The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-07

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. 1867.
The galleries OF tho House were
densely crowded before IL o'clock to.
day In anticipation OF the discussion
on impeachment. The iudies' gallery
was brilliant with fashion, il not with
beauty; for 1t ls melancholy fact,
which locker. on In Venice may ven.
ture to remark. that one sees here very
few beautiful women, either on the
streets or In public assemblies. Your
own little smoky city will compare
very favorably in this respect with the
city OF magnificent distances. There
are troops OF pretty children, though,
and conseq uent prospect that few
years hence the iairer hal of Washing.
ton will be much fairer than 1t is ut
present. On the gentlemen's side OF
the gallery Africa was unusually well
represented, although 1t Is now.a.days
no uncommon thing to see whole tiers
OF seats there tilled with colored peo.
pie. And although the seats might be
more attractIvely filled, | Nm sure
they could not he filled by lis.
teners who could take deeper
interest in all that Is said and done.
This attendance OF tho negroes in the
galleries OF Congress Is only OF recent
date. Before the black people OF the
District were liberated, II was a rare
occurrence to see black person About
the Capitol, unless In the capacity Of a
servant, nnch lass would they presuma
to sit In tho galleries with tho while
people. have been much Impressed
with the air Of thrift aud intelligence
which these cOlOred people here exhibit.
They dress wCll, they are cleanly. cnur.
teOus and Intelligent, and arc fully
equal In all the qualities which nature
bestows on true manhood md woman.
hood to u large GLASS OF white people.
Must l say superior 10 thousands
OF whltesf or course do not
speak or all for there are ignorant
ana degraded blacks US well Hs whites,
but even with their Inferior opportunI.
lies, perhaps not no large u proportion.
No doubt The cnlored population OF this
district are much farther along
the place OF civilization f" than
tho mnsa OF the blacks Iu the
South. There are reasons why thew
should be, but II may 10 worth while
TO refer tO Lhslr condition, as
showing what these people ARE unpnble
OF when they have n chance.
Hut this IL wandering II good ways
from the point Of divergence. The
throngs In the galleries today, were
disappointed. The bill reported yester.
day by the Committee OF Ways and
Means for the repeal oi the cotton tax,
was taken updurlng tue morning hour,
discussed about thrOs hours, and pays.
ed, when the House adjourned, The
House wis very full. Thaddeus Ste.
venS, who II seldom able 10 take his
seat, came In ut AN early hour and re.
inHlned I'LL tbs adjournment, The old
Innn In very feeble, and seems 10 be III.
orally t0tterinE on the verge OF the
grave. HIS face looks very much
sInhcihted and more like that of "A
corpse than UfH living man. He OK.
poets to have his say On tho I'M peach.
Lient repnrts, and liz Of OpiuIon, learn
that II will be his dying speech, In
the regular order, tho iunOaohmenL ro.
ports VIII be- tho first thing after the
morning hour.
! had the pleasure Of meeting hero,
to-day, threo 0f your Wheeling friends,
Mr.. John @. Chandler and Deputies u !,
y. MnrHhnll Sam. McCullOch and WIN.
II. Irwin. The two latter cam0 here In
charge Ofa prisoner convicted by Judge
Jackson'S Court, AZ KnnRwiln, whUm
thry Deposited nj the Institution at the
foot Off 4 street. INvIsTDLH.