Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-06-16

contempt Of its authoIity-but something more,
for he has already investigated and made publiI
some of the affairs transacted in the National
Slave Pen alias Washington City Jail, but he des-
ignS pushing his investigation yet farther. lie
has already bought out Of the prison one slave,
brough cut another, and fought out a third. Hav-
ing the means at his command, he employs q
portion of them in such enterprises, and we sus-
pect the Senate will discover ere long, that it mis-
took the interests of slavery when it consigned
Mr.. Hyatt to prison.
A CONTRAST.
Having seen how the U. S. Senate treats white
men, we beheld at the Executive Mansion an evil
dence Of progress in tho practical recognition OF
~:'nigger equality"-Io use a pet phrase of the De-
mocracy - that ought to be horrifying to every
lover Of conservatism. A few years since o great
cutlery was raised against the abolitionists of Phil
a~delphia, because in the meetings held in Penn
Bylyania Hall, blacks and whites we're seated pro-
misciously; and to deepen the intensity Of the ex-
element, and fan it into a flame that should con-
sumo the fated Hall, it was asserted that blacks
and whites were even seen walking together! On
Friday we were at the White House, and Just as
we were leaving the door some very genteel car
riages drove up, and from them descended several
military officers dressed in uniform, and quite q
number of swarthy hued individuals whose com
plexion would have barred against them every
entrance into respectable society in the North,
consigned them to the Jim Crow car for travel,
and to the Negro Pew for worship. Our surprise
was greatly increased by seeing with what disting-
uished consideration the official representatives
of the U. S. Government treated these niggers,
actually walking with them arm in arm. And we
were informed that the President had so utterly
forgotten what belonged to his tffcial station as
20 demean himself by asking them to dinner
How have the mighty fallen! James buchanan,
the chosen OF the Democracy, eating with niggers,
and hob-nobbing with men, whose complexion,
in any Southern State would be prima Jacie evil
denoe they were chattels personal!
EXPLANATORY.
Should we add q note just here, stating that the
individuals referred to comprise the japanese
embassy, the matter will be somewhat explained
and though such conduct cannot be reconciled
With the professions of the Democratic party upon
the ground Of principle, it may be seen to harmo
nize with diplomatic policy. Although MIR. Keitt
of South Carolina, may not be a god-Ordained
prophet, we suspect he was not far from the truth
when he declared, ave will treat these fellows
we'll now, but in a few years We will buy and eel
them as We do any other ~niggcrs."
SIGHT SEEING.
Sight seeing at Washington, like sight seeing
at any other place, is n toilsome pleasure, especid
lily where there is much to be seen, and not much
time to see it in. We hastily did the Capitol, the
Patent Office, the Smithsonian Institute, the
White House, Washington Monument &c. all oil
which may be found fully described in any of the
guide books prepared for visitors to the Capital
As we do not recognize the obligation of every
visitor to Washington who can write a letter, tc
describe what has already been described tel
thousand times, we shall neither spend ink, paper
nor time in the effort to do so.
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
In the Patent Office can be seen the original Of
the Declaration of American Independence. AL
though the writing in The body of the instrument
is distinctly iegible, the signatures have almos
entirely faded out, even that Of John Hancocl
being scarcely visible. 1t would be well, perhaps
that the names Of these worthless should entirely
disappear, and their mo mories be forgotten, sinOt
the principles, for the maintenance of which they
pledged their lives, fortunes and honor, are prac
tically ignored by their descendants.
HALLS OF LEGISLATION.
Two or three hours passed in the Senate Cham
Der, and in the Hall of the Lower House was suf
fcient for the qualification of our curiosity, ant
enables us to say that we have SO en- both branche
Of Congress in session. In the Representative
Hall we heard the concluding portion oftse Chap
iain's prayer, and witnessed the opening of tn
body. Had the members Of any debating club il
the West received with such inattention the read
ing Of the minutes of their Secretary, we shoul
have said they were utterly unschooled in manners
and unfit to conduct such an association. On
could not tell from the behavior of the HOnorabl
gentlemen that the House had been organized
l~ounging around, talking with their friends, an
even laughing aloud, was the chief indication Q
their presence.
In the Senate we heard a portion of the speec
of Mr.. Orittenden-that is, we heard the sound
his voice, and we're able to occasionally catch
word, and enthusiastically a sentence. II ou
experience in the galleries Of both Houses VIC
worth anything, we should say they we're mad
rather for seeing than hearing, or else the voice
most of those whom we heard speak was designe
rather for silence than utterance in such a plac
Indeed, we were repeatedly assured that the reOC
ing of Congressional proceedings in the Glob
was far more interesting than actual presence
the debates.
tt,r ." THE MONUMENT,
Among other sights we bebeld was the Washing
ton Monument-the great national testimonial
a peoples reverence aad gratitude, and copies
whose pictorial representation Of what it is to |
when finished, are scattered broadcast ~thrOughol
the land. "What is that! !" queried one of OIL
party, pointing to a white shaft in the distan'
which was surmounted by an iron 6xtuve of SON
KING. We looked, and beheld what remin
oil no Of an edifce We bad seen at CT eveland, al
replied, at looks like a light house." lmagir
our modification on aNeEWard discovering it