The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-02-22
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

AIR. AIcCoRD There is so much
of deep and vital iaterest-sO much
Of gaiety and frantic excitement in
this City, if 1 should 90 from the
sublime to the ridiculous in nay eff
forts to give You items, just consider
the sights and sounds that are so
constantly falling under my observa-
tionare enough to beWilder enc bred
to village life!
The Proceedings in Congress hare
been unusually interesting for the
past week and thousands have I'll
led the galleries to see the flourish,
and hear the crack Of the party whip,
upon Amnesty and Civil Rights. =
The autocratic leader Of the col
cred vote, having asserted that Civil
Rights and general Amnesty should
90 together, he exhibited nothing
but buIl sense in his conduct. With
head down and tail up he drove
through to defeat.
The House dilly-dallied several
DAYS last week over the momentOus
problem as to what seats they shall
have for the present Session! That
honorable body is hanked with a
few american gentlemen Of African
descent"
Everything It's said has its advan-
tages, and upon the same rule that
good farmers Introduce a few goats
to keen off disease, may not this i'm
portation into the House ward of
the smallpox from the Hons. that
is now SO prevalent in. this city?
Miss O'German, the escaped nun
now lecturing in the city. is creating
great excitement among all classes,
and especially the Catholics ]
posted to yOu yesterday the Repaid
lican containing a synopsis Of b I
speech. To-day / met her and she
used this language With vehemence
LET Catholicism rule the land with
its mysterious rites and papish GER
emonies, and we relapse into the
darkness and gloom of the past ages.
Priestcraft is the foe of progression
the foe of liberty; the foe of virtue
the foe of science; the foe Of mental
culture Of the masses; the bitter, in
solent, eternal foe of REAsoN?'
l have spent a part Of one after
noon with Wilma Ream in her studio
talking with her while I watched her
soft little hand me uld with the pot
ter's clay the bust of General G II.
Thomas, which grew so marvellous
! " like him under her touch / al.
most expected to hear him speak =
! Vinna is a beautiful, warm hearted
and well educated woman, and de
voted to her art. Her Studio is
crowded with unfinished work
busts of great men and other pieces
of statuary. Among it all breathes
/ the spirit of true delicate and poet
/ ic nature. Baskets of moss and
flowers hung in her windows, and
birds made vocal the room with theiI
sweet notes-but better than all was
the proud and happy smile of the
old father as he locked upon his gift
ted child, rendering his name i'm.
mortal
She has on exhibitiOn-iust in
/ from Rome-the statue of SapphC
and the spirit Of the Carnival,
both Of Caracca marble and not tC
be surpassed in the beauty Of con
ccption or finish.
Each State is entitled to TWO stat
ues of their great men to be placed
in their Capital, I hope Tenn esset
will give this work to Wilma Ream
Her work is always a success. AND
who that has looked upon the Statue
of the great Statcsman-Hcnry Clay
in the Capital grounds of Yirgini;
does rot blush to see Kentucky:
renowned son so caricatured!
Miss Ream is also gifted Musi
clan and SIS we sat in the gray o
twilight, and talked of Italy
| glories in sculpture and song, sh'
ran her fingers over the Harp and {
soft exquisite melody filled the room
/ bringing to my heart the sweetes
memory Of friends and happier days
1 have been presented at one 0
Mrs President Grants receptions
but I sent you the paper tina
| honored(?) her by announcing this
very important fact to the world!
We were met at the entrance b,
an usher whose graduated grin AM
bow, as he hinged on the center { al
most upset our gravity must hav
made the gods envious! And al
though the training and great ex
pericnce of the distinguished Gen
Dent have fitted him so admirabl,
for the graces and ceremonies 0
high life, he is quite cclipsed by thi
4 subordinate, WHO really ought not t,
occupy such position ~, but g
to the Gulf States and be sent t.
/ Congress to represent y the people
As all receptions are alike, file,
with nervous, restless, overdresset
exquisites in swallow-tails, whit
kids and white cravats, girls in shec
ny silks, with golden butterflies
high pulled hair and flowing curls
dowagers in stately black velvet
and garnet, DC. DC, it IS useless t.
enter into descriptions, so infinitely
Suffice it to say, Mrs. Grant receiy
. ed her guests in the handsome Blu
Room, standing near q dias in til
center of the room, upon which wer
pyramids ofrare and elegant flower
/ -aRd though the sun was glOri
ously brilliant. for once, in tw
weeks, his golden rays were exclud
ed for the great beautifier and de
fect-cXtinguisher, gaslIght! Mr.:
Grant wore (this your gentIeme
readers can skip,) a rich, rare-colol
ed silk demitrain, underskirt trim
med with point lace quarter of
yard deep. The overskirt, on til
left side, was looped with black We
, vet, and pendant from the left shou
der bow of black velvet reachin
4 hollow tha- shoU I Gov L-nanS