Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-09-03


"And now, Sir, The remarked, seising him
BY the collar and dragging him;to the floor,
u claim the. privilege Of applying the 'basti.
nado to your body for your damnable imper-
tineuce." And having caned him to big sat.
isfaction, no one in the crowd venturing to
interfere, he strobe snt of the store and con-
tinued his walk down the street. Analyss
the quality Of character necessary to man
to be the actor iu such scene, and I think
you will discover the traits which military
men consider to fit Gen. Harvey eminently
as the leader Of this Utah expedition. - -
Correspondence Of the Tribune.
THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION.
B. Lane Posey touches off some of the
notables of the Knoxville Convention in the
following style, for the Marion (Alabama)
American: -'".
The DISTINGUISHED MEN, must con-
clude' this letter, and will do ii by brief
mention of the celebrities who were present.
To begin with the President, I mention Pro-
fessor DeBow, Of Louisiana, the editor of
Debow's Review. He is small and coarse
looking man, with prominent features. Not
by any means brilliant, be is monument of
patient labor raised to distinction by un-
ceasing effort. He was the head Of the Gen.
SOS bureau, under Mr. Pierce, and superin-
tended the statistics of the census of 1850.
Although Alabama was largely represent
ed, there was no genuine celebrity or man
of mark among them. David Hubbard, Of
North Alabama, was the chairman of the
delegation. He is a plain, blunt, honest
man, but otherwise he did not particularly
impress me. However, I like him.
From Georgia, the most striking man is
Ben, Yancey, now Of Atlanta. He was the
President of the last Senate in Alabama
Very handsome, Of fine figure, with fair COM
ple1iou, light hair, blue eyes, golden specta.
cles, composed and easy in manner, he. has
very scholarly and impressive appearance.
A man who sees him once, will turn to look
again; a woman who looks once, will look all
the time, Mr.. Yaneey is man of decided
talents, but good deal milder, and less en-
phatic than his Alabama brother. have
known him since I was boy, and always
admired him.
. Mr.. OVERLY, the Maine Liquor Law can
didate for Governor of Georgia in 1866, was
chairman of the Georgia delegation. He is
a grave, dignifed and benevolent looking
man.
From Tennessee, the most noticeable per-
SONS were -CoE Sneed and Horace Maynard.
The former, the member from the Knoxville
District, in the last Congress, and Mr.. May
nard, the membenelect to the next Congress.
Both are Americans, and both men of tai
eut.
The first man of the South Carolina dele
cation is the Hon. W. W. Boyce, for sever
al years past member of Congress. He is
about thirty-6ve years old, but looks young
er, and is very handsome man. He is very
reserved and taciturn, and rarely engages in
conversation He speaks huently, and there
is always pointedness, force and pith in his
speeches. There is nothing about the man
or his speeches of the commonplace and
hackneyed order. I always listen to him
with interest and pleasure.
Mr.. Bryan, of South Carolina, is, on ac-
count of his physique, "the observed of all
observers" Heisvery large in person, and
has beard which Spanish Don or French
Marquis might envy. 1t is fifteen inches
long, as fine as "split silk" and dark as
Erebus. He wears an ample Byron collar
without a cravat. He is an elegant and
much esteemed gentleman, and has very re-
spectacle talents. .-
Hon. James Lyons, of Virginia, is fine
specimen Of Virginia gentleman. Appar-
emily over fifty years, be seems mature, but
not old. He is composed, self-possessed and
courteousiu manner. He is an able lawyer,
and is very formidable in discussion.
The young Hercules of the Convention is
Roger A. Pryor, of Virginia, the editor of
the "south." I heard the question asked
a dozen times, chow old is he" He looks
80 young as to cause surprise at the distinc.
ton he has attained. He is just turned of
twenty-eight years, though he does not ap.
pear to be over twenty-one. He is small in
person, not exceeding 125 pounds in weight,
has sharp, prominent features, very long
black hair combed behind his ears, and a
dark brunette complexion. He has clear
musical voice, the first tone of which attracts
attention and commands silence. He is an
ingenious and able debater, and an eloquent
ieclaimer. In politics he is an ultra State
rights and Southern rights man. Pure in
bis principles, lofty in his patriotism, bold,
earnest and defiant in his advocacy of right,
he seems like Rienzi amidst the sad de-
generacy of the latter days of the Roman
Empire. As Rienzi was the last of the Ro.
man Tribunes, so fear Pryor will be the
ast of the Southern Tribunes. Virginia
has fallen from her high estate, and the
South is brutalized, sold and lost forever
The voices of few patriots may sound the
alarm, but their voices are unheard or un-
needed.
I must not omit q notice of Brownlow, the
nan Of mystery and fame. Everybody has
heard of Brownlow, and everybody is anxi-
'us to see him. 1t was partly to see him
hat went to Knoxville. He is Of medi-
I'm size, firmly knit together, brunette in
nair, eyes and complexion. His features are
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