The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-19
Washington News and Gossip,

washington NoWS ana GOSSIP.
Amost unique scene occurred in the
House this morning. II has heretofore
boen stated that new deal has bcen re-
solved upon to determine the possession of
| available scats--that is, seats from
which, tho "Speakor's eye oan be caught"
| y characteristic circumstance at once 90.
CURED, illustrative Of the Yankee charac.
tor. Poland, Of Vermont, who moved the
resolution for new ioal. fortunately drew
tho first choioe-I do not believe there was
the slightest unfnirncss uscd-but whn-
ing colleague of his immediately charged
him with bribing the blindfoldcd pago and
tho officiating clerk. These Vermont states.
men know each other and leave them to
settle The difficulty. 1t must be borne in
mind that preparatory to the draw all the
members withdrew beyond the bar and
stood in II circle around it, and as tho name
of tho lucky man was called out ho was
obliged to step forward and proceeded TO
his solicited seat. Poor old Poland was,
therefore, compelled to run the gauntlet,
amid an uproar that no bcdlam could equal.
When he seated himself, pretty nearly in
front Of the speaker lin order to scouro q
prospective chancc), tho people in the gal
leries began to look for safcty-the roar of
voices, kicking of desks. clapping of hands
and sma shing up generally exceeded any
thing ever behcld, oven in mass meeting
for the nomination Of police constable in
Know Nothing times II would soem that
in anticipation Of this fun about half the
members lad prepared themselves by inter.
change of civilties. But why mince mat
tcrs! The whole scene was disgraccful in
the highest degree aud unworthy "half-
grown boys" fear much that the exam
plc Of Grant is already making this kind of
orgies fashionable Washington. Cor. Bat.
Gazette, Feb. 10.
Tonight everybody is discussing tho
Presidents letter, and the Radicals arc
using every dcvioo TO brcaki,s force They
say the people would never believe Johnson
ms againis; Grant If a hundred Cabinet of.
ticers should testify in his behalf. On the
ether hand, tho Conservatives, many Of
whom havo been General Grants best
friends, express The deepest regret at his
mortifying position and feel thet national
honor has been tarnishcd. General Grants
rejoinder to day does not reach the point
in issue. Ibid
An cx.mcmber of Congress from Illinois,
who is now here, and who has been friend
anu companion of GRANTS from boyhood,
had long intervio= with tho General few
evenings since, and learned from him that
he bames his pretended political friends
for oil his cmbarrassments.
IIc said that lie had endcayored to keen
out OF their meshes, but that they hnd cr.
trapped him before he knew it, and had in.
Volved him in his present difficulties. [f
said the General, oan only manage to get
out Of this scrape, promise they don't
catch me again. During the recital Of tho
manner in which he had been over.reachcd
by politicians, tho General exhibited dccp
feeling. and left the impression on The mind
of his friend that he would wipo his hands
Of Radicalism. Ibid
AS General Sherman's name has been
brought into tho controversy between The
President and General Grant, it may not bo
amiss to state that tho President Is in re.
ceipt Of q letter from General Sherman
which is sundcrstood 10 have this paragraph
| in it:
cit Stanton won't rosgn, and thorc is no
other way of getting rid of him, ultcrior
measures should be resorted to.'-fbM.
The Alabama Radical constitution is now
given up rs defeated, but Mr.. Sumner in
tends, if somebody does not get ahead Of
him, to Introduce bill declaring tha. /. Is
legally ratified, having received q majority
OF al the votes Wash. Cor. Bat. Sun.
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