New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-09

would bring this crazy old Capitol down ABOUT
their ears; and sneeze shake the great gooe
ITSELF The largest Of these Mississippi AnaA'n
is gigantic planter, clothed throughout III oil0
homespun. You might select dozen out OF 'nc
ninety nine members, each Of whom would 90
good service in travelling exhibition as the orig
inal Scotch giant. They have large, fine heads
and profusion of straight, brown hair, though
here and there you see crown smooth paid'
and shining. Taken for all in all they are fine
specimens of physical development, with frank,
genial, ioyial faces.
The speaking is generally good, and receives
respectful attention. There is little bandinage OF
satire, good deal of directness and coming right
to the point, qualified by the strong southern
tendency to "pile up" the adjectives. The men,
bers, like those of all deliberative bodies IN 'he
South, are great mutual admirationists. Every
sneaker has the most profound respect Tor tne
honest motives, the pure PATRIOTISM ana 'Do
trapscendant abilities of the honorable gentiemcn
unop the other side. He is free to say tha'
exctes his regret and sefdistrust to diier iroiii
such an array of learning and eloquence; ana
nothing could compel him to do SO out nigu
sense of duty. He speaks huenty, ana WIN
grammatical correctness; but his inability 10 ar
t;cnlate the letter This mos, and belo Z,
and "heas"-conyey reminiscences OF the ne
eress who nursed him in infancy, and the slaves
with whom he played in childhood.
The above remarks apply to the speaking IN
general, but day before yesterday we had an adj
dress from one member-Mr. ID. Is. Moore oil
Tippah county-which formed an exception
worthy Of more particular notice. j wish could
give YOU literal report; Pickwick would be
solemn in comparison with it. Mr.. Moore evil
IDENTIFY conceived himself TO be an orator, as Bru-
tus was; but in attempting 20 cover the whole
subject (the Montgomery Constitutien), he
spread himself out very thin. viii back
him to quote more Scripture incorrectly,
irreverently, and irrtlevantly, in given time,
than any other man on the North American Con-
tinent. His " like we" was peculiarly reirefhing,
and his classical and historical illusions had
strong favor of originality. He quoted Patrick
Henry as saying, "Let Caesar have his Brntus;
told about plliug "PeliOn upon Pelion" and
| understood him TO allude 10 Samson
as killing Goliah, but will not swear to that.
He thought tie submission Of the Secession or.
dnance to the people in Texas had produced an
excellent effect. Previous TO it, TIE n. Y
TRIBUNE had said: "Secession is but a scheme
of the demagogues; move on the political
chess board; the people oppose it," But after
ward il began to ask: How is thisi What
does it all meant The people seem to have
hand in it, and TO be in earnest too" The
tone of Mr.. Seward also changed radically, be
observed, after that election. Mr.. Moore spoke
an hour and q half, and the other members list
ened courteously, though betraying lurking sus-
| picion that he was a bore. In person, Mr.. M.
| looks little like Col. Henry S. Lane, Senator
| elect from Indiana; and the Sergeant-at-Arms OF
| the Convention, who, in gray coat, and with
out neckerchief, walks TO and fro, with hands
in his pockets, bears in his countenance de-
cided resemblance to Gen. James II. Lane, Sem
ator expectant from Kansas; but it is safe to in
fer that he cannot pour out the intense and Bit
ter eOquence Of that astonishing frontier orator.
| Shall | give you little Of the familiar con.
yersatOn of the members, as they smoke their
post-prandial cigars in the hall, waiting for the
Convention to be called TO orderi They all have
titles and by them l will designate them, rather
than individualize them more clearly.
Judge-Toombs is great blusterer. When he
is speaking, lie seems determined 10 force, 10
dire you into agreeing with him. Howell Cobb
is another blusterer, a good deal like him but
immensely fond Of good dinners. Stephens is
very different. When he speaks, you feel that
10 desires to carry you with him only by the
power Of reason and argument.
Colonei-I knew him when be used to be
mail carrier in Georgia. He was poor orphan
boy but charitable society Of ladies educated
him. He is a very small man, with hand no
wider than my three fingers. and as transparent
as apy lady's who has been sick for month. He
always looked like an invalid. If you were
to cut his head of, don't believe he would
bleed a pint.
Maior-Do you know what frightcnded Abe
Lincoln out of Baltimore Somebody told him
that Aleck Stephens was lying in wait for him
on a street corner with fOur-pounder strapped
to his back. When he heard of that, he stopped.
loud laughter from the group.
Judge-Wel Lincoln has been abused i'm
mensely about bis fight through Baltimore but
believe the man acted from good motives. He
knew that bis partsanS there meant to make
demonstration when be arrived, and that they
were very obnoxious TO the people; and he had
good reason to believe that it would produce
trouble, ard perhaps blOodshed; so he went away
to avoid it.