Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1847-02-25


5 The morals Of the City. 1t is Difficult
to speak Of that which does not exist
Hence we find it difficult TO speak of tn
; morals GfMS city of Washington. Gro,
shops are scattered plenlcousIy through it
streets, and gambling houses stare you a
every corner 1t is considered as mucl
a bounden duty for gentlcman to drinI
at all no passes, in order to sustain hi
reputation as such, as it is TO take his ha
oil IN church. The most respectable--tha
is, those which keep the best liquor AM
which appeared to get one drunk the east
est-were in the basement story of the
capitol, anc like everything else under
government patronage appeared TO be doing
altogether The best business of any in the
city. We were told by several gentlemen
that excellent liquor was kept in all of the
establishments of the kind in the capitol
and by the smoking which several good
natured, red faced, joIly-looking members
of congress made, we should not be In
clned TO dispute the assertion. OF course
,ce should not be able to make a positive
avowal to that efect,no being experience
cd in such tastes, so we will not make
the mouths OF our tea.total readers water
longer, in describing the merits of these
national liquor shops.
THE CapiIoL-The building has been
so often described that we shall not at
tempt description of it, with the cxccp.
ton of saying that it is built Of yelowish
marble, and is 1863 feet in length, with
an open area or yard cotainlng % 10 a.
cres. Its cost was $2,59G,50O
In this building arc the Senate Cham
Der, the Representatives Hall, and the
room oftho u. s. Court tho Congrcssion-
al library, Committee rooms, clerks ap-
partmens, aud in the basement story, Ii
quor, Oyster, Gingerbread, and Candy
shops.
The Senate, is dignifod and respect
able body. l's'deIiberaiions appear calm,
candid and respectable, And there is no
reason WHY it should be so. Unless, some
important business is before it, the mem
bers often play ''truant" and let half-a-
dozen "set it out"
THE House of Representatives, This
is very different body from the Senate.
With some exceptions,it is composed of as
reckless, crazy, happy, and noisy set Of
de'l lis as ever earned seat in the panda.
monian Halls Imagine to yourselves a
very exciting town meeting in New Eng
land, and you may get some fail idea Of
this popular branch of our national Legs
ture. The report of DR.. Houston in re-
gard to the disturbance IN the House when
MIR Wentworth attempted to speak, is cor
rect, with the exception, that the scene
was great deal more disgracelul than the
report of DR.. II. made it appear. The
noise, profanity, and recklessness of
the u. S. House of Representatives is a
disgrace to the nation, and it is our can.
did opinion, that could the mass the PEG.
pie look in upon the representatives at Ger
tain times, the Capitol Of the U. S. would
be RACED to the ground, and its occupants
driven to some other mode Of earning
their bread, We speak this not as par
lis an-but as an American--as lover Of
our institutions, who would see them re-
spected and honored. The scenes fre.
qucnty enacted at the capitol Of the U.
s. would disgrace respectable bar-room
assemblage, in any o(our New England
villages. We do not by these remarks
include all of its members--Gor there are
some who endeavor to conduct in the de-
liberations Of the House Of Representa-
tycs, SO that i, shall not be disgrace to
the country. We hope this digntied,-I
wise and patriotic body, will not expell
us from the gallery of the House, for thus
fol linr the irufh n hnut il
Tile Vermont delegation, stands well.
Mr.. Dillingham; is highly esteemed in
doors and out, as politician and moral,
upright and honest man. The democra-
cy of Vermont have reason to feel proud
of him. lie nobly sustains the interests
Of the democratic party, and the honor of
the State. Mr. CoIlamer, Of this district,
stands ahead shoulders above all the
other wings from Vermont, both as a man
and as a politician and were it not for
the fact that he is one of the most un-
hinching wings in Congress, Vermont
would have occasion TO feel pride that
would be honorable to her, in having him
as her representative. No man i'll Con-
gress, from New England appears to be
more universally respected as gen.