M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-03-18
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The Personnel OF the United
States Senate.
The Washington correspondent O

luO SllChbO 1lLlSo WHITES US lOllOW6.
Your correspondent for one will be
sorry when the Senate shall transfer
itself from its present chamber. The
change will not be for the better
Here, as it were, conjured into the
compass ofa small circle, may be seen
at one glance the leading political
spirits of the country. The first seat
on the left, as you enter, is occupied
by Senator Mason, of Virginia. lie
! is one of the blue. .bloods, one OF the
sangre azula of the old Domion, very
incarnation of F. F. V.-ism. Right
across on the right, is the thin, tall
person Of Cameron, Of Pennsylvania =
He is the antipode Of Mason. At a
little distance from Cameron, in the
same circle Of seats you see Seward, a
short gentleman, with a prominent
heak; regular St. Anthony noSe.-
The redouLtable New Yorker is of q
reddish, sandy complexion, which in,
dicates a temperament generally asso.
ciated with great physical and intel
Ilectual activity. Stewards voice
seems altogether disproportioned tc
his almost puny figure. Ii tseems to is,
sue from the chest of a giant, SO deep
and sonorous is it.
Next to Seward comes bluh, witty,
oleaginous, imperturbable Jack Hale,
Of New Hampshire, the "Yorick" Of
the Senate, who can put the floor and
galleries in Il roar whenever he choos-
es to do so. Obnoxious as his senti.
ments are to many Senators, he can
at any time hold the floor on suffer.
ance, when a single objection voice
would stop his mouth-in such good
humor docs his wit put his audience
Beyond Jack, are several other Free
soilers, new to the Senate, and, in.
deed, to the country, who have not
yet made their mark. How they will
open up, | cannot prophesy. There
is Chandler, of Michigan. He looks
like smart, well.to,do New England
store keeper or speculator. He has
not the aspect of o man Of thought or
education. TrumbuIl, of Illinois, may
be man ofbrains, for aught that the
writer knows to the contrary; but he
has sneaking sort of demeanor that
| do not like. AS the colleague Of
the Little Giant, "he makes rather
i'll matched span.
Doolittle, Of Wisconsin, talks like
"a Methody parSon.' Below, on the
same side, sits Senator Fessenden, Of
Maine. He is also one OF the human
ltarian bretheren. lie is evidently
man of resolution ability and culture,
His countenance is rather rigid, Sc
we're and puritanish. Messrs. Col
lamer and Foote, of Vermont, sit just
above him. They are grave and rev.
erend seignors both, with an unmista,
kable New England air. Below Fes-
senden sits young Senator Pugh, Of
Ohio, with a we'll bearded cOunten-
aDce. His clear, open iorehead--such
an one as the Psychologist holds in
high estimation. Great energy and a
vigorous, decisive character evidently
belong to the Ohioau, who represents
Young America in the grave body to
which he belongs. The word Senate
as is well known, implies age to it's
members; but capacity is an equiva.
lent for it in Mr.. PugL's case. Right
up among the magnates Of Freesoil-
ism, its sages and expounders, sits
Toombs, of Georgia, the most noticea.
bic man in the Senate. One would
hardly look for the distinguished
Georgian in such environment. lie
can take care of himself, however, in
the midst any number Offices. You
feel sure of fthat asyou contemplate his
fine, massive counteuance, visibly
stamped with the zeal and superscrip-
tion OF mind, and strong manhood.
Near Toombs, sits Senator Benja'
min, of Louisana-a short, muscular,
compact parsonage, with as keen and
lcgical an intellect as the best of his
compeers. There is no better lawyer
in the Senate than Benjamin. The
spirit of the law giver Of his race is
strong in him, as the Supreme Court,
where his services are in great re-
QUESTION.
On the same side too, lower down,
sits Senator Evans, of South Carroll
ma, a grand -fatherly, pickwickian,
benevolent locking old gentleman
the very last parsonage who you
would suppose to be the chosen repre-
sentative OF the land of notification
and fire eating. Senator Crittenden,
of Kentucky, also sits on this side; his
locks are literally powdered with the
frost of time; but, old as he is, and
long associated with the Senatorial
history Of the country, he can cope in
debate with any antagonist, however
strong. The venerable Kentuckian is
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