Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-05
THE GAZETTE.
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 5, 1860.
A COMPARISON.

miserable, used up. played-out, good-lor-
nothing, efete country, inhabited chleny oy
wretched and starved operatives, ana ruieo
by bloated and mbecile aristocracy. It's
ignorant legislative body-whIch holds It's
session in a badly conJriyed edihce, IN whose
plan there is no trace Of any other style OF
architecture than the Gothlc--has indeed
given name TO certain rules OF order which
are sometimes adopted by deliberative as
semflieS: but our wiser law makers have tortu-
na,eIv discarded them for new and improv-
ed system, to be found in the "Congression-
al Manual" To get access, as visitor, to
either branch Of their puny Parliament 1t is
necessary to obtain ticket from member;
and in the more insignificant OF the two, the
stranger cannot nationally enjoy even the
patrv accommodations of its contemplate
gallery An officer prevents anything like
social intercourse, and threatens with eXpul-
sion those who dare, in furtive whispers,
u INQUIRE the names of the speakers
The surly Doors exclude, "Heaven's last,
best gift" altogether, aud the fair and beau
tiful of the realm are only permitted to peer
through grating at their tyrannous lords.
Under such degrading despotism, they can
not be seen.
Among the members there is always man
ifested Except in the lobbies) the gruttest
cl,uriishncss. All sit in sullen silence, at
tending to the business of the House. II
the man "on his legs" is dull, they do, in
deed cough him down, so that stupid bore
is siienced with most barbarous inhumani-
". They never allow more than one to
S9eak at once, and very rarely two Oh the
/ boz ,f srNpa .b
the birthrisht of man and the gilt OF God
to the races denied them: and if a speaker
exercises his own discretion, SO far as to
talk Of something more interesting to HIM
than the subject under debate, he is instantly
gagged with cries Of order" order" Among
other absurd restrictions upon individual in
dependence, it is positively forbidden to men
ton member by name. Thus, a few weeks
ago, Mr.. Berkeley was advocating the bal
lot.-a reform with which his name isquite
closely identified, as his motion, in reference
to it, comes like Christmas, once year, and
Is the Parliamentary rules forbid the second
introduction of any motion in the same ses-
sion. it may be said that, like Christmas, lit
comes bat once a year, and in his arSu-
ment he observed that "he next came to
another of his formidable opponents,-S
George Grey" Instantly he was assal-
el with rude cries of order" and thus
insolently interrupted by the presiding
officer
The Speaker.-It is contrary to the rules
of the House to mention any member by
name. iHear, hear.)
Mr.. Berkeley-I mentioned Sir George
Grey as one of the speakers in adeoate which
took place Is years ago.
The Speaker.-W the Hon. member
said was, i now come to Sir George Grey.
That is not the correct way of referring to a
member of the House. Hear, hear.
Mr.. Berkeley.-I ought to have stated
that alluded to a debate Of Is years ago, IN
which Sir George Grey was one Of the prn-
cipal speakers. 'Order.'
The Speaker have reminded the hon.
member of what is the rule otthe House, and
am sure that with his Parliamentary expert
ence and practice he will be able to keep
within it. Cheers"
Instead Of resenting the impairment medd-
ling of the person designated by the reporter
of the Times as the Speaker, the craven
caitiff meeliy submitted, and we find in these
cowardlv words his reply
Mr.. Berkeley would say the right hon.
gentleman, the member for Morpeth."
Il would seem that he was willing to re-
gard the ignominious insult IN the same
light as the philosopher who bore the same
name as himself, did the earth, and to say OF
It. sit is no matter" Had such an Interrupt
ton been made in that magnificent Capitol,
whose plan and decorations, remind the de-
lighted observer of every kind of building,
Ian nd w
galleries sit multitudinous maidens and
matrons with large supplies OF tongue tor
lunch, there would not have been one Con-
gresham who would have brooked the OF
fence There is not one but would have
dauntessly defed the Speaker, and in the
next days report we would have read words
like these ''You old imbeeile, how dare you
interrupt me? If you say I'm out of order,
you lie. The infamous ours that call me to
order, favor system worse than robberles,
than piracy, than poygamy. | shall 50 on
without anybody's leave, individually. =
The Chairman would have decided that
general debate was in order, and the remarks
were strictly pertinent. The original spea-
er then resuming bis subject, might, per-
haps warming with it, begin to gesticu-
late with some vehemence," and scene,
would ensue, such as is described in the rri-
bune Of April 9th, in these terse and elegant
sentences
''Mr. Loveoy, of Illinois, rather Stirred
un the animals in an otf-hand, plain-spoken
that resulted, is characteristic, and our re-
port will be found interesting" - 1antty
FAR.