The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27
The Horror OF the Lobby 1T The Nonina-
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From the Chicago Tribunal
A hmm, pinched, chilly expression on al
: faces, little cold tricky OF uneasy lsugnter,
and suddenly head e the door q Tor
and In mutilated, spbynxine shape the oracle hsd
expressed itself:
- +" A. T. Stewart, for the treasury" .s
O. "etewaYtl What Stewartw
George Il. stuart!n answered the third man.
Then Then ssIesrspnsd By word Of mouth down the
long Hobbies, up into the dome, into hooks and
Offices, and into the city that listened o. the loot
bIed at the name. 1t was George Stuart, George
g.. Smart, George J. Stuart, Jim Stuart, OF LII
nois, Jake Stuart, of sheboygan, Thomas x. 7.
All At once fumor gathered itself up and sailed
back on the capitol, having gone round the DIS
trict Of Columbia In the course Of seven min
utss, and at the capitol Il heard again. and
spelled the name ont that the crest man at the
of New York. Then followed . startled look,
panic. o saying Of "Great God !" reaction Of
comment, ducking Of heads in inquiry. and,
while they all lay 90 numbered, solid shot
ssWho confirmed, How. What, The vote
How many Of 'em confirmed! Heigh!"
Gan confr med, Immediately J" al.s
. The feeling that passed through <hs lobby
crowd was all concentrated about the nsme Of the
treasury. Nearly every anxtous expecsant had
buckled bis hopes to the revenue bureau 1t Was
manifest that the name Of MI. Stewart struck
them beneath the feet. He was rich, independ-
ent, no familiar Of politicians, beyond the reach OF
thrests or aattery. Stories circusted ct once as
to how economically he could run his vast estao-
lshment, prevent theft, recover stolen funds keep
an eye upon all the pennies that lay within the
die OF dollar, and still with his eye In the till OF
the count er, cary bis mind into the realms OF en-
terprise, like Meyerbeer lingering the keys OF the
piano, but composing songs for the archanges.
Every time this crowd In the lobby said that Stew
art was great man they looked blank In the face
By the time they. we're all agreed that ne was the
very greatest Of great men, you could not see
enough color In the cheeks Of them all to show
IN microscope. The word Alexander had that
antique conquering ring to II. Stewart was the
name Of race Of kings. How could these poor,
pitiful people, with embryo theft In TIER hearts,
obtain Introduction to Stewart, the selfcollected
and inaccessiblei Then senator appeared, one
of those beings who obtained the unanimous suf-
frsge Of certain mills be possessed. elected BY his
looms and Lighthouses, and he said to inquiry:
"pm disguised with Stewart. He's 9 shop.
keeper. Besides, It 10 an out-and.out free trade
cabinet.n
At once the crushed hearts lesped up In nope
and rage, color came to the cast down forehead.
Yesi he was I'D free trader. Recall his
confirmation Can't he be knocked, He's one
of those soulless millionaires. Is this the way
Grants beginning, with nabob and free trader !!
Say Here arose the spirit OF the impeachment
trial. Keleyism was the remedy. And quitting
the lobby, there was all the afternoon the incor-
rigibe news around town that Stewart was at the
head Of the treasury. II struck she people every
where favorably. They said:
"Now We shall have . faithful collection OF the
revenue, faithfully applied to the liquidation of
And in corresponding depression stood the cap
tains Of caucus and the compounders Of revenue
j frauds. They tried to spread the report that
Int Nal a ~ m IN
His business demanded him. II was only COM
pmentary nomination. Again the news came
like solid shot: f" He has accepted " Up went
the despsiring hands. The most pitiful sight to
nature, il Q desiring thief backed up BY public
sentiment. but forbidden to steal. Virtue can ad-
vance no such argument as he. His sorrows take
the diction Of the blank verso when he tells them.
He invokes the genius Of freedom. and recalls the
dead s 70 support bis S .ns s ss
ciates were moaning and grooming about town on
Thursday, q lurid piece Of intelligence came from
nowhere and Lit up the horizon with staggering
q 'hopefuness. statute of the year 1883 had been
discovered. which said that no importer. etc.,
should be an officer Of the treasury OF the United
States. -cr --.lr.a e.frt.li ..
What silent hosannas were sung In the cloister
of many fhief's heart for this discovery. How
many q pensioner Of the high tariff said selfish
benedictions for this old Law Of 1889. Why tina,
year doomed up as signslly wise year, canon
lied year. Every body took drink, and sWore
out of his spiritual nature that he'd be hanged II
he wouldn't get his boucher CUide Harlsn) yet.
q For two or three days the state of uncertainty
continued. with the chances growing stronger in
favor Of the conspirators against the revenue.
The treasury was filed with the friends Of Mr..
Boutwell, and others urging his claims. The Sen
ate refused TO make cheerful repeal of the wis
dom ofl7s9. Mr.. Stewart manfuly held on. how.
ever, and Grant stood out. The finest characters
In this country, majority In numbers II not IN
noise, devoutly hoped that Mr.. Stewart would be
retained. They knew that the spirit and motive
which discovered and revived the law of 1883, was
by far different motive and spirit from that
which enacted IL. Ii was enscted to keep inter
ested merchants from collecting their own Gus
toms. Ii Ia revived to keep Q severe and vigilani
intellect from ruling the tai. gatherers Its revi
val Ia the protest Of the employees Of the treasury
that they viii not be responsible, that they mean
to cribbage, and that Stewart shan't say may. ,
Politics has nothing to do with this question; 1t Is
knavery thanking God for 1859.
have used what visitors l have had, and whs
little chance could get to 60 around to estimate
the feeling abroad upon the Cabinet. Every man
who has no private interest dependent exclusively
on the government, regards the Cabinet as com
posed Of strong and working men. the best stew
ards who could be got to carry out the prsctica
economics of General Grant. Every man who live
specifically upon legislation instead Of labor Is 81
enemy TO his Cabinet. Every politician with
spot on his conscience, an itching palm, or pro
tected constituency, is In bad way about tn
Cabinet .t.