The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1874-12-05
The Next Congress.
1,he next Congress do meet in

The next Congress Ito meet in
March, 1870, viii present an unfa-
miliar scene to the fsequenter of
the galleries of the House, and the
lady correspondents will be kept
busy noting the new faces which
have Unsupported upon thcscenc
and bewailing the absent heroes
whom an untoward fate has LETT
at home. The digniticd bearing
and white mustache of Fernando
Wood; the eccentric comedy of
Sunset Cox; the modest, quiet
face of Michael Kerr the weazen
form Of Alexander III. Stephens,
will employees many pens as be-
fore. General Banks viii be hail
ed upon his return to the floor as
Democrat once more, and one OF
two other Republican leaders in
time past viii be noted for their
activity on the other side. Speak
er Blaine hurled from his Olym-
plan throne to the common lot of
common Congressman, viii cause
many Sapphic tears to flow, and
General Dawes. long the hayseed
god of bombazino quill drivers,
will be described as a picture Of
utter loneliness and despair. But
Dawes for so many years the
heavy feather of. the House, owing
TO. the tidal wave which swept
over Massachusetts,, viii be found
not there; neither in the Senate,
whore a Democrat will sit in the
chair of Charles Sumner. Horace
Maynard, dark and swarthy as an
Indian, a favorite subject for the
female pen, has also disappeared.
The rich ambrosial locks of Gene
raj Negley, o match for Logan's
raven hair and Farnsworth's how-
ing beard in the days of auld lang
Isync, will no longer float through
the corridors and in and out Of tho
Speakers room. General Sypher's
military bearing will be missed at
the head of the army of strikers.
But, saddest picture of a saddeu-
ing scene, General Butler will
range 10 more with leollinc faroci-
lty through the onalmenagcrie,
| In his loss the dramatic element
of the House is lost indeed. What
should we think of a play where
all the characters were cut upon
the pattern Of Goldsmith's village
parson! What shall we think oi
a Congress where everything i:
stupid that is not respectable. and
everything respectable that is not
stupid! General Butler detestet
stupidity and stood not with thu
order Of respectability. If ht
never did thoroughly good thins
neither was he ever guilty of {
thoroughly stupid thing. In hin
Oakes Ames found u friend, tho
his hand had not touched Credi
) Mobilier. lie defended moicties
T even though the doing Of it shool
the Young Mems Christian Asso
citation to the very foundations
lie was always profane when th,
House was disposed to say the lit
any, and he shocked the mora
sense of people not so much il
| that he was not saint as in refu
, sing TO be hypocrite. Such {
, man cannot fail to be missed, cs
, pecially at time of political rev
olution, when many new men 81
, in the seats Of old foes and old ia
, vorites, and a new hand holds th'
! wand which moulds legislation
: The next Congress will be not un
/ like a country village after all cpl
demic--thc Sunday-school patriot
and the tavern topers having dis
! appeared together and youth an,
/ freshness taking their places. w
7 may not bcwail the loss of thcs
, except as bit of sentiment t,
3 employ the pens of women, bu
we fear these modern Rachels will
/. mourn in vain, for the dccad
s which sent Buffers aud Spyhcr
into the House is ended.