Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-08-07
From Life illustrated" New York.
How the Candidates Look.

Brady, the daguerreotypist, has all the
candidates in his gallery-Fillmore and
Donelson, Buchanan and Breckenridge,
Fremont and Dayton-two pictures of each,
a colored miniature, and lfe-sized portrait.
How do thsy look!
Buchanan looks old-very old. A large
boned, heavy old man, with massive head
quite grey, forehead VII Puckered between
the eyes, and the skin drawn tightly over
large livid face. He looks ike dead
man-a dead old man. His mouth shows
age in every line. 1t is mouth that looks
unused to smileng; an irregular, Jagged
hole in his face. Unhappy old man! who
threw all the good @ ( life in scheming for
place, and now, tottering on the brink OF
the grave, is doomed to see tle prize for
which he lost his soul, approach only to
glide forever from his grasp! Stand before
that picture, young politician, and see what
the scheming psrtizan becomes! Not that
the face is bad face. 1t is an unhappy
face, an uneasy face, an un-nobis :ace, an
old old, bat not pleasant, intelligent; bene
VIOLENT face. 1t is the face Of a man who
has missed the true good and joy Of life, and
who is willing to sacrifice the tranquility
Of his last wears for the sake of that which
an old nan has no excuse for raluing. II
is the face OF u man who Is willing, at
three-s core years and ten TO cease to be
James Buchanan and to become only the
REPRESENTATIVE and tool of certain Office
holders and oflicc-seekers, commonly called
"the democratic party"
Breckenridge is quite the dandy-a black
haired, smooth faced, besrd!ess young gen.
tleman of thirty. His face, as delineated by
Mr.. Brady and the sun. is devoid ofexpres-
sion. He is somewhat priny dressed, and
looks most compete nj 10 do ali that may be-
come man-in the drawing room. 1t he
should be called upou-whch he is not 60
ing to be--to preside over the Senate, he
will be of all living men the most out o!
place. He " i'll have to grow as never man
grew before, or he will not be able to fill
the chair once occupied by Adams and JET
fersou.
Fillmore is mai. whom we SO pro- found
ly dislike, that we have no right to say a
word about him. His speech and general
behavior during his late sham reception,
were SO impudsnt and STUPID, obviously
insincers, so vindicatiye towards rival candi-
dates, and toward certain o. his opponents
the reception itself was such a revolving
humbug, and the motives Of the men who
got it up, were so disgustingly apl aren't
that we cannot look upon the countenance
of Fillmore, without experiencing shock
OF repulsion. Think of a candidate for the
Presidency telling a crowd of people that il
a certain rival candidate was elected, sour
Southern brethren" would not stand it. and
ouoht not to stand it! Think of candidate
for the Presidency coming out on the balco.
nv Of hotel in Broadway, and stignati
zing gentleman as ''a traitor" comparing
him with Benedict Arnold, because the sal,
gentleman had recently resigned the Chair.
manship of Fillmore Club, and declared
for Fremont and Dayton! Could indelicacy
90 farther! But we are forgetting Mr.
Brady's deguerreotypes. Fillmore is 1
fdgy white haired, rsd-faced, wily-lookiag
fourth-rate country lawyer; and that's al
we'll say of him.
Donelson-Andrew Jackson Donelson-
has nothing in commen with Old Hickory
except his name, His picture presents &c
us plain, farmer looking man of fifty, witt
light, thin hair, red, round face, a col
eve, end a remarkably expressionless coun
tensnce. We have seldom seen a blanke
face. We doubt if he can do sum in tn
, Rule of Three, or tell what protocol is
l He would make very Bogberry of a Pre-
: sdent of the Senate, or there is no truth i
= Brady. Ifthese Dogberry candidates shoul
: be elected, what rejoicing there would b
d among all the donkeys, whose day Of glor
would then begin! A party without on
n man of eminence! An admiration wit
Erastus Brooks for premier, Chester Drigg
3: for ambassador to London, and Alderman
n Briggs for collector OF the port of New
e York.
Dayton is handsome, well-knit man, i
h the very prime of manhood. Hair blac
:: and iuxuriant; a good symmetrical, massiy
If forehead, an open, direct, guileless, an
d fearless expression OF countenance. He
a manly looking man, one who would be fl
or could readily make himself fit, for al
is place. He would be called the handsome
v man in the Presidential group.
In the countenance OF Fremont is see
that blended expression of strength al
9 serenity which marks the hero. Soft blu
SIS eyes; hair brown and profuss; meustaci
n and beard; rosy face, not without sou
Of lines stamped upon it by toll, exposure cr
y care; composed, intelligent look; earnei
~ thoughtful, unrufiled, and not easily to
c. ruffied; the open and somewhat flowing shi
ok collar imparting a careless grace to Il
lti upper part of the person. 1t is the pictu
of man who would be coolest when nes