The Van Buren press., 1871-01-10
Our Warrington Letter.
WARRINGTON, D. c., Dec. IS, 10.

coming here during these festive days.
The St Domingo job is the all ABSORB
ing political topic; out OF it has already
been hatchsd the btterest kind of quar-
rel between Grant and Babcock on one
side, and Charles Sumner, the chairman
of the committee on foreign relations, on
| the other. The Democrats are in the
position and mood Of the old woman,
when her husband got into fight with
the bear--they don't care much which
whips. So far, Grant Il Co. are ahead
but 1t is by no means certain that the
House will concur in the Senate resolu-
ton. Gen. Grant saws if he were not
President, he would hold Mr. Sumner
personally responsible, and Babcock says
if he was not officially connected with the
President, he would pull Summers nose,
and otherwise beat round aud ltrea,
him.
There was a nice bit Of news for the
locals week ago. About midnight of
the night when the Senate remained in
session all night, on the 'St. Domingo
question, Mrs. Senator Horris, who was
boarding at Williards Hotel, was reused
by cries Of distress in the adjoining
room she heard blows and a great com.
motion; she heard woman cry, "Oh,
don't Richard--dont kill mcw Mrs
Horrs rang the bell, which was soon an
swcred by a number of walters and the
proprietor, They begged the wife bcater
to desist, which he promised to do he
did suspend operations for half hour,
when the house was aroused again by his
brutal behavior, The drunken brute was
no other than the Hon. Richard IIalde-
man, Member of Congress from Penn
sylvania; and the poor woman, whom he
beat until she was bruised almost beyond
recognition, was his wife the daughter
Of Senator Simon Cameron of the same
State. Both are very rich. And it was
but a year or so ago that the "happy and
brilliant wedding ceremony was per
formed in style becoming the supper
ten" The reporters Of that duy regaled
the public with n minute description of
the brides magnificent outfit" her love-
ly appearancc-and the gallant bearing
Of the fortunate and happy groom The
same pens are busy now in foasting the
same public with accurate accounts of
the savage rawlings Of the husband, and
the scared and mutilatcd appearance Of
the wife. ....
In Washington, one can sometimes see
the worst phases of life; the other day
saw the motherin Of distinguished
Member Of Congress drive up in her splen.
did carriage, with driver in livery and the
beautiful horses sparkling in gold and
silver harness, to make call upon per.
sons with whom Glanced Mt the time to
he. She was so drunk-that's a Western
word, you know-that she went to sleep
in her chair and made pretty spectacle
of herself; she is worth millions Of dol
lars, and her failing is well known in
this city. ....F
can't help but think, that, perhaps,
money does not always insure happiness
and responsibility ......
l have seen, while here this winter,
Mrs. Gen. Gaines, the most wonderful
woman of her day. After thirty years
controversy the Supreme Court last year
decided her suit to some fifty million dol
lars worth Of real estate, in the city of
New Orleans, in her favor. Some how
or other she is still bothered about pos
session; she has recently had stormy in
terviews with Joe Wilson, Commissioner
of the Land office, and one Columbus
Delano, Secretary Of Interior She was
not complimentary to Wilson, and thinks
Delauo sneaking, untruthful and dis
honest man. In her estimate of Dclano
| heartily concur. ...
How funny it was that Simon Came
ron, the great Senatorial wire -pullcr and
Akerman, the radicalized Confederate
attorney general, and Columbus Delano,
the runner and engineer of the Internal
revenue machine, should all go down to
Georgia, cheercd by the smiles of the
Great Ulysses, to carry the election for
the Republican party in that State; Ak
crman was to be Senator, Cameron and
Delano were to return covered with glo.
ry. Everything was to be lovely and the
Radical goose was to hang high They
camo pretty near succeeding, as the State
only went 10000 majority for the De
mocracy only fve--pcrhaps six-out OF
the seven Congressman Democrats, and
but three. fourths Of the Legislature
Democratic Let's send this interesting
trio to Arkansas next election. I'm sure
Delano would make an impression in the
vicinity Of Boudyville. . .t.....
see in the Cherokee 4dvoeate, Of the
10th inst, an editorial account Of the ap.
pearance of Hons. VIM. p. Ross and
Houston Benge before the L. S. District
Court at your place. Great credit is
given Messrs, Ross & Co. for securing
in their case, y reversal Of the decision Of
Judge Caldwelrs and that of his prede-
ccssors, in regard to the political status
Of an Indian whose mother was white
woman. 1t is assumed by the editor
that Cherokee by white mother. has
hitherto been held by the United States
Court to be white man, because the
child followed the condition Of the moth