The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-14
Our Washington Correspondence.


WASHINGTON, Feb 10, 1860.
Tie White Hose-TAe Presidents RECEPTIONS Washington
Socry and us Constituent Eement-An illustration One
Of These White House Lertes-And Political Explains
ton Of the Atnce Of Our Democratic Congressional Presi
dent Makers, DC.
The White House, What is il? Ask Mr. Buchanan, and
he will that the house Of drudgery and that
he looks forward the 4th March, 1861 the day
dehversnce from house Of bondage Ask any Of
half hundred aspirants for Mr. Buchanans shoes
and the II frankly given, will bet the house
OF glory the palace of Aladdin and the fountain Of honor
and power. Dickens says ii looks like a London Club
house and heard distinguished politician declare the
other evening tina, is the Peoples TaverE Of which the
President the tavern keeper at salary Of twenty five
thousand year.
Accepting this Interpretation, let visit the White
Heuse is Tuesday evenng-he evening Of the Presi,
dents levee or reception. We 60 up. We End the
rageway IN front blocked, three deep, with hackney
coaches with here and there more pretentous turn
out Of foreign Minister but nothing 10 compare with the
gorgeous and prodigious establishment drawn by six
horses three abreast known Broadway az the adyer
Using carriage Of popular sewing machine We find
also lepg PROCESSION OF people which at the gate
constantly receiving accessions the passing omni
buses. We fall into ine-we enter the house-we find
the vestbue converted into convenient hal and cosI
room for gentlemen, the ladies' being more part.
cularIy provided for. Delivering hat and dread.
noueht to the Ia charge, and receiving ticket
therefor the central hall the door Of
the elptoal saloon. Just inside the threshold we en-
counter the President with suboilcial or two at his
side the Introduction Of strangers We introduced
"Happy meet you Mr.. President you looking
ma,ksbly vell" "Thank you, sr,' replies Old Buck;
my health pretty good. Are long in town. But
the crowd is pressing upon our rear, aud We must pass
We do paAs some SIX feet, environed by heopcd
skirts when suddenly find ourselves in the presence
OF the bright and happy face Of the really charming Miss
Lane-one Of thcse specimens Of Anglo Saxon beauty
which carry back to the castles, the roubadours and
the fair and queeny damsek Of The days OF chvary Rr
Blake, the little Commissioner Of Pubic Buildings,
receives auc introduces TO the smabe and
snabic niece Of the PreAdent We 6ow gracefully
possible but while framing observation compliments
ry Of s lady the weather. lind that her attention
has been drawn away Il, toe detachment OF her
vters, and that ve form part OF her recollec
nons than II We had never skssed % all right We
kpov but II Is refinement O, cruelty which make, us
veh that all these people arour ~ were in Hsifax.
We look about us We find tina toere are some oele
brues Of both genders among the xhch prefers
70 lipger within the immediate NmosPnere OF the
court What for Why, to and to b. cen Excepting
The still magnificent Madame Bodsco, Mr., senator Swu
ME- Senator Shdel and two three 9th. " tue edies
not dressed up the regustons OF the "xes Of the
New York Academy Of husc In fact from th' Iery ns