The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-21
WAsHlsaTos CORRESPONDENCE.
WAsENaToS, .. c.,
December 10th 1870.

ne SlIcceo ilcle dit Ait hive Will
pc des'rians, the hotels are filing up
and their reading rooms are crowd
cd.wiih lobbyists, iobists and the rs
nal hangers on who appear On the
opening Of the session. like crows
about carbon. Congress opened
this morning. The ladies' galleries
were quite full and presented an ar
ray of beauty and fashion. About
half-past eleven O'clock Senators be-
gan dropping into tic Senate Cham
ber There was q general shaking
of hands. Democrats and rabid
Radicals struck hands, Scallawags
and Carpet-baggers almost embraced
Revenue Reformers, and all was, har
mony and peace. The sorrel beard
of Nevada" Stewart, wagged in
confab with genial Judge Thurman,
of Ohio. The long figure of Simon
Cameron, after a hand shaking was
deposited on lounge 10 hold merry
converse with Robson, the jolly Sec
rotary of the Navy. None could dis
Germ from the face of senator VIII
liaMs, who reluctantly bids adieu to
Senatorial houors this session, wheth-
Grant has destined him for the Eng
lish mission or Judge OF the Court OF
cl.ims Thin John Sherman and fat
Mrs. Pomeroy, as the Senator has
tbeen dubbed, joined hands while the
latter with Senators Edmunds apd
Anthony were being convnlsed at the
humorous remarks of Judge Thur
man. Drake, the bitter, looked as
savage as usual. and sat in his sea,
chewing his tobacco and the "cud OF
Sweet and bitter fancy" at the same
time. II, as [ should Judge by his
phiz, the recent election in Missouri
was the subject of his thoughts, the
cl,d was q bitter one. He looked as
if lie had tacks and vinegar for break
fast. McCreery, the humorous, and
Trumbull, revenue reformer a d
Radical, shook hands most heartily.
Trumbul, whose countenance usual
~ indicates Az offensive smell under
his nose, was in the best of spirits
and went the round of shaking hands
most gaily. The great Massachn-
sets attitudenizer, Sumner, struck
several beautiful positions; his pose
on shaking the smiling Colfax by the
hand was one which an artist might
well copy. He and the other great
| Senator from the same great State
had very confidential chat on some
thing very important, no doubt, us
their heads were butting together
like two billy-goats; great people
come from that State. Senator Cas-
ser]y after speaking to those who
were around his seat was soon deep
| ly absorbed in his papers and was
soon scr.unilng away as i time was
not to be wasted. Senator Fentun.
Of New York, was as dignified, Sc
we're and courteous as usual. He in
dicated by his manner, which plainly
said: 'sTrue my party have been
badly beaten in the recent election
in New York, but OF course, you are
aware that the fault was entirely with
the President and his man Friday,
Senator Conkling. lis none of MY
sin. After the prayer, which these
Senators greatly need to guide them
out of their dark ways. Senator
Morton came III and was welcomed
by his familiar Drake The meeting
between these bitter and unrelenting
partizans was very sad. They shook
hands, looked at each other, said lit
tie and went to their seats; they
know that the people have weighed
them in the balances and found them
| wanting. Zack Chandler, Duke OF
Michigan, loiled back in his seat and
tried to look digniGed, with Sumner
for a model, and in so doing he hoist
ed one of his mnd crusliers up in
sight of the galleries, creating quite
a sensation and the general inquiry
was, ''who is his boot builder" Sum
ner noticed the excitement and look
ed dasgers at the Duke for usurping
his speciality. The sensational Sen
ator, Conkling, of New York, the
blonde ambrossial D'Orsay, of the
Senate, known in the galleries as a
'sduck of a man. came in too late to
be benefited by the prayer. The
Senator lacked his usual dazzle like
assurance and coolness; be seemed
somewhat crest-faIIen and Ill at rest.
No wonder, when we remember that
Grant placed everything at his dis