Litchfield enquirer., 1860-02-16

elal times elected Governor Of New Jersey, and to other important sfations in that State, this is his first appearance, in the National Iepisla- ture, and since the election of the Arst Sneaker. he is the only new member who, has afs,;as,, that honor, except Mr.aClay; and he had served before in the Senate of the United States uo owes his election, it is true, to peculiar c;rcum. stances; but no circumstances would have 50. cured to him the position, if he had not been fully worthy of it. It was not reluctantly con- |ceded to him, when the Republicans found that they must yield their first choice,
 JOHN SHERMAN,
 who was believed by them to combine more of the qualities requisite for that station than any other member. Mr. Sherman is under forty years of age, tall and slender in form, with dark hair and beard, high, clear forehead, nose slen-i der and prominent -eyes lighted with animation, lips thin and firmly compressed, showing great strength of will, with voice clear, and . little commanding in tone, and manner courteous and sufficiently positive to constitute a good parliamentary leader He has. I should say, what would be called 2 dne org anization, snd al decidedly nervous temperament, This last is i'm dicated by g sort of terseness of feature and
 limb, when he is at all excited as if all his nerves were strained as light as the strings of harp. As quietly as he seemed to sit, during the two months while his adverssries, emboldened by the silence which was becoming in candidate, and which his sense of honor compelled him to maintain, while the menace of an insulting reso- lution hung over him-launched their invectives, and often their calumnies upon him, could ire quently see by the straining grip of the hand on the arm of the sofa, that the internal machinery was in full play, under the calm exterior.
 His first and principal competitor was & a THOMAS 8. BococK; 4. - Who is, l should say, the senior of Mir. Sherman by about ten years. He is of full medium size, with well developed head, capacious. of large brain, black eyes with latent fire in them, short whiskers before the ears, and full beard on the chin, but with shaven cheeks and lip, prominent nose, mouth strong and positive and features as a whole, masculine and powerful. I think he shows better taste in his hair than his friend Barksdale, for having like him the privilege of suiting his own fancy as to color, he has made better selection in choosing dark brown.
 Mir. Bocock is forcible speaker, not elegant not indicating, perhaps, high literary attainment or classic culture, but businesslike clear, and to the purpose in hand. He has much experience as a legislator, and is an excellent parliamenta- ran, as he has shown more than once this ses- sion, in the discussion of points of ordcr His manner indicates a kind, amiable and generous nature, and he would have made good and pop ular Speaker. After he withdrew his name from the contest, the next candidate of the democra- cy was
 GEN. JOHN s. MILLsoN, ... also of Virginia one of the ablest men in the House of Congress. In personal appearance he differs widely from either of the gentlemen be- fore described. Mfr. Milson is but four or five inches above five feet in height, weighs, should judge, about 80 or 90 pounds, and must be now very near his fiftieth year. He has thick, curl ing, chestnut hair, beginning to be sprinkled with gray, fine eye which lights up wonderfully in debate, an aquline nose which would suit the face of Roman Consul, a mouth mobile and full of expression, and voice clear and pleas ant though on rather high key. No member has more of the respect of the House, no one is listened to w;th naara n,arloa- attention. He speaks with great animation and spirit, with mu- sical correctness and force of language-often with singular felicity and elegance of expression, and there uniformly runs 8 clear current of thought from the beginning to the end of his re- marks. One almost trembles to see the working of so powerful battery in so fral 8 tenement
 Whatever may be said of the Democratic par ty, it must be admitted that in the only two can ddates voluntarily put forward by them, they SC. lected gentlemen who would have graced the station. .:....
 These few principal Candidates are all you will have room for this week. Perhaps I may complete the list hereafter. EYE GLASS.
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