Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-06-20
From The Peuasyicmial.
GIiANC rs ATtDNGRFSS.

Inc slrln| life of mnmhers of Congress III Washing
ton, is AN Hieo,ng icanrc 10 the observer Indeed II
s lheir daily eomminpnl If the various .'messes" NJ
boarding houses and hs mi meeting between those
who oufh ot board A. the hotels that serves soiten
the nsperilies ii pefs and 10 amiarize with the
proprety Of oratng ht itcrst differences Of opinion.
Around nao than one blnz ng hickory fire. nj the hos
nIable rooms el some good hrahcj member. have W.
often assenhl,d the Nhin. iho Drmoent mud tho
Free Spef, discussing the eNcItiup questions IN tho
rnnhcs mannor and never yet have been wi,nss Il,
suGld angry dispute. Oyrrmntc Than me stcamna
tow' of punch or aiming the fumes OF muualuous
gus have the most opposite ornans been proclaimed and
discussed. aud rarely with asperiy and bitterness. Da
ring mauy lng walk On the nyenuc, or into the open
country, have the pacpe Of the respect paries bcon
clmrafcd aud criticised, and nwaya with kindncss and
generosity. The new mRmher with his prcjudees
thick ahuut him. comes II Washington and soon cruises
u rpard difference Of sentiment, FIR personal
IL will to his opp neuts Ard why should tina be so7
The 1t Of wa hundred and thirty three members in one
House. and sixty in nnuth,r 10 remain at their posts
almost rntno year. all of them absent from home
md the NEST Of thfm from family and from hends-
llarc ltum distant tlfjrnia from Dreton ffun
Mnneola. from Now Mexc1. inm Afka aaas, from
Florida, far of oui4ana. itou tie regions Of the st
lgwttncr. from the torrsl of Aroustaok from The Misss
sppi and The Lakes. W hl tt,ta r thintait would
be- II. during The long. cold hitter winter aud the ttd
GUS summer salsep. such mrn could n1t speak each
other without 1uarrelltng not visit nj each
ulher's qnatlcts-or ffclptocutn each others hos
pihes! Congressional du ies have quito enough
bitterness and hcarl bnnngs quite enough Of labor and
self fdenial~h hen properly dsehaiged without Intro
durinp into social intercourse tho g. ma igny
and the uncafliablencss of mt lirtancr II is only be
cause Congressional Sncc Is erg1n2e1 liberal aud
principles tlat the discus ions In both bapches
ME generally conducted with moderation aud mag anim
ny. hcrever there are exceptions IL his rule, the
chances Thousand u that the criminunI par
It's never have had an opportunity 10 meet each other
sayo ms politicians as c0mh1ants. When the tepfe
sontn.ivcs throw III the cares Of the d1y. and ninpr
kindly together the better feelings VI the heart find
vent and men look upon each other friends and
brohef9 Still II Is not ~ be denied, that the Influence
Of the members Of the different messes upjn the
other is velv great; and men are lmpercepbly tnped
with the notions Of hose they are accustomed to meet
several times day. and some mes induced 10 10 * with
too much fnbehanco, np,n principles which should be
uncompromisngly opposed. We have known more lhau
one Democrat much nccust med 10 certain politi
cal parodoxes as to regard them with lad ference
wholly Mt variance which his real d,ties and feelings
The loss and gain ia this view, however. pretty
well divided, aud in the aggregate the rsnt Is great
public good. Thus the ultra Souhern becomes
cagniz nj of the causes which sometimes lead men To
take s,u with hm, from whom "bster things were
eSpectcd;" While the man Of the "Ndrlh ConnIte" ap
preciars fully he reasons which often lad TO
citcmen among III Sc who represent the Slave States
That ncacuabe benefits low from this Of things,
it requires argument tp Prove.
llENRY Clay was all Winter ard Spring a quest at
WnL,Rp's fine Naiianal lIhel. lie is fond Of seeing
hs friends md his presence at the tdble d h0ie always
dilused leisure around him lie spent much If his
time In the ladies' patlor an] the iavorlle of he
crowd Of beauties that s nme1 that house durog the
cold seasiun. Mr. WEBSTER hns cstabl shmpnt
f. street We believe MIR. CALHOUN boarded with sew
eral Of his personal friends Mrs. lIui's The
Caplll; aud there he brrahed his last WINruRop,
~ The House. lives in style with his family aud enter
lains handsomely. Col BEsToN has alsb house of his
own Speaker Conn has afge establishment. where
often he dspenses generous hospitality. The brohers