Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-03
THE PER sONNEL OF THE ADMINISTRATION

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I. q. KLEIN,
| THE PER SONNEL OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
| The following descrptve touchs' which appeared
time ago in the corre pcndence OF Southern paper
reprodu for the qualification Of our Virginia readers,
to whom the matter posses enhanced interest now,
r m the removal capital OF The distinguished per
souages spoken Of
81 propose to give your readers a little pen and ink
sketch OF the Cabinet now is. Ia the first place
let us take item collectively, that We NAV gain some
general relative dee, ard let them all stand while we the
| people, pass sentence upon them.
The tallest figures represent Toombs and Walker; stl
above the medium hright, cone Reagan and Memminger
while Davis Stephens and Mallory present the average
although the two first from their general buid would
always be spoken OF small As a whole, they OF
the lean kind, with the reception OF Mallory ard TOonb
Reagan and Walker not be styled positively thin, but
nothing short Of cornbread and bacon, and plenty Of it.
can ever relieve the others of that charge.
approach rather delicate theme, for great
men have some Of womlns weakness on the score oi
| age. However, make this proysO-hey sie all over
worked now, snd probably not looking their bess-and
| then proceed with oolduoss.
| The senior partner we would pronounce Hr. Nemmiu
ger, AID next him at Davis, Toombs ard hsll0r;
aud then Sep ems, Walker aud Reagan. We wouli say
they ranged from ihirty-rne fifty eight but have
! other guide than appearances.
| Nov, let Us begin 20 take them to pieces sngIy;
will proceed to Gnayze the South Carolnian. hr Men,
| minger is a spare bat well buli man. Of exceedingly
pleasant and child Ike coCAtenarce HIS face ia iGUO
cent OF beard, ard cspay5 rather long shape, with
Scotch choehbolcs and compile xcL; il IL top
ped by foil ui Of long gray hair g.mIalt. His eyes
ugh whenever hs mouth d'Cs; TIE st deepset, be-
! low high a. prom iHent forehead. 10 mfnner he IS
geue 10 ms ekutss She philosopher Of tie party. In
repose, m,aI choiy ae the ssG-eye hungarian. In
dress, simple aud neat scEupuous attendant at the
Episcopal strsiceg and the pioneer Of public education
| in the South.
That nice suit OF brown linen contains tic Pcstnaser.
General crop Of short black hair on The top OF his
head and short black bead tie top OF his chip wh
mustachcs between, give bin q rather hairy seeming A.
before mentioned he is rather tall, wide cf sLouldcr
n strong locking, dark complexion; small black ri't
NJ eyes and that wanted 70 bs perfectly straight
but made q slight mistake the end and too lar
out He is rather taciturr, but not cross The ladies'
olld call him and T0omb the bandsomes OF tie party.
Maory i the s;ou.'st and joiesi Of The party, and
yet Jolly either for he evidently lughs at more
than with. He bis beard in ir around his round
face tiger fashion aud ths few silver hairs that bogJ ta
steal into it aud rs hlir tell that tale to Lis face in Il
glass every morning which the dearest lricad dare
repeat In conversation he is fascinating and ori ua.
II spe4h- with exceeding accuracy, and gives his every
sentence paCuilr charm by his brilliant Rhetorical Gg
| urrs and apt smiles. Hs accomplishments rumc-
rou7 and varied, musician lugusi aud chess player.
His whole character ID mix .ure which seems to chal'
| lenge a study.
Mr. Toonlbs Is of commanding person hii fac An in
teresti1g combination Of historic smiUlcs; the lower
part reminds one of Daniel Webster, while the
there Is expression which 10 thin OF
the distinguished Pierre Sous vet in hl whole appear
ancc enthusiasm Of and excitahiliy OF tenpcrG
men; he i AmCric Dau:on, peTs0na'ing the Re'O
luton" His hair has the Southern careless grace,
"a il is Tossed aside which noticed in vi Memmiuger.
s mouth is heGvy and fall Of passion; il indicates also
| the elcquruce OF which his hearers know il 10 bc
master. HIS forehead is i've and slightly Ietreatiu@,
h,s presence dstiaigl aad would dsap oint those
who have made up their minds without seeing him what
should be the style Of the fiery, imPusiye Robert ie
| Didbls.
lie speaks with rapdity and frequently assumes very
ninth provoking moclserous stSe that beeom,e him
veil her grave he is earnest violent ald rash carrying
| the hesrt with the head.
Whom have We here? Oh, yes ttisohe tall, thin man,
the and hope Of applicants f Lieutenant
ces and Gereraships Is Gen. l.. p Walker He loCls
Ike hard worker and does often laugh, which is
pity considering his h1e teeth. As some celebrated
writer has t hat all persons resemble animal will
be paGoaed for stating that the gentleman head bears
q s.iiag resemblance to loag headed bog as Nal
lory does tiger His tbia har Is dark brown; his
face very long also his nose which s funnel shaped
and rather close TO his face. His s pleasant but
reserved and is similar i'll this respect TO Resesus His
eyes small aud the lower part oil his face covered With
short, bfown beard and moustaches.
As Johnny Crapeau would cay, 'Now let u5 attack the
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has sort OF keress Of him, struck Of as
they are, by the thousand, paper medalous on IL
the Southern ginghans, musins and dress goods ILi
small person may usually BE- In neat SUIT OF brown
finished with black velvet collar. His bead is well
covered with Short iton-gTay hair. lie wears just
suspicion oil beard between the conefs OF his VINE
sandup cellar HIS face is quite thin eyes not prom
uent, and one OF them somewhat discoiored through
sickness. His gure is thin 1.-THE and active HIS years
may be on the suauy eide of fifty. HIS manner 10 lie
gallan. nd the
sterner sex.
| What PITY the idoized the noble, eloquent, good
and siled Stephens hss not worthy exterior. j..
h aith over exerton and originally weak frame leave
him now in the prime OF life almost ghost. His
plexion is like parchmen his eyes very small and al
most dsappes 2 without iJshes and ptibe eye
brows lgnk shs hair, and no beard Rather an outre
ssaow-taed coat adds to the snguari Of bis person
| He bends forward, and very much to the right he
walks and at every step the Georgia bidge--a huge
watch-chain terminating with seal that hangs 10 his
knee-danges to and fro He tall because he IL
thin to emsciation. his voice is womanishclsar aud
shril
am not acquainted with Mr. Berjsmin-who is now
| absant-haye OILY seer him for a few moments He is
very short stout, swarly man. close black beard aud
hair Some think him goodlookag, bu. this 10 rot my
impression.
To these graphic sketches may be added tie follow.
ng ricurc Of the Commander-in Chief Of The Virginia
forces drawn By another hand
Gen. Lee appears to bo every inch gentleman and
officer. Personally, in many chaacters'ics, he s se-
cond edition OF Gen. Beauregard bound in larger yo-
ume-being perhaps. three or four uches taller. He
has broad expansive forehead which loses itself in
locks Of iron grey hair we'll developed intellectual
gans espes ialy the percGpive facui ies fne prof;
keen expressive dark brown eye which, undurbed by
anything behind it, would not be unbecomng TO Qua.
ker but aroused looks If he might penetrate
inch pauk-a face which in repose hes air of military
rigdity but lt up with smile seems 10 coa.ain sort
of intelligent benedictioa nose slightly on the Ro-
man style of architecture; and mouth, which, If one
may Judge from the lines around H. for Is concealed bg
heavy, iron grey mousache, Is full of spirit and deter
minstion.
Like Beauregard, his manners are affable courteous
and refined combining so nicely the 6onho'n,nis of Q
man OF the world with the dignity OF his po iuon, tha
you can hardly tell where the begins and the oths
ends He dresses In plain black clothes, we-rs NJ
old fsl. hat which, nine times out Of ten /, knocked il
on ore side aud in this attire the last man In the
who would be taken for Cen. Lee, the Commander.n
Chief OF the Virginia army. a-l inA