St. Mary's gazette., 1864-03-24


Pf.saays >. s. trs fe sa,9.1
A number Of vears ego. l was nc,n-l
her Of the Convrt,i.n held by authority of
the State Of Massachusetts,. 70 take into
consideration amendments to the Constiiu.
tion. On thr fr-s day Of the session. ar
irving az the Stsse House in Boston. some-.
what late, | took seat 10 the gallery
and MAS thus pble to enjoy a bird's-ey-,
view Of the 6rF of the Hall There were.
many distinguished men present. aud u,y
eye rested with much pleasure on faces nu-.
nistakabiy stamped With deep ihougtt,
aud on heads large snd we'll balsnccd.
n,auifessiug n,ssive intellectual power.
During the visit uf Spu.zheim 10 this
country | h;d given some attention tn
the subject II phrenclogy. and while gag
ing upon 9" many craniums. l could not
but be struck ~iih ,nsny peculiar develop
n,eats, which led me to speculate on the
probable characters of several Of the dele
gates on the fenr While engaged in thi.
amusement n,E aticnriep was attracted ty
the singular Ppearance Of gentlemen.
who occupied seat near the centre Of the
floor. aud whom previously had never
>ecn. lie VAS stout, sturdy-lookiag
figure. of medium height; aud c"srse
Temperament. ihut his craniom appeared to
me we'll w"r,ly Of study. and there was
no obstacle in the way. as the top Of hi.
head was quite bald.
| saw ut q glance that the organ. at
frmn-ss and .slf esteem were largely devel-
oped- .conscentiousness and the moral
faculties generally, as reverence ard
benevoleDce, quite deficient; the higher
reasoning powers. as casualty ana COM
paris"n, were also below the average.
liu, the practical or knowing" organs,
were remarkably large. as we're also those
Animal organs which give force aud energy
to the charscier. 80 al
suit lie allsasssaa** : Msssd AZ 4 PlssspasLim. ~
my 0enesI cataisg1H as n,ai. Ut sfrcae
viii, selfish AID ambitions; persevcriug IN
his efforts TO accomplish his purpose. aud
unserupulous with regard to tho meaus.
aided by an intellect Of powerful prsc-
;ical character. Such q man. said {"
myself. was Marat, Danson and Rober-
spierre. anL had he lived in Paris at The
date of the early French revelation he
would have figured as one Of the mos,
fcrocioue and sanguinary, as veil as able
leaders Of the Jacobins
/ was confirmed in the truth of mr. con.
lecture by q glance a, h,s features. al.
though ! have never had much faith In
physiugnony for they were marked BY
sinister expression. which did not invite
cantid. nee. and which was increased by
an unfortunate obl'quity in one of his visual
organs.
| lost DO time in ssccrtaining the name
Of the gentlemen who had thus excited my
curiosity. and put my phenology to tn.
test. aud | found bis name was Benz. r.
Butler. citizen of Lowell. Did l read
his character Alright?
A little more than two months ago,
happened to be OH tbr f,or Of the House uf
Representatives 10 Washington. when q
resolution was introduced of very patri-
o,ic character and evidently carefully pre-
rared. to test the loyalty Of the extreme
Democrats Of The House. The resolutions
was adopted BY yea and nay vote-and IT.
though many Of the opposition wer really
opposed 10 some of the principles of The
resolution. yet 10 one had The indepep-
cenre to vote against il except Hon BENZ.
g. Harris, Of Maryland.
Not knowing this gentlemen even by
sight. I was unable to decide whether he
was Influenced with more than ordinary
secession prcelivities. or a firm and deter
mined will, which would NOT allow him to.
waver in his action for q moment. ~ ''
A few days after this, n.y attention wac
attracted ta she appearance Of the craniu,s
Of tall. bald. headed gentleman. which
presented marked peculiarly, the char
aeter Of which cnald not be mistaken. even
hy iyro in phreuoaogy. The organ Of
hrnuess was enormous. mapifesfed by an
uprising OF the Uranium. ike large pre-
tuhersuce on th- top Of bis bead. directis
over the ears To ri=e il fully rqiailed the
development of thar organ in thc head of
A'drev Jackson I was induced TO iu-
quire the name of this u,an With the deter
armed will. and u prssed ia be the above
BENZ 6. Harris of- May land | Was no.
Longer at . hiss in aseriLiaa tn the right
motive the sction Of the gentleman. sha
bad the courage and the firaness to give
bis solitary y,ae against the passaec of the
resolution. Nothing would induce him to
tribe wisis bis priusiplss aud Ls the slave
Of expsdseAcy. atA shl y 'a