The Placer herald., 1868-06-27
THE CARPET.BAGGERs AND SCALA.
WA0S IN COUNCIL.

THE CARPET.BAGGERS AND SCALA.
WA0S IN COUNCIL.
"Darby Dodd." writing to the Metropolitan
Record from Washington, gives the follow
ing humorous account Of bis experience 10
With the carpet. baggers:
WAsH1NoroN, May 2, 1868.
A man with long bsir and carpet bag
stepped up to me last night at Willatd's, and
says be, Are you a member Of Congress,
sir!' 1t was the first time in my life that l
was so grossly insulted, but as the man
seemed to be an ignorant, harmless sort OF
person, concluded that be did not know
any better than to ask such q question, SO
told him that bad never been in Congress,
nor even 10 State prison.
A mournful expression came over him
when be heard this, and be said be wss sorry
was not member Of Congress, for be bad
just been elected to Congress himself. and
thought might be kind enough to tell him
what to do.
Where we're you elected. my friend 7"
said L.
"Sir," said he, IL was elected by the
trooy loil people Of Arkansaw, and l am
here to represent noble constituency in the
councils Of q regenerated nation"
You will have something, | suppose,
what shall it bel"
"You are very kind. sir; don't mind if
lido have something. have travelled good
deal and am rather hungry, and if il is con
venient should like to have some 6sh,balls,
Fish balls" he continued in a sem-soliloquy
-"Ah. dear old Boston, what glorious fish
balls have eaten 10 your cheap and odorif-
erous boarding houses"
When hear man ask for fish balls can
always tell that be has passed considerable
part Of his life in Massachusetts. 40 it was
not necessary for the representative Of the
trooly loil people Of Arksnsaw TO mention
Boston 10 order 10 give me an idea Of his
nativity. 1t is AS natural lor the noble Mas.
sacbusstts mind to run on fish balls as it is
for Massachusetts females to wear spectacles
aud brown cotton umbrellas, and read EN-
srson when they 60 to bed. l took the
trooIy lol man with the carpet bag out to
a restaurant and ordered some nice fish
balls and piece of pumpkin pie for him,
and wben be bad concealed them somewhere
under bis waslcoat he told me there was to
be a meeting Of the friends Of the glorious
cause that uight, and if would 90 with hin
be would be glad to show me the place and
introduce NE to the nobest spirits 10 the
country.
like to meet noble spirits, but I must
confess that had some doubts as to the
nobility of the spirits to whom my friend
proposed to introduce me. However as a
precautionary measure, took my watch
and pocket book back to the hotel and left
them with the clerk, and then went with the
man from Boston and Arkansaw to the
place of meeting.
1t was in the same stable loft in which
the Unconditional Office Seekers used 10
meet when they were here last summer. and
when we got to the place we found lot Of
men, jus, like the mao from Boston and
A,kansaw, each with long hair and a carpet
bag, making their way up to the loft as veil
as they cou'd. When all got inside they
made seats Of their carpet'bags and ranged
themselves round the loft, except one that
recogn lied as Mr.. Ebenezer Smiff1-s who
used to attend the meetings Of the U. O. S.
Mr.. Smiff1es stood up behind bale Of hay,
which bs used for desk, and called the
meeting to order, and then said he would
propose that Mr.. Ebeneczer Smlff1es should
act as chairman of the meeting. The prop
osition was unanimously adopted, and Mr.
SIN flies took paper out Of bis pocket and
began TO read an address.
"My loi friends and patriots" said he,
1--WE are assembled on this occasion to TX.
change views on the condition of the section
10 which we have labored during the past
year, and consider the prospects Of the glo-
rious cause. We have made some progress,
but much remains to be done. We have
taken power from the infamous rebels who
dared TO raise their impous bands against
the flag Of our country, bnt many OF them
still hold their lands and bouses, and these
must be looked after. We have made the
slave sooperior Of bis master; but the work
of making the master the slave is not yet
completed. This must be attended to.
This must be attended to. There are some
portions Of the south 10 which our colorsd
brsthern are not yet allowed to do every
thing as they please, and we cannot rest uu'
til every obstacle to their exercises OF this
right shall have been removed. But the
prospect s cheering. In few weeks the
black hearted traitor, Andrew johnson, will
be out OF our path, removed by Senate
that will not scrupIe to do anything that
promises to help us, and the way will then
be clear. With glorious Ben Wade, the
pious and pure hearted statesman OF the west,
10 the Office now disgraced BY the man that
betrayed US, we will have everything in our
= ~ & rs doni
to speak be may now do So"
A man with very long hair got up of bis
carpet bag and said be would address few
words to The meeting He had just arrived
from South Carolina, where be bad passed
two years, having gone there from Ohio, and
he was glad to say that the glorious cause
was doing we'll in th Territory. The trooly
loil men generally had things as they wished.
Njuetenlbs Of them we're coIored, and the
other tenth bad gone there from the North ;