New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-19
ANUS EHENTS.
PRIVATE TnRATplcALs AT THE BRITISH EM-
BAssY, WASHINGTON.

PRIVATE TIRATBICALs AT TIE BRITISH EM-
BAssY, WASHINGTON.
john Quincy Adams, the most daniI y-eduoated
man who ever sat on the American Tnrone-he who
" AZ not only ctes IN languages but in the ine-aris
N fact was cornoisscur in tie leading polite
ores. except thai Of di0nguf dress for therein le
could not approach tie periphery Of The circle Of
George Washington-a 'heayyi dandy, from laced
r,iles down to rch shining pigment on the hoois Of
sa.e-carrisee horses-John Quincy Adams used 70
declare that The NOS charming society Of any in this
country was 70 be found in tie national capital, both
from ia variety It's absence Of the toyae tone ofau
our ciies ia Dis days aud Che charm lent to il by the
foreign locations. That doubtless was true long
long ago; but the weary years change t.eir loads,
aud all that history can DO is % moan forth Will
& ersui intonatoBs jif Ihinm. For our recent
recoilee'ions Of Washington City DO not place % in
tha' comparatively 'oiry ioc.S' Ieees.ai. TIE Capitol
bstue, il positively. and VroTecyely csIeeia''yi
magnificent; but The early gods Of Greece have lea-
mnmoled along with the angels who IIeaoe over
Christian an, 10 ad0m a-NAII0yAL SuTrO0N: and
shlmJly submit that q law be pafa.d changing the
name oi Both Houses for Congress, to tlat liquid
Iaglsh term. For while splitting he juice
O. le anathenataed weed i. becoming
't'olese among The gentlemen 0. Ills re.ion,
IN the sanctuary Of The people, Great
LSpecOratious are tie order Of The G4y. Some
,Iesches there, Indeed might be reported alter This
i'aon' " l rise III. Speaker 'spits to make per
.lAi explanation 'spi.. Tie Honorable gentleman
hon agckmuscle has made use Of certain words,
Nlco fptsl aa forced 20 consider as dcros-tpl.j-
t''fy % my eha-saa-racisr az representative
tlis. There arc ia every society rules ,spits) IN
"i.''h or written ~. maintaining iig good order
"'l -enuement lsPtl, and which canno, be violated
""-'l' 70 whatever extent retr0acton 10 the
care spHs habits Of bars ps -baraus, alike adj
'-. 70 progress and civilization 'sp.isj ei~.' Then
"'iles 'Ds vampire Of tobacco " the cheap deieuse
a''ions'' the revolver Of the departed Coli-the
"'f'@fe1a Of The internal slave trade and Of the
'7-aDoai honadi.m TO the Southwest, and The
~'RIa Roman very shor-sword, both worn con
ea were among the recent marks Of a down
"-u coAgressignal coarse. But a change having
.0le over the spirit Of our federal dream, We may
'o'A 'of RAPID Ieformations: ior Americans, as De
'vsus'His truly says are the people not welded 70
''lVfe' aud hence easily mend. Az sign Of the
''s1'ns textures Of Washington society we can re-
'N 'ia' 'ne evil secre,ed arms have declined with
~ presence Of the soldierly openly worn ones and
S~At step forward may we have 10 cite an iu-
f'o'emeni IA the spittoon department May Ne ?
nature 90 poor in her means Of afordng sensa-
"oAs that Humanity must be diseustipg in order 10
- -" iDsm Thee be pallous questions. We
A'' 'Soas' them further, but 70 proceed to note
'p'Ses'Fs .s'gn in the character Of Washington