The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-04
Personnel @: the Xaahee Senate.

a correspondent OF the Cincinnati Csmnerciai
writing from Washington, furnishes that paper
with sketch 0l The prominent men composing
the Yankee Senate The following il portioa o!
it:
Mr. Saulsbury.-Mr. Salisbury is man Of ine
personal appearance, about forty years of age
lie is above the medium height, rather stOutly
built. Ills hair is jet black, has eyes kean pier
cling, aud well adapted 10 flashing anger in The
face of an opponent. His face is large, aud may
be termed handsome. He wears neither Witskprs
nor t,.otsachc. He dresses neatly in fine broad
cloth. He is good speaker, uses choice language,
and cnunciates distinctly He is noi altogether free
from the imputafiOu Oi vanity, should say, from
the number OF times he Iooh- al ihe galleries while
speaking, with al mir Of : How do you like il :;
Wouldn't my opponent be better of if he hadn
said any thing "
Mr. Eayari Mr.. Bay.rd is about twenty wears
older than his colleague, very pretty figure, rath
Ct inclined 10 c0rpucncy. His .lair is quite gray
and what little there Is oi il is pa'tcd in the mid
die Time has iufrowed h- face quite deeply
He speaks with very little animaon and at times
there is considerable of whine in his uttrrince.
He recently re- elected To the Senate, and II
now devOives upon him 70 take The oath, "r be *
prI!at from that body. He viii take the oath,
lhongh not with Guch relish.
MR. sumner Nj Summers personal appearance
has been often described that VIII hot Iiakt
oi my poor attempts TO convey To the reader al
Idea of how this eminent statesman and scholar
looks on The iloor OF tie Senate. 1t would not re
ouire Il very good judge Of human nature to point
him ont as he sits at the desk, whether reading
writing or listening to the remarks Of another sen
ator as ''the rObest Roman Of them aii.'' There
is something about him that cannot fail to impress
any nan oi ordinary late iigence with the fact that
he is tricky politician, no psucdo statesman, no
socialist. But when he rSrs 10 an impr"mPu
speech be dscnchlnts uu, and you cannot N
IL King Yourself or somebody near you, sis tiia
Sdnarr: Certainly II can't be le who IS making
such poor ATTEMPT on Such TRIVIAL subject Bu
it is even Charles sumner, The profound sch lar
tt.I f.ltt ~
speakers in the Senate. IL is because he was sucl
4 craa, thinker aud such profound student, and
perhaps, TOO, that one Is apt Ia expect so muc on
him. that he impresses you untayorasly when d
que,tion is suddenly sprung upon him, for Wbiet
he had no In e tor thought or research.
Mr.. Fsssehieh Is one ci the keenesi dcbaters II
the Senate always prepared, nc matter what sub
rci is brought up always ready 10 give s0unt
logical views. matter what the topic under dis
cnssion Ihe ia0st dithcut antagonist to over
come and the safest guide TO follow.
| Mir McDuuea hail, ft0m California; was elected
| as a Union man; but has taken TO Peace Detnpc-
tacy and bad whi-key; l. very eccentric, and uSu
aiiy very drunk; GENES intJ The Senate chamber
| booted aud spurfed for horse race or cavalry
raid.
sir herman the young Senator from Ohio, III
,iSng f.an OF the Senate, has hi.h appreciation
Of tie value OF time aud never attempts I" argue
point when he knows he cannot hope 10 change 4
vote by so doing Makes few speeches and good
ones f. energetic and Jealous in the discharge O
| e cry duty assigned TO hi!b.
| Gen Ware il rough and unpublished, but homes
aud rapab,e Talks strongly when he does talk
wbc, is seldom. Is said u be somewhat of al
aHt slavery man
| Nj poweii was evidently intended tor farmer
aad not for a Senator. Is very fond OF luibbiine
and has word To say against everything proposed
| by the Administration party His remarks would
| be more acceptable if more grammatical
Jim Lane Is very quiet and uHob''nsive for I
ia,hawker Is not often heard from, yet was heare
| from once too often waen be attempted to make
reformation la Wall street
Mr.. sprague will not make very profound i'm
preston as a statesman or an orator. Has more
wealth than genius and can accomplish more will
ita former tiaa the latter.
Mr Lane, of Indiana, is honest and faithful -
Not very ambitious, and not very desifous OF pub
lie applause. A good worker, but not an extTaor
dinafy speaker.