
He would 6nd it easier to be eloquent OF
them than on inferior subjects Indeed, {
great cause is itself eloquence; and the most
which he who speaks for it needs to do, is tt
stand out of its way and let it speak for it
self.
BssfoN in respect to his remarkable full
ness Of political knowledge, and in some 9th
er respects, also, is, of course, the great mai
OF the House. But he is not the only strong
man there. There are more than twenty il
that body who deserve to be called strong
mrn. There is no lack Of talent in it.
wish could add that there is no lack Of NOR
ais and manners in it, But, whilst some o
the members are emphatically gentlemen, il
their personal habits, there are more of then
who use profane language. or defe themselve
WIN W 'doCO, vi poinoH 'hC"o0i'oo WIN ioh
[ trust that the day has already dawned il
which it will not be allowed that senth
MN can be guilty OF such coarse and insult
Ing wickedness, o. such sheer nastlness, am
o.. such low and mad sensuaity.
You were a slave until you reached man
hood. Hence the world is surprised that 20
have risen into the highest class OF publ
writers and public speakers. 1t is no les
cause Of surprise, however, that you are
dignfed and refined gentleman. Nevertht
less, ii gentleman, and scholar. and orator IA
you are, there are strenuous objections t
your taking your scat in Congress. How lu
dricious IA figure, in the eye OF reason, is tina
m2moero Congress land there are more tina
fifty such y, VINO, in one breath, swears h
would not SO disgrace himself as to sit by tn
side Of" FRED. DOUGLAS" and who, in tn
next breath, sqlirts his tobacco juice upon tn
carpet
Became pretty well acquainted with neal
al the members OF the House. In yer
many oil them there was much to p ease III
-much, indeed, to win my atfectonate rt
CARDS. Neverhe ess, could not De blind
the airing fact, that Congress preeminent
needs to witness the achievements o. til
temperance reformation, and the tobocco RI
lormation and the re lyon of Jesus Christ.
Your Friend, GERRIT SMITH.