Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-02-19


we'll. Though rather impstuous, he rarely
addressed the House, except upon business
committed directly to his care. Of course be
is strict oonstructionist Of the strictest sect
He is q member of the ultra State rights divi.
sion of " the party in his State.
Mr.. Tyson, of Pennsylvania, is a restora.
-of-the- Missouri Compromise Know Moth.
ing. He supported Mr.. Banks steadily, and
will doubtless vote with the Republicans on
all slavery questions, though he does not pro.
fess to be of that party Upon internal i'm
provements' questions, We fancy that his views
will not be found to differ from those of his
chairman. There is no telling yet whether he
is or is not about to make an effective member,
as he has made no move that has afforded us
an opportunity to criticise his abilities.
Mr.. Kennett, of Missouri, is an American
party man, late Wing. He defeated Thos.
Il. Benton, on the slavery question; 50 he il
ultra against Republican partyism. He comes
to Washington with a great reputation as a
lawyer; as parliamentary orator, however,
he has not yet exhibited his mettle. On the
internal improvements question, we expect to
find him quite as ready to recommend smash
ing appropriations as any other gentleman on
the committee.
Mr.. Pelton, of New York, represents the
lower wards of the Empire city. He was
elected as National Know Nothing, disap-
proving the repeal of the Missouri compromise
He has since cut the company of the Nationals
and joined the Republicans with bag and bag
gage. Of course, he will 20 all lengths for
internal improvements. He is a lawyer by
profession, but as yet has not exhibited to the
House the style of his oratory and legislative
attachments, on which he was selected to take
care of the vast interests of his city and State,
so completely locked up as those interests are,
in the keeping Of the Commerce Committee
Mr.. Comins, OF Mas s., late a wing, was
elected on the anti-Irish and anti Catholic
issues. That is, as Know Nothing proper.
He, however, went against that party in the
last gubernatorial election-joining the Re-
publican party, Of which he is now very
adroit member. On the internal improvements
question he will doubtless ego the entire
swine" As yet, he has not addressed tho
House or been prominent in the transaction
of business
Mr.. Eustis, of Louisiana, late a Wing,
was elected as an anti Catholic representing
Know Nothing In the course of the contest
for the Speakership he frequently addressed
the House; always on the Catholic question,
upon which he holds views which are written
down as being reasonable to the party at the
North, where Know Nothingism is popular,
because the Irish are Catholics He is evil
IDENTIFY a fair debater, though one of the
youngest members of the House From his
oratory, we judge that his forensic training
has been extensive. Upon the internal i'm
provements question we look forward to find
ing him "going the entire" as all Wing
members from his State for the last fifteen
years have been ultra internal improvements
men. However, as he cannot fail to act
heartily with the Democrats on the Kansas
question, and as he is also heartily with them
on the religious test branch of the Know
Nothing issue, we shall by no means be
surprised to find him returning to his con-
stituents at the end Of the session an avowed
member of the Democratic party. Nous DER
rons.
Didn't get single sop.-Why don't some
body connected with the House throw to our
talented, truthful, and engenuous neighbor
bone. We beseech some one, for the love
of mercy, to do so; for its sufferings is in
tolerable'' over the result of the contest for
House printer. Those who manage it-who
were daft before = are now rabid As run-mad,
as ever CANNES were in August They are
getting up all conceivable hearsay stories,
attributing to Mr.. Wendell partnerships with
Tom, Dick, and Harry, in his printing con
tract with the House. Mr.. w. is now in New
York, and, of course, cannot in person contra
dict the roorbacks told in its wailings over the
fact that it didn't manage to get single tug
at nary teat.
Athis request, and giving him as our author
ity for SO doing, some days ago We contra
dicted the Organs allegation that he has
partners or partner in the House printing,
which is positively false. He also authorised
US to say, If we thought the game worth the
candle, that in the course of the contest he
was offered the Organ newspaper, its mate
rial, business, stock in trade, and the inf ense
Of those concerned in it in obtaining for him
the House printing for twenty thousand dol.
lars; which bargain he respectfully declined
having no use whatever for the Organ news
paper, and no confidence whatever in the no.
ton that those concerned in it were able to in.
fuence a single members vote for printer
To show the party making this proposition to
him his estimate Of the value of the influence
(which was proposed to be set down as being
worth slO,oooD he offered to give to the pre-.
prietors of the Organ 81, 900 cash for every
vote they or either of them would receive fol
House printer, without any equivalent what
ever. He did that thing, knowing we'll thai
no member Of the House would touch ON,