The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-04-26
PERSONS AND THINGS IN WARRINGTON.


Pnrson Bsowulow, the eccentric and
wide-famed editor ot the Jonesborougk
(Tenn.) Wing, was in Washington during
tho Inauguration week, and has furnished
his readers On account Of what occurred
there during his sojourn, descriptions d
leading political characters, and his i'm
prsssions Of matters and things 10 general
The Parsons letters arc decidedly rich, and
though our readers have already been 10.
formed Of nearly oil tho incidents of which
he treats, yet he does up everything 90 ex.
quisi.ely brown that they will be read with
~ much interest and amusement q If nsv.
er heard Of before :-Losisrille Courier.
have been present during the discus.
sion Of the Territorial question, or the prop.
osition TO admi, California and New Mexi.
CO into the Union, ~ State, or 40 S.ates,
in both tho House and Senate. wi,nes.
sed discussions ia these Houses in 1882
and again in 1914, and am sorry to say
that the tendency Of men and manners, ID
downward! Especially is this the case in
the Senate, more % in the Senate than in
tho House. Great confusion prevails in
both, while that order and dignticd deport-
ment which characterized these bodies in
the better days Of tho Republic, aro num-
bered with the years beyond the flood
Tho Senate is the most con,emptible look.
ing body of the two. There are bu, few
fine and imposing looking men 10 the Sen.
ate. Benton, Badger, Bell. Mangum, I'm
derwood, Webster, Calhoun, Phelps, Up.
ham, Meicalfe, Johnson and few others,
look like Senators, and will command res
Pcct. Most Of the remaining Senators are
young looking men, in erent degree mex.
perienced, and Of disgusting mein and in
their manners foolish. Douglass, Of iii.
0ois, weighs 100 pounds, and wears dirty
clothes.
The members Of tho House are more
imposing body in their appearance. Take
them upon On average, and they arc in per-
son. ~ they are in mind. degree or 90
above the Sennte--lesving out, always,
such exceptions as have made. The mos,
remarkable man in the House, is Horace
Greedy, . New York Editor. He speaks
fnently, but without the manners aud gcs.
ticnlations, common to public speakere.-
lie Is an odd looking specimen ot mortality.
As no walks from you, Won are struck with
his stopping shoulders--his bald pa,e-his
sandy whiskers-his hopping gai.-hc
looks to he 70 years Of age, while he is re-
ally young man. lie has a deep set, bu,
benevolent even constant but simple
smile plays upon his coun,cnance. lie has
no common sense. speaks too often, and
upon trivial subjects--and has no influence
in the House.
President Polk is 20 years older in ap-
pearance ,hnn when he last cnnvassed ior
the Office Of Governor Of Tennessee. Cave
Johnson looks grey, old. dry end feeble,
and a stranger would suppose had seen
better days! Amos Kendall looks lean
and lank, ssoop shouldered, and like the
latter end Of m i'll spent life! Old Marcy
looms up % usual, and whether drunk or
sober, NAV fitly be dcnomina,ed the upper
crust Of al political nnstiness! George NJ.
Dallas 10 the finest looking man in the Lo-
cofoco rsnks. and 10 the best specimen Of an
English nobleman tn he seen in Washing.
ton. Willard Fillmore 10 the finest looking
man in tho Wing ranks, and Speaker Win.
throp 10 next best in appearance. Mr..
Calhoun 10 sinking fast, under the weigh,
Of years, and Of mental labor. ANY man
who ever saw Gen. jackson in his las,
years, would be struck with their sinilari-
" Of appearance. Mr.. Webster is rapidly
declining, and never will be the physical
or mental man he has been. So VIC 90,
both great and small!
The occurrences Of the last few days and
nights, in this sinque Of iniquiiy, have been
unusually full Of interest. The last session
Of tho Thirtiesh Congress closed on Sunday
morning tho 4sh, just At sunrise! | re-
paired to the Hall Of the House, At 10 o.
clock, on Saturday night, expecting to wit
ness the closing scenes, al l2 o'clock
Twelve came, and day light, and even sun
rise followed, before Speaker Winthrop de-
Iivered his farewell address, which, BY the
wsy, was splendid valcdicsory, delivered
10 fins style.
The scenes witnessed from 10 o'clock
q night to sunrise 10 the morning, both
IN the Senate and House, ] never expected
TO zee, OF even. o. hear Of, in On American
Congssss. All tho Annual Appropriation
Bills, % essentially important 10 the man.
agement Of tho Government, remain sus-
pended, until the last thirty six hours Of the
Session. These the Locofoco party and
tho Abolition Whigs, sought to defeat, to
the last hour, BY embarrassing and sense-
less amendments, and with the WilmM Pro.
viso. Especially was this the case, 10 ref
ersacs to ths Civil and Diplomatic Bill,