The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-12-28

uiouStaShC atlu Silc NHtShtIS, oi-uiSLillcu
carriage. He cannot fail to command
| respect. The centre of an attentive
group of his friends, he is apparently
provoking their risibilities to high de-
| gree. He takes his late defeat with the
most good humored n0nchataHcG. He
retircs from the House at the close OF the
present session.
TO his right is "Sunset"- ~ Cox, of
! Ohio, the active leader of the Democracy
of tire House. lie is not more than
! five feet and half in height, his face
and head covered with black hair, ma
king him look scarce thirty, while, III
reality, he is over forty. Wiry, active
and energetic, his party will miss him
greatly lie spoke good -humoredly of
his defeat on Tuesday, during the con-
sideration Of proposition for the selec-
ton of new seats by the members, efy-
fered by Eliot, of Massachusetts,, No.o
! has {. bad location on the extreme
outside now. Cox being blessed with a
good resting place, moved to postpone
the resolution until the first Monday in
December next, when, ms he said, "he
did not intend to take seat, ard the
| selection would be eminently proper"
A man who receives general and
marked attention, both from members
and spectators, is Reuben f. Fenton,
the Governor elect of New York, He
is fine looking man, tall, with black
whisllcrs and iron grey hair. lie has
resigned his seat, to take effect on the
oG l,n h
prior to his Inauguration. Eben Z. In
gersoll, the successor of Owen LoVejoy,
is now talking to Governor Fcnton, and
is short, saily-dressed young man, Just
reelected Sy large majority
Passing over to the Democratic side
Of the House, We notice his colleagues,
the two Aliens. James c. Allen is hand
some and Of commanding presence. lie
was Clerk of the Thirty fifth Congress,
and was 'eg GHjcjo presiding officer Of
the House of Representatives durin: the
memorable Speakcr>!Iip contest Of the
following Congress. William j. Allen
is an older man, less striking in his ap-
poarance.
Near him, the burly f"ran of Alex
audcr Long strikes our eye. Mr. Long,
it will be remembered, made an clabo-
rate speech last session IN favor oi the
recognition of the Southern Conicdcracy,
and, on motion Of Speaker CollaN, was
cenSurcd therefor bv the House. lie is
large and heavily built man, with light
brown hair and reddish whi~kcrS and
| beard. TO his left, sits Fernando u ood,
| busiiy writing, and rarely lifting his eyes
| from his desk. Fernando looks far more
| like Methodist clergyman than like the
willy, Sagacious politician that he is. He
| is about five feet eleven inches in height,
spare but wiry and strong III build, and
very erect-rather military, indeed, in
| carriage Since the touGreSSiol lal re
| cess he has adorned his face with for
midable moustache. He bears his late
! defeat calmly. His successor, Mr., VII
| liam \. Darling, is radical Republican,
! Ben Wood has not taken his seat this
session, md probably will not Among
others who have not yet appeared are
Thaycr Of Philadelphia; Voorhees,, OF
| Indiana, who, it Is sad, will shortly re
! sign his seat 10 remove to New lo! K
city; and Robinson, of Illinois, tEe late
defeated candidate for Governor, and now
a "Lmcoln conscript.'
Green Clay Smith, Of kentucky, 8
short, good looking, soldierly man
though on the Democratic side of til,
House, is a good Republican. He strong
! Iy advocates the anti-slayery amendmcnr
TO the Constitution. lie is talking tt
Henry Winter Davis, the handsome anC
eloquent representative from Baltimore
city, and Chairman Of the Committee OF
Foreign Affairs.
But to hastily close up this already
lengthy letter, we must pass on. Here
on the Speakers right, are Samuel j
Randall, of Philadelphia, and MyeI
Strouse, Of Pottsville. The latter is tai
and good-looking, of Jewish aspect, Will
black hair and beard. lie has lately
taken strong ground in favor of the Go
vernment. Near them are McClurg, 0
Missouri, the smallest man in stature il
the House; Cobb, of Wisconsin, tin
only member of Congress who wears
military uniform; and Alexander IL
Rice, of Boston, the energetic Chairman
of the Naval Committee, and a strongly
urged candidate for the Secretaryship c
| the Navy.