The Nevada Democrat. [volume] (Nevada, Calif.) 1854-1863, 1860-07-11
srNAroRrAL PoRTRAITs.

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Who is that leaning in bis chair-a farmer-lke
looking man-wth heavy, gold spectacies-
reading newspaper His hair is slightly grey.
He site near the door OF the cloak-room. ON tbe
Democratic sidei "Ah, why, that's old Joe
Laue" Indeed The Marion Of the Mexican
war? Certainly" Aud the fact is. the Ma
4 rion, &c., wears a sad countenance this morn
ming His prospects for becoming President Of
these United States are not very brilliant just
now.n
Who is this little ball-headed man, with Gue
almost feminine features, and delicate feet, and
withal, somewhat dissipated appearance He
is crossing the floor, walking toward the Vice
| Presidents chair. Aud his dignity is somewhat
singular for 30 small man.n Why, that is
Robert ]. Walker, Ex-Governor Of Kansas, Ex-
Senator, Ex Secretary of the Treasury. Look
lag closer, you see that be is game little fellow
plucky, mentally and physically. lie looks
game us ground squirrel
"Who is the poaderous and elegantly dressed
man, who takes his chair near the entrance to
the chamber, In front of the Vice Presidents
scatI His hair is thin. his face rosy with gene
rous diet, aud he has sullcn, remorseless ex-
| preston about the mouth, aud an eye cold as
icen THAT is Senator Mason of Virginia
not in bis home.spun pepper and-salt, to-day
but in broad cloth, aud velvet silk, and patent
leather No slave labor about those garments,
Mr.. Mason"
"And here are three gentlemen 10 group,
who bear II general resemblance to each other
| Three men with hair black as u crows wing,
and worn long and carelessly. They are all
dark compexioned, wild featured, aud rather
imposing looking men. Here, on the right Of
! the Vice President" "Ah, Senators Toombs.
! Hunter aud Salisbury. Toombs looks dull aud
heavy to day. The largest OF the three Is
ToUmbs. He seems stupid rather than herce.
this morning Hunter. you know, Is reported
TO be slovenly. You see he is not very pariic-
ular 10 his dress. He evidently spent but little
time in putting il on. The cravas Is twisted
like a rope. and the collar broken down just AS
IL happened. But he is active aud uneasy this
morning. Instead of lollng at ease in his seat
or on side sofa as is his custom you see him
here aud there. coming in and going out, speak
ing to Mason aud to Toombs-dodging here aud
there, busy as bee What can the matter be 7
Anything about the Baltimore Convention, Mr..
lIuhterG Salisbury is an attraction to day.
lie bus been at Charleston, and Senators of the
Southern persuasion lock to bin TO gather tho
secret history of the Convention. and you can
ace that he states the case with much emphasis.
If you ever saw Gen. Cary, the temperance ora
tor, you will be struck with the remarkable re-
semblance that he and Salisbury bear each 9th
er.
"Who is the tall man poised behind chair
on the Republican side, dressed in somewhat
showy coors, black frock coat with velvet col
lar, brilliant white vest, greyish pants with
semi. military strip along the outer seams hold
ing an immaculate hat artlstcally behind him
in his left hand, which is goved, light sum
mer glove of yellowish iinge; the right haud
glove drawn aud hanging by two fingers under
the thumb that holds the hat The geDtlemRn's
hair Is dark and curly and glossy. and Ia care
fully c0mbcd across forehead, so that you see
merely an angle thereof The attitude of the
gentleman is artistic, possibly little affected"
Well, that is Charles Sumner-and he looks vig-
orous aud youthful just now. Surely he has
recovered from that terrible visitation on bis
head. Charles. IL you had died from the strokes
of Brooks cane, Fremont would have been
President Of these United States
"A slender pale man, with thoughlfully
wrinkled face. aud thin brown hair-an erect
determined man, with fierce fash in his eye
aud only the possibility of smile on bis lip--a
man with military carriage--gives Sumner q
stately bow aud as Sumner reaches out his
| band, takes IL for moment, drops il indifer-
! emily. aud stalks off to the cloak room on the
Republican side. lie seems to be suffering
mentally or physically. Has he the dyspepsia,
or something painful resting upon his mind
| Who Is the man ~
"Wilam Pitt Fessenden, Of Maine, one of the
lofiest intclects 10 the Senate"
"And there is a sleek, wel-plcased wita-him-
selflookug gentleman, pleasant face, slightly
/
THAT is Wilson Of Massachusetts. He Is not
tro6bled with indigestible food. lie grows fat
| ter aud sleeker every year"
Aud here from the cloak room on the Demo-
| cratic side is a queer little man. canine head
and duck legs-every body knows the Little
| Giant--be looks conscious Of being looked at
and is pointed out by a hundred hands as he
makes p0rtentous strides Of about eighteen
inches each toward bis chair. Two or three Of
! his admirers ia the gallery are disposed to APP
| paund him. but you hear merely the rattle OF
a single boot heel. He shakes hands with Cling
man of North Carolina, and chuckles with him
over something that seems to be highly relisbed
on both sides. Clingman is follower OF Doug
las. and has been gradually preparing TO en-
bark in the same boat with him. Take care,
Mr.. Clingman, your cGiteeHeGn constaltilents will
be after yon. The Little Giant wears bis black
hair long. but il is getting thin aud is not the
great tangled mass we saw on bis neck a few
years ago. Aud. o Little Giaui 1t grows very
rapidly. Now he proceeds to twist himself
down in bis chair as far possible, aud places
bis feet in bis desk and thus his admirers in
the gallery look upon this prodigious little fell
low, squrming fatty on his back. He don't
feel very elastic this morning, that is evil
dent His mouth is closed up as If he was try
| ing 10 bite pin 10 two. lie is not all brain,'
as Senator Brown says be is. He requires q
large vest-aud large as he IL about the chest,
his waist Is becoming sLill more extensive. But
be has an immense head-in height, aud breadth
and depth-in indications Of solidity and force,
you cannot find its equal in Washington. There
is power under that massive brow, aud resolu-
tion In that grim mouth. no doubt at all OF that.
After he has fairly stretched himself aud rolled
over In bis chair, like the trained lion in his
cage, he becomes fdgety, and clasps and un-
clasps his stnmpy hands, drums with bis white
! fingers on the arms of his chair rubs his note,
places bis bands affectionstely on ClngmAn's
knee, and seems at a loss for occupation.