The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-02-18
be made hot before they would yield per
fume. These are few of the astouish.
ing effects of cold.- ScptinuS PicSSe.
A Foreigner at Federal Court.


A letter from Washington, in the In
dependent Beige, written in the latter
part of December, presents not very
fattering picture Of the national capital.
We translate part Of it.
Here l am in this city. pompously cal
cd tho capita. of the United States. 1t
is the Versailles of this country New
York being the Paris but seek iD
vain for a park or chateau. People
speak of the cabinet Of Versailles; they
speak in like manner of the cabinet of
Washington. What an illustritus
name for SO poor borough To tell
the truth, there is only one street in this
capital cf the most vast of Republics
This is Pennsylvania Avenue, longer
than it is beautiful, which commences at
the capital, the seat of Congress, and
ends at the White House. the residence
of the President.
This grand street, which is thropeed
by the most heterogeneous crowd that
can be imagined, reminds mo of the
great street of Hombourg, the bathing
place, at tie season when the waters are
most sought. The capital is the Kur.
satt of Hombourg. AT both the Same
god is adored-Plutas. Instead of the
green carpet, find lobbies, which arc
filed with solicitors and intrigucrs of
every age, and both sexes, from all quar-
ters Of the Union, seeking, some a grant,
some commission, some an Office, somo
pension this ono working to secure
the passage Of bill, that one to cause
IT to miscarry. | prefer Hombourg to
Washington.
Avery degraded creature is a daugh.
ter of joy still more degraded, morally
speaking, is solicitress Experience
having demonstrated that a solicitress
is worth three solicitors, the most doll
cate negotiations are confined to the fair
sex. Each session attracts to Wash
ington cloud OF these birds of passage,
or rather Of prey, who como to perch in
the hotels the most frequehted by men,
bers Of Congress. Is the presence Of a
certain member absolutely necessary for
tie passage of a particular bill2 One
of these birds Of fine plumage is des-
patched to him, and the member arrives
with his vote. Is it necessary, On the
contrary. to prevent a member from ar.
irving in time to vote, another bird
charges herself with retaining him Mt her
lodgings; it costs, we'll understood only
a smile, or some sweet words. These
fair solicitors are Of no certain ago the
youngest does not exert as much power
as the most aged but widows occupy
the first rank. How numerous are those
widows-how seductive.
1t is reserved to the other sex 10 rough
bew affairs and conduct them to the
point where their management requires
0 more delicate touch, You ind among
these lobby agents, as they arc called,
editors of influential papers, construc-
tors of railroads, contractors, presidents
of companies, and especially lawyers.
Behold here, Mr. Cornelius Wander.
bilt pushing bill for giving him the
transatlantic mail contract; there, bo.
hold Mr.. Collins. who being ho longer
able to fulfil his contract with the appro-
priation granted him, wishes tie govern
m'nt to purchase the Atlantic, the Bal
tic, and the young AdriaIic. But who
are those busy men that elbow every
body, and hang on members of Congress2
Give place, they are promoters of the
grand Pacific railroad, which will place
| know not how many milious scres of
land in the pockets of the shareholders
The stranger who issues from the dan.
gerous lotbies of which have spoken,
and enters the Senate or CHAMBER of
Representatives, is not tempted | assure
you, to exclaim, like a certain provincial
of antiquity, at the aspect of tue Roman
legislators, that he behaved himself in
the presence of the Senate of Kings
Excepting bust Of Washington, Lolh.
ing certainly inspires respect. Members
with their hats on, their heads and their
feet on the back of a colleagues chair
fine carpets stained with tobacco juice
in fine, to say no more, negligence. en-.
tlrcly too republican.
-JouN G.. SAKE durino his recent