Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-02

SENAroks LEAxE AND GUR.-A quill
driver. Who travels under The nos. Is plume Of
Traveller" and Who puts up prinei pally st
the Register ofhss In Dss xo;nss. thus does sp
our Scott County Sssstoss
sExAroaiAL sKE1can-I1l tell you % me-
thing sbout the Scott County Ssosters. Mr..
Leaks 10 young lavy er, thirty. three years Of
sgs Ne iojossice would b done = The young
men OF the bar Of this State to ssy that hs 10
one Of its most promisipg member ssd IN Of.
namsnt end honor to It; and it would be do
Ing nobody any injustice. In "Trsvelss's" opio-
Ion. TO cay that be 10 one Of the best lawyers
and Legislators in the senate. He 10 On easy j,
Logical speaker. One can listen to him and
tell what he has bsen talking about, zee the
track he followed. Gil the stopping places. and
where and how be brought up. He 10 sys-
tsmstic and orderly, usss . dictionary and
speaks the English language; . good scholar
and . gentleman Of 6ns social qualities; don't
indulge 10 any cant, clap trsp. or humbug in
public Or private. He does not occupy the
positioo upon the committee one apprecistiDg
bis abilities would naturally expect, but hs
makes his impress on legislation for oil that !;
and prediction 10 ventured that 10 the next
ses.ion hs will Be found higher up on the list
In personal appearance he is rather proposes
sing. and said to be good looking; and sbo d
deem It my duty. in view Of his lone condi.
tion. TO call the attention Of the ladies to bic
case. had II not been suggested that thelr eyes
we're already on him. He 10 another Of those
men with light hair. fair faces. and souls TO
match. He is . Presbyterisn in bis religious
proclivitiss.' and BY nature he 10 almost per
susded' to be Christian. There are only two
thiogs have ever heard urged against him
One 10 that be Was born 10 New jersey and
the other, that he II opposed to the To nehip D
System. The latter may b cured BY time
and the former . nau ought net 70 be hold re-.
sponsible for.
Mr. Cue 10 . farmer thirty-two years Of
age, . native Of New York . man with Q
eentlsmanly lock aud mapners brown hair,
flowing beard and moustsche that . knight
might bs proud to sport; fioe face and
cark keen eye that don't 60 to eep. except
at the proper time and place Hr 10 Christ
ian Of the Uoiversalist percussion. A. legis.
htor his qualifications are too we'll setab
li,hed by IN honorable experience of several
years 10 demand comment He is . ready de
bster desls in facts and arguments; eschevs
oil wordy appeals and rhetorical flourishe and
commando not only the attention, but the re
spect Of the Senate while speaking. In HE
course as . representative be proceeds upop
the good but much abused Democratic prin-
ciPls Of representing his constituents. Do MOI,
understand that he keeps up an eternal ho v !
like some men / wot of in another ~ STATE
about what his constituents want, or makee
inces.ant appeals to local prejudces for home
consumption; bot really and honestly endea.
vors to carry out the intelligent wishes o.
his constituency. As Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Printing. while entirely free frou
oil penny-~ise and pound foolish notions. b.
has been careful to see that no ini niudicious
expense should be incurred By the State 10
hat department. He 10 also an active an6
Influential member of the Committee on Ae
riculturs and the agricultural interest il,
zealously and inselligently represented By
him.
have liked these Scott county gentlemen
from the first day saw them to the date here.
Of. without any shadow of variablenees AnG
many good things more might be said. and III.
truth be not al told but hear the verde,
"bs brief TRAvELER.