The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-23
Onr WASHINGTON Letter.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 10th, 1860.
Editors InteLligencer :
Great events crowd so rapidly upon
the heels of each other that 1t is almost
impossible TO keep pace with them w
are making history as rapidly as We
did IiuringSth war, so that 1t keeps one
of ordinary bTuf1ls constantly bewi lder-
ed reading what is already made, with
out the time or the capacity 70 specu-
late with reference 10 the future. nov
If / should, before close this, make
some proph ecieS, j hope you5win not con-
slider me egotistic, or as giving myseIi
credit for more than ordinary brains
but give the revelations only SO much
weight as YOU; with the lights you
have, believe they are worth Or entitled
to. - a,
s The historic act of the historic session
of the United States Congress is larry
bepun-may its ending not make II the
worlds great tragedy Senator Doc
Titles speech of the 18th is the great ar
eIrIT1eni of the session. Deming' sspeech
| IN the house yesterday was master-
niece of classic oratory-as was tnat OIL
! Voorhees,. some time since. hhlle
Deming spoke the mouse gaIneL .4l
around him, and house and galleries
were all Northumberland perfect silence
hitherto unk nown in the 'House)
reigned-broken only by his sonorous
voice. The scene was worthy OF any
painters pencil--and his oratory, his log
ic, his sarcasm and appeals were OF the
most telling character. Green Clay
Smith is nthe midst of his happdest
effort, His illusions to the Tennessee
Delegation were of the most feeling
kind, bringing tears to the eyes OF
many members. He is yet rising with
his subject, and his picture will be one
never to be forgotten by the members
of the present Congress. ti.t
The Suffrage Bill for the Dtstrict-the
4Pandora's box of the session-has pass
ed the House by a large majority. The
tumult upon Its passage was beyond
description-th galleries and mouse
Joining in one loud and long roar OF
applause The galleries at the time
were a perfect jam-nearly half and
possibly more being negroes; who were
PERFECTLY iubilant. Old men and judges
on the floor laid-or rather ew-aslde
their dignity and Joined, perfectly un-
controllable2 in the tumult. Nor was
the joy all on one side. The Demo
Gratis. who voted unitedly against the
bill. were almost as jubilant as the Re
publicaus who favored its passage.
There were sad party, however, some
of whom voted on each side, Ufs+ the
Republicans who did not really wish
its passage, from Henry j. Raymond,
of New York, to Green Clay Smith OF
Kentucky. I will not-I need not eN-
plain to you the cause of these various
emotions-you and your readers can
Judge for Notwithstanding con-
stantly in mind that the Democrats are
fighting now for capital and not for
principle ssp itH;
The Senate will pass this bill, but
may possibly amend it, in which case
the House will disagree and there 1t
will-with some maneuvering-end.
Should the Senate pass it without
amendment, the president tOiU Uet0 II,
and then you will see the scene OF
which Iwr0te in my last exposed. The
President is "muSter of the situation"
which is a convertible term with, Sac
cepts the situation" the meaning OF
which was explained in my last, and
very forcibly by Mr. Deming in his
speech yesterday, and is in plain Eng
lish that the situation Is master, but the
individual understands itand goes with
instead of against the current.
The whole scuffle now is for the next
Presidency, and men entrusted with the
sacred duty of preserving our liberties
and transmitting them unfmpaired, are
sporting with the destinies OF 100000 OO
OF living souls, and the hopes of the
countless millions unborn for the sake
of elevating IL favorfte TO the Presidency,
and thus securing fat placesin hepubliC
Grip for themselves and friends for years
TO come. Additional constitutional
amendments will be squirting upon
Congress in a few days, and will, nc
doubt, pass that body. may write
you on these subjects soon, but will
make no promise. etyi
s Yours, &C., r. p. PbRTER.