Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-04-17

Our Washington Letter.
wAsHISOrOx, d. c. April 9th. lsT2.
OUE RErEEHrkuvr n COS0EEss.
NJ cARL G. KIEAR.

!, NEXT to Morivn. he WAR Governor.
Y. stands Senator Edmunds as one Of In
- strong men here. who support the Admin
., isirstion Of President Grant. although no
!. gifted with "ambrosisl locks" and win
Or uing ways, which characterize the grea
be COukli1g Of New York, doubt if Their,
e be Senator in Congress who has more
influence, and is more highly respected
: than Geo. T. Edmunds Of your state. No,
being honored with ''classic titles" he
!, never deals in spread eagle" Oratory.
n yet what he has to say is to the point and
4 tells. SchurI with all his conceded keen
: ness is not bis peer, except it be as an or
aior, for as such it is admitted he has no
equal 10 the Senate Chamber. Each are
G ready for any emergency, aud their re-
: marks are rarely read from "dry manu.
script" Both are young men, Senator
Edmunds being one year the senior Of
Schurz, ami il their lives are spared they
are destined to occupy very prominent
position in the future of our country. Mr..
Schurz is the greater scholar, but Elmunds
possesses a keener perception, coupled
with cool Indifference, which enables him
10 be the champion in debate.
! Senator Morrill, has been member Of
the National Legislature for nearly Is
years, having served IL years in the
House. He is not fluent speaker, not
often indulging in the ''noise and confu.
sion" attending debate, but his opinions
are always received with careful consid-
GRAFTON, as coming from candid man. He
is now 81 years Of age and is one of the
most high minded and incorruptible mem
bers that constitute either body of Con
gress. Courteous TO all, he mas earned and
receives the respect of all parties.
While in the gallery of the House, I
short time since, was asked by stran. {
ger to tell him who that ''tall, dark eyed, S
white headed gentleman was, with the ?
brass buttons, the blue swallow-tail coat, s
and side whiskers, who SO much resembles h
an English nobleman." His eyes we're on f
Judge Poland, a graduate of the classic g
schools Of the classic town of Waterville, il
up in Lamolle County, Vermont. When S
4 stranger visits the House of Reprcsen.
atives, he always sees the Judge for there CO
S none like him. He is more quickly dis I
,erned than Butler, with his cooked eve. CT
Banks, with his everchanging hair aud st
heavy moustache, or Farnsworth, who I
umbles about the aisles like a lumber. ia
nan. lie is the only member of the House &C
Who has occupied seat in the Senate. oc
although all expect to- expectations be- DR.
ng the daily bread of Congressman, and al
am confident that his large number of mi
riends here and there would be glad to tel
&c him returned. Being one of the ripest Tel
myers in the country, his past expert ye
nee and conceded ability would make ca
i'm one of the strong men of that body.
ermontcrs in the different departments, lik
hen they need backing up" invariably ye
illicit the influence of the Judge. They mi
not look upon him as the Representa- is
We OF this or that district, but of the pre-
hole State, and there is not a member roa
the entire delegation who guards mere les
tentively their interests and the inter. VIII
IT'S OF your State, than Luke 2. Poland, err
18th the "brass bnttons, side whiskers, thr
I'd the swallow tail broadcloth." Alb
Representative Willard is true type anc
the Yankee, tall and slender. with yea
oman nose, high forehead and dark of
zel eyes, you would say shes Var be
ounter, sure.' He is one of the most !
tive members Of the House, and during to {
G present session has crowded that civil The
rvlce humbug before the people at ed
cry opportunity, with as yet no great has
ccess. Congress will be slow to vote the We
oils to the vanquishcd, and although a fair
form may be needed in our present civil pom
vice; yet like female suffrage coupled Las
tn free love, it evidently is in the dim, the
tant, future. When the "reform" has spri
en- attempted here thus far. he that yet
$ best backed secured the desired posi-. pro-
n. Ability can never rival favoritism tere
securing political app ointments. Mr.. l
Hard has the necessary acquisitions Kar
the position, he so we'll fills, being a one
'duate of Dartmouth, a lawyer, editor, Chr
] politician. it is
MIR. Smith is one Of the very few men, u
IS OF the House who received their DO Il
IONS from the people unsought. He is WI" .
politician and never crowds himselfbe. give
the public in debate. During all the see
le he has been in Congress, | believe Peol
has not sought to make political CAPT.
by making single speech; but in the
mmittee Room he is said to be hard.
MENTAL worker He l. /.