Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-04-06
The Congressional Excursion.

We take from the Savannah Daily
Herald of the 2lst inst. the following
account of the visit at Charleston and
Savannah of the Congressional party
which returned to Washington last Sat
urday. As some of the party were dis
tinguished Vermonters, two of them be-
ing from Rutland, our readers will take
an interest in the account.
This morning the noble little steam
boat. w. w. Colt, arrived from Charles
ton, bringing to our quiet and beautiful
city throng of distinguished gentle
men, and such a bevy of lovely and ele-
CANT ladies as have not visited Savan-
nah before since the old, old time when
all was peace, which now seems so long,
SO very long ago. AS the gay and joy
Gus procession Of eminent northern peo-
pie left the crowded little boat and
streamed up the winding road leading
from the river to the top of the hill, it
seemed as If speedy peace must be at
hand, for their welcome presence seemed
indeed most happy promise of the
"good time coming, that good time
for which, though we all, of all shades
of political thought, both North and
South, wish so earnestly and would be
willing to sacrifice so much, yet for
which we fear we must still be content
to 'wait little longer"
The party consists of fifty or sixty
people, the gentlemen being many of
them members of Congress- both the
Upper and Lower Houses being repre-
sented There are also number of ex-
members of the Cabinet and Honorable
gentlemen who have held and do hold
other eminent positions, and still are not
congressman. The fairer half of the
the party consists of the wives Of some
of the honorable Congressman, the
daughters and nieces OF others, and 9th
er ladies well known in the higher cir
cles of Washington society. Among
them are two nieces of Major General
W. II. Sherman, who had very natural
desire to behold in the department of the
South on which he has so thoroughly
impressed his sign the records
of his grim handiwoTk.
The full list Of these. our city's guests,
is appended--we also give, for the infOr-
nation of our readers who may not have
borne these facts in mind the political
status of each, and the State from which
he halls No precedence of rank was
observed in the Decentralization, but, as
the little steamboat drew up to the dock
at the foot Of Dayton street, the party
FASTENED ashore, eager to see whatever
sights might be before them.
The record of names is as follows:
SENAToRs.-Hon. L. F. s. Foster, Con-
necticut; Hon. Lott NJ. Morrill,, Maine ;
Hon. Solomon Foot, Vermont; Hon.
James r. Doolittle, Wisconsin; Hon.
James w. Grimes, Iowa; Hon. Lyman
Trumbull, Iowa; Hon. John Sherman,
Ohio; Hon. B. F. Wade Ohio; Hon.
Alex. Ramsey, Minnesota; Hon. Mr.,
Norton. Minnesota,
REPRESENTATIVES Hon. F. A. Pike.
Maine; Hon. Justin S. Morrill,, Vermont
Hon. A. W. Clark, New York.
LADIES, AND GENTLEMEN WITH LADIES.
Mrs. Foot, two Misses Foot, Mrs,
Wade, Mrs. Barrett, Mrs Hurlburt, Mrs.
Foster, Miss Lanman, Mrs. Ramsey, Miss
Morrill,, Miss Thomas Mrs. and Miss
Doolittle, Mrs. and Miss Pike, Miss Cam
eron Mrs. Trumbull, Miss Blair, Judge
Loring, of the U. S. Court of Claims
and two daughters; Miss Sherman and
Miss Wilcox, nieces of Gen. w. I. Sher-
man Mr.. Dinsmore, President, of Ad-
ans Express Company, and Miss Dins.
more, Mr. s. p. Brown, Naval Agent
and Mrs. Brown, Washington, D. G.
Gen. Dewitt G. Clarke, Executive CLERK
United States Senate; Mr.. Morton Nc.
Michael, Philadelphia, Publisher North
American Mr.. j. D. Fell and wife
Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons
. Ohio; Mr.. Cowan, Penn; Gen. Simon
Cameron, late Secretary of War; Elk.
Senator Preston King, New York; Maj
Batchelder and wife; Mrs Grimes, Mis-,
Nellie McMichael, daughter OF Hon. Nor
ton McMichael.
The distinguished persons left Charles
ton last evening, aud the passage wa
very pleasant.
The Special Session Of the Senate wa
closed on Saturday last, March 18th