, 1874-12-22


Correspondence ef the Lo,srite Cutsrier-.jonrnaf
NAsusNaIoS, D. G., Dec. 17,--Iou Lavo been
told that tho coming tosothor OF Congress, aftor
tho extraordinary political revolution which
closad tho autumn campaign with an old
fashioned Democratic "ground-swell," has rc-
voeled most compliment disposition among tho
co,nbntauts on either aide OF tho receut liue OF
battle. In this you lave not boon miBadviBod.
Tho victors carry themselves as tho Lord would
hive tile CAristinn wlo has struck oil; tho yan-
quahod, instead OF waatuy their TINA with loud
lan,cntiug look about wistfnlly though furtiyely
for tho .netapllorical soft place refortcd to in
Timothy, "full of balm aid wild honey mud con-
ISOLATION for Tho erylng soul." Even tho oorpsc#
Of which tholo arc enough to organize d ANAL
amateur churci,-ya1d, are not 60 otfonniye as
they might be.
TIE NEpunL1cAS8.
Butler. to begin with, takes his defont In q
grim, half-sllcnt wny-said to- bo his most
dangerous uaood, ,-obsorving, With IN ironical
effort at eang froid, that at laant two beings
mado happy thoreby, Ills wife and Thompson's
wife. Negley is dumb. Dawes Is too busy
hautliing Ills Senatorial cauvass to be much
moved by olhor considerations. GARFIELD III yet
unrccoyered iron, tho shock aud aurprise OF u
harrow oEcape, ind therefore is not very active,
no that tins far Ito remains ono Of the
gentlemen WHO tloyoLed his whole time to tho
good work of blessing God that he was not as
other nou. lluwlcy's turn Is yot to come round
with tho coming Of tho sprlug. It is cheering TO
uuto tint tho dofeRt of Phelps. Of Now Jersey,
by only foi1r yotoa crcntoa al'ost al uaol regret
among tho Democrats as among the Republicans.
Ono OF thu youngest ncnlbGrB OF tho House, ho
has displayed in Il single session not moroly
bslsinnt talonts and culture which hnvo brought
him to tirnt place in the front rank, bnt an io-
pcntiont cha1actor a,d intelligence almost un'
kuowt to ta partiAan polilicu Of Amerlcl.
ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE
tho prospect il not much llyoEor.. Fernando
Nu9d h engineering hiH wny towards tho Speak
oruhjp with tho cool skill Of n yotornu. Beck IL
III lho ring, like u great prize-fghtor al 10 !a,
hut, oycr.zoalous for tue pnrty OF which le IL
tho recognlzcd leader IN tito Lower Ilo,'ae dis
posed to bo wary and to 80 slow. Sam Coz is AZ
irrcprcssible rs oyor, Put mo down for flvo
minutes" ho wrltoA to tho Speaker, who Ia ar
ranging tho day lint Of tlogo who arc to hnso
tho door - put mo aown for fiyo minntoB." aud
BIaino wickedty replies, +" I wish could put you
down for two minutes and hRlf." Clnrkson
Potter IL preparing constitutions! amendment
wllrl, will mako its mark, aud Lnmar is going to
tell tho Btory Of Misai.Bippl wllon tho Fscl:kbnsg
| investigators mako tler loport.. But, III for
now jtsuog or tho rayiyat OF old iakuos, or tho
| Introduction Of anything mischieyoua and pic
tErea1up tho tlrnt week OF tho sobslon given out
10 slBn. ...-..,.
Tl,o paclAc Hail subsidy il il renchos anything
| aiko fur disclosure, will cut both ways, cou-
promising. Democrats ah we'll aH Republicans. -
logacY OF tho ora OF Christian stato4manaliip,
| only that and nothing more Tho tlnances aro
at Il .ioal-oc!4. l;yon tho little broaze atirrul up
BY plg-iron Kolluy will blow over harnllessly:
Each party seonH to be protty oyonly divided aud
| hoth are oqually afra!d. Out Of tAis condlt!on