Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-01-13
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FROM WASHINGTON.

Another week gone; result-nothing.-
Multiply nothing by FIVE, and you have the
apparent result Of five weeks Of very itksome
Congressional labor in the House. But will
nothing good come out of it Patience is
virtue. | think oh, how virtuous, then, arc
the Republican representatives Forbear-
ance under insults, silence under reproaches--
these are virtues, too but, in Member Of
Congress, freely confess that in my judg
ment silence is the chief How gerry virtu-
Gus we are, then Truly it has become once
more respectable to be an NJ CT. e. Of the
patient. forbearing silent, and therefore virtu-
Gus Republican stripe. But Of the other
side--let their speeches show. l confess,
though, that il has been very hard work for
the Republicans to hold their tongues, and
very dull work to give ear to other peoples
tongues; and have occasionally solaced my
self with book. ! begin to doubt whether
there is really good book, from which one
cannot draw both wisdom and consolation in
every emergency. The wisdom of solomon
and the psalms of David are admirably adapted
TO the scenes through which we are passing
here; Shakespeare surely will not fail us, and
History in every age will give us examples,
both Of warning and encouragement. Lately
took up "Sir Roger de Coverley," by the
Speetator,--for amusement and enjoyment
only but 10 how rich in consolation to the
best abused men in these days-of course
mean, the BLACK Republicans" The Spec
tator, when on visit to that good old soul
Sir Roger. was one of the quietest and best
behaved gentlemen in England, but what we're
the consequences His love Of solitude, tact
turnity. and particular way of life, raised a
great curiosity in all those parts. Will Vim
BILE, observing him to be much alone and ex-
tremely silent when in company, was afraid
he had killed man the country people sus-
peeted him for coniuror; justice of the
peace feared he was jesuit, and thought the
gentlemen nf the country would do very well
to make him give some account of himself
(according to the Southern fashion days j
the Tories feared him as discarded Wing,
''that is sullen and says nothing because he is
out of place." and finally the Spectator con-
summing up the reasons thus; such is the
variety Of opinions which are here entertained
of me, so that pass among some for dis
affected person, and among others for a
Popish priest, among some for wizard, and
among others for murderer and all this
for no other reason, that | can imagine, but
because do not boot and hoHow and make a
noise. 1t is true my friend Sir Roger tells
them, that il is my ioay, and that am only q
philosopher; but this will not satisfy them
They think there is more in me than he dis
covers, and that do not hold my tongue fol
nothing." To be sure there is nothing new
under the sun; yet was agreeably Impress
ed with the fact that old Spec was just Al
badly off as Republican Member of Con
gress. While my hand is in, let me adyis
the possess,r of the Spectator to turn to tn
chapter of "Sir Roger and Party Spirit"
is better than any ten speeches made in tn
House during the last four weeks and hall
Newsi / see you have nothing Of that i
this letter yet-and you will not have. Non
here that the telegraph has not given you
and, too often, not quite much that pur
ports to give. The Treasury is nearly empty
and Secretary Cobb "shins" his dubious an
dangerous way with debtors crutches. BIZ
the old crutehes are nearly gone: be will 500
require a new pair Of Congress. The ma
contractors have been "shaved"-skin and al
by the bankers, and threaten to stop tn
mails, il Congress does not raise the none
for them The spectators upon Me,
leo are exceedingly anxious for ratifer
ton OF the treaty, and an appropriation
By Congress, of four millions of dollars {,
their benefit - indeed, they cannot affol
TO wait So there is an immense pre-
sure upon Congress; yet Congress is at Il
deadest Of "dead-locks." We cannot get o
of it until something breaks Does any Doc
IN Vermont fancy that the Republicans wi
break: Does anybody think they ought
break Shall the representatives of Gle
majority of the freemen of the Union yield
the minority; Is the Administration to
brought to its rickety or equity legs, and he
mp for the remainder of its miserable life
the Repubiicans-or is it not rather the du
of its friends and kindred to administer pill
porridge and poultices, and watch by {
death-bedt Really, think 1t will be a b
Job enough for the Republicans to administ
on the estate. ! am sure the people of Va
mont do not wish to have us "break
and IL there is the least fear of such an even
! think it may be dimissed. Let me give
incident, substantially as it occurred-TC
Corwin Of Ohio and one Of his colleagues /
ing the parties to IT,
Tom Seriously My friend. see cleal
the time when it will be my duty to aband
John Sherman and vote for somebody else.
Coileogue-(in high exoitement.) whe
Mr.. Corwin-when,
1om--(in whisper) When Gabr
sounds the last trump
The conclusion was palpable-the effect
resistable. We concur with Tom.
tV'W-I-N-T-ERl n! Such is a po
script to private letter from the editor dal
Washington, Jan. o, from which we infer Il
the cold snap Of last week was not confI
TO Vermont.
tYThe New York Tribune has attained
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