Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-05
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EBB1rT HOUSE, WASHINGTON Cry,
June 1st., 1874.

| seeing IN this place, Dut So iohS DO 0no
weather continues at its present heat
one feels very little desire for any
thing that cannot be served with ice.
There is the Capitol and its grounds,
the various department buildings and
hundred other sights, of all sorts,
kinds and descriptions that it IS the
correct thing, or it may be the lncor-
rect thing to see, but your readers
need not be alarmed, dear JOURNAL, lest
a detailed account thereof shall be in
ficted upon them. The weather is
entirely too hot for anything, save
seHzer lemonades. One would think
too that right under the eye Of Old
Probabilities, the matter would be
better arranged, but so it is. Possibly
he is preparing himself by degrees for
his future state.
One of the first things that struck
me was the irrepressible negro. Here,
as elsewhere, he is constantly cropping
out on the streets, in the street cars,
everywhere indeed except at the din
ner table. One of the last places to
have expected him to have put in an
appearance was the Congressional Lii
brary, but the first sight that greeted
my eyes on entering the room was that
of Mr.. Negro perched up behind a
desk as ore of the clerks or librarians
Of low degree. He was a young mu-
latto boy of about twenty-three or
four, but had a sickly, cadaverous
hue that would have much impaired
his value in the market in old times.
The negroes in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes sit pretty much to them
selves, with the exception of Elliott,
of South Carolina, who has a seat
amongst his white brethren.
Talking about negroes brings up
Beast Butler. OF course we have seen
him. No one who ever saw carrica-
ture even of the hero of Big Bethel
and Fort Fisher, could fail to recog
nize the cock of his eye Or his breadth
brings me to what l started out to
say, to-wit: that have found out Two
facts since / got here, first, that hui
man nature is human nature here as
well as elsewhere, and possible lit
tie more so; second, that the Ethio-
pean can no more change his odor
than he can change his skin To
be satisfied of this latter statement
one needs only to stroll down Penn
sylvania Avenue He will have nasal
evidence that DO what you will, even
here at the Nations Capital and right
under the Nations nose, the Ethiopian
is still an Ethiopian. And this is the
creature that Senator Boutwell,, of
Massachusetts, desires to have put in
school with white children, for the
purpose of forcing social equality
His speech, I am Informed, was even
more disgusting, as really delivered,
than as reported in the papers.
The Senate is a much more orderly
body than the House. Senator Car
pentvr. the President pro tenn, is a
strong, vigorous looking man, with
seemingly more power than dignity.
Senator Morton is by no means hand
some, bat Il much younger looking
man than had expected to see. Sen
arr Con!ZliTg IL one Of those forward,
az; -ressiyo men whom you recognize
at Il glance. / was not much i'm
pressed by the Senate. The read
ing clerk performed his duty in
style that would justify his imme-
date transfer to some other sphere of
usefulness The reading in the House
was better, much better, but still not
perfection. Colonel Wash. Hardy or
Colonel Bill Cowles or Henry London
OF our own State could give either che
two in the game and then beat him.
The Speaker of the House, Efr. Blaine,
is tall, lean, loosely built man with
heavy hanging cheeks and as ug ly as a
Hindoo idol. but for all that presides
very we'll and can make himself heard
all over the Chamber. / know of no
better way TO give your readers an
accurate impression o; a scene in the
United States House Of Representa-
tives than to refer them to the report
of the English House of Commons
after Mr. Iittle,3at Titmouse's entrance
into that body as set forth in that
charming BOOB. called "Fen TAouscnd
4 Year" In reply to lay question ao
they ever listen to anybody, the an
swer was yes, sometimes. They listen
to Beck 2IS. Beck, the distinguished
Democratic representative from Ken
lucky, is large tall, rather rough
looking man of Scotch parentage, if
not of Scotch birth. He has been of
inestimable seryice to the party and
to the country, and it is matter of
great regret that he has peremptorily
declined denomination. Neither the
country no. the party can afford to
permit such men as Mr.. Beck to retire
from active service.
] have seen all OF our North Caro-
lima delegation except Messrs. Cobb,
Smith and Thomas. Messrs. Ashe
and Vance are looking well, and
doubtless feeling happy over their re-
by reclamation, we'll
me-ited reward. Maj. Robbins is as
earnest as ever, and seems confident
hat he, too, will pass muster next
week at the Wilhesboro Consent:o1.-
he, too, is happy. And SO is General
Leach, in the prospect of returning
lome and devoting his time to his pri-
rate affairs. He gave me one of his
circulars announcing his purpose to
lecline denomination, OF Which pre-
ume the readers of the Journal haze
heard ere now. When I first met him
was just after the vote on the bill to
e-organize the United States Army.
'aid he, "Well, we have just reduced