Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1857-01-03

In classifying the lobby members of Congress,
writes a correspondent of che ". T. Herald the
female representatives of the "third house" occupy
no uumportant position. Indeed, | may say tha
one experienced female lobbyist is equal in point OF
influence to any three schemers OF the other sex
with whom ! am acquainted. Every season draws
to Washington q number of these feminine birds OF
passage as well as prey, and you find their names
at Wizards, Browns the National, or wherever
members most do cOngregate: and not great
measure comes before Congress that they do not
have an important il not conspicuous, finger
in the pie" Their interest is secured for. all
schemes, private and public, for lobbying through
private bills and public acts for the extension of
patent or the granting of an indefinite ndmber of
acres of public lands for private speculative pur-
poses. Womans influence has often secured the
attendance of a member when his vote was sure
aud needed aud her destinations have been exerted
when it was necessary that an opposition vote
should be absent from the House. Many poor
member has braved the ceDsure Of bis constituents
and neglected his duty for the poor recompense OF
an hours tete tete with, and empty smile from
pretty, perseverng, fast and fascinating woman
Be sure the female lobby member deserves consd
Grafton while treating upon the system which af,
fords her stage to act upon.
The female lobby member is of no particular
age. Age is not consideration; but che must
OaFe tact, talent, huu thorough contempt lot the
conventionaliues OF society. she must be easy,
affable aud accommodating in her disposition, and
it matters not whether she be sweet sixteen, or
"fat, fair and forty" maid, wife or widow Some
times the female lobby member is a strong.minded
woman an advocate for women's rights: again, she
is literary celebrity, poetess perhaps or tyrO
in literature whose incpieDt effort is slowed away
upon the shelves of some prudent friend from sheer
regard for the public whose taste il too crude for
the deectable fnG3 furnished through the travail Of
the spirits medium. / know Of such. But wheth-
er strong minded gifted, the female lobby men,
Der has good share of strong practical common
sense aud leen perception Of human nature
Without these qualities, she would be naught.-
Widows form the majority Of the class of which /
am treating. Why this is SO | am not able to say,
but that il is so is the fact. Perhaps they unders
stand better from previous trial, the springs by
which the male animal is actuated, and can manage
the machine to more advantage from knowing its
complications. Be that as il may, the widow is
the most powerful oil the tribe to which she belongs
and many a member has abiding regret that he
has neglected Sam Weller's caution TO 'beware Of
viddsrs" Now and then a belle fnds herself in the
ranks of the lobbyists bus does not stay there long
She goes the way Of Womankind generally, and
probably marries good deal Of money attached to
an official of some grade nearly twice her age
But all play their part alike, which is to mystify
and perpex the peoples servants, and the end is
accomplished most perfectly, and to the entire sat-
isfActlon Of all concerned.