Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-01-29

Tue News FROM WASHINGTON in some of its
features, is deeply interesting and significant.
A fight among "highwaymen bravos,' is deci-
dedly moving, and the more fierce and intense
the struggle, the greater the pleasure afforded in
contemplating the result. The Senate on FRI
day the 2lst held a secret session, and these Sc
cret sessions are not unlike the free and easy as
semblagcs of the aBar Meeting" or the gather
ing Of any other profession, where the watch
faIHess Of the iaity is excluded. Grave Sena-
tors whose severe dignity of manner makes 'pet-
ty men stand in awe, light their cigars, and put
on the easy style Of an after-dinner indulgence
and jolliRcation.
Mr. Hale was in the chair, and discussion
arose upon the merits OF some nominations to
Office. MIR. Pugh, our fussy little Senator, de-
nounesd the President with great bitterness, lay
ing at his door, charges of insincerity and iuso-
le zee, and declaring his purpose to oppose and
tiwart him whenever and wherever he could.
Mr. Douglas spoke in the same strain, stigma
tizing Mr.. BuchanaUs recent appointments to
Office in the West in very severe terms. He in
timated that the Buchanan Postmasters in Hi
nois were little better than thieves and were so
regarded by the people. If anything was mis-.
sing from the mails, the Postmasters were in
stinctively suspected Of larceny. These impu-
tations on the standard bearers Of the Faithful
reused the ire of Mr.. Fitch, who denied their
justice, charged Mr. Douglas with uttering
shameful calumnes, and denounced him as
r,bel to the Democratic party. Mr.. Douglas
hlughtily replied that he was an unsubdued and
successful rebel aud that neither the President
nor his Senatorial followers could put him down.
He then retorted upon the gentleman from In
diana his charges Of faIsehood and defamation.
At this stage of the affair, Mr. Hale, the
Chairman, called the disputants to order, kindly
suggesting, in his facetious way, that the har-
mony of the Democratic party would not be
promoted by such displays Of fraternal affection
The war Of words still continuing, Mr.. Jefferson
Davis at length interposed, and sternly rebuked
the scolding Senators. He told them they we're
talking " like highwaymen and bravos this
was his exact laDgHage--aDd thai their conduct
was shamefully disgracefui to the Senate. This
brought them to their senses, and they subsided
into silence.
This scene is said to b1ve been the most vio-
lent and indecorous that has ever occurred in
the Senate. The party seems to be finding its
proper and distinctive character and the know
ing ones, in defining its position, adopt nomen-
clature not more fOrcible perhaps, than beftting
and truthful While one Senator compares its
members to set Of plotting burglars" another
is constrained to give a little more scope to his
vocabulary, and draw his SMILES from another
Observation-Disclosures aud bravos"
Douglas day Of grace is over. and no conces-
sion can restore him to favor In reducing the
faetioos majority and placing bis heel upon
the neck Of the eonfederated bands Of +" bur
glars" highwaymen and bravos,' the little
giant" will no doubt, feel lively gratitude and
confidence from the support Of the Ohio Senator