The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-24
Our Washington Cor Jurisprudence.

Our Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Dec 20, 1856.
ne Rights ef the Lot1y-Throao Wed Chairman ef Ne
LoSy Communicable Amount If PliYder 10 BE- o.
tanned from Au Consras -Caoa9e IN Tactics
The rights and privileges OF the lobby at Warrington
must be dednVey settled Very serious disputes have
arsen concerning them. Who eligible 10 admission
to the fraternys BY whom shall the members be chcse1
appointed How long shall they server What shall
be the rates and manner OF payment All these are
questions which must be speedily ad usted or the har
mony and efficiency OF the brotherhood will be impaired
If not In time wholly destroyed.
For example, now. who put rnurlow Weed at the head
Of the lobby and made him the general commission
broker, even AZ to those unclean drippngs which
not arranged TO fall directly into his hat Tburo~
Weed has become permapsn t chairman OF what may be
called the Third House of Congress He Is therefore,
power in the State &c has 10 the door u sIl
times, and beginning to inquire quite
earnestly, under what rule does Thurow come ine BE IL
not member, nor member, reporter
reporter. What business say the unsophstcated-what
business Mr. rnuriox eed the floor Of either
ho1ses All simple minded seeker after truth, Thurow
has business in and about your hall, compared with
which The puny transactions that come under your
cogn toe most dminuve Of small potatoes and
the thnest OF small beer Woods extensive AMI various
eogsgt merts necessarily make hin pe-patstc ope
ra,or His time msy oe thus divided :--Three days Of
each the tocp kettles a. the Capitol two
days vibrating between the Honse ami Wall street.
and the remainder maj De given 10 his deyoaons, his
domestic circle, and the duo investment Of bis g.ns At
Alban! say ro.nirg OF little Affairs In and about toe
State treasury st prosecuted, upon the sly On snai
smaller PROVING al theatre
Let me pause however in this feeble tribute 10 sae
nrtnr ~ O q et,e Wh n
sounded the depths Of the spos politics Of New Tos TO
.ayor phcs of ieaers capital with
,heauc Information upon individual known among the
third degree members OF the past grants snd
royal arch experts Of the third house Farmer Abel
Who Is the 1merS He rot Thuilow's shadow, unless
Ike Peter Scheni, Tnurlow has parted company vito
that usual sppeb for sometimes Thur IL visible
without Inc farmer but 8 farmer Of
with Thur W Nor 10 there Anything shanowy about
this mysterious ioiGoser Of the Loob King he Is "a
sher 10 90 iocllned ~ his tAciiurn obesity He viii
stand for hours Ike me adiriant bird or the fat boy 10
Pck~iek, gazing mo he body OF tue House, silent mo
ton adlpose tile fnurtog huuers hiher and tnh
llcklips the OF this member grea,ing the pam
Of ant .ner. set ling win few masersuoxes the deal
ipgs OF DAY, anu buyrg, selling aud transferring
og 10 the eAgepees OF hs vast and rar1fsd int
rests - sIpptstd taat ike other eminent nnancssrs,
Thprlo~ beels Cashier, md that the farmer Is never
present except bep The C. bullion the veritaole
cle be pss-eo from psnd 70 hand. II tbs theory
correct ihe farmer csnigas Win golden plough and
Is worthy o. the sfrirg narvesu which bis emp.oTer
want
Tfur1ws vaeauor ba, become almost TO arduois or
be eonsiiiui.fD ann esoeaty wears Upon his health n
for DC rarely teeu ~ Washington. now
have tsl d. he never p,rmiu week 10 pass without
giving h pers maj 70 his anaIs here Ioos
al hat man utbtd The bar, As he stoops ohio ley for
ward iDsDuar MS nose oetv the and the shirt
collar OF tne quiet ara u1spproAchsbe member from
-, The istle enpnrg lig eyes furtively giaucnx
back ward. Go~n~ro ana SIDEWAYS tie suleD, dirt col.
ored dowpcsst the hands moving medically like
moo throw M aside the mud through which be mses
his rnucns subtsrT apsaD way Who IL be What II he
ss,iDgs VIA, Ia b. Going whv, bess your soul don
yon siov! That IL rnurow Weed. he 10 Offering that
qGtt atnu.nan price for his vote OF he IS wAro.ng
hm Ia he vi be cheated BY any other agent thar b. N
sslf.
pksicbins to you fhy chief exempar OF the tribe Of
lot by agents nave described tAem all rather have
obvsd the Necessity oiindvidual poriraure There
mue. or members Of the lobby, much higher In po
st.on q social and p-act.a bu. the genius OF the
man Sho~n n n aimast Instant Asceot from the
hrmoks. to The highest place IN his profession. At
'ptklng ana stealing Weed j. 50 ipcoupAraoly thor
superior that tie moes sorot Of his rivals admit them
selves 10 De na~ mere. He wss-so Rots the rImor-
that Instituted the neg systu OF buying mem oers In
stead 81 buying their frienos ann OF dxog tars for
NJ casb pficsr trsteao OF throwing upon
cultivated snd urapp' eat'rg paaes, delicate crirnsr
and sersr :, wines. IN business became thus umpn-
led snc ,ysunauzec.
4 4 urngces,ary 10 enumera'e the other members o.,
the lobby or 10 specify toe various schemes for taevng
which ifty VII bring 70 toe a,ent on 4 Congress, I'll ior
the good Of the cnuIty and the benefit Of the people
7nsy WI al Pass through Thurlows orocble before be
ing tubntten frr legislative sciisn They VII Ill receive
The touch Of his rGier and and I'll pay Toll and tribute
70 HIN or b. coips o. see,ers s.sserl and receivers
10 bc dore ~ this session, the probable amount
OF stealing directly and turccty 10 be extracted froE
the naor al escbfaaer Ia anost ncalcalable Sun q
brtf ttaist nj vies ~ ibis I'm ortant branch OF bus
mss. though imperfect, will spord the rploated idea
OF shat s soiDg for~ard. Here IL la OF prominent,
schemss With the estimated p'rnder expressed In acres