The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-11
Letter fron Ye Ex.LocaI.
WAsHINoToS, D. c., Feb I, IS

WAsHIN0ToS, d. G., Feb l, 1860.
FRIEND DUSHAM:-1 am aware that
here, but az variety is the spice Of life, =
have concluded to sspitch in" and say
something. There are q plenty of items
in this part OF Gods moral ~ heritage,
hut to put them in shape 80 as to instruct
and amuse your readers, is no small job.
Now a-days the readers OF jonrna! ex-
pect to find everything in one short article,
that must be done up IN Websterian style.
only propose in this to give few :acts
the last few days, in = very plain style.
During the last three weeks I have been
here, Ihave been constant visitor upon
the two Houses of Congress, alternating
between the. Senate and House. Legis-
lating Is queer business; and this world
ID . humbug. That is, nine-tenths Of the
people are humbugged. It 10 amusing Is
ents. Some windy chap will get the door,
and beat the air for the space Of one hour,
and end his harrangue by glowing trib..
ute to the hard-dsted yeomanry Of our
country. After number one gently sub
sides into his seat, all ag!ow with the
consciousness that he did the thing ~
brown, up jumps pumber two, who yells
out at the top OF his voice-"Mr. Speaker =
The Speaker recognizes him, to his infinite
delight and joy. and then commences an.
other harrangue, pr0bab!ya written one.
OF An hours length, n which he tells Con.
gress and the "rest OF mankind, that ne
erninent.y represents an agricultural con-
sti;uency, and wants their interests pro.
tected II all hazards. What do you sup
when speeches like the above are BENZ
| made? Some are writing, some are read.
ing, and others are talking and craekino
Jokes. Perhaps not a half dozen mem.
! bers fthe House pay any attention what
eyer TO nine-tenths Of the speeches made
on that door. When member like Thad.
ems Stevens. John A. Kasson, James p.
wilson, ana few others that might men
wards the speakers. There is no humLnu.
gerry about their talk. They talk hard
sense, interviewer with the rhetoric az IN,
best orators. We send too manv small.
minded men to the Congress Of the Uni.ed
states. And we send too many in the a..
g1egate. The States have too great a ren.
representation on the floor, which evil
weakens our national character. IF we
had but two-thirds OF cur present represan.
tation, we would be likely to gel bette,
| men IN Congress, and command mnra 70
spect at home an abroad.
p was In the Senate the other taav a,,a
heard several short speeches Oh the f,ats' = !.
liatory bill. am furnishing, an d thirst,nr
not ai.er righteousness, but to hear Lane
Of Indiana, Grimes Of our own State on
Sumner; Up TO date, however. thew s aIa
but little. I was q listener to ola y p sa.u
Wade's speech in support Of the Ra,slia a.
tory bill. The galleries wera $500. 5000 !,
with the Nations defenders and J ,"Siaa
and gentlemen all eager to hes, this .a.s.es
|ana good. and fearless man speak. r.,
made strong speech, and one That cont;
no. raw !. to dive home conviction to the s,s
"a VxrIpS
of this bill. Mr. Sumner OPPOSES ' t"ss hie,.
IS u favor Of some kind Of d mixtn lin s. ~
pTaxdice, Christianity, and Illumination ~
bss ,s samn ta has has mastery mind, bu.
myself in good company. / can. ~ 50. a :;
! III nor do want any Of that Kind 1 q
christianity, which hunables man and
sls si = him int e that position which sui
MIN and then rub It in. Thia nav sa sc,
We 9 Christian duty to some, but I dom
believe the Almighty ever made white.