, 1864-04-29
SIDE CHANCES AT con.
ElkEsS1GEN,
Personal Sketches,


From Washington Cor. Springfield Republican,
SCHUYLER coLrAx.
Mr. Colfax. by his OWN choice, took the
floor first. l am not an impartial judge of
his style as speaker, being one of his warm
admirers. I revere his honesty, for 1t seems
to me q very hard thing for great md sue
cessfu1 man in political Life to keep his lu
tcgrity untarnis'cd. Said plain woman,
an snE y me IL pashS5al tie hSsf S5 TesssSsy esy eTf
is tie best man living" And during all my
stay in Washington, have never heard the
honesty and purity Of his heart called In
question. II declare it to be my private
opinion that Mr.. Colfax, when animated, Is
tie finest looking member. 1t is not because
would require any amount Of naturc'e handi-
work, but because think that for pure
kindline6s and benerolence, earnestness and
modesty Of expression, the face Of Nj. Cox
fax, when speaking, 3s before that Of most
men have eeen in Washington do not
differ. ! know civilized American who
likes flaming red halr. There Is no end to
individual iaiosyncsasIcs. But insist that
his tnce seems the title page Of an honest
heart.
! hare only heard him speak once, and that
WAS upon the unusunl occasion OF yesterday.
From that one experience should call him
rather than polished orator. He Was logic
al and Often eloquent BE did.nos have fair
play. Under promise of wide margin, he
was robbed. By continual Interruptions from
the other side, Of q large share of his time,
pro promise, bully Dcrnoerat objected. i :na-
5ority Of the opposing partv made . respect
able show Of disapproyal Of Mr. Chanler's
motion. Whether bogus or real they best
know. 1t VAS certainly civil aud becoming.
Mr.. Co1faX refused to avail himself Of the
compulsorary withdrawal Of tho objection.
He rerudiatca all personal considerations IN
the course Which he had taken In his Own
words hc was willing to become the target
OF attsck for the sake OF his country" He
did not "loYe self less, but his country
morc.''
To- me, as he stood there, his face lighted
up By the inspiration Of his theme md the
occasion, submitting, with smiling grace to
hnrassing Interruptions, descending to no
rctty personalities, clothing in beautiful
words his heroic love Of country, he seemed
worthy to te martyr to any true CAUSE
But, after all, the secret Of bis power over
the hearts Of his friends lies less In his known
ability than in his kindness and his honesty,
natures fau. '*Theze is daily beauty in his
life that makes another ugly.h
HENRY WINTER DAVIS.
On Tuesday evening this statesman added
further glory to his name by graceful and
manly uttercnce Of patriotic sentiments. T
do not know how his speech reads, but one
thing is sure, it sounded we'll Nicely roun-
livery arc no undesirable accidents in IN ora
tor. Logic uDcondimentcd is dry food. The
tendency Of the gallery, In which there was
large soldicrly element, was to applaud
much. This, bling democ1atically consid-
errd obnoxious, was speedily checked.
Mr.. Davis has the air OF h man accustomed
tosway crowds By the use Of Ills tongue; Of
man with power to vitalze and integrate
unwie1dy masses through the magnetism Of
his own superlbundant energy and earnest
nces. He Is middle aged, Well made man,
OF medium size, with m exceeding nfr Of
youtbfnlness, With be ONCE to light hair and
complexion, graceful agility Of carriage, and
eyes are deer set and expressive. His hands
| hre small and delfcote like q Woman's. Seen
| in the the honse By gaslight, he looks to be
twenty. eight or thirty. Seen By daylight be
| looks sallow and carewOrn and much older.
think one would single him out Us gentle
culture and ability.
FERNANDO WOOD.
! For e1eekness and apparent rcspecabi1lty
| Of department. Fernando Wood ls the gem
! OF Tie opposition SIDE of the House. Seen
| from the gallery, he looks like well-to-do
| Methodist minister. He is tall and long
| wasted aud straight, and wears his sleek
| coat buttoned up to within few inches of q
very white collar. which makes him seem
taller and longer WASTED and straighter still,
and leaves a clerical sparscncss of very
white bosom. His face, latitndina]ly and
lonCitudtnnlly considered, is ample, but has
the effect Of length AND sickness. Ills hair
is long and black, and sleek, and looks q
little Wiggish- He walks with an erect, 1nea-
sured, mcdltatiye tread; has o stately, non
cllal,nt way of writing when loyal members
speak, and benign way Of listening when
uny Of his own clan begin to relieve them
selves. ttTherc is no voice SO simple but
assumes some trick Of virtue in its outward
,artsn never had the misfortune to hear
him speak.
AR. LONG, OF ONO,
This gentleman, though by no means an
ugly man, viii never be liable to be hung for
hie beauty. He is what m1llers would call
| "miao1inEs." His style Of delivery is more
forclble than agreeable His voice, when he
began, was sqeakingly pathetic lie made 9
dive at peoples seasibilities- When he stop
ped Goundcring In this shoal water, and,
Wading in, had planted himself On his own
muddy bottom. be sho F ed an ability worthy
| Of better cause. Mr. Harris, of Maryland,
Nho sustain him in his first exposition, put
himself beneath the notice Of clean pen, By
the baseness Of his remarks. Ar. Long at
least kept on the garb Of decency, hut Mr.
Harris ont~Heroded Herod. The result OF
the whole matter is resolution of cenaure,
passed by small majority upon Mr. Long,
for tho ntterauce and printing Of reasonable