New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-19
x.ek Brown and MS friend spriggins visit
~ ftl Washington.

Some weeks have elapsed now, my dear Jc-
rs snce you landed in your nea; Jersey wagon at
Trenton. We stopped long enough at the capital OF
curown State 20 rec the Temperance Convention and
70 be present when Mr. Wright wa made Senator
srd Deniocrs;.. Since the failure Of this gentleman
"a the contes. for Governor years ago. we up on
fe Ridge had heard ltrle Of him Ba, Newark CIDER
i largely drunk for champagne wine, and MI "nga'
yrtsp has done skillully saddle himself upon me
United States Senste ard of the Wing party
SrnoeISs and mysclf have taken quiet loaglns'. an
old lady somewhat strong in years and Color furnsne'
n with food and Congressional biography wnAe her
son sprighty negro lad cleans our shoes and points
ont the Senators We gct along az wei az we may
and s,iae the sebs tina. We might breathe for
the position and the noustsches OF the happy indiy
susls who pick their teeth on the steps oil Browns and
the National
We 40. over the GROUND and the Delaware with the
re,, Of the passengers with unlocked for good fortune
cannot see why foreigners should find fault with
New Jersey railwsy arrangements Yet one Of the in
dyidus n the car with stated, being requested
nv the conductor TO take come particular position that
he shouldn't do It, and that If thar functonary approach
ed him he should feel bound to knock him to place
deemed more uncomfortable than even aNew-Jersey
railroad car He appendicitis regrets that Commodore
Stockton was not present. that that gentleman might
be made an atoek Of the mission which lie propos
ed to send the conductor. The remarks seemed to be
ssepted by the beartess people present sPRIGGINs
very pertincntIy asked me- were retiring for the
night If utter all Commodore STOCKTON might not be
swell meaning man The days journey had been q
hard one and too tired to discuss the question
We have had an opportunity, through favor OF friends
here, 10 something Of social life ia Washington.
But as pass for a married man. which Jonas if it had
not been forbut it's Of 10 chase up the regrets
Of the psst-and ns SPRrGGrNs Is Of retiring turn it
was not to be expected that he fhoul5 cut much Of
fgure Yet as am old enough u be Member Of Con.
,ress-of the lower House, occasionally get a word
from some busting but freshly arrived clain.agent
who misskes either my position n influence. The
merits Of the bill for the relief Of Andrew Sackington
Il think that the name--were detailed to me as
itood in quiet corner at leyee the other evening
screed with the restor that one Of the strongest
cases of the sort had ever been called pass upon
reasonable interval after dropping this remark, my
found friend left me fixed for his case, aud with
slight fracture Of the button hole ind that outof.
door advocates of private bills take hold Of the
bers more strongly than any class Of men Aud those
who are expecting o. serve their country under the i'm
pending Administration need not be excepted from
fh remark, since 1t seems prod u sagacy here to
consider that Gen. PIERCE will select his advisers aud
Of the advice and influence Of any gentlemen who have
the misfortune to be now In Congress.
We are told In the book called Etiquette a. Wash.
bgton," which Immediately upon our arrival sPRIs.
GINS bought al TAYLOR s. MAuRYs, that there Ia no
place In the United States where less attention Is pado
money than at the Of Government" thought this
might be covert bin at the Treasury Department, but
sfhend tells me that It might well refer TO the cash
paid at the hotels TO the landlord and the servants
and he assures that the remark Just for he AYERS
that there Is certainly place in the world where you
Get lees attention for your money The writer Of tho
book goes on to say that person here msy live where
he plesses without remark This is commendabie
feature Of Washington life and TO dwell in palace or
hired lodgings is eli the thing For instance,
the Senator from Michigan who has been the Demo.
CRITIC candidate for President, lives at place where
The basement s used for oystercellar and the frat
foor Ia clothing chop; and If General CAss should
wrap himself up In the ready made garments and sleep
N the cellar nobody would think the fhim for
that
Washington society is highly respectable, aud witha
considerably varegHted It has fair representation
dyouth Of various ages, who willing ii they
Ind everything agreeable, especially in pecunlsry
point of view, 10 enter into the bonds of matrimony.
There are ladies too, here, who are fighting in the
marches Of Penney lyaDiaav the battle which tagged
on the beach at Newport and the Coonades at Sara
psa. New TO the capital are accurately
measured and their position among the accidents OF
his existence early ascerSined You will not conclude
from this statement my dear Jonas that your humble
correspondents pedigree ard parts and worldly cir
sumstances were inquired into. II attempted, the in
curry was soon exhausted. The wrinkles about his
eyes his temples whoso once waving curls were seen
long ago In the Latin Quarter aud on the Praater and
.bove ALL his res aaSaste domi not such incite'
rents as animated investigation led to exhilarsng
results. But with SPRIGGINs who has claims 10 good
kmily and fair share of the most attractive Of the
beggarly elements of this world the different.
lpdefatgabe fairies were no, deferred by his bsshful
ways, which in their plastic fancy were convertible
h,csl imaginable tenderness. Hewas duly scheduled.
And learned from communicative and benevolent
hdy that had he appeared another dance, the tolls
would have been set around him. He escaped. All
saw Of the threatened campaign, were some gances,
thrown upon him across a staircase, which were as
tender as the celery at Wiards and strong a. the
eaors 81 the National.
You will gather from the last sentence that we have
sended dance though the fact may furnish little oc-
eSon for mention since II presented nothing 70 lis
thguish from the dances which we were wont years
sso jonas to observe together in New.fork Every
pericn of the Union, indeed, was represented As
NOT always happens on such occasions, the under
ssprers conspicuous than their superiors;
The mustt ches OF the atae dwaed the Gordon OF the
Minister and bsrrisers of no antique standing for once
thone Respondent in the presence Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States. SrRIGGINs In hepresence
Of 90 much beauty and talent Of course affected,
but by great strain preserved his composure, and
As knees smote together his ample psntslooas much
kler than those by patrons of the fashion
able silors concealed the conclusion. But il SPnId'
GINS trembled he observed You might have noticed,
had YOU been present, some subleutensnt or master
q the navy swelling with all the hustle OF a seventy
Fur when she clears her decks for action perform
hsSe while more knowing eommodorcs firted with
handsome wives of legislators in quiet corner The
mater impressed SFsIGGINs, and he wondered at the
iassive power of that service where the so bore
xro Ia fra sheet yotarie that they carried swell even