The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-01-06
CHARLES SUMNER,

culm1natlnS IN that nudge with the
elbow.
CHARLES SUMNER,
The Senator from Massachusetts,,
is much more respected and much
less understood out of the Senate than
in it. The best way to consider him
will be to regard his body, his mind,
his manner, his and his dis
position. Charles Sumner is, as few
need to be told, about five feet, eleven
inches high has a large, bony frame,
but small hands and feet, is broad be-
tween the shoulders, very, long in the
legs and arms, and is quite stout
IN the trunk, indeed doggy" as per-
haps best expresses, under allowance,
the appearance of the man from the
pelvis to the neck. His neck is large
and shows enough flesh to conceal the
cords and the apple, and to leave
their existence subject to anatomical
superstition. The head and face which
are above it can be described as fol-
lows /: the head is big and runs back
to a spheroidal crown, but the whole
thing is so covered with long hair,
once brown, now gray, as to be inca
pable of examination, ave by a comb.
This hair is q thing of beauty by no
rules of color or comparison, but is
undoubtedly a joy forever to Mr..
Sumner, for every lock is scrupulous-
ly placed in position, and equal ca
pillary rights are observed all through.
The hair, as said, is long, and the way
in which If is worn is as follows {:
Parted on the left SIDE, far up SO as to
cover the ~sutures, yet to avoid the i'm
plication Of FLEEING divided in the mid
die, which were womanly. Thus
parted it falls on either side, and at
the ends is cVled under by a heated
iron, which gives it a nice, smooth
effect all round. The hair, too, coy
ers temples and forehead completely.
It is not brushed back, but is slicked
down and rolled under, over and in
advance of the ears, which it 81 Gov
ers up as to render them impossible
of classification. tits then glueddown
on the forehead by bandoline applied
three times a day with a stiff brush,
such as is sometimes used to cleanse
the teeth, though not when devoted
to this purpose. When it is thus
glued down on the forehead, the end
of it, in that direction, is rebandolin-
ed and coaxed into an upward curl
which looks natural, but which will
stand any amount of headshaking,
and kcep'its twist true as the principles
of the Declaration of Independence.
Thus finished it is q complete head,
and would be as much admired in a
shop window as it is in the Senate.
Mr.. Summers c~ountenance comprises a
horid complexion, large, pale, blue
eyes, a straight nose, thin in the nos
tril and a tolerable large mouth, with
lips which arc not thick, nor yet spare,
but moderate lips. The mouth is not
striking, the only thing about it being
the impossibility of keeping it shut
for any length of time. Mr.. Sum
ner's cheeks are round and rosy, but
the bones stand out high and broad,
and vindicate their birthplace. They
are not spare at all, on the contrary
they are fat, and sugges, good living
and convivial hours. The expression
of Mr.. Summers face in repose sug-
gests little of the ability of kind,
which he certainly possesses It is
heavy and dull like Mr.. Beeceer's
The elaborate hair tackle above it,
however, so enlists wonder, love and
praise a to pre-occupy every observer,
and gives all the mind can take in at
one time.
Besides Mr.. Sumner is becoming
old, and the spcctacles which advanc-
ing years and decreasing vigor enjoin,
impair his expression with his glasses
ON his nose, and with scholarly bend
with which he stoops to conquer the
items Of the last outrage in North Car
Dina printed before him, he looks as
if constantly in search of something
which he a not find. But when he
sits upright, with one leg thrown
athwart his desk, and discarding the
spectacles, becomes a spectacle him
self, taking in the Vice-president with
one eye, and the ladies' gallery with
the other, then we see q statesman in
a blue coat, black vest, tight, gray
~pantaloons with a black stripe, an af-
fuence of chair, and a purity of out
ward linen emblematic Of the inward
man, whose exterior and interior bo-
som, we may well believe are devoid
of %rufies, though if as much iron has
been driven into his soul as into his
shirt, he is in a heated state.
Mr.. Sumner reads all his speeches
of any length, They are familiar to
the country. 1t is known that they
escape the iNputation of originality as
thoroughly as they avoid the acknowl
of quotation marks. He is
the great pilerand compiler. Hepiles