. Civil War echoes : character sketches and state secrets . an. His height was 6 feet 2^4 inches; weight, about 150pounds; chest; 35 inches; head, 23 inches; born. May 10,1823. His dress was usually black broadcloth. PrinceAlbert coat with velvet collar, worn unbuttoned, rathershort-cropped beard, long, aquiline nose, large, strong eyes,full square forehead. His carriage was erect and full ofbusiness. He was incessantly at work—seldom seen en-gaged joking or gossiping with other senators. He hadthe appearance of a busy merchant-prince or professor ofmathematics. He sat upright at his desk in t
. Civil War echoes : character sketches and state secrets . an. His height was 6 feet 2^4 inches; weight, about 150pounds; chest; 35 inches; head, 23 inches; born. May 10,1823. His dress was usually black broadcloth. PrinceAlbert coat with velvet collar, worn unbuttoned, rathershort-cropped beard, long, aquiline nose, large, strong eyes,full square forehead. His carriage was erect and full ofbusiness. He was incessantly at work—seldom seen en-gaged joking or gossiping with other senators. He hadthe appearance of a busy merchant-prince or professor ofmathematics. He sat upright at his desk in the Senate,never lolled back with his feet upon it or hands in hispockets. In his attire he was scrupulously neat. Heseldom, if ever, indulged in invective or vituperation, andwas, equally, seldom attacked or interrupted in debate exceptfor purposes of information, during the delivery of aspeech. He avoided making enemies; was very guarded inhis personal remarks, usually formally polite and consid-erate. He was a man in perfect mastery of himself—to 54. U. S. SENATOR CHARLES SUMNER, MASSACHUSETTS Civil-war Echoes — Character use again the simile of Huxley—a clear, cold, logicalengine. He seemed perpetually conscious of the fact thatthe Presidency was for him a possibility, and the path toit must not be made, by him at least, unnecessarily rockyand rugged. He knew the advantage of having fewpersonal enemies, at least inside his own party ranks; hencehis caution. Two of the most noticeable members of the Senate of theThirty-ninth Congress, by reason of their outre habiliments,were William McDougall, of California, and LukeP. Poland, of Vermont—each, however, was radicallydifferent from the other in mental attributes. Both dressedin blue swallow-tail coats with brass or gold-plated buttonson them, low-cut, buff vests and ruffle shirt bosoms, standingcollars with stocks, and bell-shaped trousers. McDougallaffected a little more pretentious outfit than Poland, as theformer
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