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From the Rheeling Register.
CHARLESTON.
The Convention---Personsl Para
graphs Concerning Prominent Men,
Progress of the Work
CHARLEsrav. February u, ls72


1t is seldom find time TO visit the hall and
hear the debates which have been going on in
the Constitutional Convention, but on Satur-
day last stole one hour from other duties to
visit session Of this body. shall not at
tempt to tell you all that saw and heard in
that sixty minutes. FIR heard some things too
wise for my plain comprehension, and others
too silly to read well in print
HON wM G. BROWN
lives in the county Of Preston. He is a man
probably >ixty-fve years Of age, over forty
years Of whose life have been devoted to the
law aud politics BY dint Of hard labor and
by close attention To the interests of his clients
he succeeded reasnnally well as a lawyer, and
by the exercise f we'll developed bump Of
shrewdness and cunning coupled with goodiy
suhstratum Of common sense lie has filed
and filed them with credit-seyeral posts of
honor and trust at the hands Of the people
Notwithstanding he has on two or three occa-
souS been chosen 10 position hy the people
outside nf the Democratic organization, Mr.
Brown has always been at heart n Democrat.
He has been regarded as tricky, by many who
did not know him well but believe he is an
honest, well-neauing mana man Of kind
heart and proper impulses. He was elected to
tlis Convention by the Radicals, and has, pro-
badly unconsciously, or rather not from lis
own cbuice ranged himself us one Of tie twelve
followers Of the lost cause prescription. In
the old Methodist Church in which the Con-
ton meets, Mr. Brown occupies a prominent
seat in one amen corner" facing Hon. Wait
man 7. Wiley, who eloquently holds place
in the other Mr. B. always wears his over
come to stay long When he rises to speak,
which is about as often as he can get the floor,
aud breaks forth in his irawing, nasal toae,
it requires an effort to shake off an impression
that You are not il general class meeting"
| undertook to count the number Of times he
had the hoor during the hour remained, and
when ! got up to thirteen my attention was
attracted by decisive Mr. President" which
| at oLce recognized as the well known voice
Of
hon. CHARLES JAMES FAULKNER,
IN occupies seat in the extreme rear Of the
hall. Mr.. Faulkner is seventy years old as
sprighily, clear healed aud with voice as
firm rs though he were but forty 70 say that
Mr.. + is gentleman Of fine ability, is but to
repeat what every Intelligent man in the .coun-
Try knows-iur his reputation is national; aye,
it is, in "a sense, Worldwide, for he long repre-
Sented this govenmentw distinguished sue
cess AT the polished Curt of ST. Cloud lie
is man of unusual eaersy aud industry.
doubt if there are nany aen living who have
worked many hours. aud with greater beue-
fit to his mind udfrtune, than has Mr. FaI,k-
rer His mind is well stored his manners are
most polished and courty and lis fortune all
that a gentleman could desire. lie seldom
speaks in this Convention, hut when he does
it is with precision. elegance and effect. Mr.
F,ulkucr is one Of the delegates from the Bcrke-
Icy and jefferson district. His colleague is
Hon. wM. II. TRAvERs,
Of jefferson. Mr. Travers is in the prime and
vigor Of ile is lawyer of distinction, and
pan of high character He, too. is worker
not much given to talk. A valuable COM
mjttccman, he is a valuable member of the
Convention Although his voice is not often
heard in wordy debate. yet the good work Of
his we-stored mind and judicous labor. will
be felt years after he has gone hence.
east my eyes over the sew, nty-eight mem
hers here assembled, aud select twelve or FL
teen men of mark few Of these are Young
men, but they will I've well known in the
future. WELL.
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