Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-10-23
ALExAADER HI. STEPHENS.

The Ex-Rebel. Vice President and
\ N.s John III. Regan, i'm New YOrk--Mr.
stephens, ,Appearance.Fu Move
mcnts of the Party.
IFrom the N. Y. World, 1sth.l
Alexander II. Stephens, ex-Vice Presi-
dent of the Confederate States, accompanl-
ed by his brother, Judge Linton stephens,
who remained six weeks imprisoned with
him in Fort Warren, and ex-Postmaster
General John ii. Regan, arrived in this city
last evening on the o'clock train, and put
up at the Astor House. The news of their
arrival spread rapidly through the build
ing, and created quite commotion among
the guests. Groups of eager sight-seers
stood in the corridors impatiently awaiting
their passage from the dining-room where
they had gone shortly after their arrival,
while others whose curiosity overcame Their
good breeding, crowded around the en-
trance to the dining room to obtain glance
7 at the renowned Southerners. AS they
passed through the halls on their way to
}. their rooms from the dining saloon, the
gentlemen present stood back in respectful
distance, silent and gazing, as If awed by
the presence of men who, in the light OF the
present day, seemed like relics of a mighty
but shattered effort of misguided people.
Mr.. Stephens is by no means OF prepossess-
ing appearance. He is OF medium height,
extremely attenuated in frame, as II worn
to skeleton by disease of years, with race
of deathly palor, and eyes deep-sunken In
their sockets, which are rendered more
piercing in their gaze by the struggling
white locks of hair that fall over the tenn
ples in silken threads. His gait in walking
] Is that of the feebleness of age, and he
carries cane which seems to be used more
from habit than for any support 1t might be
supposed to afford the owner. At first
sight the idea that the man before us Is the
same Alexander III. Stephens who, In the
+ bright days of the republic-before red
handed war brought father and son in
deadly strife-so Oft and so grandly electri-
fled the country with the eloquent words OF
the deep-thinking statesman, seems utterly
preposterous-so completely does the ex-
terror appearance Of the man hide the
mighty genius within. Once In converse
tion with him, whatever belief in his cold
ness OF nature and eXclusiveness OF social
intercourse, his outward aspect may have
caused to creep into ones mind, is speedily
dispelled by the affable manner with
which he greets you; and when he shakes
you by the hand with cordial
grasp that indicates the mans natu-
raj goodness OF heart, one realizes
the full force of the isaying that appearan-
ces often deceive and are not TO be depend
ed upon as true signs of character. His
, voice in speaking is low-toned and at times
sharp, but not disagreeable to be heard
when accompanied, as 1t is, by the pleasing
language, and smooth, unaffected accent
that denotes the true-born gentleman. He
still wears the historic swallow-tail coat
and turn-down collar. John III. Regan, his
companion and fellow-sufferer in the same
cause, in appearance is the true type OF the
true Southern gentleman. He is tall and
commanding in form, we should say full
six feet in height, with an uncommonly
wellbuilt frame, and head well balanced
on shoulders that Apollo might envy; with
dark brown hair, within ashade of black,
full beard and mustache of the same color,
dark complexion, and flashing black eyes
that set off admirably by their bright
ness their dark surroundings. Reagan is
what the world would call handsome
man. He is familiar in conversation,
yet so much so as to make one forget
that he is in the presence of one whom
dignity of manner is not lost even in laugh
ing moods; genial, light-hearted and frank
in his opinions, and polite to fault. Judge
Linton Stephens, brother of the late Vice
President, is very fine looking man, of
full habit and ruddy complexion, and the
last man who would be taken as the broth
er of Alexander. One would take him to
be a well-to-do New England farmer rath-
er than Southern gentleman of leisure
with plantations by the hundred acres.
To-day, Mr.. Stephens, accompanied by
his brother, will leave for his plantation in
Georgia, where loving hearts await to greet
him and kindly voices will bid HIM well
come home. Mr.. Reagan, after staying a
few days in the city, will start for Wash
ington, where he will remain few days;
thence he intends to depart for his resi-
dence in the State of the "Lone STAR"