New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-26

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| ATORs
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.--The late gladiatorial
shows have daily drawn fine audience to the senate
Your correspondent always endeavors to OBTAIN seat
Immediately the left of tho reporters, ana 30 iaes
the greater number OF the Senatorial body THESE are
really the best seats in the chamber though adm'ance
TO the imperial box-that is, the Diplomatic Gaiery-s
much sought for In that it is true the upholstery has
an exclusive, restroom" topmost tone-it commands
good view Of the parting of the back hair OF the
| and Of the tonsure OF the elderly senators-of the
Clerks desk and the Reporters Gaery-it has superior
Colfax privileges and yet never sit there To tell the
TRUTH that honorable position has some rather unpleas
ant associations The only time was ever IN IL
turned out II happened in this wise one morn
| ing encountered IN the Senate corridor venerable
friend, not without honor IN my native state VINO
says to me- Have you sat In the Diplomatic Cal
eryp and says to him. " have never had that honor
and he says Just you with me- and III see that
you do MT have that to say any longer" and not doubt
| ing his right to take me there, went
The door keeper looked at rather sharply, but I'm
pressed by look OF settled responsibility perhaps
by something OF foreign air about the coat wore
"a real French artice-he let US pass unchallenged
suppose he have inquiries retired into
the depths OF his consciousness and made up his mind
that couple Of nterlopers, for he came to us
quite confidently and frankly as his opinion that
we had right to those privileged and preempted
| cushions 1t just the diplomatic dignity was
creeping u.s. and felt that 1t little hard in
that stern obcal-rght before all Of the reporters
doubt II he would have done IT, had he known that the
nice old gentleman had been BrgadierGeneral Of the
kew-York State Militia, and that the lady was 10 BIO
| correspondent OF THE TRIBUNE.
Ny favorite from which can best study the
faces OF the Senators 1t an intellectual eIercse which
| does not tax me greatly.
Throughout the late angry discussions the Democrats
have shown the best temper though TO be sure they
"a Tlnir fnnlie hnQ
been Gle low" and watch the fight between the two
Republican factions, having very tender fraterna
sympathy with either. Mr.. Garrett Davis has dabbed In
the quarrel he dabbles in everything but his good
natured colleague Mr. McCreery has watched the stormy
scene silence with uDyexed oopntenance, very
much Barnum's placid seal might watch emeute In
the cage OF the Happy Family. Mr.. Thurman, for the
most part, held himself proudly aloof-the expression
OF his strong stern face plainly enough "A plague
on both your houses" Mr. saulsburys moody counte-
nance he walked restless but not excited round and
round the edge Of egsationas he looked over the
brm OF the great seehng cadron OF useless debae-said
little more In somber cyneism than Double double,
| toll and trouble"
Now aud then there fell from him bit OF grim humor,
or satire which, reported was likely to
be msapprche When weeks ago. for instance
he rose in the him tedious talk about the rights
OF the negro aud d he panied 10 observe that our
poor Caucasian brother being ignored. and that he
friend on that noor the genial TRIBUNE took him TO
| be in Goleful earnest Now, that was aJoke.
Ike 20 Justice done even though 1t be tardy; ana
then have poryerse liking for Mr.. salisbury ABIDE
from the original OF Democracy, aud that one sad In
armlty-too often the inhrmity OF geuius-he Is, am
told gentleman Of blameless life. OF nature sensitive
In honor aecuonate and loyal in friendship There are
| few men in that Senate who equal him IN varied
! know ledge aud elegant culture.
OF the Democratic party, the subtle manysded many
faced unlyng adversary OF the Republican as II was OF
the Wing party have traditional dislike and distrust
It's spirit u partisan not natonal-it works by any
means through any channet lowers TO the level OF the
most barbarous passions and preudcesit is political
Jesusm-lt fayors the memorable distinctions Of
cases democracy Is an empty sound for it Is nhdel
10 humanity. That is my opinion of the party as an
| organization.
" There you hev 1t, plain and fiat
That is what think OF Democracy, but Ike the Demo
erais mean not only those good oldfashioned souls
chiefly found rural distrcts. who obsnatoy travel
by the old road because It is oldhonest men gamoured
| by n name fettered by venerable party traditions,
| patient watchers for the resurrection of dead
issues-but also the abest, wsest hced Democrats
to be met In public lie The intensely definitely,
| bitterly democratic they the more like them. II
they only honest and not absolutely malignant.
| There Is such thing wholesome bitterness. You
know 10 find such opponents Even Mr. voorhees,,
perhaps the admired and dreaded OF the Democrats
the House. TO me 70 be as fair as he is fearless
H. AS they say his venom" Is deadly, he rattes before
he strikes. There Is melancholy amount OF wasted
power In this brilliant young party leader-a pearl of
great talent dssolyng In the vinegar OF political raneor
| aud party defeat. don't like 10 see II.
| Mr. Brooks and Mr. Wood are redundantly and super.
erogatiyely elegant representatives Of the NeNiork
| Democracy.
should think for the that warrior likes
foeman worthy Of his Steel" that 1T strains man 10
| IN - our Afr
| such outand out through and through, foreordaned
DemOcratsof the KIND In short that you cannot make
| Republicans OF.
You have probably heard the anecdoe OF a certain
brilliant essayiSt who at olubdnner in your CITY, after
listening TO a capital story told by witty journalist
once In holy orders laid his hand paternally on the
narratoTs shoulder. exclamiug, "Ab! It takes per-
| yerted minister To make q deyihsh good fellow
| doesn't
know there is a popular idea that perverted
should say converted Democrat makes the best sort OF
| a Republican, but cannot think H. am inclined 10
believe that for solid enduring republcansm, there is
nothing like good old Wing foundation resting on the
rock OF anti slavery OF the original Puritanc Quaker
SORT and then should prefer AS a subsrstum honest
New England Federalism. have been strengthened by
my idle observations here In these notions. which im
bIbed from good anti Slavery Whig Hartford Conyen
ton foderalist-my father.
Its true apostles have been made out OF Prosecutors
there was Saul OF Tasus and there Benjamin OF Massa
chusetts but there 10 always peril In great metamor
phose lest Il be not quite complete. NewZoalanders
have made good Christians but hunger aud a
chance encounter with unprotected mssio
dent blind contact and the strong necessity OF eating
have and then proved too much for the
The became fair zt the prayer OF love- but
at first sight OF the old prey the feline asserted itself
What's bred In tho bone, Will out IN the es," and tho
old poison of State Rights unavoidable aud arsto-
cratic III the govt. has way Of breaking out, even
| In Senators, Presidents. aud Chief-Jnstice ..