The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-12-21
Letter from Washington.
Correspondence of the Journal.

honorable gentlemen deliberately discussing
the Oregon puzzle. Mr.. Bayard, courtly and
statesman-like, had the floor; Mr. Morton had
surrounded himself with a torttcation of pom
derous tones, between whose leaves paper
SIPS We're sticking in such numbers that l was
sure one Of his exhaustive and eXhausting
speeches was imminent; the two Colorado
senators were congratulating each other upon
the pleasant prospect of six years constant as
ISOLATION in legislative duties made so sure by
the news of Mr.. TilIer's election; Mr.. Withers
appeared unusually gay and festive, wearing
IN his buttonhole tiny bouquet of scarlet and
white: Mr.. Blaine was paradng after his usual
style. and pulling away at the inyariable bit of
paper which he holds between his teeth; while
Mr. ChrlStiancy. whose marriage year ago
caused SO much excitement. sat quietly, look
ing so placid and amiable that l began to think
the cate2hiSm calling Moses the meekest man
ought 10 be corrected at once. His scanty gray
hair was parted with a degree of accuracy
never attained by masculine experience, and
every particular capillary reposed exactIywhcre
it ought i'll a way strongly suggestive of the
young wife. his lain wee thing" n the Scotch
song say.
Now and then from the Presidents chair
came Mr. Frrry's harsh, grating voice, making
some announcement; Mr. Lamar came softly
in at the farther door and sat down hy Senator
Randolph for a consultations; Mr. Thurman,
dighitie,i and thoughtful, watched everybody:
and senator Bogv was laboriou5ly getting HIM
self together, hopng to obtain the moor tor 4
pet resolution.
Sitting i'll the front row OF desks, senator Ed
mltn's. of Vermont, is always conspicuous.
III bald head, his stopping shoulders and gen
orally venerable ways. procure for Him the
reputation OF Year that he does not possess
for Senator ElmundS is only torty-ei%ht, while
senator Window. brown haired. brown his
Lerrd handsome aud bland, who loni,- barely
forty, Will be fifty next birthday.
!, SPECIMEN CoNNEKsATIoN.
tomg over to the House. "stekng whom |
might dcyour." q say that to spare YOU the
troubltl | entered the "Member>' Gallery"
Mfr. hH@son of Iowa, Wls making speech
upon the long-coutc~trd Silver Bill. 50 CO.
cent We're his arguments and 50 eloquent his
presentation of faclS. that the best men of both
partie, listened iniently, whrlng their chairs
about TO face Mr.. ka>son. and thereby furnish
ing 10 the galleries an excellent view Of their
features. In tha seat below my own Il group
OF three were chatting. know listening is i'm
polite, but il was in your interest, my dear
friends. and besides, the voices wtre 50 high
ard sharp | couldn't very well help hearing
their remarks. The ladies were evidently mo-
Their and daughter, and the mother was by far
the hindsomer. Both were richly dressed in
the extreme Of style: the Young lady'> hat be-
Their escort WAS a Member" in Washington
parlanGe. The Young lady inquired who Mr.
kasson might be- Receiving her answer she
exclaimed
us he really now from way out in Iowa? lie
don't look Il bit like 4 backwood,nan. Is he
Nicel"
"lIe is one of the most prominent men in the
house, said her friend, 'and his manners are
remarkably fine
Dear me. YOU wouldn't think it would YOU
and he was born in Iowa." With an elevation
of her pretty eyebrows.
There was suspicious twitching of the gen
tIeman's moustache while he mentally com.
pared the date of lowa's settlement and Slr.
kassons age. but he ansNc cred the little goose
gravely enough according to the law and the
facts.
Nv no is that little mite OF ii man with gray
hair down there in the front desk. IL looks
rather nice" was the next observation.
"Tbat, q, that's Mr. thittendcn. of Brook
lyn."
so! Yrs' Eve heard Of linn He is dry
goods merchant Is he n Democrat on Re-
publiran:'
"Neithcr one thing nor the other" replied her
mentor. "iie is a conservative"
"Oh rshaN then ne i@ut MGR; con~rlN a,
tiyes never are. don't like conaery atiyes.
Just then the tall magnificent figure of GOV.
Walker came across the little LADY vision
causing a rapturous clasp OF the tightly glove,
hand and the exclamation
"Thcre's Governor Walker / do think he
50 nice F., don't Won lie is too handsome f0l
anything,"
aid The gentleman "t.oy. lll;cr is certain
ly very handsome and great t,yortc."
"l-ea" aid the girl, He j. nay ideal ur a
Southern gentleman born i'll Nirgnia!'
But lie wasn't horn there answered hel
FREUD. He was horn iii New orb"
Then he Is carpet Dagger and / hate r.rpe
bigger I'm sorry YOU toll ne
The gentleman FASTENED to explain and ne
levc the 'magnincent" Governor from such al
aspersiuli, and lust then Nil Kasson's time ha1.
ing expired julie Kelley tool. the floor, win
ming from the fair chatterbo'~ this comment
What a horrii LOOKING man' lie can't he
uitt 4 bit"
But lie il very nice Indeed, answered lie
NJ. {. and he know more about this aiEel
question than any other man Oh the door. ,c
how they all listen to him.
Allow me 10 remark here thai have been IN
phiIa,telp hia all sumner, AMONG people who
know "that horlid looking man" most thorough
ly and that, however people may differ from
judge Kelley politically there prevails tow ard
him personally an amount of cordial liking ana
thorough esteem which any man might be
proud to win. His health is delicate but he
possesses an in,iomitabc courage and energy
that carry him through II tremendous amount
OF labor. and that wonderful voice rings out
never giving hint Of the pain each effort pro
,lures.
Before amy further remarks on Congressional
Ieirtty could be made. GOV. Throckmorton of
Texas came to the gallery. giving me his + eas-
ant greeting and stopping for little talk. of
course preached tie question OF the day, but
gentlemen are exceedingly careful how they
talk TO either man nf woman, 50 my interview
ing didn't amount TO much When | referred
to some remarks made in late caucus, the
Governor inquired GLOW in the world do you
find out SO quickly what we do in caucuS:''
'.Ill never tell" answered, aud then we
spoke Of Texan matters. The Lone Star State
is proSpering. Business is lifting its head and
politics are settling themselves gradually and
eEecually. Did you know that Governor
Throckmorton is in Congress by larger ma
iority than any other man can show. Both
candidates who opposed him in the canvass,
counting their votes together, had less than two
hundred. Temperate in his Judgment, cordial
and kindly toward every one, and patriot to