Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-02-17
IOWA, FRIDAY, FEBRUA


Sketches Of Congressasn.
The sharp-witted correspondent
Of the Philadelphia Press, in her last
letter from Washington, sketches
some of the members of Congress
thus:
GENERAL BANKS.
In an attitude as graceful as if
sitting for portrait might be seen
General Banks, OF Massachusetts;
but the most astonishing point no.
ticed in the Generals personal ap-
pearance is the frequent change in
the colorof his hair. Some sessions
it is seen to be of peculiar golden
blonde, though not in imitation of
Lydia Thompson's. At another
time it verges on the raven hue of
the romantic General Logan's. At
the present hour, however, it is tint
ed like the burr Of an Alleghany
chestnut. But the strangest part of
this chameleon business consists in
the fact that these different colors
Indicate the moods Of the man.
When his hair is blonde he is al
most irresistible in his suavity Of
manner. His original frozen, New
England nature seems melted by
suns unseen and forces unfelt. He
shakes hands kindly with his natur-
al enemies-the office-seekers, and
if he had money he would give it
all away. When he is crowned with
the raven locks, another man comes
to the surface of his being and oc-
cupies the same seat in the House.
1t is true, he says nothing about
capital moving, but this is because
there is not room enough in Massa-
chusetts for the public buildings be-
tween the stones, yet at the same
time he is fierce and warlike, and if
the tOcsin of battle should sound,
the avenger would be found at an
instant's warning. But the most
delightful time to those around him
is when his ambrOsial locks have
assumed chestnut hue. This pc
culiar shade means strength, atten-
tion to details, opposition to long,
windy harangues, and general
wearing away of all those aggress-
i've points which 60 to make the
public men of Massachusetts, so ma
ny thorns in the flesh of Legislation.
AT such times one would be led to
think that General Banks was a
Western man, and had drawn in
sriration from its broad prairies and
great lakes; but if the country would
see General Banks in the perfection
of fruit and flower, they will hasten
to Washington. for the season is
short, and the session near its end.
MR.. ALLISON.
Mr.. Allison, Of Iowa, has the floor.
hut his adorable locks have been
shorn, consequently great portion
Of his strength is gone. 1t is true
his liquid brown eyes remain to tell
the story of past conquests, and on
ly small portion of his pearly teeth
have been worn away by the ag-
gressive encroachments of choice
cigars, whilst his beard, that crown
ing glory of perfect manhood, re-
tains all the light and shade of a
tangled skein Of raw silk, to the ter
ror and dismay of all susceptible
hearts in Washington. But he re-
turns to Iowa at the end of this Con-
gressional term in search of other
worlds to conquer, and he is expect
ed, at certain day not so very far
in the distance, to ''turn up," clad
in the royal garments of Senator.
JAMES BROOKS.
The Speakers gavel has brought
another celebrity to his feet. 1t is
Brooks, of New York, the Demo
cratic champion, the Susan B. An
thony Of the ''IIouse." If by any
unforeseen accident the outward
shell or peelings of these distin-
guishcd individuals should become
changed, the aid of the microscope
would be required in order to de-
eide which was James and which
Susan. The Siamese twins NAV re-
semble each other as much, but no
other human curiosities can enter
the field for competition. Just as
Miss Susan B. Anthony is the mis-
chievous fire brand in all the Wo-
mans Rights meetings, Jas. Brooks
is the incendiary torch of the House,
requiring the strength of numerous
Republican engines to put down the
flames. If he could only be indu-
ced to practice in one of Susan's
cast-off garments, the passage of
Sixteenth Amendment to the Con-
stitution would be delayed for all
future time.
MR.. HOOPER.
In the same neighborhood of the
warlike Brooks may be seen the re-
fined and courtly contour of Hoop
er, of Massachusetts. There he sits,
reading his newspaper, apparently
oblivious as to all that is going on
around, whilst his colleague, Dawes,
impresses the beholder as being the
most thoroughly alive and wide
awake man on the floor. His thin,
quivering nostrils seem to be always
on the scent to find some leakage or
flaw that Massachusetts only can
manage, and he talks not only with
his tongue, but with his eyes and
hair. The whole man speaks, and
the listener feels all the pain, glory,
and superstition Of the great com
monwealth he represents. His arms
are remarkably long, and he uses
them like Lord Brougham and Ru-
fus Choate. Massachusetts adores
him, as well she might, for he is one
of her most gifted,
THE MORMON DELEGATE.
In the flrthe st end of this remark
able hall, in Il chair Of easy dimen-