Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-12
2. Blair suspected

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washingtOn NOtabIes--F. r. Blair suspected
The Washington correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Commcrcial--one Of the editors who
knows just what 20 write about to give inter-
est to his letters under date Of Dee 5th gives
the following gossipping personalities
There were many new faces in the new Hall
OF the House Of Representatives to>day, and
some familiar ones gone, and some old ones,
long missing, back again Among these were
Thaddous Stevens aud Thomas Corwin. These
men belong TO the same class Of politicians,
but are as different in their organization as
men can be. Stevens SCENE 70 become more
biteras he grows DID, but Corwin relies more |
and more uFon his humoT, and while the face |
Of Corwin rounds out, that OF Stevens contracts
upon the bones Stevens has the pleasure Of |
enumeratiog among his cOnsiituents the-sage |
Of Wheatlsnd--his district being that of Ian, |
caster There was some sensation in respect |
to the Hon Daniel f. Sckles When his |
name was called by the Clerk there was buzz |
Of excitement, butnO response. The name was
called again, but there was still no response
The Clerk passed ON. When he had gone
through the list he called Daniel L. Siekes
again, and the gentleu responded from his
seat, which is ON the extreme left flank of the
Democratic position, ON the Speakers right,
and Immediately under the laoies gallery. -
| There was fiutter among the orinoline when
Sickles answered "here" and all eyes were
turned toward him. Il was a tying ordeal, but
Sickles stoOd it without symptom Of finch
ing. The upper part of his face, and his head,
| are pre- cisely as they appear in the cut on the
| cover of the pamphlet giving an account of
the Sickles tragedy, but ia that cut his face,
with the excel ton of the upper liz, was sha.
ven. Now he cultivates all his beard. This
alters his ply siognomy somewhat but he would
| 5o instantly recognized by his picture, which
together with that of his wife aud Philip Bar
ton Key, he can still have the pleasure Of sees
ing Tn many wall in Washington. Sckcs
was DR., ssed with scrupulons csre, wearing his
coat buttoned about his breast lie sat with
one hand unglOyed, examining his mails, and
did not seek recognition from any of his fellow
members Until they saw fit to present them
selves it was his policy TO treat them as stran-
gers. l presume there were about twenty
members who were at pains to % and shake
hands with him. He looks like man ofhiph
order Of mind, aud in the highest condition of
health A better picture of a strong man
would be hlrd to fad than that which he pro.
sonts.
The appearance of Roger A Pryor excited
rood deal of interest lie looks as though no
could hardly be of the constitutional age lie
does not wear any beard, and at a distance he
does not look as ifhe required a razor TO keep
his face clean. lie wears HE hair long, and il
hangs behind his ears in the style which some
younR ladies' now a days affect Ills intellect
ual organs are good but ha feature in bis nese,
which is an extravagant edition Of the beak ui
the American Eagle. Mr. Pyors friends ex-
pect him to make u mark 10 tue House He is
said to be set for Henry Winter Davis, of Balti-
more Davis is considered a very brilliant
man, and the Southerners accuse him of being
traitorous to them, 1t is desirable therefore,
TO set young and brilliant man after him. |
4 shall be mistaken 10 an anticipation If there is
not fun before this se ession N over, between
Davis and Pryor. Sherol Clemens, of the
e Wheeling (Va) District made his appearance,
the first, | believe, since he was 70 terribly
wounded by q jennings Wise in duel Mr..
Clemens still hobbies about on crutches, and
is probably destined 20 be cripple during life.
Our Ohio members are, in comparison with the
rest first class, and you know we have not been
in the habit of thinking great deal of somo OF
2 them. On the Republican side, Sherman, Stan.
ton, Bingham and Corwin are quite prominent;
Vallandigham, Pendleton and Cox are cOnspi.
cuous among the Democracy. lIutehns from
% the Giddmgs District, will, 1t is believed, turn
70 out TO be an Improvement on Old Gid in several
respects.
The young fellows here from the South h-- the
fre.eaters of the rural districts-eomo up to
,. see government "tbings workin," and TO lool
y upon the class Of men whom Martin ChuzzlewiI
met SO many of on his pilgrimage to Eden
that is upon the "most remarkable men OF ouI
r. country'-are exceedingly ANXIOUS TO see 'old
Giddings." And they can't understand it that
Old Gid, is not about here. One OF them calf.
ed upon me in the crowd down in the Office OF
this hotel yosterdly, to "point out Old Gid
dns I'd Just like to look at the old h0s4 -
J. His disappointment in not seeing him wal
severe, but he was consolcdin amoment by th,
appearance Of Horace Greeley, with his o
white coat, and nondescript hat OF most dread
full style. The Southern youths stare at Hor
ace with all their eyes, and gazo with wonder t,
u think that so mock man IN appearance car
be so tremendous in devilment. OF cours,
they have been taught that Horace is the mos
portentous creature aliVs and they are puzlo,
to associate such placidity Of countcnanco will
such "perturbed spirit"
John j. Crittenden arrived this morning, anl
so. was warmly greeted on all sides lie is ia
vorite. in all eirces. The meeting between tb
old Kentuekian and John z. Hale was equfl il
cordially to that of "a couple of college chums
when frat meeting together at the commenco
ment of the session, II was--"Why, Hdlel'
"Why, Clittenden" and their hands smacke
as they came together II lle has way o
getting along with everybody except Fran
Pierce By tho way, ] hear direct from Con
3 cord that the friends OF Frank Pierce in NeS
D. England are actually ladoTing day and righ
- 10 get the materials ready for him at Charles
ton They hope to DO 80 nnmegous as TO HI
OFF others and get Frank in as contingency Can
il7 didate. What influence the arrival Of Critten
den, who has been the leader Of the Sout
S1 Americans, will have, II any, upon the postur
US of afsTs it is impossible to say. When W
-, consider the history Of tho last political cam
r. paign in Kentueky, and character Of the n
preston made here by the Hon. HumphTe
~ Marshall it is somewhat difficult 10 eHlculat
Mr. Critenden. Indeed, he cannot, by the al
plication ofany known laws, be located as th
,ru heavenly bodies
p" A very good joke which came very near NJ
nr being Joke, is told of Frank r, Blairs Rdyer
lures on the u. d o r II tho day before ih
lot execution Of John Brown. Blair was 10 con
Of, pany with half dozen Southern Congressmet
aud a party Of "bloods" from the same section
- and was having high time. The Southemei
had been falling Frank that they would TAX
caro- Of him-that he, pesky free sOiler as Il
> was, should be safe ia their charge. At MAJ
or tinsbuTg all hands were startled by the sppea
Gn ance in tho ears Of serp peant with file Of 80
." diers who mnde an abrupt inquiry for "a mn
I'd, ofIhe name of Blair Of Ohio" They wante
him exceedingly. There they wero with mui
ii'Ih kets and bayOnets, prepared TO take him int
custody. Mr. Mallory, member Of CongTe,
ith from Louisville, told them that there was n
III. man there uamed Blair Of Ohio Bot Fran
y Blair, Of Missouri, was there. The word Mi
" souh however, seemed sound, and the guard
men passed on, aud presently the train did lik'