Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-05-04

As the matter now stood, Senator or
Representative must look cut for theae
Offices" &c. SENATE Cameron endorsed
Senator Trumbull. The President and
the Secretaries shall come to the Senators
for information concerning whom to ap-
point, not the Senators 60 to them.
In the much that these gentlemen said
there was not one word Indicative of
broad generalizins s..;...esnlan-like nind
on the subject. Ii persons crowd for
clerkships, aud press Senators and Re
representatives. into their service, it is
owing to causes underlying both the ap-
plicahts and them. Yet to those causes
they never alluded. Fooling away prec-
ious time with the topmost branches Of an
evil, instead of aiming to get at the root.
| was surprise, to hear Senator Fesscnden
and Trumbull suppose cliuching argu-
ment against recommending to appoint
ments where they would be called upon
to confirm. What becomes of our inde-
penlence, cries Trumball, in such case 3?
Is it possible that these gentlemen are in
earnest? Is it not their practice, and
the practice in Legislative assemblies the
enlightened world over, for movers of bills
and motions to vote on them Does not
the President approve and sign the bill
passed by Congress which he has recon-
mended in his message? And are these
things indicate or undignifed, Or impro-
per in any respect?
Again, who are these poor miserable
clerks, about whom it is unbecomins to
the dignity Of Senators to interest them
selves? Many of them have spent money
anl time in building up a majority III the
Legislatures to elevate these same Sena-
tors to their present places. They are
the ladder by which Senators have ascend
ed 10 their airy height. Some are brcnchi.
tised clcrgymen, some are worn-down,
ill-paid school-masters, aud professors
: some arc officers and prvatcs, whose mill.
, tary occupation is gone since they CON
I quered a peace some are men of thought
and letters, which don't make bread and
, butter, with little money-gctting taste tc
fit them Tor Independent business. | know
: philoogist among them, for example
though | admit an extreme and rare one
! who is philologically acquainted will
about 80 languages, and is now engaged
on an chronological work that will cost hin
: years of research aud preparation, In ;
word, would gladly undertake for ;
, small consideration, to furnish Senate
. out of the Treasury clerks alone, gettiu!
: from $1,000 to 81, 800 year salary
: who, before any competent umpire, in at
: tainments, intellect and character, shoult
g compare favorably with the present one
: There are numerous young men to be sure
e Of but little account yet. But what wer
these Senators ut their age?
. MI. Barnicld, the new Solicitor of tn
e Treasury. entered upon the discharge 0
: his duties Tuesday.
c VISITING AND DECORATING GRAVES.
Gen. Logan, as Chief of the "Gran'
Army of the Republic" publicly calls at
tention to the fact that the 30th day @
May is the day set apart for visiting an,
decorating the graves Of the dead soldier
of the Union, of which we have thousand
about Washington. This reminds me q
a beautiful custom in some parts of tn
European Continent. In Paris cemeterie
> for example, a large portion of the grave
: or tombs are covered By little one stor
marble or white stone houses, the from
c and only door consisting of light iron rods
so that the interior is open to view, wher
may be seen chairs, table, shelves, etC
= These little houses are placed on eac
: side of the broad, tree-shadcd avenues
which gives the appearance OF reguarl
laid out sylvan town. To these littl
houses--and no less TO all graves unhouse
: the surviving friends-several OF tn
same family-come on ar established da
each year, bring flowers, and arrange thcl
and make visit ofhculs Aud what is mos
. remarkable TO an American, not a sad fac
u is to be seen in all the numbers gatherc
there that day. The friends Of those S
lent tenants will 20 inside and place the
: wrcaths, etc., Of the 'immortclles"--tl
y favorite grave flower Of the French
"tidy up the house, and make any chang
}, conceived since the last visit, and then s
d down around the little table, and commuI
,r with each other, and, in spirit, with Il
= host They seem to feel that they are a
II ually visiting the departed; and this
Is the explanation of their checrfulness.
y Is there anything in this custom wor
'c initiating?
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