The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-03-16
Correspondence Of the Havk.Eye.l
LETTERS FROM WARRINGTON.
W. ah;um,nr Mech -

Washington, March z.
DEAR HAwKEYE,-Supposing that birds eye
view Of the Senate Of the United States a. it ia
seen in its daily sessions may not be entirely
without interest to you or your readers, have
concluded to give'you . short description of it
which you may publish or throw aside, o. you
may judge most proper, and shall com mence
With the Senators from Iowa. also enclose
you diagram of the Senate Chamber, and
merely remark that the seat No. 10 occupied
BY Hon. James Harlan, and seat A BY Hon.
G. w. Jones.
Mr.. Harlan is apparently forty years of age,
and there is probably no member of the Senate
who remains more in bis seat than he does.-
During the early part Of daily session when
petitions, reports or resolutions are before the
body he appears to be an attentive listener
Now he cracks joke with Toombs, who sits
just before him ON his right; then whispers to
Hale, who sets Immediately on his left; then
relapse into his state of attention to what 10
going on, and probably never moves or speaks
again till the morning hour has past 1.-The has
NO petitions or memorable to lay before the Sem
ate he takes up . newspaper, casts q hurried
glance over its contents, aud then looks over
his correspondence, which is immense, then re-
lspses into the attentive mood again, and seems
unconscious Of all that is going on around him
until some friendly Senator, or other person,
speaks to him. Sometimes the Senator who is
in the act Of addressing the body happens to
refer to the State Of Iowa. Mr.. Harlan then
throws off his listlessness and waits anxiously
to hear what is said, and then il an answer Ia
required he rises, and in full tones exclaims
'Mr. President" II the remarks do not need
an answer he again assumes the "stotw" Of in
difference from which the remarks aroused !
him, until fuller cause arouses him up. He 10
smphatically . working Senator; he does not
often spsak, but when he does he goes right to
the point, and it is but sheer justice to say that
he always receives the attention Of the Senate.
He is besides popular with the Galleries, which,
OF the occasion Of his recent great speech in
the Senate on Kansas were only restrained from
manifesting . boisterous approval of that noble
effort from the fact that if they had violated the
propristies Of the occasion some Locofoco
Senator would have called for . clearing Of the
Galleries. That speech has made him many
friends, and repeat what said to you when
wrote you just after it, delivery that il was one
Of the best, If not the very best, that has been
made since the commencement Of the session.
Iowa may well be proud Of him.
Your other Senator, Con. Jones, i - differ.
ent from Senator Haitian ~ light il from dark
ness.
Gen. Jones 10 handsome fellow, whsther hs |
knows il or not He dresses in exquisite style |
and when be enters the Senate Chamber he
does it With the air Of prince.
He walks directly 70 his seat, leans over 70 |
Senator Pugh, takes . hearty laugh With that |
gentleman, pulls out his quizzing glass. glances
over what papers ore on his dol, arrangss
his jet black hair, and then takes pssp as the
ladies in the Gallery, and il be Recognizes them
. profound s'eessss" and ''sseasm" aissr ~. !
most approved Eastern style, throws bic eyes
ever to the other aide Of the Gallery TO zee If
shsrs ars any Of he fair sex thste, and II 20 re-
peass the Sane operation
TIE gallant Senator = LADIES' man IN every
sense Of the word, and be worships and pays his
vows as the shrine Of bsausy With ~ tho ardor
Of an Eastern develee. II i sid (sub rosa) that
the ladies Of washineton aEs about 70 hold an
sisd;yastios sIsetiaes - express their deep
rsgust thes thsy ase shout " loss his agreeable
soeisty. ID. Bschansn nnst kssp Nm here II
hswtsaes y Dtain 10 god wishes = The fair
psssioa - - pee1p.
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him, and havs heArd several persons say thai
~ vsss assssdhls anA suesedingiy seurtseaS
and urbAns.
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b. III ssssss aAds many personal ftisnds.-
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