The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-11-26

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+ Colfd1s Wedding " hest NeteN Bronze
Doors at the Capitol.
WASHINGTON, d. G.,
November 81, 1868. &
Aessrs. Editors IL has been. sqg=
taatsd Somewhere, H lsonsbdy, So
some newspaper or other, where and
by whom, however, Is BY no means ma
terial to us atFpressnt, HAT the several
States, should erect handsome resideu-
ces IN this city for the occupancy of
their several delegates iu Congress. =
The idea is a good, ono. It would no
doubt meet the wishes, Of the citizens
generally fol, in that event, these gen
| try Of. the Halls of Congi ess, can be
more readily dunued, obyiating the ne
cessity Of collector drumming the city
over, or meandering to its outskirts in
| order TO present = bill, the understand
ing being that these palaces of the
members would be in an eligible situa-
ton within the city limits, Maybe,
you would not believe it, yet the past
has demonstrated the, fact, in some in,
stances TO an, aiarnsing extent, ESQ far
as door bells are concerned I! that Con-
gressmen-even. some who are not
| classed with the small fry-7are often 50
engrossed during q session of Congress
with tho cares Of Legislation and the
oonyiyial engagements Of the evening,
that they are. absolutely debsrred the
pleasure of even examining, much less
paying their bills 5 SO that repea tied
calls are necessary tocffect u settlement.
But they DO pay; even if they owe for
months and years, yet in the, end they
pay-which is good thing, at long
rate to; their creditors. It is astonish-
ing that they are SO hard to get money
from that some of them are SO close
listed, One conclusion is readily enough
reached, i suppose they cau't help it.
It has been said of the remarkable
Sumner,-who, while the war lasted,
was kind of demigod of the Senate,
Lut whose prestige has some how or
other dwindled away considerably, that
he has frequently been known to wran-
gle for, lengthy periods on the sidewalk,
after using u hack, with negro hack
men Che made it point never to en-
ploy any other kind Of hackmen, J about
the amount to be paid, The hackmen
always insisting upon larger ramo mt
than what he offered, but without avail /;
for he had very summary way of end
ing the dispute by thrusting twenty FIVE
cents in their hands, and saying in his
naughty, consequential way, Take that
or nothing, aud ''sloping" into his ho-
tel or boarding house, as the case might
be. Now, this was very hard on the
poor negroes, especially when We re-
member that for q set period of years
he has pretended to be their chief ally
in the Senate-defending them many
times when they we're not assailcd-
dragging them into the debates Of Con-
gress in. and out of season, by lacking
them on to bills that had 10 connection
with them-worying himself so much
about them. that it was reasonably said
of him (and not always by his enemies
either) that he had the negro on the
brain. 1t is small matter to rehearsc !;
but individual consistency can as clear
ly be reflected in small matters as in
great; and what others paid cheerfully,
it was out of character in him to deny,
more particularly to one of class al
ways reckoned in his calendar as espe.
cial fayorites. -.-.... .f,.
Speaking of the States becoming
property holders in Washington, re-
minds US that now but very little o: the
city belongs to the people living here.
To ascertain how much they really own,
it is necessary to enumerate what is
owned by outsiders All the public
buildings, all the avenues, and large
amount Of ground known as public res
ervations, belong to the general Gov
ernment-is U. s., property. All the
City, Railway stock belongs to Phila-
delphians-all the Gas Company's stock
to New Workers, and so on through
very lengthy enumeration. The only
positive thing the city corporatioa
seems to have . valid right to, is the
sanal--aud there is any amount of per-
plexity growing ont of it, the city not
knowing whether it ought to be cleaned,
aad the negroes clamoring to, have it
done that they may hare employment
during tho winter months. nj Gl,
J.. VIM. IL, Lambert, John A. Graham,
Reuben. Therp, James Tilgbman. l.. A.
G. Gerry, j. T. B. McMasters and Rob
ert j.. Walker, have been. appointed by
Secretary McCulloch, as Gaugers in the
LIST Maryland Districtl ,oa a. ang uoy b
The projected Railway i topic has
somewhat subsidized as a business issue;
and the prattle aud tattle gossipcrs arc
full Of the Schuyler Colfax wedding,
which bids fair to be a nine days won-
der, especially among the ladies; it is
so agreeable for an almost old bachelor
to- take a wife, s.. edu uoi.st .aHer
3, Another curiosity Of interest has been
added to the attractions Of the Capitol
building. The new bronze doors, or
dered many years ago, have been com
pleted at. last, and are now in their
proper position at the entrance leading
to the north or Senate wing. They arcl
very handsome, illustrating PEACE and