Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-05
From Me Correspoadsscs efMs Esso Yore Times,
Pom and Ink Sketches Of Congressman

FROM hhe Correspondents ~ faS Hfp foVe IfHes,
Pom and Ink Sketches Of Congressman.
Lamar has q rather tall and full figure, 10 prob
ably not more than thrty-two or thirty4hres years
Of age, with hrgs high forehead, bulgibg ous
over his face, hong, sleek and plentiful brown hair
combed back behind his ears, reddish brown
beard, only shaved on the upper lip. blue eyes
with q rod tings IN them, and o noseof the ave
rage size, which at no place stands out on . line
with tho ovsrhanging forshead. As speakey,ss
is extremely fcry, and inclined to raise his v0ics;
but his portraitures and descriptions are graphic
and poetical, extensively colored with Southern
war-pnint. and heightened to an interesting point
by many romantic exsggsrations-
VIM. Smith, Of Virginin, 70 smallish, thin and
nervous little man, with rusty red-and.gray hair.
small but prominent grey eyes, very high and
largo check homes, a large mouth Allied with regu-
lar teeth, norid of complexion, and bsardless,
shrill and attcnuated Of voice, and exceedingly
nervous and difhdent in manner, though with
resoluto struggle against such weaknss.es lie
is curiously like certain class OF men who como
here from tho North Of ireland; and might bo set
down--on his moro appearanes--as the proprietor
of q small linen. bleaching green, somewhere in
the neighborhood Of Belfast. Ills voice, too, has
high twang in il, very strongly recalling the
broguo Of the Black North; and nhe could sottle
any whore botwcsn Donegal and germanagh. there
cd Mt tho polling booths and asked 10 show This
papers," All the natives Of those bsnightsd parts
would set him down MS TO tho manor born, and be
right glad Of such thrifty and pushing little fell
low-cittaen having settled in their midst.
Mr.. Fouke Is man OF middle age, about fvc
fost ton inches in height, stoutly built without
corpulencc, having curly gray hair round the
sides and front Of his head, but bald on rho crown
"A high and well proportional forehead, straight
grey eyebrows, small steel oolored eyes, not too
closely set, n straight nose, largo mouth with heo
Wy straight lps and English side whiskers. llo
IL l.. tkn. h.svt,t t~s,x al.
bears tho strain Of shouting without brenking;
and towards tho conclusion Of each more impas-
stoned passage, he throws his shoulders and head
bnck, and wayos his right hand round his bead as
if clutching legion banner, with which he was
leading regiment in an assault on some breach
cd, but still hotly-coutcsted fortress
Mr.. Nelson is man OF tho average heghtwith
thin aud cnrcworn figure, supporting large.
square head of the nsrvously intellectual typo
Iis face is long aud rather sharply featured, his
complexion worry Aorid and healthy for lawyer
enjoying snch lnrge practice. fine dark eyes OF tho
gray hazel hue hidden away beyond silver spec
taclcs thick md dark eyebrows and short iron
grny hair ms profuse and glossy now as in the
days of his Summer.
Mr.. ETnERiD0E is man Of about SO years ofago
with singularly ans apd well developed, broad
forehead; strait. brown hair; brown whiskers and
chin-bcard large hasel eyes, set at an honest dis
tance from each other, aud n prominent, straight
nOso VI uociutu type. AAu y uher Ahea-
low voice. talks tluently, and his words appear to
carry weight both with his own men and the Re-
pubiicans. lIo speaks like lawyer, with a good
deal of emphasis and his general appearance is
worry prepossessng
Mr.. BorGLER il u singulary fno looking man,
slightly bald in the forehead, with full. dark beard,
unconscious Of n rasor, eyes of the average size,
we'll set under clearl Unmarked brows, forid
complexion and Grecian features. He 10 extreme
ly English in hs style Of speaking--hs voice rich
ly toned mud calm, and his whole manner of o
conciliatory turn.
JouS j. McsAE, Of Mississippi, il. % very pcou-
linr looking litto man, and his intellect appears
M vigorous as his face is striking, with largo
head, mounted u small but grncefnly-but
body. Mr.. McRAE ut distance. md With his hnt
on, has very youthful mir; bat, coming closer,
we observe that smooth skin Of the cheeks is dry
and snlow, tho dark eyes badly crows footed un-
der tho lower lids, the forehead and crown only
thinly covered with dark hair. growing silsery in
patches, and the mouth chisled down ths outer
corners with limos who it must have taken fifty
years ofact,c and perpexing labors 10 sngrave.
Full Of quick talent and hnmor, very Southern in
his hospitality. and frankly generous in oil tho
relations Of political and socinl life, the little Gov
ornor ism fayorte in oil circles, aud regarded as
ono of the rcadiest debaters and most trenohant
humorsts on the floor Of the House. He is not
so good Mt n set speech, but when he can provoke
his enemies to question him. his answerc are in
varably as sudden and cleaviug as the electrical
charges from the bath battery of our old friend
Professor VERGNEs.