New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-25

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 22.-Ihey are nav
ing not only premature dogdays over yonder but dog
and-cat-days. The wordy fights between Butler ana
Logan and Butler Farnsworth hot and hotter
Doubtless ID ia we'll Our latent and lately excited tasto
for savagery should thoroughly saated Our Indians
gone we might lapsed too suddenly into CIVILIZATION
but for these gentlemen.
Poor Whittemore was but sorry bone OF contention TO
Cuba but there good deal OF savage grow"
ing over him. Gen. Logans speech bitter, exceed
ingIy In matter and In spite Of all have said,
and all YOU have said about yindcang the outraged
honor and defending the mpered purity OF Congress
and the epubcan party, the erceness, fury and what
to me- the needless personalities OF that Speech
reused my weak, womanly compassion for Whitemore'
The man has evidently not the brain OF clever
political schemer, and he has, they say, good
sized heart II pity he should allow the lesser organ
control the greater good conscience ought TO coun
teract bad judgment In spite OF Gen. Logans reltr
ated opinion It's matter what Mr. Whittenofe Done
with the money" do think il matters II IL was PROVED
that gave the poor TO schools for the aid OF pub
lie morals and the Republican party, 1t ought 10 make
some difference, in feeling, If not in our Judgment
III should steal Of Gen. LOgn brilliant diseourseS
and 20 about the country giving il my own, IT would
make difference whether used the handsome proceeds
in establishing faro bank in founding House OF
the Good Shepherd" Besides after all have seen and
heard in my late and early sojourns in Washington Of
Congressional goingsOn Of all sorts Of nefaTious bar
gainings bribery, and corruption, this did seem
little like straning at a gnat after swallowing
whole caravan OF camels. 1 know, though, tha'
1t was MT the man, but a great principle
that was at stake. know too, that IL IL never too late
to mend and nave trembling hope that Congress has
turned over new leaf. to be blotted with ths
particular dishonor. wish though that the nattercoue
have been carried through in manner more judicial,
more unhnching more manly. When the maj vote
came to be TAKEN noticed with surprise still have
little surprise lett in mel, that many members wen
dtrnn hot, ne
opened not their mouths, till it evident that without
them the scapcgoat would get his congo for the wilder
ness when they ell awOke, il were, out Of proioc
fits Of abstraction and meditation, and asked to nave
their votes recOrded-tO tO the roll OF homo
and virtue. Now, to me, woman Of most IN
polite and unparliamcntary notions about things, thin
artful lodging seemed almost cowarlly as resignnS
escape censure, almost as reprehensibe a. sehHi
cadetships-to good Republicans, and for eharitaDh
purposes, mind you
Through all the fearful scoring OF Logan, through al
the more fearful voting, when he Jaw the tide grow
stronger and stronger against him. the dodgers facet
about, and the aCgards came huTying up TO swell TN
ranks the righteous, the late member from South Caro-
lima sat like statue, and listened and watched whou
wucng or hnching. What IL il to be the nobler AM
NAL TO he sure Now, Tcoudn't have endured IL. Tr
'weaker vessel" would have Oundered. and gone dow
in the storm long ago I hope the result would hau
been the WhttemOre constituency had been
instead of coOred people too poor to build their owl
school houses, rich NewYOrkers or BOsonians-l dom
20 for to say it wouldn't have been. But do confes
that felt for the misguided persistent man, when, Wit
one last his twccOst field Of battle, he disap
peareI through the central doorway under the gTeS
clock that had licked out hs little lie
Ieglslatiou, plrlcssly as majority of Iii
compeers had voted him out. Between politics ant
preaching it is to be hoped that friend will nov
choose the better part. They say he yet eXhor
ecctualy that he is upb0ne by cheerful hallucina
tion he believes that he has done no wrong-noth
ing unworthy his high profession spiritual" There
still evangelical integrity amid his legislative la1ity
ana Methodism in his madness. We shall not miss hin
much his na disposal did not create the sensation ta
hi, first arrignment caused. Even the most novel form
OF political miquity loses it, novelty in Washington
Gen. Logan is a speaker who Icy his force Of voice ans
gesture and intensity OF expression, compes TN
attention Of the floor and galleries. But he Is TOO SHARP
and driving and passionate Ones reason, good taste
and ndependen VI thought rebel against "A style
speaking that lashes the waters Of legislation int
such a furious foam, and fills the air with ros
and spray 10 is true he made sronl
aud gallant plea Cuba but his of hand speaking ef
fectiye and brilliant in portions, whole, lar les
impressive and convincing than the weiprepared areg
meus uttered in the wemeasurcd, rich, clear tones
Gen Banks, who, in his NOBLE stately toquenc', ~
minded one of the genuine orators Of the old senas
chamber. Gen. LOgan's attack On the distinguishes
member from Massachusetts savage and bold to
degree. / know that Gen. Butler Is considered ab0n
the coolest thing going, this weather am aware ina
your other correspondent thought him particularly coo
and unconcerned that OCCASION But be did net seen
so to me- He looked persistenty upward, whence cone
peace pio minds yet did not appear TO be receiving
IL in any considerable measure. He ncryousIy nngrrei
the crown OF his head though he felt scapiDg hnn
playing yengeiully around IT, He tilted in his chair,
though ne had known Luxurious seats There va
a slight huctuaon OF color in that hard. keen, detei
mined face which seems copied from some old Rom1l
coiE-the face Tuumyir but OF sole and ab'oiub
Dictator.
think the House especially enjoys attack on Butld
he is so merciless, barbarous in his onsaughts =
others. Once twice lately have thought u piI
that our late visitors the Plains coui not hive VII
messed some his work. in the hayirg and scariyni
line. They would have been smiten with great DIES
pair over their rude and clumsy modes OF torture
II really dreadful TO how ne viii let his agile
mics, Mr. Cox and Mr.. Randall fisk and g.mbol abou
him, and them all at once, pouncc upon and rcud them
Logan and Butler always create marked sensation
when they speak any important question. The who'll
House seems 10 eddy around them They are both per
sona both ferociousbut one baters, the other puiVer
izes-One manglcs the other annihilates. There
another slight difference, which will venture TO pom
out when rises TO speak, there great eXpecta
tons-when the other speaks, There Is great-eNpectora
ton. The scathing the Logan nyectye, the
clinching the Logan logc-the more active the Logu
sava glands. II Is spit spat, spit, matter whcr
hit" 1t is surely pity to gentleman of strk
ing personal appearance as bch Logan ana Win :,
many elements Of fine speaker, slave to such habit
" o. reform it altogether"
missed the fiery passes between Mr.. Butler and Mn
Famsw0rth, yesterday. L was sorry. | seldom take
sides warmly, but like to good light | remember
have stopped the carriage driving rn.
OF the principal streets OF Boston, 10 through
the sitter end fight between two well matched bur
terriers. Yet never could understand state OF PLACID
mpartialty and serene neutrality Of the good wife Il
the Frontier who stood umpire the contest botwoc
her husband aud the bear should have leaned toward
the husband or the grizzly according TO circumstances
Well dos pits not thought exactly proper