Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-02-18
Correspondence oft Chicago Times
Some Of the Personnel Of the
United States Senate.
Washington, Jan. Is. 49,


Washington, Jan. Is. 1853
Your correspondent for one. will be sor-
ry when the Senate shall transfer itself
from its present cosy quarters to the new
chamber in preparation Tor it, The change
will not be for the better. Here, as it were
conjured into the compass of small circle
may be seen at one glance the leading po-
litical spirits of the country. The first
seat on the left as you enter is occupied by
Senator Mason. of Virginia. He is one OF
the blue bloods-one Of the sa'.cre azula
of the Old Dominion. Right across on the
right, is the thin tall person of Cameron,
of Pennsylvania. He is the antipode Of
Mason. At little distance from Came
ron, in the same circle of seats you see
Seward. a short gentleman. with a promi-
nent beak-a regular St. Anthonv's nose.
The redoubtable New Yorker is of a red
dish, sandy complexion, which indicates a
temperament generally associated with
great physical and intellectual activity
Stewards voice seems to be altogether dis
proportioned to his almost puny figure.
1t seems to issue from the chest of giant,
so deep and sonorous Is it. Next to Sew
ard comes bluff, witty, oleaginous imper-
turbable Jack Hale, of New Hampshire
the -'Yorick" Of the Senate, who can put
the floor and galleries in roar whenever
he chooses to do so. Obnoxious as his
sentiments are to many Senator'S. he can at
any time hold the floor on sufferance, when
single objecting voice would stop his
mouth--in such good humor does his wit
put his audience Beyond Jack are seve-
raj other free soiers. new to the Senate, and
indeed to the country, who have not yet
made their mark. How they will open up
cannot prophesy. There is Chandler
from MICHIGAN. He looks like a smart.
well-to-do New England store-k keeper or
speculator. He has not the aspect of a
man of thought or education, TrumbuI
of Illinois. may be a man of brains, for
aught that the writer knows to the contra
ry, but he has a sneaking sort of demean-
or tat do not like. As the colleague Of
the Little GIANT" he makes rather ILL.,
matched span.
Doolittle of Wisconsin, talks like ga
Methody parson." Below on the same
side, sits Senator Fessenden, of Maine
He is also one of the humanitarian breth-
rem. He is evidently man Of resolution,
ability and culture. He is rather rigid,
severe and puritanism. Messrs. Collamer
and Foot of Vermont, sit just above him.
They are grave and reverend seigniors
both, with an unmistakable New England
air. Below Fessenden sits Young Senator
Pugh. of Ohio, with well bearded coun-
tenance; his clear open forehead, such an
one as the phvsiologist holds in high esti-
nation Great energy and vigorous, de-
cisive character. evidently belongs to the
able young Ohioan. who represents young
America in the grave body to which he
belongs. The word Senate, as is we'll
known. implies age in members; but ca
pacity is an equivalent for it in Mr.. Pugh's s
case. Right up amongst the magnates of
free soiism, its sages and expounders, sits
Toombs. of Georgia, the most noticeable
man in the Senate. One would hardly look
for The distinguished Georgian IN such an
environment. He can take ca, of himself
hover. in the midst of any number of foes.
You feel sure of that as you contemplate
his fine, massive countenance, visibly
stamped with the zeal and subscription OF
mind and strong manhood. Near Toombs
sits Senator Benjamin, of Louissiana-a
short, muscular, compact parsonage, with
as keen and logical an intellect as the best
of his compeers. There il no better law
yer in the Senate than Benjamin. The
spirit of the lawgiver of his race is strong
in him. as will be readily perceived by lis
tening to him in the Supreme Court, where
his services are in great requisition.
On the same side, too, lower down, sits
Senator Evans of South Carolina, grand
fatherly. Pickwician, benevolent looking
old gentleman-the very last parsonage
who you would suppose to be chosen rep
resentative of the land of notification and
fire eating. Senator Crittenden. of Ken
tucky, also sits on this side: his locks are
literally powdered with the frosts of time:
but old As he is. and long associated with
the Senatorial history of the country, he
can cope with any antagonist, however
strong. The venerable Kentuckian is still
full OF fire and vim: his features are oper
and strongly marked; his temperament is
choloric and easily aroused to a consum-
ing FIRE. Preston King, OF New York. is
the opposite of Seward, his colleague. in
person; he viii never lie awake from lean.
ness: he sleeps sound o'nights, and is of .
Daniel Lambertish obesity; viewed a tergo.