Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-31
CAPITAL CORRESPONDENCE

OESA0TNHS, Jan. rs, 1861.
FaI1xD JOURNAL: have been led to the
belief that my promises " you must be bro
ken and that desire to post your many read
ers must, for the time being, be frustrated.
But, thanks ~ good natured ainsworth, Bow
en-, Udell and others, duties are not crowding
excessively upon me this school.boy's play
day-the welcome Saturday.
Of Desmoines proper, can add nothing to
my former expressed convit tons. Mary
friendly faces, VINO were accustomed to All the
l'bbies during the session Of 1860, are now
among the armed hosts, ready and eager to
strike decisive blows at the monster rebellion.
The social season has not opened, nor DO I
believe it will. There are too many anxious
he'tts amtng the wives and mothers, of the
capital TO mingle with the festive thronr.
Withal, the times are hard, and where 70
many heads Of families are away on the tented
field, it becomes their families to be prudent
Of meagre income that may at any moment
cease by the death Of one near and Gear.
or the Legislature, l have to say, that in
Intelligence, industry and sobriety it ou.ranks
any former body Of the kind in this State
Cons into the House, your eye first rests
upon Rush CLARK, the best Speaker that has
presided over House Of Representatives for
many years Tin this State)- firm, dign,fied,
prompt and courteous. without reserved or
uncertain opinions upon parliamentary law.
Below and in front Of Mr.. Speaker 10 the for.
mer faithful, laborious and grntlemanly Char
Icy Akirich. His reelection % Chief Clerk
Is much higher compliment than I can be-
stow with my best medallion" On the
left Of Mr.. Speaker, ~ leading Represents
tives, are Bowdoin, Kellogg, Gutter, Curtis.
Stanton, Lax an Fair0ll, not to name 9th
ers. On his left are Lane (the leader) Of
Scott, Eaton, Rothrock, Shipman, Price and
others. When enter the House miss Ben
nett, Clasgett, La acheur and Peet But
their places are filed With good men and
true, whose great desire is to do the greatest
possible amount Of wholesome legislation in
the ls.et possible tiss.
Coming hence, your eye rests upon very
anassumins, geod-natursd, but digniAsd
looking. parsonage. List ming for me-
ment 70 the proceedings. you unhestatiaely
say that Lieut. Gov. Nssdham will prove an
exc llent and popular presiding officer, but
that he must overcome Lick Of confidence
which seems to say, 81 may 30 wronv-and
rather than err to offend, yield the
point to those more sxpsr,saced." l find
that, BY experience and practice, our Pres,-
dent Is very rapidly advancing.
| Directly in front Of him, frequs: tly bear
very familiar voice. Looking over the
Chamber, who shall select - leaders, frsm
y congregation Of bigh-minded. intslli gen,
and industrious, gosd.msns Tbs las senate
hsd leaders. but the present has none
AsPhsrson, UdelL Bowen, Brown, Jennings,
AcCrary's. have more experience than some
others. But here ID Holmes-as watshful
and vigilan', concerning the pecuniary and
financial interests Of the State, a. man can
DO. Foote and Kedfield are not whit be-
hind. Woolson, Boardman and Dyssrt are
ready, It moments warning, to expose .
fallacy, 1t were useless in mo, however, to
attempt invid'ous distinctions. But, I AIN
trespassiDg upon your columns, wherein you
have need to record. by telrvraph"-sll
quiet-an svrly advance and retreat in good
order. Zollicoffer's blood atones in part
Let the Lanthron's BE- Fed and free, if ncces
sary, to maintain the Government intac,
Having commenced, you may expect my
promised series. q.