The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-23
THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN CON



head Of remarks Of the people,"
Let us stand aside the delegates and the
s soabv looking fellow from the cpuntry. how he
ares the round, burly frame OF Cobo OF Georgia,
be waddles through the throng "what short, dumpy
aThere goes Rhett OF South Carolina says another.
'whats the matter with his noses "Living too high,
hbo you observe him. How fast he talksl What We
hement action"
"Ycs-there he's button holed Toombs, Of Georgia
DO you know roombsY
"Oh yes, I have seen him often. What heavy, dark
hines scar his The of his mouth hang down
hike General Cass There great similarity in the two
Races "Toombs looks more like demagogue, bow
His tiDgeo fat; a9oy cheeks seem as though ae
pf inelecuaty in the face There, he raises hs hat.
The foeb,ad md eyes excellent. How they relieve
HE heavy features
"Whc il that VERY small gentleman walking BY him
sell over thr-,Y ] heard him bid gentleman good
morning Just nov IN a weak, womanish voice. Who is
Goa tes; don't you recognise him. That's Stephens
Aexandei Siephs MS OF Georgiaone Of the first men
in the coentry. He with Cobb and others, great
20 dp rsticsIss. They fought manfuly for the Onion,
but were forced along with the tide. Tnat is W. r.
Chltce, Q: alabama who has Joined Mr.. stephens"
"Judge Chiffon IL partner OF W. l.. lSncey; ism Z
t PITY both mernbes or the law firm are not in Con-
ris true Yancey ought 10 have been sent here; but
be ia impctuous. He should have been kept out OF
che State Convention II was tho policy OF his friends
,ut he would mind them. They knew II he seot
He made many enemies by his fiery temperarncut
allow roughly Chiffon dresses HIS coat Looks lhe
,nborer Il corduroy overhaul What ugly snun or u
~ Had you told me, should have tksn the w,irer
" drayman.n
az acknowledge the man Ia rather negligent ia dress
80 sbi BOSOM collar and cravat do look as II ho hal
,pt In them but then II Ia his c,reless habit If pos
SEED his brains should willingly doom myself to dress
meanly See what handsome forehead-~iie an 4
leep-he has Intelligence spari les in his Gge eyes
le mouth, though, Is heavy The features are very
uLr and prominent The face altogether rs eminently
.dcative Of force Of character.
rhat group there the door, IL composed OF
r. W IBarnwen, /. NJ Kcitt, C. q Mcmingcr and James
f,hesnut Jr all from South Carolina recognise them
as South CaroiinanB at cpoe !,
aYou are right. South Carolina has inc delega
She has decio edly sent some OF her very beet men
Barnweil and Chestnut wealthy planters. The lat
for twenty years hs native state iIs father is one
of the wealthicst men Ia south Carolina lie o~ns
above thousand negroes, aud can ride All dav without
gong round his paerna estate The son has served in
the United States Senate. He Vs. ms you see, s que
young being more than forty .dve.o "Mr Menin.
ger with whom he nov converacs wears very German
OF features but tho skn OF the face IS wrnkied and
looks like parchment
~ understand he Is Of German extraction. Tie was
born IN TINS country though the contrary has been as
SERTED where, quite YOUNG, hs nurtuted aud eau
csteo at that tohe Institution, the Orphan House, at
Charcston Hs equation received at the bards ot
Governor Bennett 81 sonth Carolina under whose ROOT
che present statesman was reared"
oIbat Is keitt, with the bushy head OF curly black
har Is II ot every right HIS face betokens energy
Md fire. wonder how he by that deep semi cir
cular sea- tho forehead II 10 KS MAJ veosy ike he
4 I'd been in college row when registering blade, and
nd been struck over the scobce with bottle"
such conversations as these gratied the curosity OF
70 peopIe and sat SHED them the personal NEAR
&c Of those into whose hands the destines of a ne
ppre had been placed