, 1874-12-12
GOSSIP FROM TllE CAPITAL.
Official Literary Style---Re-
pub1ioanizing the
South.
How Shall We Be Happy Without
Our Oonvenienoes7
Tho Currency Question, and the Job.
bjng Spirit in Congress.
"Gath" In Reply to Some OF His Crit
ics---The Buzzard Of
Democracy.
a Noted Gambler Seeking Locotion for
Capitolfno " "Kell."
Hrs. southworth, tho Most Popular
Novelist in tho Country.
~
Tho Currency Question, and the Job.
bjng Spirit in Congress.
A Noted Gambler Seeking q Location for
a Capitolino ffKell."
Hrs. southworth, tho Most Popular
Novelist in tho Country.
Hiss Draddon and Hor Publisher.
Pierce Egan and sylvauus Cobb.

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Pierce Egan and sylvanus Cobb.
From Our 0mn Corrtanondent
Waanlso1oE, Dto. 9, 1874.
| AL tho Hoads OF tho Government hayo my
sympathy when they begin to vrltc and With
soue Of thom it is Tho hardest duty Of all.
OFFICIAL LITERARY sTTLE.
| Old Lewis Cass, who ind ncrrcd everywhere
| between ltaaca Lako ami tho Chanpa Elsaeo.
always thought It n mysterious gift. and writors,
| by livelihood, 1nelicIue-nlsn." Jarnos Du-
| chAnan snent hin latter years il pursuit Of 4
+! biographor, and boarded him the bo1tcr part o
the year, supplying his finest Disa-in-Ir Hand
sh1sky meanwhile. Tho biosraphcr wont into a
decline, but tho book never pagsod into moro
than ono uebula. John Jacob AAtor expired III q
vague belief that tho poot, Fitz-t'roono Hal
iecl:, whom he had indfforently cared for. would
Er.o hin up heavenly credout1al. Men OF ao-
tim splash with tho pon.
When Ajax strives some rocks vast weight to throw,
THO line, too. labofs, aid the worla tnove allow.
Tho Presidents composition ia hiH own, mimi
tab'y; not ologant, nor aiwnyp. at lrst sight,
pcrspicuoua but genuine, and without tho o.
tcntation Of aomo rulcrs, who think they must
write like heroes or writing-nastera.
Tho boat pen in tho Administration was TINT
Of Bancroft Davis. Dir. Fisha eon-in-aw, Sid
ney Wo1'atcr, id also forcble writer Of editorial
frequently contributing. as ono Of tha editoye
told nc, to tho Now lors World For uoao
tino Caleb Gushing was tho Administration Do.
ho1nian, writing everywhere, and on abstrueo
matters OF law md treaty, IA woll es on tho mo-
mens's spur; but it was writing without feeling
or precision, and exhibited tho dull industry Of
the drudge. All gonuino composition, il above
tho 1ovel of moro communication, reyea1a tho
spirit behind 1t. Amongst tho reports, Dristov's
has
MOST cuAnAcTEB,
as has he amongat tho Secretaries It has beon
long since Secretary Of tho Treasury addressed
uB in this way:
1.-The general depression following tho late
financial panic las compelled tho peoplo to
lessen their individual expenditures. md tho
Government should not bo SLOW to follov thar
example. Tho present condition Of tho reyo-
nues requires the utmost economy in public OK
pondlturcs and The most careful acrutiuy OF
the osti1natoa herewith transmitted ID invited"
For Z long timo tho touo haa bcon; IAN M
Precipitation for tho purposo in most earnestly re-
1ucsted." "ObIiee mo by reducing those eeti-
nntes it possible" says tho new Secretary.
There AFRO in tho Cabinet two uoliticiana, Jow-
eli aud Eobeson, typical of their two statos !;
one man Of polite affairs, Fish; ono faithful
party-diHciple, Williams ono chief clerk, Bolk-
nap ono young man of moro Intent strength
aud breadth Of yiem, porhups, than any, in Iris.
tow.
For instance ]; ho uado the romark to d friend
Of mine, only few da7g ago:
Those Southern States ought to hare been Re-
publicanizcd from tho top, as no do in Kentucky.
inetead Of from 1lndornnat,, Eot cvoo r., gortt,
f,erona nm vo,, lono r,rava,,t ;.,so,,a. Sra.s,
an1ora;na T., s no'uus ~, .nso's1n'o Iton
koSe1hlaR' ~ hehtnc6s' tue only ssnto Whore
the party made geins we haye Arrays kept our
organization socially respectable, aud couaidorcd
tint bad nopublcrn v.a ro,a n bc oronso3
t,an = h,5 uon,o,rat ~ IT, ,,,,,,a " ,,sa. s"aoa
.'a,,s. .,,". s' 1,,'s :, nAo u!"ays pe0n my
shall mako Kentucky Republican Slate. The
Old Whig e1ctnout thcro naa no business in TIM
Democracv
~. ~ ,,,,,
llis fami'y-thblc several Of the South Carolina
ta1-payors, like ex-Goy. Aiken and Manning.
Whon I vaa in South Carol;na. eaw nebe, of;.
cers Of high standing who Ind cams in contact
"1th uront' anu appFchended, for the first timo,
that there might bo n Ropublicauism in the North
different from tic CAMP following around thou.
ru,. n,,s,rras
nj ro,.ro.o ,,,,, ,.t - 41 y.
" couss'sa WI PtooanlS 10 tecnnlcal aud ata
action tlmld. Hoeanse tho history Of tho country
ia not now political In itu aspccss. What is soing
on is = 1ew of econon,ics ~ avst,,n of Prov.
aaneas m tha vcstast s.a,o o;n,od ~ r,odar,,
Aoneos :-1 " .Ho f.'''est schlo' ai'eo " "oaefh
soe!oey, oosa III America aud Europa.
Popular education and democratic freedom
lave advanced tho ratio Of uui,oraal enjoyment
ut enormous cost to o1l c,assos. nar,icn]nrlv tn
n. ridd,o 49, s'"ason; ,o'.,t ~ ~
sno ntuu!o e!ass c!aea |hsch c1tonda from
s1 ~ auu 1aeGnanles Up 70 tho PROFESSIONS
c'a a ~ a sss rae ~ or @ ifofs On a1Ga incomes. ing
!ssess, & |hie yet mainly tributary 70 tle e1lor-
ion!; vIn soot VI colnloFts, sueA rs 1aItoHae Rea
,s1s w." ', *Epa5a'ue: sewers, pasementa, Pollco;
~, ,ooi ;. scuoob, nie-aepas!!nonta atu