Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-04-02

WASHINGTON D. c., March Is, 1869.

is an established fact and common to the
regular reporters Of the New York papers, it
takes transient individual from week TO
ten days TO become satisfied in his own mind
as to the reality Of it. I've viewed this thing
closely with the naked eye and otherwise,
| foI seventeen days, at a cost Of upwards of
| Eve dollars on the average, and l'll bet all
know against all you know or ever will know
IA big odds, you KNOW that you know more
about what has transpired here in that line
than do, and you may not know anything.
| Oregon can turn out more politicians to the
acre than any other country, and they are
| mostly here; but can't squeeze an item out
| OF the whole batch. As for Idaho, 1t is nu-
merously represented, but if any one can
tell thing, am not aware of it. doubt
| if all were Grained, it would make two
| line item. II is the same with Nevada, and
the Californians are in terrible suspense
But now that the overland mail is gathering
| itself up and finding its way here the minds
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ments. will be more at ease. Imagine the
suspense and anxiety on either side-the
agents here couldn't proceed for their friends
| there until heard from; and then in comes
| Grant with new rules and regulations regard
| ing appointments, and leaving all hands frus-
| trated and indisposed TO proceed. Though
| there are said to be, by old residents OF the
| capital about Inauguration times, more office
| hunters at this siege than ever before. God
knows the procession looks frightful enough
| to me bnt am disposed to treat it as a mat
| ter of course, and leave as soon as possible
| after this scribbling is disposed Of. After l
get away and get disiHfected will return to
Washington Gin my minds eye) and give you
square up and up account OF ii; al present
feel more or less prejudced. In fact,
am now of opinion that six weeks resi-
dence in Washington would corrupt the
! Father. Son and Holy Ghost. | am so glad
the editor Of the WAVE didn't get stuck on a
| mission to this place. Although ! am so far
| gone that | never expect to know my Re
| deemer. have yet a spark or two of feeling
| for the welfare of my friends. Moreover, |
know of no more insignificant position than
that of a Territorial Delegate to Congress
| He is not as much thought of as a steam
paddy, which the Irishman addressed in de-
| rision-" "D-n yer sowl, you can dig, but
We can't vote I don't believe any Delegate
ever lived that could accomplish anything
here: he may be honest, earnest and active,
and after he gets through, they'll just turn
in and snuff him out for the fun OF 1t Hoi-
brook is my ideal of good lively Delegate,
and from what | have learned, he has not
had Justice done HIM He should have been
returned though Judge Shafer will doubtless
do the best he can. But Holbrook had got
the run Of things, and took pleasure in tell
inp a Congressman he lied, and was happy
when it became necessary to mash one OF
,em over the snoot with og-wood club.
This is the only show there is for any Dele
|
more than knot on log. Now, Mr.. Edl-
tor. you can see what you would have
amounted to at this accursed place; yon d
have tried dignity and moral suasion, per-
hang and il would have been the last OF you
I'm afraid Judge Shafer will go the same
way. Where you arc, you are dong tho
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country some service, for which you may be
rewarded in heaven; but here you would
have been like cat in purgatory without
claws. II were a Delegate IN Congress, l
sbouId have carpet-bag full Of bandgren-
AIDES. slung shots, &c, and if Beast Butter OF
Parson Brownlow, or any other man, con
tradicted me Pd let them hear from me.
But Congress is going to adjourn in coupe
of weeks $50 they sayl, and Judge Shaier
WON'T pet turned round in that time. Hol-
brook is still here, and will assist the Judge
in ANYTHING he may wish-I presume Inc
new administration is a sort of sphinx TO all
hands-even Senators and Governors oi
States are timid in their approaches, anu
Grant has hold on the former, because Oh
| the tenure OF office law-he threatens 10 re-
tain johnson appointees unless 1t IS repeaied.
The Senate don't want to repeal II, ana ne
hints at a desire to behead everything lalhle'
,r;tb Johnsonism, also-msking it a funny
,u. IN. aItooether. we have reason 70