The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-11
AS CARL SEIZURE SAW THEN.
Seward the sorccrer and DO uEIas the Par.
liamcntary PugilIst.

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In the second section Of the late Carl
SchurZ's "reminiscences, now running in
McCIure's Mdod .ine. there are two inter-
esting pen portraits. OF Seward he said:
There was to me something my sterious
in the small. wiry figure, the thin. sallow
face. the o~verhanging eyebrows and the
mnfled'voice OF Seward. | had read some
OF his speeches and admired especially
those he had delivered on the compro-
mise OF 1850.
the broad sweep Of philosophical reas-
oning and the bold ness of statement and
prediction 1 found in them, as we'll as the
fine flow Of their language. had greatly
c%aptivated my ina ination. I had pictured
him to myself. as ole is apt to picture ones
heroes, as an imposing parsonage Of owe r-
awning mien and commanding preeence.
i was much disappointed when | first
saw that quiet little man who, as he novel
about on the floor o. the Senate chamber.
seemed to he on es fI,eiIGk terms with II G
Southern Senators rs with the Nortlc r, n
his speeches we're always personally polite
to everybody and whose eIocution was
Of dull sound, hardly distinct, and ney or
had a ~resonan note OF personal attack or
defiance in it.
But he made upon me-. as well ~ upon
many others, the impression of a man who
comman6ed hidden. occult powers which
he could bring into play il he would. m
deei !, / heard him spoken Of as n sort OF
political sorcerer who knew all secrets and
who comm In1e1 political forces unknown
to all the vorld except himself ami his
bosom friend. Thurlow WeeI, the most
astute. skilfII and indefc tigable political
manager that had ever lived.
MY most distinct recolloctions are OF
the Scn1te. The most consricuous figure
in that body was Douglas. He Wa a man
Of low stature but broad shouldared and
big chested.
His head. sitting u1on a stout, strong
neck, wes the very incern1 ton Of H~,rccful
combativeness; a square jaw and broad
ohm; a r" Their large, firm set mouth; the
nose straight and somewhat thick; quick,
piercing eyes with u dcer, dark, scowling,
menlcing horfzont Il wrinkle between them:
a broad forehead; and IN abundance OF
dark hair which at that period he wore
rather long and which, when in excite
ment, he shook and tossed deinntly like q
lions m me.
This whDls figure WIS oonDapt anl
strongly muscular, IA IL made for constant
fight. He WIS not in. tly called the Little
Gi mt by his partisans.
His manner NJ speech accorded exactly
with his appearance. His Sentences were
clear cut, direct. positive. They went
straight 10 the n. rk ike bullets. and some
times Like cannon b lis, Z -riu sni crush
ing. There VS. n"Ch,nA orn 10, nothing
imsg in. tive in his ngIagc, no attempt
~ 'bs utifUl ~s-eakino'
But il would he d. ;ult - suroa-s his
clearnsss and force Of ~ tement VIII n h4I
POSITION " r right; or his akill in ~twisting
logic or in d rkening the subject with ex-
trE neous. unessenti matter when he was
wrong. or his defsnt tenloity when he war
driven 10 defend himself, OF ms keen and
crafty g]i"rtuess 70 turn thu defencs into
Itt ok. 40 that even when overwhf im.I
with adverse Lrgiment h would issue from
the fray with the air Of the conquCror.' 49,