, 1860-05-24

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Ihs EfneoEn and Ba~itn s~res at1hs CAPITOL
iCos7sspondenos orths Pzc.s and Trihuue]
WAm1so7os. My l9, LEGO.
An Ohio member Of the House, being uskgd
how he liked the nomination, .eplied BY telling
story. traveller in the Southwest once asked
negro how far It was 10 4 certain town. The
darkey replied: "Well, sab, wid IN oddiuery
boss, it an bout sixteen mile; wild right
smarht nag, it 'ud be bout eight mile; but
wid massa Jim's boss, your dar no.r!" $780,"
said the Ohio Congressman, with Seward.
VIC should hare had u hard road to travcl; with
Ben Wade, We should hare been pretty sure Of
winning The race, having no dead weights; but
with Honest Old Abe. 'sos'rs td<re noso|'
It IL interesting to one who has been here
during the winter, and heard Mr. Seward de-
nounced by the whole Democratic party, from
Buchanan 10 Douglas, Us everything that is
treacherous, malicious, vile and despicable, to
hear, now, from those same Democratic lips,
praises unstinted Of and expressions Of sympa-
thy unbounded for "thc representative man."
Mr. keitt-the gentle, amiable, courteous,
tender. hearted keitt-says he is @'proiouudly
sorry Seward was not nominated, 60 that We
could hare had an honorable fight" A few
months ago, snw that tiger-like face OF
keitt's, while pronouncing the name of Seward
dwelling with prolonged hiss upon the s.
assume an expression Of combined malignity
and scorn such as never sa~ before, and such
| as is unusual even for him. Such are the men
WHO wanted IA honorable fight" II desc
Grafton were u crime ut common law, I should
be iu favor Of prosecuting these Democratic
sympathizers for the commission Of that crime
by ever uttering any expression favorable to
man who is as much above the best Of them as
Heaven il above earth.
There isn't Democrat in the city that il sat-
isfied with the nomination Of Lincoln. It isn't
either expedient, wise, or fit. in their estimation.
Mr. Seward, or, ut least, Mr.. Chase or Mr. Cam-
| eron, ought to hare been nominated, they say.
But what clains, they ask, has Lincoln upon
the party that he should be chosen above all
others? The truth is, the rery Lost nun on earth
lhat should have been nominated, tcas, accord
ing to these disinterested Democrats. But if
you could hare sat in the Reporters gallery Of
the House, as did, during to-day, and watched
tie countenaaces Of both sides of tho House,
the sight would have told you the truthful story
OF the manner IN which the NOMINATIONS we're
received on either side. On every Republican
face played th9 smiles Of hope aud confidence:
even the enthusiastic personal friends Of Sew
ard, after nisht's rest, had become reconc'led
to their Disappointment. and looked calm and
cheerful. On the other hand, the Democrats Of
both wings We're many OF them cross and testy,
aud never beto+ were SO many useless oh}ec-
lions made 10 7f1Fate ollls upon that side OF The
House; while *'me.ot tue good hgufers" sat
around on TIM sofas with elongated counten-
ances, eFidenti' mourning tnel1 broken siases.
II you kno~ y: single hcpuohcan SOUL "oo
doubts Inc proPflety OF the nomlnation-of' IN
'ne absence o. auen one. you kno" o1 q s'n'
g'e Demoefas *1'o iona's hopes .na' aoS eoaso-
4a'1on eau oe sAtrac'eo " us o's'fac1ea parry
from onr non''hauons' give enaer OF mem
monsnct's pass TO Ills clt5' anu we WILL otspel
all doubts Ind send them back With their eyes
open.
Will you permit me, apropos of the noulina-
tioos, to tell another story have heard to-day
as having been told last night by prominent
Democrat while "tight," into which condition
he prec'pitated himself Immediately upon hear,
ing Of the nomination Of Honest Old Abe. 4
noted gambler, who had always, however, been
marked as having noble and generous nature,
died, and by neans OF spiritual mediums, the
history of his progress through purgatory be.
came known to the denizcns of earth. lie emade
his way to the gate Of exit, and found bis pro-
gress stopped By St. Dominic, to whom he duly
presented his petition for entrance, admitting
t,,e fart tint he Ind been a GAMBLER hrt r-r;r1
that he bestowed at his rains hv that uoda of
,;fs ,,,,o, :. ,be xv;aow and f,the,iss,n y rhon,t.
had :. remembered in their of1;ct;on - # ha Id
mt Kent The other ,eou5rem,nta If tha lar =.
Dominic lind n l;,d1v tee1;ro eo- h;n h..
t1,ou.,bt IT won,d be estoh,;shfnr n h,d ,,.,a.
dent n lat him ti,r,noh +,,ornh othars ,;,1 H.
rnse,,;s,, eou,s be III h.d .,t ~. r:..u~
,ha a,,,,,1.- aho :, -. taa.. s.,.,s -. .,s~.
the saint moda tt;, nronos;,;or N H.. ~
wa, wil1inr to stake his chances of oar;se;on
on the turn of dice. This would relieve the
Saint of any responsibility. and ought be aa;d
| TO be fair St. Dominic consented md 4ha,
commenced the game, St. D. threw first. he
bud tvo fires md 81. Tho oamh,a-,a A..
twink1ed md Ia con,d mt res;.+ ,ha tamnt.+;e.
IN ,rv h;s o,a ,-cls. .o Ia e,,h..;,,,..d ,s.a.s
! dire and ,hrsu twn sir.s ,nd = 49, .. n
. tbr. threw three .cea which ,,,,,a;n,. 49,
Kentucky r,ne :. r.rt ~ tta h;ota., .3,.. ..-
he ,hrown rba <,.,,,,1o. th.ae.
smiled comn,,ccnt,r ns ha showed ,h,oa ,;-aS
~ D. tool the f;ce and threw ,wo .;ras nnd
a,fa. .I,oo. here y s,;a ,ha ,,n,h,o- e....:u-
~ 8. ;, .,o,,r,an;,,a ~ ,o.a. a.s, ~ sss
,niracits' CONT me out ~ ''>''-''>'
The Democrat referred to, making the apnli.
cation. said. "You BLACK Rcnnb,ican. haxe
played TWO skies and sercn ut Chicago. and
shcy can count me out Of the feht." To.,]ov
however. having rot sober. lie has hecn mourn'
ing for Seward, Us pcr programme.
The Republicans here held rat.f;cat;on n,e.,,-
in: tonight II, the rooms of the Kennh,;c,n .s.
sociatiou of the District md after .t;rrino
.peeclcs there from Mr. p.,;t of 1nd;,n, and
others. 1hev nrocepdcd 1,e,dcd hr .,,,a,d;d
band of music IN ,he wash;ncton uor.a mho-.
Senator Ham],n boards and oar. hin, ..-.
nadc The honso wou br;,,;.,,1, ;,,,.,,,;.o..,c..
the ecea,,on hv the boarde-s snona ,.,,an,
Senator Il. il prca. f.rori,e III ann.sra,
upou the balcony in re.nonse IN Tho ra,,. ~
him. md ,n,d, m. of Tho ,,cst a,o,na.. 49,
nronr;ate md he.r,;fr, s,aacho. r 30 .-s.
l;s,enca to ia h,s ~. .-co1,a,. -o;.. e. 80
liz .,s,ti,o .na -. ~. .,a.;a.. ..-" p1o
! 49, a.. ~ -, 's"es 10y wv
,-. '>Aa GUINNESS
w. a o-e,. Sa.',.. A-s uus. ua' 1e'' 'nat II
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