, 1860-02-08

| M,s9 these thy saalIas eas!es sh.ii dFfy.,
| Greater thsIl ztand
1Aau thou. great la7d. Acxll.
| NOTABLE CHARACTERS,
| We cut from yarious exchanges llalr 6oze.
| personal sketches Of prominent Members o
Congress. They are racr, but NC do not voucl
for their fidelity to the originals, Of Fitch
Indiana, Toombs of Georgia, and Fitzpatrick O
| Alabama, g correspondent OF the New York
ffnks says: -. :.
Fitch is middle sized, graceful, and well
built man, apparently not over ferty-tbree Of
torty-hye, but with hair curious1y marked by
| ugc. being brown on the top Of Ills head and
almost white round the edges, as If tho sluggish
pulse IN his veins hnd not strength to drivn the
coforius matter any distance through the straighr
and horny iibrca. He has round, full, rather
high forehead, not marked By anF particular
character; eyebrows Of IL sudden arch, CONCEAL.
ing huzel.gray eyes set in dangerous proximity
an irregular nose. with round, white button on
tue end Of it; thin, strnight, and almost color
less lips, such rs the painters Of my thology give
to Envy; great breadth Of face just below the
check bones, indicating large canton; pale
and laborlous complexion, shown to d!sadyan.
tage by the absence Of nuy beard; and a neat,
rather careful st:ic Of drcss,nx-tLe carriace Of
tic man being dignilcd, and his back very erect,
as i to make no in physical straigttness for the
obiqu'ty OF his political action. lie has coarse,
hct1pea texture Of voico-tle riug Of no metal
in i, not even brass hut he speaks viii, act1vc
and deliberate monctony, md seems fond ss every
five minutes Of Juggling in some veteran piece
Of law Latin Or State motto Of the E Pluri5us
LaNs7 kind, which he gives with JUNCTION. As
to the matter Of h!s haraogue it is well enough
arranged; all the sic! eotyPe charges being pro-
auceo IN cue procession, aud the rhole not be-
written bg. Cohsti1ut;on Browne ia his more
juusmat'cal, dogmutica', pragmatical and arsu~
mentative editorial ngucs. The sting eoad1nr
Fitch to this explosion is undoubtedly The action
o. Indiana in sending delegation instructcdfor
De- gas to Charleston.
4 very different kind Of man is Gen Jeff.
DaT is-as polished as Fitch is coarse; rs bril-
l'ans as Fitch is blood-thirsty; these words
being, Of course, used in their political sense
Davis is a neryous!y.built man, Of middle
height, thin, quyering, full Of exci:abfe emo.
tions, with Il forehead Of immense capacity nnd
breadth; sparkling aud very deeply y-set gray
eyes, one Of which has been almost destroyed
by the anguish Of tic do1oreaux; hooked nose,
slender, and With nos,rils almost transparent
month vigorously sincwed, and cl,auue!ed al
Ut lis sides; delicate, thin, lo#e-face, betrsE-
ing the pangs Of ply sical ailmcnt in every tra-
cling; cheeks hollow and wasted as if by dys-
I'cQsla, aud no resources visible to snstaiD tic
1nan ut its present height Of labor and power,
except the uncon1ucrable spirit Of rule, and an
intellect winch shines out in perrading lustre
Throughout every lineament aud gesture j
pren'aiurely Gray-llaired, pEenatureIy wrink!cd
sntn-a chlyalro,st high nature, turned to Bit
terness by agonies Of the body und the djsap-
point'nent of cherished hopes; courteous,
cultivated gentleman, whose wit is raplcr,
f4z = p1Fl. "a IL H.
cics are never SO rich as when they place some
more prosperous rival ia ridiculous or humili-
ating position. 4 soldier Of undoubted gal
iantry, a schoior Of 'lish attainmcnts, atways
itauk aud kind to those beneath him-always
naughty and malicious to those who can pre-
suu'e to be- his peerS-no wonder that Jefferson
Davis longs for disunion, rs the only mcans Of
E'sins linn that asceo1ancy which his u.nbition
huuKers for, anu which his talents could then
command; no wonder that he should most Bit
terly hate i,ouglas.
Fitch's speech is for the most part directed
over thu head Of Senator Toombs-that is to
say. apparently aimed nj Toou,bs, but really in
Is also very striking tigurc-a typc-nan in his
nva class; ana while The kcnpen hasanguc goes
On lie may rs we'll lv sketchcd. Fancy, then, a
tall, swarthy, burly, rather corpulent figure.
crowned with shock Of dark brown hair, jay
s,ed rs \ haystack struck By lightning pendant
as DRIFT ot seawecd flung Up 10 be suudried on
so1ne rock By tue last bitlow Of Il tempest. The
whole head is massive and liou-tike; the fore
head broad and low; the eyes dark, large and
Instrelcss, except when excited by passion-tie
iosrer lids having ii nervous fniincss and bag.i-
utss. 10 coin wot1,) as il tillcd with unsned
tears; The nose, not large. but standing ont in
bold relief; the mouth passionate, powerful aud
Ire III old age pelican. sack Of double chin the
co'nplex''n xallow and c',auEcat'c; the throat
a;las>ive and muscular; not bud face to look Ut
and q very suggestive one TO study. The man
mas duration vi life in his organization, and will
probably be u public charactcr Of elnincnce-
Aar'ns riipered but slowls-for the next xttwenty-
five or Thirty years. Never having heard him
speak. it can only he inferred from lis physique
that his voice is deep, rich double bass, of The
rn1nl,'ing, roarlng, ,outtcrlng kind; and that
his dictiun would naturally be sluggish, level,
and hoarse III first-mrn OF this nature requir-
ing to lash themselves iuto excitement by the
sound Of their own sentences, before the seals
n'oodJ abysses of passion, out Of which their
lstll storm Of rhetoric has to be Invoked.
Sitting next to Douglas on ono Of the Diplo-
naat:c sofas is Senator Fitzpatrick, If Alabama
Laughing with the Judge at to,ne Of Filch's
paints, and occaEional)y turning round toward
within the entrance Of one Of the clvlI-roorns.
Fitzpatrick is very tall and powerful looking
,u,n. not gracefully built. but with IN an,iahli-
y af expression which makes up for uny statll-
esluc deficiency. 11e has brown hair, high
hui rot broad forehead, blueish eycs, full Of dig
nifty aud Kindness; d straiglt nose, rather in
c;ncd to droop; full lower tace; u small mouth,
small ears, 1llroat 10 which the apple is very
prominent; hale aud fresh complexion, car
rvsnE its ros1nCss beyond the fiftietl Winter; a
soft, patient aud CONSERVATIVE air over the whole
aud that. traditional style Of black nerk.tie,
biack satin rest, black bedy coat, black t1ow-
>erx, and broad-toed boots, Eucii Us would ap-
pear 10 be tho incyitabt. doom Of nlt Southern
and Western men who arc not in the habit Of
paving frequent ris,ts to New York or Europe.
t;or. Fitzpatrick has recently been elected Vice
l'ct sdent Of the Senate, and is wealthy plant
er VI the South, owning many Slaves, and famed
beyond others fer his indulgence aud lihcraiiiy
to those placed uuder his care.
Here is good outline sketch of Colonel Tom
/! Florence:
Thomas 3. Florence rose to explain his rott
for u douglas Democrat. Thomns Il. is Il Full
s.at1ian sent|cnan, rather Jewish. but on tht
w!,oac huudsomc III face; baid-hraded aud witt
I patches of brown-grar hair adher!ng to the
sides aud back; brown complexion; Slightly
| sinister eyes; vigorous sel!-conplacency, ant
(; aloud. ringing Voice.
lIsSRr WINTER DAv1s.-This gentleman il
! well sketchcd by Washington letter writer
| thus:
| Winter Davis is ono Of the most striking uui
! graceful men Tn tile 1loor-ccrtainls uot sur
/ passed by any member. lie Is d young. man o
!; middle height, hroud- -chestcd. rcundsy built
| with large md well balanced head, regula
| FEATURES, pale complexion, neat brown nous
! tache, large and sparkling eyes, brown hair
and t1,c expression Of habitual s.nds. lie wear
, his frock coat hut:oned in The Eu6tish fashion
broad SHIRT collar turned down over loos'