Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-12-24
WASHINGTON. ID. G.
Dec, n, 1868.
4 EnS.1s IlreasIANiI RrnHss


1 ment, bath Houses ofCongress to-day yo
: ed themselves half a moath'~ recess. j
. order TO organize their Christmas ''geoc
les and to mature their plans for fatur
= legislation. That men are but children {
, a larger growth. there was plenty OF eY
, dCnce ON the adjournment to-day. Men
bers were particularly jolly and good-na
, tused: no Que desired 10 indulge Ia Ion
r speeches: the body seemed 10 forget f.
= the moment thal ''the country is IN fright
tul peril" The Honorable member Groh
the West. always yigilant aud objection
able = n his manner became ebliyious q
his pet scheme ofeeonony, and sat list
lessy stariag in his seat; other honorable
members talked and laughed loudly witt
one another; some We're uneasy and It'd
ing telling speech at every pause la tn,
pending business: II move we adjourn. :
and all wa hustle and expectancy in either
House.
ExopUs or MEMBERS.
AT least two-tlirds of the members Of
both Houses avail themselves OF the OPP
portunity of going home, and majority
4 of these are from the Northern and New
England STATES. Possibly one third of the
Western delegation also returned to their
homes, but nine-tenths of the Southern
members remain in Washington during a
recess.
MoURNFuI "REMINISCENCES
Poor Mac Dougal of California, did not
90 hocie during his last senatorial term,
bat nevertheless drew his handsome mile
! age regularly. The mention of tive Sens
tors name reminds me of sad scenes in the
life OF this generous brave and talented,
but unfortunate statesman. .ow mourn
full the RENE mbrance OF this great man 5
folly. Day after day. week after week.
and year after year of Mae Douglas last
term, was he seen literally staggering to
his grave. Friends lie had by the score
such friends mean, as were willing to
guz zle a his expense, 10 follow him
through his daily and nightly debaueh.
aud iistoii 10 his inaiIdiiu quotations from
the poet, the historian and the novelist with
whose production he evinced the most
remarkable familiarity. From nine clock
In the morning u I'll one la the afternoon
his hack stood before the door OF a pppu,
lar saloon opposite Williams while from
within came the Jingle of glasses. the low
but deep voice of the poor, befuddled SEN
ator as lac talked wit and poetry 10 score
as incapable oi appreciatinc hls real geni-
Us. As the tunblers .gop which they drank
every ten minutes. al MS expense. aud
their drunken shouts of-'good.H lrst
rate.'' "hnily for the SENATOR" aud { !
which greeted the toast, that h yariably
accompanied every tpplc. ''iiaiat he cot
ln.i!leo,." Pity ali the congressman
Damned Abolitionists, ali they elo is to
make laws for the uiggers. ''Hurrah
for Ge..cral Mae Dougal; he's the boy ihat
never goes back on the party. such
were the cries thai Went up around the
tottering wreck ia every bar-roonl. OF the
Statesman who was never insansible To
compliment, even from the most vulgar
of the common herd. STRENGTHENING him
sell up and assuming aa air OF severity. the
>enainr nitar pause. during shisa4 tl.s
falling OF feather mlsi lat have been heard,
would begins '.Genl.nen you refer t'n.y
record. Look az IL. look at it. "Gen-
uenien IN and old Jackson ID rnicrat. God
Almighty is a Dem crat." aud then would
follow an argument sciutillating Ut times
with willy logic to prove hcirath OF ..is last
sacriiigious assertion. AT hast one O'Clock
would come, and the Senator looking at
his massive gold watch, would shout -
.Come genl'nen, one more Caledonian
drink, aud then | must 20 up TO that
damned old Continental Congress" The
drink would be taken. half Il dozen more
would sometimes follow aud then the Sem
ator, leaning on the arin of his boon COM
panions. would crawl into his carriage
which would be soon rolling up Pennsyl
vania Avenue towards the Capitol, the
Senator swaying to and iro. and greeting
Ia 'ailetaire. every passing acquaintance.
The Senator always made il n point never
to pay tor hi. whisky inside OF hotel or
bar-room. Everything was charged by
the rumseller, who. when the bill had
reached several hundred dollars presented
it, receiving a check on the bank for the
amount which Mac Dougal never ques-
toned. When it is stated liat his bill for
whishey and carriage hire alone averaged
$50 per week, there ought no longer to be
any surprise exhibited al the wreck OF
prineely fortunes through the instrulnen :
tality of drink. iF
MULLINS OF TENNESSEE.
Let Us not heneeforth cast reflections
on the patriotism of any member OF Con-
press, Look At Mnllens ef Tennessee and
then If you dare assertthat Congress lacks
loyalty, why, Mullens with his torrents
fpatrlotic oratJry gives the lie to the ioul
aspersion. Lee. any member ia the course
of his remarks all,Ide even Indirectly "a
the American Flag and see how soon the
tail form of''the gentleman from Tcnnes-
see ?" stands erect on the floor Of the House
"Will the gentleman from - yield INT
two minutes of his timer" A broad grin
overspreads the countenances of the mem
bers, and all eyes are turned toward
Mullins. Certainly, replies the gentle
man addressed "the gentleman from Ten.
nessee may have ten minutes or twenty Il
he desires. This is an opportunity foI
Mullins. MIR. Speaker, p" be shouts the