The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-06-16

the greatest nation on the Globe. | first saw
the House of Rep Nothing bit confusion
dwelt here. Nearly half the members were on
their feet, pages Qittle bays At $2,50 per day.
were racing up and down the aisles carrying
the messages of members 10 the +. o., the Lii
brary, the everywhere, twenty men rising at
once, yelling "Mr Speaker fifty members
clarping their hands to attract the attention of
the lages. speaker Orrs hammer in continual
play and his tongue very busy calling the mem
bers "to ordcr,' the galleries go feet above the
floor of the House, filled with women, not
handsome generally, bat encrcled with crino-
line enough to supply two whales each, or to
stock common brass factory. The House
and its appartenances came near disgusting me-
went to an assistant Doorkeeper, gave my
name and sent my compliments to Mr. Colfax,
Of Indana--Schuyler was at the door in a
moment, and Notwithstanding few wrangles
of { political kind which we were wont to have,
he showed me round the building, introduced
me TO Speaker Ora and Chief Clerk ALLEN as
one of the "simon pure me generally
as to the style Of finish and the various quail
ties of marble and other material, statuary,
&C., &C., which was to be used in the compile
ton of the new capitol which is now being FIX
ed up round about the old one. Schuyler did
me great kindness and though do not think
shall vote for him next October, yet can vouch
for his industry and kind attention to all PER-
sons who call on him at Washington. He is 1
most usefH1 ReI resehtativc, ~ y+nce the Re
publicans have come over to "squatter sover-
eighty" as Douglas understands it, I am not
afraid to see him in Congress from the "bloody
ninth" Of Hoosicrdom. His party Gun get no
better man. and l doubt muck if they will be
foolish enough to deny him denomination. 4
Well. went to the Senate--got into the Re-
porter's, and afterwards into the Ladies' gallery
heard an earnest debate between Fessenden
and Mason. ditto, between Slidell and Douglas,
ditto, with extra bitterness, between Green and
Sebastian-,he Missourian got SO warm.and so
dangerously indignant that the Senate adjourn.
ed at once to enable him to blow off in private
should decide that an undue quantity of Bour.
bon must have disturbed the equilibrium of the
long Missouri Senator before he entered the
chamber on that afternoon. l heard Gen.
Houston, OF Texas, advocate his favolite though
foolish project of a "Protectoratc over Mexico
saw it defeated by Senate vote of ] 6 to 36,
Hale, Seward and others Of that party voting
with Lin. The General is very large, speaks
slowly, distinctly and dramatically, and CON-
mands universal attention. Hale is fine
speaker, SO also is Iverson of Georgia. There
are many fine looking men in the Senate, and
many Others whose faces arc not prcpossessing.
will have time hereafter to describe them -
MI. Douglas is the first man looked for by
visitor 70 that body. have heard it fifty times
already "which is Douglas ?" had the plea
sure of an introduction TO him by Gen. Jones,
our hard-working and most influential Senator
the "Little Giant'is free and easy. quick, in
del endent, and able for any load that can be
fastened to him. His intercourse with all is
cordial, and more than one Lecompton supper
ter has stated to me here that the English Bill
was unqnestionably Douglas triumph in prin.
ciple! Removals are going on howevera against
Douglas, and il is not impossible that impru-
Jent counsels may force upon the country a
Peoples Party which will elect Douglas in
lsGO hy reclamation shall regret to see the
old organization broken up, but truth demands
that it should be announced far and wide that
prosecutions for opinions sake arc not the tools
TO heal and cement us The ballot-box will be
in town after while, and in this county it is
more powerful than all the dfcpp;ugs Of tho
Treasnry-Pandoras box was nothing to it in
its effect upon the fortunes Of politicians. Most
of the talk here is about the British agrees
ions. The Senate have deferred till SATURDAY.
the debate on their resolutions of Indignation.
Mr.. Douglas is opposed to temporizing-he il
for acting at once and talking to Lord Napier
afterwards. The horizon looks wallike but it
will fade out in few weeks,
Our r. R. grant is defeated, but Mr. Mack
assures me that there is some hope of the pre-
emrtion project this session, and certainty of
it during the next session. believe it. Mack
is good worker and is generally esteemed. 1t
is 10 o'clock and the mail is closing. When l
will be at home is mixed The committee
which called me here is not yet through its
Fort Crawford business.
Yours, ..a A. PR.