The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-12
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Singular Events in Washing ton-P olitics-Reision.
Mn. BENNETT
Permit me, sej,urner in this singular city, TO
enlishten your readers with strangers impress
sions of metropolitan manners and customs.
live, when at home, in the piney woods, away
down South, and curiosity alone brought me here
had an irresistible desire to the great men
(and women too) Of the nation, in Congress assem-
bled. Heaven knows have seen enough of them
both.
The first day after my arrival, sailed forth in
search of adventures, and had hardly walked " a
square,, as they say here, when had the pie lsure
of sesing-besdes several pretty women-two bona
fde Congrcss-men in fght-but they were not
either Of them game SO that matter ended, like
they had been couple Of school boys, afraid Of
tearing each others clothes. proceeded on the
Capitol, and there l found a. whole house in a row.
SC Order, order !" says one, as loud as he could
bawl" 81 call the gentleman to ORDER" shouts
another. " The gentleman from Virginia is not in
ORDER" says the Speaker but the gentleman from
Virginia would not be ordered, and he kept on talk
ing at somebody till he had cased himself and then
down he sat, with frowa on his ugly phiz that
",
fellow and says he, with shout, &C Mr.. Speaker
60 III for order want to preserve order-pis-
tolls and Bowie knives can't scare me off the track
but want gentlemen TO know that belong to the
peace party member came to my seat, tho other
day, with his knife sstickin OUT and called a
id coward, and threatened to cut my throat from
year ia year : bat he couldn't get fight out Of
me, no how he could fix it'-and thus he kept on
roaring like mad bull in canc-brake.' Presently,
another man gets to ranting, and says he, '.Why
your Secretary of the Navy is also a dsunionist, or
was, the last time spoke with him on the subject
Then up jumps the little ugly man., with the big
frown on his face, and says he, with snarl, :"
deny il ~ Aod then there was another wrangle,
but no ight-and thus they kept up the " fun for
the ga eries," till got wolfish, and started home
to dinner.
to hear the celebrated preacher Maft, the Boaner.
ges Of the Methodist church. He, you know, is
looked upon every where, by the Ignorant, as one
OF the lower-deck guas Of the faith and if
pronounce him perfect Paixhan. know some
thing of this specious (precious | meant to say)
parson: He has travelled SEINE; and has been beth
fed and lodged in our diggins. However, let that
But Is it ne. strange that sensible people gather
daily in crowds, TO listen to him? He is certainly
the greatest card here. His sermons too are the
most curious compound of brilliant flights Of fancy,
les, borrowed, and silly twaddle, original, that
ever issued from the Pulpit-or stage either The
Rev. gentleman is very bssy with his suffering
sisters, ON the anxious Benches" A thousand
anecdotes adoat here concerning him, and
doubtless most of them true give You q couple,
by way Of sample. A young lady who was asked
her opinion Of him, replied, "Oh! admire him
somuch-he has the sweetesi voice and the softest
hand ~ Another, il Is said, being asked by bro
ther NJ at one Of his evening mectings-i! must
have been Glove FEAST if she loved Jesus,
simpered ont "yes"-" we'll; kiss your sister
then" said NJ. IS for Jesus sake
To return, however, to the capitol. Yesterday
visited the gallery Of the Senate, aud entered,
cid Bullion was presenting some petitions from
rupt Law MIR Tallmadge succeeding him in pos
session ofthe floor took occasion to score it to the
gentleman from Missouri pretty extensively,
closing with the remark that after bringing all the
| distress upon the country, he Mr.. Benton) had
now no heart TO feel for its consequences Bullion,
without taking time to rise from his seat, below
ed out, 4" it's false /! it's false Whereupon Mr..
T. repeated his remark and Mr.. B. his "ejacula-
tion, an Hon Senator termedi il. Mr.. Clay then
"put his foot into it," and so did others-tor as
Benton said, there seemed to be itching" to get
hold Of him. At lena1h however the steam worked
off, and Mr. TallmadSe resumed, and concluded
uis remarks. with "hurling back {" you're ano.
ther") the opprobrious language to the sourcs,
whence il came.
Here then, in the Serate, there liked to have
been regular House Of Representatives row.
personal satisfaction" "seltling their Difficult
ties elsewhere" sc. SC. BIT Mr.. Clay got his
fill in very few words, for Benton dared him to
factions as well as threats" and thereupon, with
half suppressed growl, Mr. c took his seat. He
is game, every body knows, bat what brave man
loves fighting. PETER.
NIB. I've seen enough of Washington.