Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-04-06

very stoutly built, walks erect, and presents
well.rOubded fron,. lie has black eyes
and a composition 50 dark that when =
/ young man. he was known as "blaek Tom.
To become acquainted with Tom CorWin'
AMI then look at him, would make a con-
vert Of any man. however sksptical, to the
doctrines OF pbynosuomy. Ills lace Is a
complete index to the man. Ills thoughts
are always completely reflected on it, Inca.
meats.
Asa man, he isa perfect magazine Of iun
and humor. In rspartSo aud social eonvcr-
sa,ion, be . Tom CorNin ard nobody else.
Nothing please. him better than TO draw
around him a company Of young men, aud
then open upon them hi. well.Sharsei bat
tory Of wit and no man can listen to hun
withOu; going away "a wiser Il not better
man. Gov. Corwin /. rally one of the
most learned men IN the country and this,
to-. in sgiic of lack or early cluoa,ional
at,antss,. lie has read very extensively
upon almost al subjects, aud has a remark
ally rcicn,i,, mcmpry. Ia mind as well az
body. BE- is one OF " he giants"
A. public speaker he Is 90 grHo-i'. In
manner and matter be is unlike any other
man We ever beard. lie has a decPtoncl,
musical voice, which he nodulaics with an
tie kill and ease OF the well-imiucl vocal.
1T. When raised 10 it, hisbes, pitch, IL
roll, Ike the majestic thunder. while ~
lowc,i tone. arr mellow Rs ,bc notes Of a
harp. Gov Corvrns speeches all contain
q ,rriukl.uc % wit and god huu0r lie
Away. koyp, Do, audience, Ike himself,
god uaturcI.
bat Wit and good humor are Gar from
h5.os ,hc only element IN bis public Efforts.
When De warns up with hi. sulj-c,, be
speaks v.,h great power and eject. When
De stand. up tsiar, %. audience. aud IN all
tac majesty % ,hc man. hurts bis thunder
bolt, with unerr.us certainty wherever be
so,. iuc. YOU are ready O. cyclaim, a." By
Gle etcrul, Ju,c. tie Gods have c1mc down
am1rr u.s." he Away, o.4'5rr'I hl' sub
jcc;, and when be !, through, b,s hearers
ar, Impressed with the idea. tia; sherc j.
"tu,aius more o. De- sid" But 10 draw
al. faint picture OF lbc man 70 a clo.c, Ne
cannot iurbsar tbc rauark 30 often made,
that Tom Carviu Is one ot the greatest
American statesmen living. II, ha, been
aud sal. Is doing. ,bc ReTuhlisan cause
great service. liis ,,umrius nuTisn 10
Oaij i1 th, last canvas, wls a brilliant one.
M.u lu DC r,ut parts % a., State, Who bad
formerly belonged 6, ,ic Oh vi.s party,
but hal ,'oDi allot from 'he Z publican ".
g,r,I,tla. whom they found their 90 VAR
ci.efas. Iu ,lc t.lI, It wakrI up ,n their
b..1ms tic DAY. % &c oll lang .yn,," when
tb,y u,cI 90 rally 1t l,, trumpet call and
ttry again rallied around lilo standard %
tre.r sr.4t leader. auI enrolled their names
lrue var. And now, while our r,n j.
rayir. ;hi. feeble ,r,bu,, OF rr.T,ci O. the
gr-l; western orator. D., 0, away ia New
En-'aul-.u Connecticut and Rhode l.l-nI,
,pc,l.u. 60 I,,,uiu. Thousands, proclaim.
ius ,,c eternal lr.a,illr, of lib,r,y aul JUS
uc., arl ,.nlicltus The memories OF The
illu,r.au. deed. from ile sale s,aaIcr, Of
t.r,r degenerate ,,u..
But t.rs 10 ,tiIl another veteran states.
man .a tts ll,ass, We certainly should not
overlook iu CO., cuuusltiun-es mean tho
Hon Wv. Pl>>I>aJov. u Ssw Jersey. toe
Speaker % O.. House. llr. Speaker Pen.
u.r-'.1 r,y.- .a. been au ambitious man
GrIH'I-l a11.fs. a. La, declined more
ol-. t.aH le ,ger accepted. he ,,ycI
u.s., .r * Year, Boo Succession a, Governor
o, a.. State, md would have tccn retained
iu that lish position logger. BAL be u1tAb-
sl.u'e'y declined. President Fillmore oTsr-
81 l.a. a '.T,isu mission, which DE jsclin-
81. u.a,r pct, Il Lou,r have ben from
time @, time ez,ruisI % ham, from which
o. ga. turned away 90 the qaie,uls of rri.
waite ,.''. lli, election % the pr-ent House
was ,.s voluntary ac, Of the citizens Of hi.
District. without any agency Of tis, aud
bis election % preside ever the Deliberations
OF O.. illu-e. was urged uT0u h.n u-aiu.,
90, protest. Physically. Gov. Pennington
j. o1s 90 the Gne,t sg,,.mru, % man we
ever met. lie gen, isauc. 80 well lryp5.-
t.ouyl, 81 equally balanced, Loom, Up ma.
j-,lisaliy, at ono, Expressing the bohoilsr,
tIpt ar b. in che presence oi 10 ordinary
man. Upon DIS broad shoulders he carrie,
head prlius,ly covered with hair, not VT
even .lriak.,l with the lso,,, VI axe. lis
large. mild blue eye, at every glance sbal.
ow mr.h intellect, genius and humanity.
H., tco j. the very Tcr'gnidchiion o! kind
heart. Tie j. apparently about the same
ass with Gov. CJrwin aud Mr. Stevens. lie
isa practical, rather than a brilliant man.
Asa public spsaksr ho is diguidol talks
rishtto tie point avoids al attempts at
display. coufu,ns himself strie.ly 10 the
point On debate. In presiding over the
House, which j. somstimes iurbulsn; aud
stormy, be has thus Car succeeded remarkA.
by we'll, especially when 1t IS considered
that De bias bad no previous legislative ez-
I-r.encc. lie takes everything very coolly,
never gets 'gxed at the numerous 4" bother
atoms 90 thatsl often tura up 10 psrplsT 4
prs,d,ns OGser, m - large and unwieldly
body. relies in a grc', measure upon
sound, rrlel.c.I construction Of the rules
while 40 one upon any side Ct the House.