New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-06-08
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Hon. solomon Foote, Of Vermont. Mr.. Foote is an
old man and old Senator Viewed from the gallery,
no Senator the floor would be apt to arrest at
tention rs Mr. Foote In person he s large, tall erect,
With Z dignifed and imposing presence, and head
almost as white as snow. benevolent countenance,
and pleasant smile, prepossess you in bis favor as
once. z-.
( Mr.. Foote was, in former years, q member of the
Whig party, and the intimate personal and political
friend Of Henry Clay In the late reconstruction Of
parties he has been necessarily thrown into the ranks
Of the Black Republicans Yet he is by far the most
moderate and conservative of any of them. He is
always courteous in debate-never says anything Of
fensiye, either to his political opponents or to the
Southland enjoys the personal friendship and re
spect Of perhaps every member upon the floor.
He is the only one of the Freesoil Senators that
Bright ever called to the chair. .-...
His speeches, though not remarkable for logical
vigor, are always well conceived and happily ex-
pressed shall never forget the pertinacity lcharac
terzed nevertheless by strict parliamentary courtesy)
with which he resisted the passage of bill granting
lands to Iowa to aid in the construction of four par
alle railroads across that State The bill was warmly
his obligations as Senator was understood to have
and was made millionaire by successfully getting it
through For two or three days Foote and Jones had
an animated struggle. Jones, who is a nervous, ex.
ciable man, seemed to be Goals of fire all the time,
while Foote was.as cool as the center seed of Gu
cumber. Finally the bill passed, and Jones confessed
that he had not been able to sleep wink since it
first taken up. La ,e y
Hsspeech on the death Of his colleague in the House.
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oratory. Without exaggerating his virtues, he yet
paid such warm and sincere tribute to his memory,
that no one could mistake its coming from his heart
3 His advocacy of the Oceanic Telegraph to Europe
was another prominent feature in his Senatorial
career for the last Congress. Towards the close Of
the debate, when it was well understood that the
Senate would make the appropriation he delivered
speech in which he gave full play to his fancy, and
spoke in beautiful poetical strain for fifteen
twenty minutes. 80 t& it1
He has been recently reelected to the Senate and
will, in all probability retain his seat as long as he
lives, if be should SO desire. @
Passing to the next seat, we encounter the Ajax
lebanon Of Freesoilism-the head and front of the
whole Freesol movement in this country for the last
twenty years-the next President of the United
States William FL. Seward. A stranger who sees
Seward for the first time, is always disappointed in
his appearance. small, mis.shapen, ungainly man,
with hair naturally white, and large nose perched
up on small face, he looks anything else than the
leader Of great and growing party. AS a usual
thing, he diversies the time by quietly listening to
the debates, reading newspapers, Or shambng up to
the Secretary's desk to get pinch of snuff.
Seward commenced his political career in New
York. by pandering to the miserable anti Masonic
prejudice which sprang up in that State Espousing
the Of anti Masonry he got into public life,
and, since then, has managed to retain his hold on
political station by his natural ability combined with
hard study, a thorough knowledge of men, and an
utter unscrupulousness OF MEANS Unlike most of
the Senator's he served no apprenticeship in the
House. From the Gubernatorial chair Of New York,
he was transferred to the Senate, and is just COM
mencing his second term. His next advancement, in
my humble opinion if the Union hold together, will
be to the Presidency.
His speeches in the Senate do not display any ex-
traordinary ability though always well worth listen
ing to- As usual thing, he participates in the debate
of almost everything that comes up In his eulogy
on Mr.. Clayton, he stated that Mr.. Clayton had
advised him when he first came to the Senate, to
speak often and briefly, if he wished to make repu
tation. There is no doubt that he has followed the
advice.
p He is usually courteous towards the other members,
and in fact, rather humble and suppcatory in
his manner. Only once do I recollect his having
transgressed the bounds of proprety, and that was
one day last summer when he characterized speech
made by Mr.. Crittenden as " an argument more be-
coming county court than the Senate of the United
States" Blu. he never yentured to repeat it! Such
scoring as the old Governor gave him. have never
witnessed before and expect to witness again.
Seward sat, utterly confounded and trembling with
shame, and when Mr.. Crittenden had finished and
some one else had the floor, observed him go quietly
around to the Governors seat, whisper something in
his ear, and offer him his hand. presume it was an
apology. ~
By common consent, he is the recognized leader Of
the Freesoil party; though Wilson, Sumner and
others have endeayored, at times to dispute the
/ position with him. He would have been their cand
date for the Presidency at the last election but be
was not certain of success Industrious, sagacious
jesuitica and ambitious, he will yet fill the highest
place in the Republic unless the Union be lost by TIE
| folly of his party. ESSEX.
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| To the right of Seward sits his political coadjuto
and comrade, John P. Hale Of New Hampshire,
large, fat jolly Sir John Falstaf looking parsonage
with deep black hair, and o pleasant expression O
countenance. Mr.. Hale was originally elected to tn
Senate Democrat when the Freesoil sentiment o
| term-but having thrown himself into the ranks O
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