The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-06-18

his lips idicates deselute will. On the
whole there, is a poetic glimmer about
him. And that there is something of this
in his character, the fact that he has purs
chased an island in Lake Superior for a
summer home, would indicate. His man
ner in speaking is proud, defiant, and, full
of passion, tempereu by educated discre-
| tion.
| To the right Of the chairman, (hear the
west central aisle, and we'll back, may be
seen that worldwide celebrity, SoULE.- -
He would probably weigh about one hum
dred and eighty pounds, and is very
| slightly round shouldered, but his limbs
are straight and handsome. His white vest
curves comfortably outward, showing "a
moderate appreciation in the past of good
things to eat, and that good digestion. has
waited on appetite, The expression of
his face is quite French, but this in a No
poleonic sense. His lower jaw is as firm
asiron, a Frenehman's vague, polite smile,
fingers. and plays on his lip. and he. has
beaming eye, and a forehead not huge
at all, but rounded out, and scanned and
pale with thought, and the passion of
many u war within the brain Of which it is
the irdex, and the wear and tear of many
a rude shock, amid the contentious Of the
world AS he turns his head, his eye
CLEANS with flash that might welIexcite
apprehensions in a foe.1 Therein shines
the fire of.the 6llibuster of the man who
shot the French Minister at the court Of
Madrid, and incurred the bitter personal
enmity of the French Emperor and EN-
press, which Paris letter writer's say he
still enjoys His once black and heavy
hair. newv thin and slightly silvered, is
brushed back. straight and close to the
scalp, revealing completely, the fine OUT
lines Of his head As yet he has not spoke
word in Convention ! Esg4 ,afeI
lsdjO One! ofsthe most active menyin the Hall
is RICHARDSON of Illinois, q tall,, firmly
built, coarse. featured man, who stoops
slightly, and with anxious unfinching gaze,
regards every moment Of the Slightestfn-
portance. He is theright bower of Doug
las, was; the champion of the II ebraska
Bill in the, ,heuse yet was elected, and
was the regular Democratic candidate fol
speaker. Of. the House, last winter. There
lis evidently a large amount Of tIfat excel
flent quality which we call han,a,sity in the
man., apdghe ls1working for Douglas here
with the most intense devotion But his
|. face does not shine with, the interior in.
spiration of victory His smiles are on
| ly skin deep, and there is something o
sorrow, and WEAKNESS with unrcquited toll
in every deep line that seams bis face, out
of which his great Roman nose stands, like
a promontory defying sea and sky with al
their storms. Briefly said, he looks like
| pictures of Black HAWK, only that hi.
costume is that Of civilization. Greatat.
tention is paid to whatever he says and
when he goes into fight he generally fixes
it his own way. His voice is ample, yei
far from melodious, and its rnodulatioI
shows the Sucker stump speaker unmis-
takably, being a queer compound of ths
b'hoyish and the back woods style Of ut
i terance, with gloss ofthat which is learn
ed beneath the dome Of the House of Rep
resentatires in our national capitol =
.ass 99 EAlzl 1870 Il. Is y ~ s !
d fe III a School Exhibition. ss.3t
'1FaiWe find in the San Francisco Herald
! of May 5, under the ttlea Of eExhibitioi
of the private Schoolin Rassette Alley
the subjoined extravaganza, evidently from
4 the penl of thes far-famed usurping edito
Ioflthe San Diego Herald; to wit, PhApi,
the conqueror of Boston, .e si szl!fo
s. The exhibition of this admirable semi
nary of learning, SO long under the con
troll of that celebrated teacher, Adolphu
Flatbroke, Esq, took place on Thursday
) to the intense satisfaction of all who wit
messed it. This School Numbers som
. thirty -seYen pupils, who assembledin til
rear of "a coal-yard in the alley, where the
enjoyed the grateful shade of several hun
dred feet Of lumber, which, projected oye
the fence, forms thecovering Of the School
, HOUSE small, illy-arranged, aud uncom
I Portable resort. Every available .plac
:. was occupied by the friends of the scholar
and the police, many were obliged to leav,
4 unable to obtain view of the proceed
!. fings. 9 S %..'.
: The fence on the opposite side of th
t alley was tastefully decorated with hfestoor
$ of old clothing and worn-out gunny bag
6 a large dead cat forming center piec
i above which was inscribed in chalk Ii
: simple motto--"Let Her Rip .ssii
Il 3
i The order Of exercises was as follows
a, eo1.s lhrouiag stanes--By William Ba
i ker and Joseph johnson, Commonly ca
II ed eSnnflc -nosed joe The thrown
y exhibited great skill and precision, the r
il suit undoubtedly sofiuhg Practice; and
A. Shot of young sSisarkeras, s:tllat knock,
sj out three panes of glass from anoccupi
" house some three rods of, elected 10,
lie and continued applause from the lndient
f, g. "7he .Precocioas Swearcr,"
n which master Albert Virgins (Swearil
III AZ exhibited the greatest skill and
a genni,y in the nsc of profane languas
Ill insen.ing on the spot several originals
th peculiarly refreshing oaths. Y. =
lyf s 7Hro,ctug Hu1ABy the entire scho