Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-10

bELGlANIN BUNkUNoPoLls.-Alet letter from
Washington, in the " Independence Beige %
written in the latter part of December pre-
sents not very fattering picture of the ma.
uonai capital. We give portion of it:
nere am IN this city, pompously called
the capital of the United States II is the
Versailles Of this country, New York being
the Paris; bu: geek in vain for park and
chateau. People speak Of the cabinet OF
Versailles; they speak in like manner of the
cabinet Of Washington. What an illustrious
name for so poor borough! To tell the truth
there is only one street in this capital of the
most vast Of republics This is PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, longer than it is beautiful which
commences at the Capitol, the seat of Con-
gross, and ends at the White House, the resi-.
dence Of the President
+" This grand street. which is throneed by
the most heterogeneous crowd that can be i'm
aSined, reminds me Of the great street of HON.
bourg, the bathing place, at the season when
the waters are most sought. The capital is
the kursaat of Hombourg At both the Same
god Is adOred-PlutuS. Instead Of the green
carpet, find here lobbies, which are filed
with solicitors and intriguers Of every age and
both sexes, from all quarters Of the Union,
seeking some a grant, some a commission, some
an office, some pension this one working 10
secure the passage Of a bill, that one to cause
1t to miscarry. 1 prefer Hombourg TO Wash
ington.
"A very degraded creature is daughter Of
joy; still more degraded, morally speaking,
is a solicitress. Experience having demon
Strated that a solicitress is worth three solici-
tors, the most delicate negotiations are con-
fded to the fair sex Zach session attracts
to Washington a cloud OF these birds of pas
sage, or rather of prey, who come TO perch in
the hotels the most frequented by members OF
Congress. If the presence Of a certain men,
Der is absolutely necessary for the massage of a
particular bill, one Of these birds OF hue
plumage is dispatched TO him, and the mem
Der arrives with his vote 1t ie necessary, on
the contrary, TO prevent a member from ar.
lvlnG In time to vote, another bird charges
herself with retaining him at her lodgings
it costs, we'll understood only a smile, or some
sweet words. These fair solicitors are OF DO
certain ago. the youngest do not exert es much
power as the most aged; but widows occupy
the fret rank. How numerous are these
WIdows-how seductive.
sit is reserved to the other sex TO rough
bew affairs and conduct them to the pint
whore their management requires a more del
icate touch. You find among these lobby
agents, as they are called, editors Of infuen-
tial journals, constructors Of railroads, con-
tractors, presidents of companies, and espe-
cially lawyers
"The stranger who issues from the DANCE
rous lobbies Of which have spoken, and en-
ters the Senate or Chamber Of Representatives
is not tempted, l assure you, to exclaim, like
a certain provincial Of antiquity, at the aspect
Of the Roman legislators, that he believed
himself in the presence of Senate Of Kings.
Excepting bust of Washington, nothing GER
tainly inspires respect. Members with their
hats on, their heads and their legs on the back
of u colleagues chair fine carpets etained
with tobacco juice; In fine, TO say no more, a
negligence entirely too republican"