Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-05-16
HUGH MCCOLLUM,
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The Speakers in Congress.

A Washington correspondent of the Bos-
ton Post says:
After listening to the debates on the Civil
Rights Bill / confess | was disappointed, and
the more / saw and heard of the men who
control the legislation of Congress, the more
| became Disguised. Trumbull, of Illinois
the champion ofthe Radicalsagainst the veto.
made what, in any other place, would be
termed a harrangue His voice is badly
cracked and pitched in a high key, which f.
nally became painfully hoarse, and showed
signs of breaking down. He is earnest, but
not graceful Ben. Wade and Jim Lane
ranted, screamed and beloved like two mad
bulls, and raved like two hyenas Doolittle
appeared somewhat ike Webster, and COM
menced calmly and very gracefully, interest
ing and commanding all eyes and ears, but
unfortunately he drops down to common
place style, and becomes wearisome. Rever-
dy johnson commences In about the same
style as Doolittle ends, but Reverdy John
son warns up as he proceeds and gradually
works himself and his audience to a high
pitch of excitement, and his style becomes
highly ornate, his language limpid, easy,
flowing charms and fascinateS you until, like
the lamented Douglas, you are enchanted by
the little giant" Cowan, of PENNSYLVANIA,
the real giant of the Senate, in personal
stature, has voice like church organ and
although awkward he rivets your attention
and uses very strong and original illustra-
tions to make his points, and hits the nail
on the head, as the saying is He could be
heard and seen In a crowd of a hundred
thousand on Boston Common and would be
listened to attentively His style is peculiar,
being compound of logic and classical rhet-
oric, with rather dogmatic manner. Sher-
man, of Ohio, speaks well. Guthrie and
Davis are both able and earnest debaters -
Stewart, of Nevada, bids fair. for leader.
Harris and Morgan, of New York, create no
sensation in debate. Wilson and Sumner.
you know all about. The latter has certain
ly very egotistical, foppish. conceited way
of attracting the attention Of the galleries,
as if he was play-actor on the theatrical
stage, but his tricks" are too apparent
As to the House of Representatives, Thad.
Stevens is about the only conspicuous man,
the rest of his party being mere rank and
file. Jack Rogers, of New jersey, however,
makes as much noise as anybody, and is al
ways ready to pitch in and have free fight
with Stevens or any other Radical He and
Stevens are the very opposite of each other
In everything. Stevens is an old lame, de-
mure man, with great brown wig and iras-
chile temper. Jack Rogers is 4 gay, hand
some, jolly jet-black haired youth, of per-
haps twenty-five or thirty, rather fast in
his habits and ultra in his politics, it is said.
The expulsion of Stockton, of New Jersey,
from the Senate, and Brooks, of New York,
from the House, shows that party spirit
amounts to injustice sometimes, although a
large number of Republicans show by their
votes that they had not lost all reason,
The hotels in Washington are abominable
dirty and filthy. IF one-half the money
yearly expended in the lobby of the capitol
was expended in building decent hotel
there, it might do some good
The hotels At Niapara are oranad and