Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-02-07
speaker Co:fax In "a Frame

Speaker SO.faN iss !. Er1I1s e.
y Washington correspondent of the New
York Times paints Mr.. Speaker Colfax, o,
t.Iis State, in pretty strong co!ors, ana
frames him. as follows:
\ deep turned voice. stern vet pleasant
with hurried. sharp articulation and ner-
vous tones. indicating prompt decision anJ
quick tact is heard anon during the whole
OF The proceedings. AMI ii comes from the
broad chest of the Speaker. Mr
SCHUYLER CoIiaX, of Indiana. He Is a mar
who disappointS vou at first sight aS he
seems lacking in are. though satisfactorily
'!ignificd for his years. \ moments obser-
vatiOn dissipates this disappointment. a,
his wonderfully energetic and truly sudder
decisions of parliamentary questions mark
I him distinctly a. the right man in tn,
right place lie i inStinctively parlia
mcniarian, with strange ability at pronp
.pp.;caiiOn OF his instincts. lie is plain
Practical nan whose appearance is solid
and seems To invite confidence from s!ran
gers He has large forehead. rounded at
the temples with great depth back from
The eyes. and immense percep,ive bumps
prU!rrIdin- above his eyebrows. His hair
i brown. brushed forward little below
The parting on the lcit side, with two ol
three heavy locks hanging car.IcSSly down
over his forehead. Ills eyebrows are very
light in color. and not very heavy. They
OverSEadOw a pair of deep set. very low
blush gray C. e.. whicl, sparkle with intel
Ii"encc, good fellowship. and slircwI per
ccpiiOn of character. His nose is Roman
with compressed no>trils which form wrin-
kles in his cheeks runnnr away from them
toward the back part ofthe squire jaw. and
making his cheek bones rather too proni-
neni. Under his ewes there are scmi-cir-
clcs or wrinkles Of heavy flesh. showing
constant Use OF those Or-s,nS in reading oI
writing with the aid Of artificial light. II,
w,GS!ScrS are cut 10 50 "a to form n com
pietc covering from the tips of his ears tc
his chin. and ailt, Ia the natural cXtraorli
nary square1esS OF lis Jaw. which is no
unlike Grant in general appearance. HI'
dress l. uneXccp,iOnablv American. consist
ing of black brOadclOih frOCk coat anC
complete suit to match. He stands grace
I fully when he addresses the House. ant
when le leaves the chair to take the foo
+ for a regular speech. he has, in my opinion
/ 10 equal in Congress for pleasing demean
or and elegant gesticuia,iOn. He speaks
without prcmediiatiOn, right 10 the point
F in captivating. easy style. peculiar To ih'
imprOmpiu speakers ofthc Northwest. anC
above all exerts a magnetic influence owe
/ his hearers which carries them enthusiast
cally- into his belief before they realize it
There Is a genial, warmth hearted honesty il
his defamation which is all-convincinc
and his miraculous correctness in his rapi'
/ delivery adds greatly TO the pleasure o
hearing him. Socially, he is a prince
among princes. He knows little abou
everybody. and salutes them at his levce
with kind, hospItable grip and pleasan
word that puts them at ease from the ''wOr
20" and wins for him the name of bein
the most pleasing of all the public men q
the city who receive" He is. am fran
to admit my hero, and my bean ideal of
domestic official, such as our Republica
Government should be supplied with i
every position demanding public recogni
ton. Such man could not fail to hav
hundreds of warm personal admirers, an
his position as Speaker of the House de
mOnStraies clearly that he has a large mum
ber ofpolitical friends He lives in fin
style. including in his house e-hold his moth
er, Mrs. Matthews. and bis sincere filial re
gard for her has won for him the respect @
al who know him. She seldom appear
in the galleries that he does not call som
member to the Chair and go immediatel
to her side. He is my candidate for til
; Presidency.