The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-05
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epistlss from this metropolis sooner, should
By this time have had more linked sweetness
long drawn ont than horse can tros. But
betssr lats than never;aad ifryour readers
can worry through with what ! ehall now
have to send on in alopathic doses, their pro-
fciency in patience, perseverance, and sweet
oil may be setdown - sublime.
Whstherione took bird s-eys view Of the
Senate in the early part Of the session, or At
any other time, be would, IF be knew the
history Of the men in the Chamber. be struck
with the number Of noted military men be-
longing to that body.
There, for instance, in the front row Of
desks, sits General Mathies, Of Burlington,
the hero Of the fierce combat Of Iuka--ths
iercest Of the war. He il Of large frame,
| we'll supplied with musclesl He has thin
hair, : heavy iron-grsy beard, and disni-
| Ged bearing. He i uniyersally respected a.
| man, and warmly liked - . Senator. Upon
his left sits Senator Reed, oflDallas--a tall,
fine looking man, with iaht complexion,
and sweeping beard. Ohe Of the most
afable, genial Of gsntiensa. nsn Of first
class talents, ~ speaker and legidatorA
clear headed, sfar~ss1ing. ssd industrious
he stands nesr the head Of the Senatorial
class. He served with great credit IN the
Second Iowa battery, Distinguished from Pea
Ridge to Mobile. Just to the rear Of Reed
sits Col Meyer, Of jasper, late Of our Twen-
II eighth Infantry, which fought al through
and around the late Confeder3cy, leaving its
dead and An honorable history scattered oil
through the valley ofthe Mississippi and Of The
Shenandoah. Col. Meyer has . 9 efmss cast d
countenance, sud his ancestors were doubtless
Germans, bot he 10 natire of Pennsylvania.
He has black eyes, uncommonly bright, and
4 good head He is one Of the bes, parlia.
mentary speakers on the floor, and one Of the
most influential OF the Senators, as . legisla-
! tor. Immediately behind him sits Col. J.
Henry Smith, Of Clinton, genuine German,
and regular '.blue eyed, fair>hsired Saxon
of the North lie served long and honor
ably in Belknap's ever memorable "iova
Brigade being the last commanding officer
oil the 10Th Infantry. He was captured a,
the terrible battle of Atlanta, JAY ed, 1854
but after months OF captivity and incredible
hardships, escaped TO Gods Country" lie
is philosophical German, radical all over.
He does NOT speak much, but has . large 10.
6nence. He in the Senate. and Trusdell.
Cotton, and Lefingwell, in the House, make
for Clinton county delegation which il
would be very hard to beat. Away round to
the left Of The Chair, sits Major Walden, oil
Appanoose, who succeeded splendidly as a
.'igh,is." in the Sixth Infantry which held
the extreme right Of the arny so long
at Shiloh. and afterwards Ia the Eighth
Cavalry. Msior Walden has one of the most
pleasing coun,enances ever ~. He is the
stiff backed editor Of the radical Loyal cuti
zen, and one of the most successful men in
the Senate in carrying his measures. As q
man, he is perfectly superb.
4 n Il L. .F a.. - al
tor, and the best looking man Of all of them,
may be seen Major Bennett, df Washington
10 personal appearance be very much resem
bles Horace Maynard, of Tennessee. He i.
the President, pro tempore, of the Senate,
and an excellent presiding officer. On the
floor he is eminent, being one Of the abless
speakers and most diligen. workers. He has
a very fine mind, we'll cultivated, and is a
whole-souied man whom everybody likes.
Just to the right Of the Chair is Major Ham.
| iiton, one Of The best lawyers of Iowa, and q
soldier who fought braveiy and suffered
greatly in the army, being for many months
q prisoner at Tyler, Texas. The Major is
small in stature, resembling NOT little the
Hon. james F. Wilson, Of your Congress
sional District. He is vertical Republican,
and an uneommony clear, strong, and ener-
| Reiic speaker-as forcible, | think, as any
man on the floor. As q good fellow, he is q
| magnificent success. Two or three seats be-
hiud is Major Pierce, of jefferson, of the
celebrated Fourth Cavalry. de is very tall,
and not bad looking, but with Acowl on his
face 81 times that persusdes you hs Is on
| proper occasions man terribly in earnest.
He is tip-top Senator and man. Near him
| is Mr.. Wolfe, OF Cedar, who carries around
! in his body q minnie ball or two which went
nearly all around him during the late Gun
pleasantnis. He is one of the best read
men in the Senate, as sociable q travelling
companion as ever met in railway coach,
and is good both as speaker and worker. By
the side of Mr.. Wolfe sits Senator Farwell,
| Of Jones, late Of our 3lst Infsntry. ! never
knew man of more admirable character.
Thesman who knows him and does not love
him must be ft for ,reasons stFatagems and
spoils. He is Christian gentleman without
guile. Asa Senator, he is quiet but poten-
tial.
So much for the military characters They
have adorned the Legislature AZ successfully
As they splendorized the military annals Of
the State. As for the civilians, can only
give bare mention to Few Of them to-day.
Mr. Cattell, of Polk, Chairman of the Ways
and Means, is nearly seven tfees high, and
one of the best Of Quskers, as he is one Of
the best of all the public me6 of Iowa Mr..
Doud, Of Van Buren,, is man greatly like,
and whom nearly everybody greatly likes,
He is always in his seat, and has fine fore
head and badness over pair of spectacles.
He is clear and very pleasing speaker Mr..
Powers, Of Black Hawk, man about the
size Of Napoleon Bonaparte, the able Chair.
man OF the Judiciary Committee, Powers
and not Napoleon has had as much to Dc
with the most important legislation Of The