The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-04-13
EditoriaI Corresponde nee.

Editorial Correspondence.
WAsHIsoroN, April S, 1860.
MORE PORTRAITS BEN. WADE PROSPECTIVE
PRRsIDEnT.)
say prospective President, because many
OF the most sagacious and influential Re-
publicans here would give more for MIR.
Wade's chances for the Presidency than for
those OF any other man. And / sometimes
think would, too. There 10 really scarcely
a man who stands better chance OF nomi |
nation, verify believe,--not more than one
or two. MIR. Seward 10 the leading and |
most powerful! candidate. Ii it is thought
that the prejudices against him will render
his nomination impolitic, and that more
thoroughly representative man than MIR.
that would be more cordially acceptable to
all sections Of the party than Mr.. Wade?-
Many strong men think be would be the
most satisfactory compromise, and that he
also possesses the most independent merit and
power a. = candidate.
The distinguishing personal traits OF MIR.
Wade are pluck and independence. They
exhibit themselves in almost every move
ment, whether he 10 iurchisg along the side
walk or swaying about in his seat. Golden
said, when he was here, that "all the Re-
publican party wanted was pluck" And
= Ben. Wade has pluck enough to spread
ak iw On pho al ara
individually we'll provided for at that. He
is q hearty hater of shams and demagogue-
ry, and all the arackery contrivances Of
managing politicians. In treating upon
trash and bombast and special pleading, and
grappes directly with first principles
IL 10 gratifying to hear such a man as him
talk in the Senate. There are no. level
platisudes, no double meanings, no artfully-
contrived sentences in bis speeches. He is
no nnhxeh dialeetieiaa; ne spinner OF hne
theories; has no proficiency in logical leger-
deman, and no idea OF any value in the
reasoning faculties except in subordination
TO the Judgment and understanding. He is
eminentiy man of sound judgment and ro-
bust, hearty common sense. His intel
lect is keen and piercing. His aims are ele-
waited and inspiring, and a warm, sympa-
thising heart beats vigorously In his bosom.
He 10 man OF the people. His feelings
are with the masses, and their freedom, i'm
provement and happiness constitute the OBJ
ject and ambition of his public life. Though
man OF kind heart and excellent education,
he is sometimes rough in his ways and in his
manner Of speech, because he ia Indifferent
to forms and despises oil appearance OF art
or affscsation. With a burly bluntness be
salutes his friends or attacks the. arguments
Of an opponent. But there il no GOODNESS OF
malevolence beneath that frank and bold en-
terror. He is a genial, magnanimous man,
heightened, chivalrous gentleman, not.
outstanding the brusqueness Of bis air
He has great oearness of mind, and strong
powers OF Characterization. He sees thu
beginning, middle and end Of thing, at .
glance, and will describe il in one briel
sentence, or concentrated, vigorous cpl
tibet. IAN illustration Of that tendency ans
power occurred during the famous debat,
near the close of the session last year, wher
Toombs poured out his ineffable contemp
upon the demagogues, a. he called them
who paltered to the influence Of the slack
landers" as be rneeringly stigmatiEed tn
class who were mainly to be benefited by tn
Homestead bill. The South was then strong
ly debating the right to open the slave trad
for the purpose OF procuring cheap niggers
Wade rose up on the instant, condensng til
whole issue into . sentence. and said it VIA
only q question of Glands for the handles
against niggers for the niggerlsss, and 0
that issue be was ready to 60 before th
country.
In appearance be is a man about the aver
age height, OF vigorous constitution, middle
aged, dresses in mixed colors, shaycs clos,
looks like wel-to- do individual who ha
made his mark 10 the world and means to d
pretty much as BIO pleases, though abor
right, according to bis notions. There
nothing particularly noticeable in his appea,
ance except that air of easy independence
which the most casual observer would r,
mark.
He il Republican, full-blooded, from Il
so bottom, cross wise, diagonally, and dow