New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-19
WASHINGTON SKETCHES.
ST. yAIENTINE-MR. CARPENTERS SPEECH ON
CUBA-THE REVOLT AGAINST SUNNI"


WASHINGTON, teD. If-oI' -
with all s sentiment and nonsense Its nu'.er s"u IVY
80 ., washno,on "a il comes TO less stately and par
lame,tarv cites Every lamppost etter-box Is stunou
lke PHILADELPHIA Fourth Ward ballotboA' L''o o's'
and horrible imps OF carcature ride every Poe'"' f
a.back GAY and grOtesque mlssiVes arc eHPp 49,,
countless doors Smallboy couriers run " $50
hostile each other in the streets In aisVocla'o
footmen grow frantic. There Is continual "no pua
On everv official mansion lin only one is there Denh
Notes that will never be'redeemed are lsSuou nun .o
asurv DEPARTMENT and doubtless the secretary vi INC
Navy finds that man Of sailing wthoutta ooh'oi''
or only "hugging the Shore Is In douoio uanscr
from Cupids sly torpedoes aud orginal urocAnio' INV
the very interior OF the Interior penetrate to y s
and the matchmaking saint. and into the "hi'e ouso
,se without waiting in the anteroom for identncaoh
They will lobby the Capitol and there VIII pe Pu"V
OF in both Houses of Congress. doubt not
have for some time abstained from chronicilnS Con
eressiona dolngs leaving the not very agreeable duy
10 your other and ADLER correspondents nave ooon
waiting for our honorable body to return 10 uecent
eouanmity OF temper and Christianke behavior Ihese
saucy seryngmen of ours really becoming disagree
ably and unoomfortably quarresome Ihey take the
wall" Of each other and frown and bite thef thuos
ON every OCCASION We told that Congress OF women
would be shockingy unruy passionate and slanderouS
but it would take Of forty Bingsgate power 10
surpass the late displays honorable gentlemen OF poh
bonorabIe Houses Scenes there have been In those
stately chambers which in their rise and progress rehu
one Of the memorable tea-hght between sarey "a"p
and Rotsev Prp scenes that half inclined to suspect
bere might be- IA in the case of that little unpleasant
ness something trne stronger than tea III the pot
Really these eternal Republican family quarrcS anu
chickering's are getting rather tiresome-especahy as
rough and rancorous though they SEEM We know they
are but words words. words"-mere passion poisoned
hreab-safe insults bloOdess dues One almost wishes
the wordy combatants would have regular staho'up
fight after the fashioned chyarous style, ana nave
done with it.
wished TO say something about Mr. Carpenters speech
in behalf of poor Cuba that unhappy isle which 10 re-
ceviDg all in place of aid and comfort inc sore OIL
hopeless pity we once gave to bleeding kansas Inc
speeeb was fine one yet hardly all expected either
in point OF argument or eoquence Perhaps the Senator
was himself too hopeless put his great heart wholly
into his effort his great brain to tuggng earnestly az
the subject One thought Of Clays great appeals Tor
Greece and the South American Republics and felt that
there was wanting this plea the power and pathos OF
great enthusiasm, Mr. Carpenter simply read his
speech. and he Is SAID to excel in extempore
speaking. / lOnged to see him fling himself
overheard into tho Dead Sea Of Senatorial apathy
and unbelef-to strike out boldly and make brave
smashing without the support Of much as spar or
hencoop OF document The ability to do some
thing better his fame not for his subject surely
in the man. With his his native stump he could
sneak with great effect doubt nOtcoud. in the words
of the negro preacher sake sinner present on his
foundations" lie seems DISTRACTED by senatorial FORMS
Heaven grant him good deverance! AS was, all the
force of his argument and sarcasm all the dash of his
personal arraigument failed to Mr. Sumner. When
that takes position, he Is fixed as New-Engand
granite-as New England principle, prejudice courage
conce--or anything else New England. doubt II he
would even with the Capitol His motto might be,
BE sure you re right then stand sdH;" he might
f,ha M,Ior grp1fI Inner
sperno scorn TO change to fear-or that of the
Earls of Derby, Sans ehanger; or take one from the
original Yankee, L" a meetln-us amt softer"
Mr. Carpenters tilt at the Senator from Massachusetts
renewed the revolt against him, which had died down
little In discussing the Census b all opened upon him
again-"Tray. Blanche and Sweetheart'-Trumbull,
Stewart and CouklinG In full cry The Senator from
NewYork led of, believe. He showed himself as usual,
to be an exceedingly able man, especially IN debate
shrewd wachful and Embellishments Of all para.
mentary prophecies and eegances, saying very keen
and severe things with well simulated GOODNESS and
tesy-with peculiar mock Difference, Mark Anthony
style OF reiteratng such terms 1.-THE honorable Sena
tor" my honorable colleague" His wit is Of raspng,
eXasperatng quality il scarcely be called pleas
antry at any time but very effective satire and
As far of the galleries, this clever young Sena-
tors smle-and he smiles much-ls somewhat sardonc-
indeed is akin to he moves softly Is subtle
and close in argument unsympahetc skeptca and pas
sionless in manner-hke unto light compleNloned
Mephisophcles. Yet doubt not be is very good Eel.
low, TO whom he is fellow.
No one of Mr. Summers assailants IN this Chamber
strikes Mr. Fessenden struck-swift, clean ponard-
strokes which make gaping wounds, but good
deal OF inward bleeding. Mr.. Stewart Yields nothing
less blunt and heavy than broad-aH with which he
does his manging Mr.. Trumbull drives his man to the
wall with bayonet pins him there and gives the three
ed sed weapon savage two before he draws IL
out Of the ugly rent Mr.. Conkng lunges with gen.
tlemany rapier but the point Is apt to he poisoned
Mr.. Drake you camelout in gallant defense OF
his friend Mr. Sumner and in denunciatOn OF the bitter
personalities which have lately brought dscredit the
Senate. liked that in Mr.. Drake. like almost every
thing he does at least, his simple direct manly way
OF doing everything.
Many a time during this contest. have noticed a
panied look the grave sweet face OF Buckingham, on
the kindly face of WILSON, in the mild eyes of Howe All
good Republicans outside, whether OF the Radical or
Conservative wing of the party deprecate this dssen-
sion but it has been "nuts" to the Democrats. think
they have fatened it, The feeling Of the most beg
erent Senators by this time must be- that the thing has
gone far enough Ithat 1t is piquant. but mpotc pleas
ant but wrong
see that, In commenting the late interchange OF
wit between Mr. Cox and Mr. Butler. You adopt the pre-
vaing idea that unwarrantable attempt made by
the latter gentleman to adapt Negro minstelsy paa
mentary Now there is Latin proverb which runs,
Aqtua non captat an eagle does catch
fies-and is it not probable that the line apparently
taken from the popular melody was but free ransa
ton Of this proverb made the instant by the ready
and erudte debater that terrible Bald headed Eagle of
Massachusettsi
The introduction into the House by Mr. Banks OF Mr.
Kilt, the centeDariaD, and something over. Revou-
uonary soldier and veteran Of the War OF lS2whOse
eyes had looked the great Washington and beed
surrender Of Corvallis was sight worth seeing. 1t
almost makes dizzy to think OF the changes DID,
old has witnessedof how he has sailed, and sailed.
with the good ship OF the UnoD from the old Phladel-
pha deck where 1t was launched down the overwhelming
of its hisory-past the shoals and bars OF bank
he of the u