Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-06-13

Correspondence Of the Bcac0s.)
Wellington.
June End. 1877.
Among topics 30 varied and Interesting
~ those nov on the tspis. I an q lost
which to select ~ IN introductory one.
Shall I regsle my fair friends with the
gossip At society. or shall eniighsen nsy
brare friends upon the nov al important
one Of politics! I. With shame. acknowi-
edge to my readers interested in fashions
that Tor tvo weeke I've not once leiked
into window or analyse Doll Erden.
bat my mind and time have b Employ-
ed ss the Capitol. where d Dexe;ienea.
increases every day size. my las. L.
ter. Carpenter. BY pslhieal sne..e. sue
eceded in passing Samser's pei bill. but
mot until the poison had been extracted
By the Merrell smendmeut. ssmner ~ss
sbsens from the Senate when tho Civil
Rights and Amnesty Bills we're passed.
and his rage At being out wi.ied vas fear.
fui TO behold. On Friday be revensed
himself BY making fearful onslaught On
Grsns and bis policy. I can give no idea
OF the excitement caused By this maa,erly
attack. which lasted four heur,. and which
the Hoase adjourned tn hear. Isucceed-
ed. thanks to Senator Sherman. in getting
q seat in the gallery reserved for the Sen
ators' families. Every other par. Of the
Chsmber was crowded On the fcor of
the Senate The member. of Congress ..ood
or sat In the seats. or lonnged on the So
fas. After Sumner ceased. SEIZURE spoke
for two hours. but Sumner had loft him
very little to say. Among the Senators
I noticed Gen. Ransom. Of North Carroll
na..not long since admitted to his scat.
and just back Of Ransom stood General
Young. Of Georgia. Among that crowd
OF men these two we're conspicuous. not
only by their noble forms and soliierly
bearing. but BY their bright in,clliseu,
faces. which show that in peace they will
still stand at the front ! canno. let an
escape af doing justice to the
refinement and delicacy of Gen. Ransom's
manners. While the floor and gallery
were packed. Senator Morton hobbled in
Oh his sticks" snd no. one Of his own
party offered the deformed leader 4 seat,
but Gen. Ransom rose at once, and insis-
ted on his opponent being seated while be
stood near. reminding one Of Beauty and
the Beast. IN the House the exci,cmen.
is intense over the Ku Klux bill. which
Butler is determined shall pass and the
Democrats are equally determined shall
not pass. The Democrats are headed nv
VOORHEES,. when present. but during his
absence Beck. from Kentucky. Wood.
from New York. Randall. Of Pennsylva.
MIA. and Van Trump. Of Ohio, do the
speaking.
There is DOW fair proportion Of real
Southern men in the House. mon who
fought for the Lost Cause" in the field.
and pow 6gh. for their party interest.
Am6rg the prominent Southern men now
in tae House is Judge Harris. Of Virgin
ia. and once q member of Davis Cabinet.
I cannot pay him higher compliment
than BY saying he is . worthy son Of that |
noble State which gave rs Washington. !
Lee. ''S:ouewall' and Ashb-. General
Du Bose. a colleague Of the fascinating |
Young. is son-in-law Of Tonbs. and is re-
for his charming manners and |
commanding appearance. There is no
denying that the Southern members are |
the only refined gentlemen in the House. |
where smoking. chewing and splitting on
the floor j. the order Of the day. not to /
mention shc fact that from the galleries
he mos. prominen. part Of the members
IRE generally their feet. and such feet
Why in the world their owners should
place them on their desks instead Of I'M. |
Ter cannot divine? The only decent
feet in the House belong to Southern men. !
md you have to watch to get peep q. !
them. for they never lounge in the pres-
ence of ladies.
Thursday was set apart for Decoration
Day. and the departments we're closed in |
order that the clerks might take part in
The ceremonies. bu. Instead of going to Ar.
ington as expected. they went fishing |
pr pic nicing. aud left their duty to be
fulfilled BY the negroes drove over to
Arlington after the services we're over,
md the road to the home Of the Gusts
had much the appearance Of one leading
% . camp-mee,ing. Negroes Of all shapes. |
'isss and colors swarmed in and around.
70 the benches. on the bridge. and every |
where else. The house and yard were
'ull Of sable beauties, and it was . relief
% see . white face. The only soldiers
present we're colored. for the regular army
sill take no part in the decoration since
his duty to their dead comrades has been
assumed By that vast political body styled
he G. A. r.