Worcester daily spy., 1860-12-21

the general appearance oil tlle seN'''
senators.
Asa body, the senate is the most Impressive
assembly l ever saw, the members generai'y
beine men of mature years, OF fine intellectual
rbv siognomies. rather above the medium
height. and exceedingly orderly in the routine
OF their business. Wigfall Of Texas is Inc
most singular looking man in the BODY
forehead, and the upper part OF his lace' i'U''
eating that his mother in fit OF anger "iei
he was baby had struck him on the top oi MS
head with a "hassock board" and this pressed
| his brains down into his face. Other"lse ne
! is of GOOD form, and his beard and mustachios
,,resoot a fac smile of those of our represent
otives from the ninth district. lversoh OF
Georgia is splendidly formed man, with very
! Toht hair. He is fine speaker in every re-
snact Chestnut of South Carolina (now at
| bome Int whom saw here last May is a hne
| intellectual looking young man; " lille Hemp
| hill of Florida looks to me as though lie hao
lust as lief as not hang out false iight on 'ie
coast, if he could profit by the wreck IL mlgh'
cause. Senator Mason of Virginia is Web
|
NJ. T. Hunter, is the ugheSt looking man IN the
senate, excepting perhaps Toombs OF Georgia
Yonr readers, many of them, have seen Doug
las-a short. thickset, tull-faced person. nan
dark and little curling. In his seat he Is
pleasant looking man in unimportant debates
he has very engaging manner; put as III
has not spoken on any important topics slhc
the sessions of last week, can say nothing o
him as he appears when warmed up by grea
debate. Jefferson Davis must not be passe
nv He is one of the NEST finished speaker
and powerful debaters l ever heard in legl'
tive body l heard him in May last, on III
famous "resolutiops," and twas worth Jou'
nev here to listen to him. AT present he keep
silent. and let me say, It's well known he'
that he is much alarmed at the fearful stage
excitement which prevails in the South TO DAY
In another letter perhaps will say %or
of our republican senators, but must pass tlel
by now. OF the state.of feeling here l ca
say It's truly gloomy, and every man 1eal
his neighbor. My own opinion Is that Ill
hone of the country is in the house and Ill IL
, continuance of those state delegation cons ut
t tions lust initiated in which the whole co
: gressional delegation of each stale take paI
/ AS vet there is no sign of any intended aba
e donment of a single plank in the Cbical
h platform, by the republicans in congre'
g Everything indicates modification OF =
IT fugitive slave act Of 1850, but what theG
g will be it's hard guessing. All is in Gers.
10 but in the mist OF it general h, yes
as prevails, especially among theeh, Hale
1. heard good thing told of q Brown of
t, terday. After Wade fnisbar "Hallo ?.
IS, passed into all ante rocking when the
ST Mississippi sat smokYou are as bad as
lg says Hale, "you, Rome was burning
le Union is going taed Gen. Brown, "Hale, !
m Nero, who fid& what tune he fddled at G
is Look hereof course not" says Hale {
rs did youh replied III tell you twas t
IS. that todle?' You may guess at the G
Mt "Nyd followed this remark. Since Sc. t
"a yin their minds, has become imminent, |
ne have been more than ordinarily cour. l
lous, which augers hopefully for the future. v
Of Mississippi is unusually gentle, Il
nd joins in deprecating a civil war But l
must close, and in my next may say word a
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