The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-22
Prom he Louisville Press, Dee. 10.
Hen. Thomas COrwin.

Thfs 1instri0us statesman and orator, OF
ths Henry Clay school, who died yes erday
In Washington. was born in Bourbon cOun-
~. XIV. July -, ASA. Self-mads and self
educated. be early became distinguished as
+. lave. end Tor his singulsrly effective
slo1usues before jury aud on the stump
aAer being in the Ohio LegiHature he wss
.ept 10 Congress in 1881, and continued
tpsmber OF the House until ls40, when he
- chosen Governor o. Ohio. In ls45 be
vs. elected by the Wing majority in the
OHIO legislature United States Senator. Ia
1859, Wa appointed by President Fillmore
secretary Of the Treasury. From $500,
- sgsin "a Ohio Representative in Con
rrsss. Under P esident lincoln, he was
Minister 70 the Republic Of Mexico.
A Washington correspondent Of the New
York Times thus described him ia January
1850. sMr. C0rwin is large-bodied and
.re,.-conditi0ned man, shout tive feet ten
inches high, with short gray hair, large
hazel ewes, full Of subtlety and humor;
shaved aud plump cheeks, Of a horid,
brunette complexion; heavy gray eyebrows,
which have the faculty Of rising and falling
A extraordinary distance; head very high
and full On tie upper region, but rather de-
Scent IN breadth across Us base; large and
utrorz animal features, with well-shsped
mOuth 10 match ad0uble chin, thick throat,
great variety Of expression, and deep.
Filverv voice, too much addicted % tragic
whispers and stage-Hsidos- As retailer o.
anecdotes Mr.. Corwiu is without en- equal
In CoBeress-perhaps 10 the country. His
pouers o. an actor are Of the highest order,
md be is 700 often tempted, by his irresis-
tible success as a humorist, 20 branch OF
int little illustrative stories, which rather
mar the general effect Of his serious elocu-
Ton. An accomplished classical scholar
and student. the Ohio wsgon-boy used "a
read Trcls Bucolic's wLile driving his
team across the Trairies. and since that
time. every step in bis upward course has
been madeuse 0f as sfi5rding him larger OPP
portuuities for Improvement"
Mr. Co-vIn's last great speech in Con
xress. January "A, ls6o, was iu response u
Mr Harsadale of Mississippi, and Boa illus-
Erafi0n and defense OF the fundamental
principles 81 the Republican party. An
rye-wIiness suids
aIts leading Characteristic was the maIes
g. march OF she Argument Amid oil the
glitter of the lighter and raycr weapons o.
auack and ratort, there was heard ;he iuces
tsut booming of she heavy artillery of logi,
IN defence Of the main proposition that th,
doctrines of the Republican party and es
pccially heir opinions upon The power ant
duiv of Congress % InhIhIt slavery in th'
Territories. were identical with the teach
snes ID the trainers OF tae Consultation, auJ
- rreat tNpouuders in the several Depart
mani of the Government He caused thl
verde and the acts of jefferson, Washing
tau, Madison, Marshall, Monroe, Crawford
Calhoun. Adams, WirJ, Clay, aud Webster
90 pass lu long and solemn review before Dbl
auditory 90 portion Of whom paid close
attsnuou than the leadera Of abe ultu
sduth.l he. an ths while. pouring aloul
lhcir pslh the glowing light Of iervid an'
apprcciai nc eulogy. To those portions %
AZ speech. where be dwelt upon the anti
slavery policy of the lathers Of ibc Republic
and VI lleir eldest soas, be rose 20 the leye
81 bis theme, utlsriug sentences 81 trannceu
daut ols0urncc.
"Mr. lorwu appealed b Georgia, au,
his native Kentucky, and irCiuin. 90 shan
don their insane doctrines aud mad prar
tces. or Dig up the bones oi their jefferson
bfsr.hsl, crawford. Win aud CLAY, an,
sash then into the lotomsc, or gihbci then
bstEeru tbe heavens aud the earth.
This extraordinary speech. while so 81
ruuasnt Of tTsusccudhut power. 10 behalf ID
the Republican doctrines. exhibited all tbl
salient features of Mr. DorWin's el0queucs
gaFuished aud set OF with those uuiqu,
gestures gud dramhtic expressions Of c1uu
tsuauco lor which BE- is celebrated. Ever
hue ol politics Boa abe House kept up run
nsnr accompaniment 90 laughter at bis In
llof 8g, as his barsis OF maj esic cl0quenc
broke suddenly upon them, sank into 8 81
iencc that reached che remotest spectator d
she galleries. AZ whole it was a splendi.
performance. sud has obhtcrhtod here. q
the capital. the last trace of suspicion tha
thc Tom Clrwin of $500, has STATED one i0.l
in intellectual viror. from the Tom Gorsin
uho. as thg champion OF aaa. Harrison an,
Henry Clay, wen enduring laurcIs In th,
memorable campaigns of ls40 and lss4.'