Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-03-11
Correspondence Of Chicago Times tDem.l
SOME OF TIE PERsaNAGRs
lNTHE u. \. SENATE.


sent coy quarters 10 the new chambers in
Preparation for il. The change will not
he fCr the better. Here, as il were, coniu.
red into the compass Of asmail circle, may
10 seen at one glance the leading political
spirits Of ihe country. The first seat on
the left as You enter is occupied by Sena-
Tor Mason Of Virginia. lie is one Of the
hIue-bloods one ofthe SGngre 0zala Of the
Old Dominion. very incarnation Of r.
+. V.-isn. Right across, on the right, Isl
the thin, tall person Of Cameron, Of Penn>
sylvania. lie is the antipods Of Mason
/ At little distance from Cameron, in the
same circle ofseats, YOU see Seward, short
gentleman, with prominent beak; reg
ular st Authony's nose. The redoubtebe
New Yorker is Of reddish, sandy com
/ plexion, which indicates temperament
generally associated with great physical
and Intellectual activity.
Stewards voice seems altogether dispro.
portionate TO his almost puny figure. II
seems to issue from the chest of a giant,
so deep and sonorous is it. Next to Sew
ard comes bluff, witty, oleaginous, imper.
turbsble Jack Hale, of New Hampshire,
the "Yorick" Of the Senate; who can put
the floor and galleries in a roar whenever
he chooses to do So Obnoxious as Lis
sentiments are to many Senators, he can at
any time hold the floor onsullerance, ghena
single oIjscting voice would stop his
mouth, in such good humor does bis wit
put bis audiance. Beyond Jack are 9th.
er Ree soilels, new to the Senate, and in
deed to the country, who have not yet
made their mark. There is Chandler from
Michigan. He looks like a smart, well.to-
do New England store keeper or specula
tor. lie has not tho aspect of man Of
thought Or education.
DOoIittle, Of Wisconsin, talks like
"Methody parson." Below, on the same
side, sits Senator Fessenden, of Maine
He is also one Of the humanitarian breth.
ern. He is evidently a man Of resolution.
ability aud culture. His countenance is
rather rigid, severe, and puritanish. Col.
laLer and Foot of Vermont sit ust above
him. They are grave and reverend 'eigu |
ors, both with an unm;stakab!e New En-.
gland air.
Below Fessendeu sits young Senator
Pugh, from Ohio. with well bearded |
countenauce. His clear, open forehead, is
such one as the physioIogist holds in high |
estimation. Great energy, and vigorous
decisive character, evidently belongs to the
young Ohioan, who represents Young
America in the grave body to which lie
belongs. The word Senate, as is well
known, implies age in its member; but Ca
pacity is an equivalent for it in Mr. Pugh's
case.
Right up among the maguates of Free
soilim its sages and eXpoundels, sits Sen.
ator Evans of South Carolina, a graudfa
tLerly, Pickwician, benevolent looking old
gentleman-th the very last parsonage who
you would suppose to be the chosen Rep
resontatve Of the land Of notification and
tire-eating. Senator Crittenden, of Ken.
lucky, also sits on this side; bis locks are
literally powdered with the frosts of time,
bat old as he is, and long associated with
the Senatorial history, be can COPE in de-
bate with any antagonist however strong.
The venerable Kentuckian is still full of
fire and elm: his features are open and
strongly marked, his temperament is chO-
eric and easily aroused to a consuming
fire.
Prestcn King, Of New York, is the op>
posile of Seward, his colleague, in person;
he never will lie awake from eanness, he
sleeps soundly o nights, and is Of Daniel
Lambertish obesity; viewed a tergo he
forms q spacious parlIelogram; it he had
Dutch name one might suppose him to be
a lneal descendant from Walker tue Doubt
er, described by Diedrch KnickeIbocker.
Senator Sumner. of Massachusetts,, be.
longs on this side of the Senate, but he is
not here at present. His colleague, Mr.
Wilson, sits at the immediate left Of Sew.
ard; Wilson is not man to attract notice
whether Sedant or levdnt. in bis chair or
on his feet; he is a very ordinary speaker
Crossing to the left side of the chamber,
which is the Southern and Northwest,
as far as the members which occupy it are
concerned, number of woEthies rvet the
eve at once. There is Hunter of Virginia,
swarthy faced, low.browed, and somewhat
careless and ordinary in his style of dress
the phrenologist might object to his fore,
head as altogether too low and Strengthened,
but the pEysiognomist, the disciple of La
water, would find IN Hunters face. COM
plexion, eye, massive ohn and mouth, ev'
licences of great mental power, which in
fact lie possesses There is nothing in bis
manner or speech indicating the fire eater.
Ga the contrary, he seems to be a man of
the soundest sense and logic. He would
be favorte in any deIiberatiye body
He evidently enjoys fun; and his laugh in
dicates great good nature.
Senator SIidell. of Louisiana, is of reve.
rend years, with an abundance of whlten-
ed hair upon his "frosty pow" a high
forehead and horid sAuguine complexior.
Senator Davis, of Mississippi, is spare,
hawk faced parsonage, with musical voice.
He by no means answers to ones precon,
ceptious of the jeff Davis Of the N. Y.
Herald. He is doubtless of fiery and
exctable temperament, but his ordinary
bearing and address are subdued and un-
.g...
The figure of Senator Houston, of Tex
as, Is familiar enough through portraits
and frequent descriptions. His Iudian
love of finger rings and ornaments. his
flash vest. bis military pants, bis open Jack.