Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-01-14
OUR CORES PON DENTS
WASHINGTON. ID. G.,
Jan 1869.
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visited the Capitol will fail to recognize
old familiar faces in the characters briefly
skc'chei. and very many will be obliged.
\ conscientious 70 confess that they have
been victlmzed To a greater or less extent.
hy one OF more Of the @. Dis referred to.
When say "victmlzed" do not mean
swiodiot by o"n6i.nes men such AZ infest
our great cities. aud make il a business to
practice on the innocent creduIlty of hon
Get men for the purpose o. getting gilt. "
for strange a. u may appear. Washington
~ almost entirely tree from this class Of
restient rogues. The true character OF
the Washington 20 DIS" will he sutii
ciently comprehcudcd by the reader when,
their idiosyncraeics are daily recorded
First comes
THE IMMORTAL ~. y.
not plain j. y. but J y. thus j. ~
II may seem trItling difference. but the
gentleman who bears these mysterious in
itials invariably insists on the quotation
marks, and il moreover quite avcr.e to
having his full name used. either in writ
lng or conversation The back" name
Of this 20. ID. is Free. but he is inyaria
bly, content 10 see himself IN print as y.
y. " the greatest living philosopher. sat
inst aud statesman Of the age. u. \. :
i -lngularly uusiulterated specimen oil
n m"nomaniac. but his eccehlricity. he has
bu, one. is oi purely harmless nature. and
although maxim. hi home III this cty, -.
n, without cent IN his pocket. is n
greater American Traveller even than
the 50 called ch ,nplon pedestrian. Daniel
Pratt. aud is absent Mt least eight months
Of the year 10 the South and West. OK
pounding his peculiar political views to
good n.tured crowds IA every cit, which
he honors with VISIT. But - y. is
not a pedestrian, and therein ic- the diff
ference between Daniel Pratt and himself
The former always rides. aud can show
free passes given him by railroad officials.
over several Western aud southern rail-
wsys Most oil his tune durin. u session Of
Congress. hoaeycr. l. spent iu Washing
ton N cndeavorIng Ia reconcile The con
illctIng Interests OF the North and South
and in explaining the cause Of the late
'unpleasantncss. " ~. n +" take. the
ground that ID the late war. tile South,
viewed from Sop'hern standpoint was
right. that the North viewed from North
ern standpoint Was also right aud ina,
consequently both being right. neither
could have been IA the wrong. In this
way -. \. proceeds to '.lilt the veil that
cnshrouds both sect ons IN prejudice =
tic visits Editorial sanctums and insist. on
the publication Of a natice similar 10 the
following on the occasion cf biz return
from the West aud South
~. y. the CREATES; living .aunst.
philosopher anl statesman Of the age. la.
returned to TIN. city, Yesterday after an
extended tour through the Southern States
where be addressed several legislatures.
and the people % the large cities general
III. on the cause 81 the late war. we arc
requested 10 state thar -. n has con
scented u address the people u ;his c:y
on - evening. from the steps Of the
CITY Hall, where he will ft the veil aud
remove tie pressure assuming all the
prejudice himself. On the day following,
j. y. will proceed to the white House,
where AT two O'Clock p. m. he will
martyr 10 the President Of the United
States"
Frequently 10 obligc the deeply in earn
es," -. n. " the editor inserts similar no
tice which the crazy philosopher always
Aeeps sacredly with large number Of 9TH
ers Of ike character clipped from South
ern and Western papers. Daring the
war" ~. ~" was imprisoned for several
weeks a, tho old Capital for treason on his
harangues being discovered he was r.leas-
ed. -. n" is tall man with black eyes
and dark hair which Inc wears very long
His chief desire i 10 induce everybody to
comprehend and believe In his vail" and
..pre-sure' business Next comes
PAUL BAGLEY.
who delights in being called Congress
.onal lobbyist" He also is monsmaniac
of a peculiar type and believes that only
by the adoption Of his own particular po-
ltical theories can the Nation be saved
special hobby was in the shape of petit
ton TO the President praying for his par
don Of everybody including JEFF. Davis et
al, with the view Of accomplishing this re-
suit Paul has labored faithfully for two
years past in and out Of Congress Sew
eral Democratic members signed the peti-
ton az did also several Republican Rep
rssentatves and few days since Paul pre-.
scented it in due form to A. j. who replied
that it should receive his early and favora-
bic consideration. Bagey was for time
a Missionary to China and while among
the semi barbarans of the East became
partially dsmented. His principal bust
ness now seems to be to h0rc members of
Congress with his Utopian schemes for the
regeneration Of the Republic. He is a
man OF small stature. seedy in appear
ance. qnick and active in his movement
and unlike u. n. " talks very little. Re.
fused BY one party he "goes for" another
without unnecessary delay, ana solicit.
The same favor apparently. never despair
ing Of success. Whether bis position
really had any ueirht with tha pras;Ian.