The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-03-26
A Sketch of the Sonata.

characters in tho Senate.
Nondcr is Roscoe Conklipg, large,
good looking, over dressed man, look
ing like an Englishmou Ono Disra
eli curl runs down his high forehead,
except chat this curl is quito red
like his carefully trimmcd beard and
curlcd locks lie wares blue coat.
raitcrs Of cloth buckled over his in
iustcp, and he is altogether the most
perfect physical figure on the Goor
His voice is nasal, his expression Of
face critical lie is one ofthe young
est of all the Senators.
Very unlike the breadth ofbcam of
Coukliu is little Garrct Davis. Small,
bilious-eycd, with lttlc peaked
bare-fced chinuiug out Of biz fore
head. His power lies in long winded-
ness, and he hates as long as he talks.
Stewart, Of Nevada, is pleasant Dor
id, youngish man, pretty in hands
aud feet, too light in complexion 70
have n strong look,
Reverday johnson is natural
Maryland gentleman, with a perfect
knowledge Of the law, a conservative
on all questions, and a poor politician,
because so careful of his word, his
honor, and the results OF his utter.
aucos. Making all due allowances for
his latitude politically, ho is one Of
the salests patriots in Congress, fast
in his friendship, faithful to his oath,
n man in all best human soascs
Tic is fond of the body, rosy Of vein
and flesh, capital duor.out, aud
better host. His face has, therefore,
look of over work and over,play
together, too much good cheer mix
ing with too much Thought, One of
his eyes is missing, owing to an carly
accident, and his face is of course
wanting in symmetry. It may mako
nm ungonorous comparison, he looks
like a bull mastiil, wounded after n
tight. But no mau IS truer upon his
oath as ho understands il. NJ one will
be more missed as an intellectual
and learned gentleman when he has
gone, even by his opponents.
Morgan, of New York, with n bank
presidents face, grey hair and beard,
no orator, and regarding the country
pretty much as an estate to be ad
ministored, pays quiet attention.
Trumbull, of Illinois, of puro dark
eyes, clear skin, and strait grey hair,
equally changed, sits 1.-the and spec.
tacled at his desk, with his littlc son
between his knees, talking to Cattlell,
of Now Jersey, stout thin-hairod
larmerly looking figure and counto.
nance. Trumbull is. with Fossendcn,
the most capable of Republican Sen.
ators. His temperament is cold, his
convictions are conservative, and put
to the proof Of his reason. lie looks
like Doctor of Divinity, aud is one
of the few men hcre who thinks much
oftenener ofthe country than ofparty.
Frelinghuysen, worry pleasing face,
on good after dinner terms with it.
self, handsome indeed, reflective but
not very strong aud with the tastes
in it prodominoting over the powers,
There is n silver shadow upon his
hair ho is never moody Some say
that he is tho handsomest of all tho
Senators. He looks like the early
pictures of Charles Dickens, seuti.
mentalizcd.
Grimes, of Iowa, not very bonig-
nant aud knotty, puynacious, stragglo.
haired, is a rough liability.
Salisbury, of Delaware, is II tall
middle aged man, of good country
town origin, with turning hair and
an irresoutc face. Ho hos much
changed since his advent here, and
keeps his seat irregularly, His mind
is good one, contracted in its expo
riences and sympathics to tho little
society Of Georgetown, Delaware,
whore there are not more than fifteen
hundred people.
Charles Sumner is good.looking,
elderly man. with puffy white face,
and scholarly Look. His head is
large, but his forehead is not high.
He has tho look of an English states
man, like Lord Derby, for example
and during most of the sessions lis
tens attontively, being little inclined
TO lettering compahiohabillty,
Yondsr sits Simon Cameron, with
his long white hair, his sharponcd
beak Of a nose, long Scotch face, and
overriding body, gauut, and plainly
dressed and a cheerful look Of good
sngacity triumphant over ago. He
does notspeak often, indulges in many
"reminiscences when he does, and at
tends very closely, with a careless
constancy to tho States business.
Tho next face we see Is John Sher-
mans, small, sharp featured, set upon
Il very tall body. 1t is one of the
least individual faces in tho Senate,
lack ing largoness, both in feature and
expression but tho Senator himself
is ono Of the hardest workers and
best credited authorities in the Senate.
Nooe of these faces, in Senatorial
manlness, approach the fine profile Of
Fessendeu, every line in il being tho
mark of a thoughtful determination
the brow, nose and chin alike keen
as IL continuous projections Of one
type Of classical features. There is
grim look of tho asceticism of weari-
ness aud-uverwork IN him.
Ben. Wade is a large-headed,
almost horse-hoadod, old man, whom
the fros,s have not yet struck, full ofI
iudomitablo courage aud tenacity of
wilt e
IT. is we'll known in Washington
that both the President aud his eoun-
sci arc very much cast down at tho
result Of their applicaG lion for fort-
ty days. tmo, Mr Stanbery has ex
pressed very frankly tho opinion that
Johnson's chance ofescnpe frop con
demnation Is not worth fig. AnRt-
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