Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-08
ICoMMUNICATED
Extract of Letter from an unsophistlcated
lady, during her first sojourn in the metropo
liz of the United States.

Extract OF Letler lfuu I'LL uuSVphio9ioo
lady. during her first sojourn in the met1opo
lis of the United States.
The time is rapidly flying, dear B. and am
beginning to think of L and to long for its be
gitching rural haunts and floral beauties. You
NAV depend [ shall be with you before f. 5
party comes off, | wouldn't miss it for the
world, but [ hope you have not become 100
dissipated over there, for poor me Oh dear
pray notl for after bathing in the pure atmos'
pbere Of Washington city and It's cnyIrons, SO
long. and feeling my very SOU upiltcd by It's
lofty tone ard associations, L treInbIe at the
thought of having is Influences dlspced by
any thing that is of the earth 100 earthly.
However, | shall pray for grace to withstand
any temptation | may encounter III your tran
| scendemt valley.
The ladv E and myself with hlr. --- Tor
our escort, have spent about hall OF our time
in the last month lettering about the avenues
and parks of Washington, and at the Caplto!,
listening to the inspired harangues OF tne
"Senste Chamber and House Of Reprcsen,
tativcs." A glorious privilege for ME though
The others were less unsophlsticated than my
self and Congressional and Parliamentary al
fairs nothing new to them.
| You will understand dear b, that 1t is not the
"Chamber" or House" that does the haran-
o,,ng INIT the members chosen by the natioo
eo sit in the Chamber and in the House, Which
IrnnIa otherwise have no vitality beyond that
vt more chairs, tables and walls. speak with
ovn of the chairs, and Heaven forbid should
do otherwise, when think OF the dignity that
NJ nrcscnt encumbcrs them! You know that
an, loyal TO the back bone, and therefore am
Glad I came here to see for myself how much
the great and good men Of our country nave
been abused You will excuse Inc II pause
moment to offer silent prayer and pct;uoo
for their calumlnators.
am deeply interested in these matters. and
YOU could't imagine how earnestly desire tha'
YOU should enter into my feelings nru dec
: things as 1 see them, be captlvated with then
as | am, and feel fully pursuadeu as co. .na
our government in "Consress assembled Is al
i, unseI6sb, patriotic body, incapable OF error
inaccessible to all corruption, and ready to h2h
, and die TO man for the honor and welfare
the country
You know G. thinks that our members
: Congress arc not all good men, that Is to So!
he does not seem to believe that the d1stlnle
, of this mighty nation arc welded by persons
- perfectly upright and single minded character
" I don't wish to mention the severe ard horrl!
! epithets he employs in speaking OF this uIGhl
! | fed hodv. because think such extravaganza
= OF language are in decided bad taste IN TIC
T thew are wicked and bIasphemou5. Let 1t sut1 !;
- if inform you that his words uncqul7oG''i
y, jmply total unbelicf in the uprlghtnrs5 OF al
:, Congressmcn; in other words he thinks that r
- q bcdy they might possibly be weighed i'll IN
. balance and found wanting.
Now this is simply predjud and ma,
, Heaven forgive our good brother Tor ent"riuln
~ ing sentiments 20 sadly iisloyal long to haV
. the opportunity OF demonstrating with nm
and OF convincing lin how wrong and lnstak
y en- be is, and how unbecoming are his llraHe
, against The So maguatcs OF the country. - an
. | see things in totally different hight. My on
= portunites OF observing these nnA m'atcE'
" Of tb. government as lie calls them, have bee
! nrc eminent As have been Ia the Senate all
House almost every day iur our "ert - past
. | have SEN them in their chairs ard ut thel
', desks in sober aud sDlcmn coIcIa;c will irut
| and wisdom beamlDg III their eyes. anu 1liShin
, | in streams Of cluuuence irOul their llpI, eac
=, one speaking in his turn upon momentou5 SUI
iecs, getting becom ngly excited ocf"cionA NY
!, I admit, even TO the doubling up OF hsts All
4 making pugnaclous threats. but always or1P-
: ping at the sound Of the hammer, which i
. dutiul and proper Of course with such advan
a tages | can testify to the pure and solid exec
ence of these men, and speaking aitcr th
manner of ST.. Pau. i would that ali men con'
: see them as [ SEQ them st. Paul never spok
{ at random, neither d. |, for | claim to b. AT
: apostle Of Paul, and assure you thet thes
! patriots and co laborcrs in their countrys caus
, arc worthy OF all admiration, and that they de
serve our homage. our gra:tud, and our ap
plause for their splendid achievements.
1t is truly pnno5liDg TO behold this entrrnrls
, ing body us they Sit lie, sleep ana sprawl il
; "Congrcss assembled, and To witness he en-
tire unsefshness with which th"V ak al,
unmake laws is something sublime
,, | have only to add that one glanc. OF thu
eye from the galleries Of either the Senate OF
tho House over the vast OF legs and 'ard+
ought to be sufficient to Invest the souls Of tho
American people with perfect confidence in
their tremendous ability You understand that
it is not Of tho ability OF legs and boards an
speaking, though yout might infer so from my
awkward manner OF expressing myself. l. shal
write you again soon, and speak oil certain
members of both Houses, who deeply impress
Inc.
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