Ellsworth American., 1867-03-08
Wash ington Correspondence
wAsHSG1oS D. c. March p 1851.

WAsH,yGI3S D. {. March p iS51..
NJ, ED.Tos-I date this 1e:ter rs ron
+ VII! SEE on S2tnrd1r. bas really e2mmene-
Il 70 indie; il On SATURDAY q. precisely three
O'clock A. II. don't know as this viii
reach you ia season f.- yoas nexI paper.
sill. preferred 70 wait tina. might be
zble 70 give you some accoanI Q: the clos
ia SCENES oI the Thirty ninth Co,.gres-.
. TIE rast tw-a.v f3ar h5a-s h2ye beea -
Z, speak. ca1ek IL. 9fiHts-es:i4- and event
fa.l scenes. /; WIS given -. several 4ys
ago. :ha, The Prs>.lrG woaii veto earl: in
ne geei .39.a the military -ee7s.s;ra-tio-.
iill- .easl the tenure of o:1jee 81. T.asrrap
az ia s-axiJa> expectation ih-. tlese SAT-
y4.,er- xure sooa 70 c91ae IN crowds each
d2r alei .l4- c.rEiA3rs. the l3bbies. and
,l.e galleries of ei-a=r House. The- visit
81 bu. waited il vain and speculation VA,
rife. !: be-a. 70 BE- nois-d abroad thai NJ.
Johnson ~o1ld pockc: thc bill. iheG ;hs;
ils voall ye:3 !; and s.s.l l1r,Le-. tii.. lie
woal1 si-a l. Parties were divided. aud
;he .oxa wzs hIl-i with ruiaers bets
we're freely made ss 20 the Pres.ieu:.
course acc3-5.ag 70 the y-rioas pre- lir;i5ns
and opinions OF the people making ,he.n.
some faoney has changed hanis. The ve-
u coase and ,lieh day - \. d. Na-ch 81
Isl. IA. rarely occl-ei in the American
.s-l,.Ie4:. Surely the American C.,nyrcs.
has never presented q snblisBer spectacle;
two yetoes prc.ea;ed a; The same hour IN
both House. for while the clerk o!th- II ouSe
was reading .l- massage ve,C.ag :hc FI.il!-
tary bill. tine Secretary o( the SraA,. was
reading the veto N .ssag. 0! the tenure OIL
ice tlii in the Senate.
] wish cousd describe 70 you ss II really
! appeared ,he House u Representatives ou
ta:- auspictsu. DIR, forever memorable.
.serv.- Al ePo1!i i. his;Ury. There "a; ihe
reopl.'s REPRESENTATIVES, listening win r.
-pcciabi- ana pr0:Jand attention 10 the
plafita3- zaA 2s;u,e a-gln-ats OF some
sharp lAwyer-2-oesiT jalse Jeremiah 3
Bl4-k. Mr. BOehanaa's aitoray General
ai.l al this : p-.Ia@l u = eom!a. from
4 .ars x JoAAs5-. Of Tennessee ,h- aceilea
"A! Preside, O! the United States. The
( exordidll. the argument. aud large ~.
ton Of ti.c message WAS loG9.less lae work
VI a l4wy.r q a9itigy !: :n9. Of he4r,, bl:
the Other portion q III. paPe- !, cinia NJ
!. Is J3hAso..i2n. llleat. .ll!lrcs Jo.nsol..ap.
All the members Of Congress. aud many Of
me spectators saw jus: when sal where
l.a- lawyer sabs!d.i and TIE tailor ;ook up
.hs harsagne, AL Us: here Has v4s.e .aa
lau.h came IL.
Mr. Mcpherson the clerk read the mes,
sage in a clear, fail AMI manly voice,
which is characteristic o: al ,ha. gentle,
mans Efforts in this ..ne. 7: took him onc
hoar aid half and daring this time the
uiinos. aeeorum was observed By every
hoay for everybody tcli that the boar WIS
one Of significant and vas, Importance IN a
national poin; ef view. When ihr clerk
arrived at the conclusion Of this Presi3en
tial diairil,e. Mr. Stevens took the foor ioI
the parpose Of making those Preliminary
motions necessary 10 the passage Of the
bill orer the veto. Mr.. E.dridsc OF Wis
eonsin asked for one iD0meats delay, that
he might state 70 the House what his par
~ had determined to do. lie proceeded to
. make what he intended to be very sol
cmn- patriotic a.A ee"ciive speech, and
snnoupeed IN conclusion. that his party
had determined TO make 40 opposition
To this measure. and that they wouI rot
therefore arail theiua .Fes al iliat svztcsn
~ Parliamentary tactics ne5 hnovn 9-