The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02
Correspondence of the Western Democrat.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25, 1858.

Correspondence of the Western Democrat.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25, 1858.
Leaving Charlotte on Monday morning.
/ arrived here on Tuesday night, via Peters
burg, Washington and Baltimore. Fare
from Charlotte to Weldon $40; from Wei
don to Philadelphia $40. Heretofore 1
ha, e travelled the Bay route, but as the
Boats on the Bay have seen proper to make
an offensive discrimination agans, North
Carolina money. I determined that they
should not have an opportunity to refuse
it from ne or accept my gold.
/ have seen no Railroad superior to the
n. G.. Read, though the charges on that
Road little higher than they on
some others. However, they ought to
charge enough to make it pay. for we could
not do without the conveniencies it affords
the section through which it passes.
They are making u considerable fuss in
Congress. but doing little or nothing, ex-
cept having a fight Observation-Disclosures
disgraccful Enthusiastically unbecomng
dignfed body. 1t is gratifying to North
Carolinians to know that our members be-
have themselves and command the respect
of others. The State is represented by
worthy men.
1t is said that kicking scrape took place
in the House the other day. Whenever a
call of the House is made the doors are
closed to prevent any member leaving or
coming i'll during the call. Two southern
members had occasion to retire for a short
they returned, finding the door fastened,
they motioned to the doorkeeper through
the window to open it, which he was about
to do, when black republican standing
by told the door-keeper not to open it.,
causing him to hesitate until one of the
gentlemen on the outside told him if he did
not do it he would burst his head open
with a stone through the glass. AS soon
as the southerners got in, one of them q
have forgotten names) walked up to the
black republican gentleman and kicked
him to his satisfaction, which caused n
little budding together, but nothing more
! serious.
An alteration took place in the bar
room at Browns Hotel on Saturday, be-
tween Hon. J. B. Clay and Mr. Cullom, late
Clerk Of the House. Subsequently Mr.
Cullon struck Mr. Clay with his open hand
in the face. A challenge has passed be-
tween the parties.
On Saturday morning ex-Lieutenant A.
C. Rhind posted Commander Boutwell, as a
Far and coward, near the Navy Depart
ment. The difficulty between the parties
originated several years age in the Pacific,
but was recently renewed before the Naval
Court of Inquiry.
$4,000 have been spent by Congress in
investigating frauds, but nothing has turned
up to convict any member. One witness
has been jailed because he would not tell
what he did with certain amount of money
he received from his employers, Lawrence,
Stone & Co., although lie swers it was not
used to brihe any member of Congress to
vote for the tariff bill or for any other pur-
pose. 1t seems that this ought to have
been sufficient. Sending him to Jail is an
assumption of power not guaranteed by tie
Constitution, and toe dangerous for the
House TO exercise. Congress can make
laws, but the Courts alone Should execute
them. However. if the witness is black
republican they can't punish him too much.
Tkey have had a gay season in Washing
ton up to Wednesday the 18th, the day
Lent commenced. They hurried up the
balls and parties in order to get through
by that day-in other words, they "playe I'd
the devil - as long As they could with any
sort of pr"Priety, and then turned devout
Christians ~ Washington is a great
place | would not be IL member of Com
gress and be compelled to live there for
twice the salary and honor they get. BY
the by. the henor is supposed to be
the smallest part of tie pay.
The character of the city of Baltimore
has been greatly affected by having such a
representative as Henry Winter Davis. He
was elected by fraud and mob force, and
his conduct in Congress is disgrace +" Il
southern city. He ought to be cIassed as
black republican,. 1t is stated that the
city of Baltimore has lost thousands OF
dollars of trade. .-
1t may be gratifying to the inhabitants
of High Point OIL the n. G. Road. TO learn
that their village is known pretty extern
sively outside of the State, or at least the
name is known. Now and then as you are
travelling North you may hear some noisy
chap cry out ''all aboard for High Pint
which generally causes laugh from some
quarter. | asked one fellow if he knew
what High Pint meant. He said from
reputation he supposed it was town in
North Carolina. The mature of its "repu-
tation" abroad did not learn. as disliked
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