Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-03-10
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The following very readable article We
find in the Memphis Tenn } appeal.

find in the Memphis (Teno.) appeal.
GRovELASD, Miss, Jan. 10.
EDITOR APPEAL:-Appended, ssn,
you little gallery Of presidential dagger
rsotypes for which Ideprecats in advanc
your and the Auala,sehe's criticisms
ticularly since ! am quite conscious tha
an amateur artist like myself, is quit
liable to clay it on too thick" in som,
: eases, and too thin in others, whsp1WGH
.empts /" slap'dssh !" pictures IT, =
lowing: -
WIN. H. Seward-A trickster Il
tor; cunning as Satan, and more ~
Gus than Burr. Isinst
John Bella politician of the pAsl0so.
phic metaphysical school. timid as hare
with face set over toward the north, and
mind never made up.
Sam Houston-The Sir John Falstaff ot
American politics = jolly old adventurer
OF the mock heroic breed wonderful
compound of the savage and the civilized
man. The Camanche and the Christian +;
and irregular magnet to all that large class
Of our people who love whiskey, think poll
tics "good joke y and admire audacity
audacity! audacity! as the three best titles
to success in life.
James Buchanan-True to the coustitu-
ton, but committed to zone term"
Daniel 5. Dickinson-All oak !; once Q
"town constable;' there are many who
would like to see him "grand high consta.
BILE Of the union.' ....
Andrew Johuson-A lion Of the tribe Of
jackson favorite Of all but the upper
crust OF people; man of earnest nature
and iron force. His day is certainly CON-
ing; it may be cooner than we think.
Alex. IL. Stephens-The "Lit,le Giant
Of the south-a clear, pure, bright, warm
Intelligence; prophet statesman, whose
lips have been touched with live Goals from
off the high alters of patriotism. lie, him
Up!
Edward Everett-The American Cicero;
the accomplished, but nevertheless states
man; wanting in backbone conserva-
tive, but unequal TO the task Of graphing
with great crisis, or Of taking any kind
OF bull by the horns. He is the man
who prepared, and even "dresscd,' for the
part Of Webster. in the Kansas and Ne
braska drama of 1924, but finched at the
las. moment, ard hid himself behind the
Greek CHORUS of freedom shriekers.
J. j. Crittendeu-A Kentucky "raxec,
once fair sailor, but now unssaworthy.
Fast fossiizing, he has again become an
uusoph:sticated sophomore of the
spread eagle tribe. lie is played out; let
him rest in peace. -,
Taylor, Of wonderful but somewhat unhap
py memory, The editor of the St. Louis
Repuulican--,he blackguard !--says he
can't read' This with his fairly won glory
as the marion of the Mexican War;, is
probably wha, makes him so formidable.
lie bids high for the Charleston Conven-
ton and. even if the story about his liter
acy we're true-which Of course, i. is not
there are many men who cannot read,
and who sign their name thus; X. who
possess q world Of common sense, and
whose capacity for affairs is unsurpassed.
Henry A. Wise-Dou Quixote Ameri-
canized, with good deal Of method in his
madness; impetuous, however, when he
should be calm, and calm when he should
be impetuous; a very loquaeious and
somewhat bombastic hero, but q hero still!
Millard Fillmore Rather too much of
an admirer Of Old John Brown. Foored,
forever, I'm afraid, by his own hand, when
he wrote his letter to the New York Union
meeting.
Jefferson Davis-A fine combination Of
the soldier and statesman. Just right when
making speeches at the north, but little
too much of fre-eater when at home in
Mississippi. His prospects for the nomina,
ton are considerably unde. cloud but
if war comes, as come it may, he will be
the leader of the constitutional army
II. NJ. T. Hunter--A still, strong man,
in blatant land. who can do, dare, not
lie With the head OF Clay, and the
hear, of Calhoun and the hand of Jack
son-the people look forward for his "com
ing with confidence.
Gen. Winfield Scotia great captain,
who never said wise thing aud never did
a foolish one.
J.C. Breckenridge A splendid young
fellow already distinguished as an orator
and statesman, ih a nation of orators and
statesman: of infinite tact, dauniless cour-
age, boundless popularity. His good for
tune is a proverb; whatever he wants he
is sure 10 get--whatever he touches, turns
to The golden frution Of promise. His
uncle. the celebrated Presbyeeria4 clergy
man, said OF him The MsxicaiIs fought
pretty we'll till they heard that cousin John
had volunteered and was coming on TO help
Gen. Scott. then they succumhed At once!'
But "Consin John" don't want TO be Pres.
ident as yat, fortunately for
Stephen A. Douglas-.The greatest
American Of all! Hero Of a hundred vic