The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-22

Il was in the Kansas debate, after . deluc
!. Or forty days and forty niKhtsa discsssio1
and the subject seemed thread-bare.
thought Of listening . few minutes 10 se
what manner Of man the great New Yorl
leader would prove to be. The commence
| ment was not promising. His voice is an
pleasant Although clear enough, it is no
full or musical. His position and gesture.
were awkward in the extreme. In few
moments found myself interested few
more entranced. charm seemed falling
upon the Senate Chamber Senators ceased
writing and talking--heads in the gallery
hung over in silence, and nothing was heard
but the weird voice ofthe Senator. | do not
believe that for the space ofan hour moved.
There is ideality in Governor Stewards in
tellectual composition that gives life and
poetry to his very original views | never
read speeches, but since hearing that one,
have determined to add those OF Gov. Sew
ards to my library. If woman could with
pleasure study politics, it would be through
such works as his and Summers
That corpulent, full faced : good natured
looking individual, talking to that little blue
eyed girl in faxen rlnglcts, Is Senator Hale.
A closer look than the public generally gives,
will convince the shrewd observer, that the
deeper qualities Of that popular man are not
generally known. 1t is not humor that
marks him az man above ordinary men,
but wit, pure sparkling wit, and with it as is
ever the case, the highest order Of eloquence
But one is not apt to cultivate the quality
that is most demanded and admired. and
Senator Hale, indecent as ever corpulent
law-giyer dare be, hangs his laurels on the
BRET ntterances Of a flashing wit The
modest little girl, although an authoress and
widely known as Gail Hamilton, would
shrink like . sensitive plant were further
to portray her.
Next them, and Offering striking contrast
Is Senator Trumbull, of Illinois. His tall
spare form and well set angular face, adorned
with gold trimmed spectacles, would make one
take HIM tor the professor Of some college
de is marked man on his side the chamber,
and destined to be yet more marked. His
clear piercing eye, thin lips and delicately
carved features, indicate his character Of
MIND. 1t Is eminently subtle and penetra-
ing.
The encounter between him and Judge |
Douglas the first day that he took his place, |
vas peculiarly characteristic Of the two.
Douglas dealt heavy blows, as if armed with |
battel axe; Trumbull quiet and self pos
essed in an eminent respect, seemed lighting
With small sword Douglas lost his tenn
,er Trumbull grew more calm--until, to
ne establishment Of evere one, the heavy an.
agonist, the little giant, fell pierced through
nd through
Here comes out the counterfeit PRESENT.
lent OF Senator Hale-only little more SO
Preston King Of New York. What de-
ghtful conversational; what charming
ompanion. He, too, is something more
han the world gives him credit for He is
nown as one OF New York's shrewdes, pol
Iclans. History will rank him higher than ,
nat A gentleman told me that he met
enator King at Buffalo, as delegate to the
invention OF AZ, and what the future King
len told him Of, reads like history now. As
Illustrative Of hsw entertaining in private ,
te this wise and dignifed Senator may be,
t me give you little anecdote:
We We're disappointed one night when
70 table-tipping was the rage, by our me- :
um not making his appearance Come" ,
lclaimed the Senator, then an lion, Of the
ouse, form circle and II be your me- :
um." We did So ,
Tip, table, tip roared the Senator.
10 our astonishment the little stand rear ,
up ike rheumatic dray horse, and then :
flowed questions and answers. But instead
grand revelations from serious other
orld, We had the most humorous replies :
g were in roar for over an hour The fun /:
the affair was in the fact that it was done
dexterously, that to this day we are in
'ubt as to whether Senator King is me
UNI or not