The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-01-25
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
HARRISBURG. Jan. /

DEAR GAZETTE:-I arrived here
yesterday afternoon, my journey hith-
er occupying only twenty four hours.
The track of the Huntingdon and
Broad Top Railroad was completely
blocked up by snow-drifts, so that two
engines attached to our single passen-
ger car, could not 'pull US through"
About two miles below Marklesburg,
our train stuck fast in drift five feet
in depth, and we were obliged to re-
main there from s o'clock in the eve
ming till broad daylight. Such a
storm as howled around us that night,
| never witnessed before. 1t madeone
think of the night on which Tam o.
Shanter and his 'gray mare Meg"
came to grief at the 'keystane % the
brig" when "the wind blew as 'tWad
blaWn itsl asst" But, my travelling diff
fculties over, for the present, / am
snugly slowed away at the "Bolton,"
where every thing isquite 0u fait, from
a toothsome beef-steak to a room made
cheerful by the glow of blazing anthra-
cite. From these cOmfOrtablequ quarters,
I stroll out to try the old board walk
which leadeth to the halls of legisla-
ton. Arrived at the capitol, first
enter the hall of the House of Repre-
sentativeS. Speaker Glass is in the
chair and l observe that he makes a
pretty fair speaker, slow, but tolerably
sure. The Mongrel side of the House
is in a state of tremendousexcit
1t has just been announced that Hon.
Edgar Cowan has been appointed min
lister to Austria, and one of the virtu-
Gus and patriotic gentlemen on that
side of the House, fearful lest the just
and magnanimous United States Sen
ate may lack the backbone to reject
the nomination of Mr.. COwan, has of
fered resolution, which calls the said
CoWan some very hard names, and in
structs the U. S. Senate not to confirm
his appointment. l watch the debate
closely, and / find that there is but a
single man on the Mongrel side who
has much ability as a debater. Mr..
WADDELL, of Chester, is decidedly
the ablest man on that side of the
House. He was formerly, l believe,
a Democrat.) But, on the Democratic
side, MIR. JENKs, of Jefferson, and
Mr.. BOYLE, of Fayette, tear the mask
from the hideOus face of Mongrel Rad
icalism. Mr.. jerks is new member,
but has much ability, is a sound law
yer and an incorruptible man. Mr..
Boyle is young lawyer, of brilliant
promise, and makes an active and use
ful member. His political opponents
in the House have,a wholesome fear of
his power in debate. There are, also,
on the Democratic side, Mr.. Satter-
thwaite and DIR. Markley, of Montgom-
cry, Mr.. Deise, of Clinton, Mr.. Quig-
ley, of Philadelphia, and others, who
are abundantly able to take care of the
interests of the Democracy. The last
named is the best parliamentarian in
the House. There is, on the Mongrel
side, a preacher man" by the name of
Kennedy. He halls from Wyoming.
He prayed the other day that President
johnson might be removed and that
Cameron might become more radical!
He ought to be ridden out of Harris
burg on a sharp rail. n
i have "seen' the House, and | now
take a look at the Senate. Speaker
Hall is presiding. He is quick and
pretty correct. The Senate has not
had a better presiding officer for some
years than Mr.. Hall. Wefind some "a
miliar faces in the Senate chamber.
Mr.. Wallace, of Clearield, the leader
of the Democratic side, man of I'M
questioned ability, Capt. Donovan, of
Philadelphia, Gen. McCandless, of the
same city (who succeedsthe immortal
Jere. Nichols) Col. Starlight, of Fay
cite, Jackson, of Sullivan, Glatz. of
York, Schall, of Lehigh, all these are
old friends of the subscriber, whom
he values highly. On the other side