Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-17
(FrOm the PairmOnt Natiopall
OFF-HAND SKnncu

Rrom the RalrmOut Nationally
oBF-HAND SKETCHES.
o6the Members of the eoonstitutton,1
Ion fGSnysntt9n, Hs!. @ Assembled AZ YVheei.
BYAN OBSERVER.
PETER G. VAN W1NRLn, of Wood. 50 :.
very large, portly, good king gentleman
o5 years OF age. His head Is large ana
round; his forehead nigh and broad: ewes
very large and blue, nose prominent, mouth
iiatge chin small and doubled; cheeks
Dtoaa ,.yo' ana ana heshy, neck large, ears small;
NOT much hair on the top of his head. =
ana he combs what little he has ON tic
badly IN hiding splendidly@formcdi head
He wears grey side whiskers, which mako.
his wide face appear wider, / guess he il
the largest man in the Convention, and
about the smartest. he isWell informed in
constitution making, having been in
tue virginia Convention of lS5O-5I
which must have becn.a fine school of in.
struction, forit sat for . mouths. and .,,,a >
composed of some of the ablCst mei, of
the State, of whom suspect Mr.. Van.
Winkle was one. think probably he is
the best statesman in tho Convention, and
seems to be well informed ON every sun
teet that comes up. He is nn excellent
speaker, writer, dcbater and looks like he
was good eater; dresses well iu black
cioih, wears n standing collar and very
ordlnnry looking spectHrlcs. lie would
remind one OF a rich railroud- litrcctur or
Judge of Supreme Court, and his from
ttspiecewOuld strike one rs belonging pron-
erIy and only TO Justice of the Peace.-
he is what the boys would call
whale" in the convention, being among.
ituot tue, biggest man, ,inmorssense than
one. He is quite irritable sometimes II,
debate, and says very "sasyn things. md
rolls up the whites Of his great luminous
eyes, wien "the gentleman from. Kama.
-Whag or Hthe lemah from MonSuPSlia,3
GO meg back. h5n With abodt. ii gGS Z 3
ne ssnt: He lttd Dan Lamb sit aud ant.
cheek by Jowl, aud they are generally
considered by the Soutli.West and the
East as tthe other side Of tue House.n
He was born in new York, but has been
a long time resident of Virginia, lie
was, or is now, President of the II. w. Va.
u. Il. Go. lie is ~ Whig, and a lnwyer.by
profession.
WAtTNAN 7. Whitley, OF Monongalia, is
very tall, elegant, dignifed gentleman.
He was nmember of the Virginia Conyen.
tons of 1850 and lS6l-also of the first
Wheeling Convention. In July last he Was
elected to the United States Senate by- the
Restored Legislature Of Virginia, where HE
is at the present time, not being able TO
attend the Convention as regularly as he
desired. He thinks the greatest work for
the New State has TO be done at Washing
ton, and suspect he is right
MIR WIILEY has a long, bohy face, large
brilliant eyes, large nose, hesyy eyebrows
large mouth, long chin, black hair and
dark hal ltng
arms and skeleton-like hands, wears specs
tacles, no whiskers, fine clothes, ard looks
like great man, MS lie is. aud his very
presence casts a feeling of awe over you,
His voice is peculiar, and his style of
speaking remarkable. He Is the most elo.
lquent man in the convention by,all odds.
and am of the opinion, after having heard
some of the greatest men in the land, that
there are very few who are equal to Nr.
Wiley. When he raises his voice up 10 a
certain pitch. which is impossible to de.
scribe, more thanilo say that it is pksad-
iny, sOrrotgfUl, trembling voice, its effect is
powerful, thrilling the hearts of. his hear.
Grs MS ifby magnetism, aud almost ire
slstably carrying away the feeling of an
audience, if not their judgements. He
certainly has extraordinary powers of
oratory. He.has sbeena life-long Whi2,
and is one of the most conservative men
in the State. think he is little3to mod.
crate Oh the rebellion. Heis ffty years
old, and is native of Virginia, and a
lawyer.
WILIrAN WALKER, OF Wyoming, is u
small man, age thirty-four; dark thick
hatri broad face, blue eyes, low forehead,
large mouth; his coupteuance is open and
pleasant; DO sometimes makes short
speech, but he is not an ofater. He is,
rather goodloOkfng than otherwise, and Is.
. lawyer. he voted for Bell and Everett.
Wv. WARDER, of Gilmer, is n tail man
and rather slender, he has very black and.
very pretty whiskcrs and nustache,s DARK
complexion, black.eyes, Roman nose, small
mouth and au' u'intelligent tsieountenance.A
Heiis'an honest, true Uniop man, and has
stood up lnRntully and loyally against
great odds in the rebelliols little u9start
county of Gilmer, that has not yet, but is
IN a fair way, TO get her rights. Mr. War.
der was strong Douglas Democrat; he is
tnrmer, and is forty years old, and was
boruin Virginia.
a. ]. WILSON, Of Ritehie, is an old gem
ueman, sixty years of age, wears a wig
and spectacIes, and black cloth He has a
smooth round face, blue eyes, high fore
head, large nose and mouth; the express
sion OF his Countenaueei is that of an easy,
quiet, good natnred honest man; hS makes
no speeches. and but few motions. He
looks like a man you might persuade, but
could not drive. He is q farmer and q nagi
tive Of Virginia, aud.Voted for Bell.
+. N. Cook, of Mercer, is y small man,
aged forty; long heavy sandy hair, sharp
prominent featuress horid complexion.5 he
is quiet civil geutlemRn; says hnt little,
but seems 70 be attentive. he was admit
ted to q seat on . petition sigued by the.
eltAenspt Mercer county, on the Goth OF
January He comes from strqpg seces-