Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-08
FROM WASHINGTON.


The Washington correspondent of a Chicago
paper has the following Senators Sew
ard and Sumner are preparing to make speech
es on the great issues of the day. That each
will produce sensation in the reading world
may be safely taken for granted Mr.. Sumner
will show that the love of liberty burns as
brightly in his heart as before the brutal muir
derous assault was made upon him by the cow.
ardly South Carolina bully. 1t is not yet
known when either of these great men will
deliver their speeches, but it will not be great
while"
The HOUSE COMMITTEES are referred to as
follows ct is understood among the Repub-
licans that Mr.. Sherman takes the chairman
ship of Ways and Means Mr. Corwin that
of Foreign Affairs Elhu Washburne that of
Commerce, and Mr. Stanton that of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs" A Geographic
despatch says Ut is ascertained that Mr..
Burlingame was assigned by Speaker Pen
nington to the craftsmanship of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, but that gentleman gene
rously requested that his old friend Corwin
should be substituted in his place. Mr.. Bur-
lingame will take the next place to him on
the COMMITTEE" The ffamer of this despatch
must have very long ears The notion that
Mr. Burlingame can spyak of Mr.. Corwin as
'his old friend" is irresistibly funny. The
whole thing, we dare say comes from
some enemy of Mr.. Burlingamc. who
wishes TO make him ridiculous. The
following, however, by "Perey." to the
Boston Journal is likely to be the true version
of the matter:--" Mr.. Buringame, having
served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs
for two terms, and his name standing first
among the opposition members OH the list OF
the committee of the last Congress Mr. Bur
lingame was consulted by the Speaker soon
after has election, as to whom he would like tc
have associated with him. Mr.. Burlingame
knowing the desire of the Republican members
to have Mr.. Corwin receive an honorable posi-
ton, called on the Speaker, and requested him
70 make Mr.. Corwin chairman"
"Perley" says 1.-THE wild hunt after of
fee is now in full blast and / am happy TO say
that but very few of those in chase are either
Republicans or New England men, The most
prominent place hunters are gentlemen who
have until very recently been recognized as
Democrats in good standing, several of them
having been discharged from offices for incom.
potency or idleness. But now they are Jealous
Republicans. Mr.. Pennington is harassed nv
tlle horde OF place hunters. and can scarcely
OBTAIN a moments rest, either by div or Nv
night lbs eldest son, gentleman some 81
years o. age, Is with him, and Mrs. Pennng
lon ana daughter are expected in a few DAYS
The old gentleman retains his home bah;,s
and receives his guests with urbanity and no
likeness" ~
Mr.. SicKLEs is sketched by one Of III,
Washington letter writer's, as follows "Ther
is general stir among the iairer portion of In
audiences as Mr.. Sickles saunters quietly in
slender figure, attired with such Parisia
iaultlessness of taste that he has acquired III
reputation Of being the best dressed man
the House. Dark brown hair, brushed smootl
ly from his white, broad forehead full bear
and moustaclle, and handsome face, all b.
the cges-o such singular looking eyes A
long as his back Is turned, he seems an Ado