The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-09
Sumner and ReVels.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

FROM tue CINCINNATI Enquirer.
Revels,' the colored United States
Senator from Mississippi, as is natural
that he should, being Il stranger and
the tirst.of his race in new posi- ion,
seeks to hang on to the coat tail of
some Senator who has the reputation
and standing to make him feel at ease
in the new society he is about enter
ing. He seems to have fixed upon
Sumner as one to be depended on: bat
according to the following Washing
ton special to the New York CONNER
cial Advertiser, a Republican sheet,
Sumner is not so willing a subject us
Rnvels might desire under the circum-
stances. Says the Advertisers cor
respondent:
ga most extraordinary plrnomc-
non met my gazsth morning, while
standing upon the steps of the Capitol.
1t had the form and carriage of ;ahu
man being, and, as I contemplated it,
was forced to acknowledge that some
of us are indeed fearfnfly anti wonder
fully made. Tt wore cream colorea
pants, tightly strapped over giittering
patent-leather. boots. which, so far as
size went; might have been intended
for the Cardiff Giant. A buff waiscoat
adorned with green glass buttons, and
worn high in the neck, was crowned by
pink satin scarf whose folds disclosed
an emerald! of colossal proportions. An
English cut-away coat of brown hue,
the side packets of which were hidden
beneath huge laps, added not little
to the grotesGueness or this appaIl-
ton, while q blan new beaver, set
| iauntily upon one side of its head. a
tasseIed bamboo carried neSiigently
beneath, the left arm, and a white cam
brio handkerchief, with an enormous
red border, conspicuously displayed
in close propinqnity to the pink satin
scarf. completed the external dccora-
tons of the phenomenon. 1t approach
ed me with an air Of restless curiosity,
and asked @N sF & rs
'please, sab has Mr.. Charles Sum
ner passed in yet u
|. "Not having seen the Massachusetts
Magnus Apollo that morning, l sig
niiied, that so far as my personal
knowledge went, 'Mr. Charles Sumner
had not passed in"
eff on please, sab, should you see
him, be kind enough to say that Mr.
Revcls~will hang on for him a while il
the lobby. Very important business
sab, and wish particularly to see him
Saying which, with II few rapid strides
it disappeared. He had not been gone
two minutes when belield the ntajes
tic figure of 'Chas.' cautiously APPROACH
ing, as if momentarily expecting to SEE
some one whom he would avoid. IL,
stopped behind one of the pillars of thu
portico and peeped warily out, evi
IDENTIFY bent on accommodating thu
ground. Perceiving that the coast was
clear, he advanced, and taking IA.
hand with much agitation, said:
"Have you seen Mr.. Reveis?"
informed him that had.
"Thank Heaven, then, Pve escaped
him for once!"
"ssBy 10 MEANS said I. .He is a
this moment hanging on for you-il
the lobby"
"Immaculate Caesar! but the fellow
a gigantic bore. love the negro. 1t !
. great, glorious. q gorgeous thing t.
love the negro, but etcrnally dang m.
Senatorial coppers if | like to have on
hanging to my coat-tail wherever
go."
'sI do not remember ever before t
have seen this great man in such Ii
of passionate modification"