Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17
All That's Left of psrson srownlow.

when the ayes and nays were ordered.
The Assistant Sergeant-at-arms-w
has a seat in lower part of the Vice.
Presidents dais at the left of the chair
steps down to the desk forming the foot
of the first crescent which sweeps around
the chamber and rests on the side aisles
at either end, and stopped his ear to the
occupant of a chair having a reclining,
high. upholste ed back; and immediate
ly returned and spoke to the President
of the Senat u single word. The Sena-
tor was "Parson" Bronlow; and this
was his mode of voting. Although given
one of the very nearest seats to the Pres
ident land the roll-clerk, he cannot make
himself heard that short distance. AS
he reclined in his high-baeked, chair,
gdzed at him with more than ordinary
interest. There was the man who had
so lately made rebel hosts tremble at
his retr .butive wrath, and whose intense
action had made the nation vlbrate, Tyr
ing now so powerless!
Senator Brownlow is in his Gath year;
an age at which most men scarcely feel
conscious that they have passed their
greatest efficiency; yet he is unable to
walk unaided to his scat, and unable to
call any one to his assistance. Even
when helped to his seat the poor b ,on is
denied HIM of reclining at rest. His pal
sled hands and feet shake, shake, shake,
necessarily. He is II tall spare figure,
about six feet in height, and did in his
prime, am told, weigh 100 pounds; but
now probably falls 10 or 20 pounds short
of that weight. His complexion is very
brown, and appears perhaps darker than
it actually is from light fresh brown CO.
lor of his hair. His face is smooth shay
ed, and bears no marks of extreme age,
or of the strong powers which have char
| acterized the man in his full vigor or fhis
present prostration. 1t is unruified and
unwrinkle, and calm and even gentle
and amiable in expression. And in this
conn ectio may say, my informa ton
| about this remarkable man is, that in
private i'll ercourse he is singularly free
from any bitter or eensorious reflections
upon his opponents whom i'll public he
lashes and denounces so fearful. On the
contrary, he will try to bring out what
good qualities or redeeming traits they
may possess, or to give favorable in
depreciation to their conduct. The face
as whole is rather long and narrow,
and slightly retreating and below the
nose. 1t is somewhat high and broad
at the cheek bones, and gradually dimin-
i5hes i'll which down to a long, plain
chin. The nose is ofgood size and shape.
The forehead is perpendicular of mode
rate width, and well carried up at the
top of the sides is very smooth, free
from II single noticeable depression OF
projection. The top line has u very
gradual rise from irUnt to back, and does
not present such extraordinary height
at the crown as a phrenologist would be
likely to look for iii man of the Par
son's' wonderful answering persistent
career. His head generally is OF the high
and narrow type. Altogether, the head
and face are not those of II fighting man
who fights con dnlore.
~ VIC tcslnendn lseualities he has shown
ss5ofs cd
m explained i'll SONS other manner. NJ
~ solution of the problem is that lie la
~ great singlenass aud intensity of colivi
V tion and purpose, great honesty, hop
n iulness, great religious faith, and mot
II crate cauiiousness or circumspectiof
and that circumstances have done all u
rest. When he, with such characte
took position il became all the world
- him. His honesty would not allow hi
OF TO belle it or shirk it; his in autiousne,
j. diminished the dangers his hopefulne.
H. saw successful termination OF Il
M struggle his faith supported him wit
~ the thought that all was i'll other hanc
III atany rate; and his intensity of purpos
Mt impelled him on. 1t so happened th
In he lived in IA semi-barbarous commun
ty where his convictions and purpost
- were not accorded with by the majorit
rs anu dominant portion OF the people
Mt where they had not then learned tn
~ freedom OF speech, of the press, and
action, meant anything else than fire.
Sc dom to speak, and publish, and do, e,
ne actly what they approve of; and whei
a. revolvers and bowie-knives stood guar
. against all else. If he would talk, thel
o he must fight. His souls repugnan,
le to bondage, and its good faith with trul
of and duty, were stronger than its repu,
n nance to do battle; and so he became
;, tighter, as the whole country know
W him. In proof that this life of confli
m grew out of aggression upon his NOR
n. nature, and was inharmonious with Ii
=, general character, cite his present pr
y" mature, prostration. Much of his nj
80 ture he has been obliged to drag, again
il its peaceful instinct, into the contes
N and it this double duty which has thu
early worn him out.
3 j. EVANS.