Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-13
Scenes at washington---The Rumors of O.
h #i'' fee Seeking.

nee Seeking. w.. .-.r. ,.i4.
The editor of Sunday Atlas is supposed to have
access and intimacies ..behind the ,scenes'' at
Washington, which gives to his observations, on
" men and things there poignancy those who are
not looking for Office will probably appreciate.
Some of the incidents he relates illustrative of the
rush for the spoils quite amusing (omtting the
profanity 10 quote: -.a6=,,.532 81. 80 ~.
SIN the room adjoining my lodgings, party Of
Jersey Office seekers are chartered, separated
from me by pair of folding doors which do not
shut very close. Il, am involuntaIily compelled
to stento all their conversation, forthey seem to
have plenty of liquor and spend much of their
time ~ drinkingit. Last night, after had taken
asdr1nk with Senator Norris, of New sHampshire
and retired, the party, seyen of them. came in
somewhat glorious andsthis is the substance Of
their conversation }ts Gsf'f
LIST VolcE-Sam, Pve been in this hole three
weeks and nothin's done vet I can hear more
news in New York in five minutes than can in
this internal region in life time. n Nobody don't
know nothin''ln this place, and they won't tell
you that. - sitst i''H liftT
I'd VolcE-ThaPs as true as preaching, and no.
body here cares for you. gave my papers to old
Nancy ten ten days ago, and don't believe the
old cuss has ever looked at 'em. ..-
$3.50 Sd VorcE-Papers If you are so cussed green
asto 'spose they read papers you had better 60,
q home and learn. something. Let me tell you, my
young friends, that papers have little TO do with
politics. If you've got United States Senator
and member of the Cabinet to pitch in for you,
you'll win-if not you We got no sight! ,'9sf !.
20 4th VoIcE-Ain't the delegation in Congress got
nothin' to say? - ~ Fl. fi,='5- :, f.e3I
m Here the first complainant Indignantly respond
ed-tWell, Eve got the whole delegation from
New jersey on my papers, and amt no more use
than SO many dummies s'7' 'asle- '1H.i
5tl VotcE-Bill is right about having n member
OF the Cabinet i'll your favor; besides this, l find
that outside hackers required to secure success
9th VoicE-'Outside backersH It's cost me
tyyfl hrtnl HnIl
of and -, two old fogies, who pretended
that they had influence, and whose bills agreed
to pay if they would come down and help me, and
they have done me no more good than two old
geese! With all their mighty influence they have
made about as much progress as a farmer would,
IN undertaking 10 break up greensward with team
of bob-tail rats ta7 d ne s1sI.t,5s IL, ~ :
q Just at this moment one of the party proposed
to take drink all round, and while they were
lmbibing, L fell asleep and lost the remainder of
this very Interesting Jersey conversation. repeat
1t merelyto give the readers idea of the feeling
that pervades the whole tribe of office hunters now
invading the capital of this federal union.@
New hats are rather uncertain property in the
crowd of poor and hungry Office seekers now here.
My friend Grand Sachem Daniel Il. Delayan, who
came do"n in search of the Surveyorship, with a
bran new 'Genin' of the latest style, parted with
it forever when he hung it up in the hall Of the
National to take his first dinner In place oft the
thief left a shocking bad at of very antique
style, which gave the Colonel very grotesque
1ooh' VI Cou1Set Tue dEaHu SaCneln could nOtap-
pear abroad in such head custome and he there
fore had resort to the extensive wardrobe of his
trlend,' Col. Tom Dunlap, of the Pewter Mug
who supplied him with more comely covering
for his noble brow, in the shape of one of Mealios
brilliant fabrications. Mr.. Lorenzo B. Shepard
also made his first appearance here, with new
style spring hat upon his head, but one day last
week, while at dinner at the National, some des-
ponding office seeker, ambitious to make sensa-
ton on the avenue, beneath fashionable N. York
hat. laid felonious hands upon it, and left in its
place an ancient napless sugar loaf, Of the win
tage of 1885, which of couIse, was not accepted
by Shepard, who in turn resored to Tom Dunlap
f6r the loan ofhs cap, while he went out and pur-
chased new top-piece. Cornell Wendell and
several other gentlemen of my acquaintance have
been served the same sauce at tile same hotel, until
it become matter of prudence for every man di-,
ming at the National 10 take his hat between his
legsi Every day I hear some green 'un' complsin-
ing OF having lost his hat while at dinner, and
several who have been so careless as to entrust
their testimonials for Office in their hats have
not only lost their beavers, but all their hopes of
official position, with the same demonstration of
the hat thief.'5 .Si5.,sg i ~ - 3f8E