Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-02

ne basis OF success" &c. BY request. be stated
what be considered were the proper aualIf -ations
for President of the United States Navo, ~ !.
city, and an Editor, to the following effect;
The PHRESoLoGI.r's PRESIDENT.
The lecturer after briefly referring to the phren-
Clo2ical characteristics Of Louis Napoleon said:
No man possessing such qualities was TO be
desired as President Of these United States We
nave 70 publican form Of government and there
re require man who can adapt himself to this
"ondiiicn Of our laws and country The follow
ing are the necessary qualifications In order to
enable person properly to discharge the duties
81 this high and responsible position In our land
In the first place he must have a large head
Fhis is requisite because he has the interest of
whole country to look to; be has many laws
tons to be taken into account. If the head be
small, the mind will likewise be comparat yely
80 Although the mind may be complete, yet IL
the brain be small, there is want of scope of this
crgan-the brain. small brain cannot take large
Jews OF SUBJECTS and that Is what is required Of
tie President
whole county, and while looking particularly to
the claims and merits of one must not in the least
disregard those of the other. His head should be
1T least twenty-three inches Some Presidents I
know have had heads smaller than that but such
Presidents, 1t is we'll known, have also made
quite a number Of mistakes daughter He
should be tall and commanding in his personal
appearance, as a Breckenridge or a Gen Scott
Applause, apparently from 6. Young America ~
A voice douglas, then, is nowhere.
NJ. Fowler hope the BOYS will be quiet IL
Tapping of their hands shall not object, but let
The gentlemen begin. and not the boys.
ResuntnC, he said Six feet and upwards he
SHOULD be, at least was fnrcibly struck with
this fact the other evening, when called to see
the present incumbent Mr.. Buchanan. At the
same time gentleman from Virginia. quite a
venerable old man. passed in Just behind me
When be had rsaC he'd the President he very
rnodestiy extended his hand, though it were
unworthy To be sha ken by such superior person.
aGe As we passed away, remarked to him that
tie seemed to have great veneration for the Presi-
dent.
s.Yes, said he 81 think there is no man in the
House or the Senate or the country that can nil
his place as we'll as he -
CURED. ''" III
"No," SAYS he, II am an Old-line Wing; but |
IeFerehcs MI bnch tndn, and look up to him; for
After this conversation approached the Presi
dent and said, = Mr.. President YOU have one
great admirer. Did you not &c that gentleman
VINO shook hands with you few moments since ~
he President replying in the affirmative re-
marked, - He has large veneration and prca.
reverence for you; and more than that he is not
democrat exactly, hut is Whig." The Presi-
uent expressed himself quite anxious to know
where - veneraton' was on ms head aud To
know whether 1t were large small I then
pointed X out 20 him.
We naturally expect to see GREAT mon I.,o. inc.
as Bldck Hawk said he expected to see LARGE
man when he saw Jackson. IL man is great and
Sc"i In proportion as he is tall and stately, his
greatness is In his favor. I will not saw that
smaller, shorter men cannot discharge the duties
rs WELL but it adds to ones power to be tall and
commanding, and to have large head :.
He should have the ingenuity and common
sense or Douglas, the moral honesty of Judoe
mclean, lapplause.I whose head is high and
prodo In the moral regions; he should have the
experience OF Sam Houston, whose experience il
UNI ycrsal, having been connected with the Gov
eminent in all its various artments almost from
ms youth, and consequently knows the alphabet
OF government, the ropes and how to use them: he
should have the frankness of Bates of Nissonri
the learning CT Seward, the urbanity of a Cbase
and the dignity, decision, and stability of charac,
Yer OF General Washington. Loud applause I
He should be one, too who is the choice of the
people and not Of a mere party. [Applause We
want just that man, who can look North and
south and exercise his judgment wisely and not
nc biased either way; to look East and West; to
look after the commerce of the one and the anri-
culture OF the other, and aid Is far as he can in
promoting both tAPplausc
THE PHRENoLoGIsr's MAYOR.
was requested to give the qualifications for a
Mayor, as 1 understand Won are about 10 select
cue. Laug hitter Rather delicate position to be
placed in true; but will venture a remark how
ever, that In order to be Mayor for this CITY in
particular, 1t wants man of experience of
to know ah tho o" to nGdHts 1t IS for him
peculiar class. Laughter If he has not ltved
here long enough To fdmiliarize himself with IN.
People and TO know the condition and wants of
rue saline, LIE Is not the man for YOU. I do not
KNOW on another place this side of New York or
hyohu New \ ork, that needs more erscutirs
man Tor Mayor than in your self same city-a
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ness who will do perfectly and Immediately the
thlnGs that he sets about doing He must also he
man OF Integrity. Where Is there place that
needs more honesty in d Mayor than here Liable
ID De biased on every side by all compilations of
politicians, If be has not honesty he would he
J9st nothing at all 1t is more necessary that the
Mayor OF this city should be an honest man than
ANYWHERE else. He must have learning and edu
citon enough to enable him to discharge his
various duties with credit to himself These are
Tue real qualities necessary for a Mayor-exn.
rlence, energy, honesty, integrity and decision.
THE PHRENoLoGIsr's EDITOR.
Ue should be an Intelligent man: truthful bv,
n"t Too scrupuous as to hesitate TO tell more than
Tue ruth on certain occasions. A man who is
quick, and who will tell you beforehand how
certain movements are going to result: whose
paper VIII contain facts with fiction; a man who
IS posted up with regard to all that is passinU
around him In the literary, political scienti6c
and social circles, he should have head that IL
particularly large in the lower part of the fore
head; but the other parts of the ain need not I've
particularly large He must have an intellect of
pecuilir character. viz: ore of memory sagaci. |
ty, hrmness, and Goodness Not so much discre- |
non, prudence, and self-circumspection, but
great psrcepuve precision; aud tie more Won
u'stlfo snch man, the more YOU make him |
thrive. Many editors indebted for their
PoPuariy ana success, to the fact of having been
msquehIy nogged III public. Flogginp bene-
hts them; one reason is, because eyefvho3v RIM,
Sfter such ones paper to see what he Ia, 70 s,r
stance fe fn s. 70 the occurrence He would
OF the New York Herald. Laughter
Among those examined by Mt Fowler At the
close OF his lecture was DIR. Breed patent AGENT
Or DIR Breed he said that he had four features
especially worthy Of note. His BODY was about
sTonS enough to sustain the mind II he observed
the laws of health and physiology perfectly would
nave bodily power enough TO enable him to use
his brain 20 a good advantage The predomi
nee, however, was In fivor II Il e bra n and be
WAS more OF an executive man than laborer He
was known for the following predominant traits
Prs, he was man of decision; he was slow to
aeclae, Out very positive, very firm, and very
tenacious when he had decided. Secondly he
was an alnolhous man; he not satisfied with
slduohary position in society; he was a polite
MN; ne was afdble, and endeayored by his affs
6ility to render himself popular he had strong
lnaSinduoa ana ready wit; his intellect was that
OF thinker, although his percepti YES were full
he was an ingenious man, had favorable organ
ie4alon ioI me- hihlcs constructiveness appeared
large, ana lie had power to drive and devysr ,y.ys
ana means he was an intuitive man; he was
speculative man; was not possessed of prest,sys,
ence or respect When he was introSnaaI
gentleman he did not make very respectful bow
or II he did u was not veneration that cansed
him 10 do If. but that he might accompljsh An
tn1, or thereby display his politeness He ,vas