, 1875-02-13
washington correspondence.


WAsHIyGT1S, Jan -5th- ED
FD!roR SrAr-sr,S Last week IL was the Louis
ANA Quesoa Il j. III Paeshe Nal tiiat ..;'ses
lie eapital Of the nation We have Pacific Mall ioI
breakfast, dinner AMI supper, az morn, noon N'1
al uiJLt N The pl-l0r the street Aui III tAr 81
loon The air u heavy with the sIyns o' tA'ss VINO
took, an Of those vEo would have iaAeh a ioItloh
u IrWIus corruption fund. Z TIE DppC! tLAlt! At1
utferel And all this fuss about s.SoiovS a mere
p!ttanos WLen compared 20 the e1trayasaHt manner
IN wAich the Peoples servants q q t1sasi1e'' aud
senators, compelled 20 1--we D.Ylei 1i1's Tour
LuulIel AID % scare y adJ-Ls surIrtt 10 lty The
llosirsls of one evenings tgSsle with tie tiger To
1--we deccutly au1 represent yeuE state properly, 5000
Ter auEu3, the prrs-Ht pay O. tri eas.aeI, ., uJs
.l-lusts. Men wA5 are compelled % rely solely
uIgn thrir salaries 49, who suseav9- "a keep up -
with th-lr more fortunate sss0csteS, II the end OF
thc yraT fui deficit ~ then hlIk 1c-ouuts Taking
advantage o. this, bad men, such Is l. Viu aud O-kes
Araes gppgaT upon the scene with Ncn 4-i ICcSg;S,
a,i with lihereiity and kindness 81 overwEelm the
irnTeruuIyu- S0'gaS that they easily cJnv..eui
that the sa.v4tspn Of the country DEFENDS upon Ect-
ing handsome subsidies 20 this and that euteIIrs--
Inc bad men put money INTO the CCnyTeisIilen )
pockets, AM the Coagressmen, IL turn I,-- money
INTO the pockets Il the AFORESAID bad naeL-A PLAIN
business Proposition. While tins state u impscu-
mostly has heretofore i4un Clulu-i almost eGLiG-
sveiy % thu Halls Of Congress, the fah' Man IN
visitation i-l sorry % SAY, las developed the taet
LAT hos saUt lau who EtVs the exclusive irinch!se
VI '' .y..1ng public uQuon. AMI 20 'ElITly known
- gg!l. drivers al>o have AlukeIIu- attsr the
.
I Ii that gt he tue John " lUllay was writing
/ q SO vsrtulgs ant h.sa-tcnei articles upon the
..!..-ru-ra-y ut tse times which appeared the
Phi.l5elphlt Pr-sy .is- Fall, tlat hs TlcEat book
xts Ilu.l with t.cfs Mail under. such, however,
vas the fact. Ny faith ia Tie honesty ana purity
ot the men Whu HJuuIge the eiltOElL corps OF the
COUNTRY la. received a staggering blOT- But stop Z
moment an cut~1-eG ny t.- t-at thlt While Con-
essmlu we're influenced Sl0J9 II took S2j, 900 10
convince FurHay that Is, one editor has the market
{ valu- cf twenty-five Coug-e-sm-a That thought
causes nv heart % swell with charity for tie weak
ness lf my fellow worker the cause of Tetu.n, fer
John " i "a get.rI=r "a zoo! staining. Ih= SO i.ger
Irwin : a harmless 10 king individual auplr z Is
/ about s. years OF age A few years ago lie was a
! clerk IN the War Department, and occasionally ap
Tarcl IN Iuuiic the capacity Of bdSe-tal.st, an
the gXE-ggala then acquired Lalleatehsr he sub
segUcutiy turned 70 guoi use IN catching Congress
| men AMI was himself finally caught out on the
hy." BY his eJmpgulCuS, ns was then c)nslieTel a
COOL fellow" Eh!,L sometimes mcIns-Well, nui
/ exactly an IDIOT, but guJi naturei fool When
SioekWel secured control OF thg Pacific M.I he sen.
. irwin 10 san Eranci>'o agent sr the Company
1 About the time he conceived the idea Of securing
I subsidy Tor the China linz, StOCkweu summoned
/ Iilyiu 10 New YO l. lie Was selected % visit Wash
lngtOn and TO Ina entrusted the S7jO, 600 whicl
was 20 ~, placed where would 10 the most g1Oi
reporters. doprEeepeIs, anI LaHgers-on around III.
capitol made happy by the posseslO OF SI1E
bills IhE IN brief, Is the history Of the Pac lie Ma
s-.ulal last ear It w's Credit MohiiI T next YEA
70 viii be something else an q viii continue unti
the end fUg human nature, egeu III 4 Congressman
- weak and lugu.y, am PANIED to say. has a power
.gl luGuau-- l. La,er--Inlny tie conduct of men
either iOy guui for evil, and III these dIys plrticu
lIriy IL the after direction. Talking Of