Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-18
JOTTINGs BYTHE EwAYsIDE.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 9, '76.
Ed. JoURNAL:-A two thousand mile
r;de from the Rocky Mountains, fuus
yOuc humble correspondent here among the
law makes of the nation. Like the long
ride We have had, we f ID it has been
Mother Eai.h has thiisied, (T am toldD for
forty-lhtee Gays. Ea,ly vegetables and
eOrn are - dried up they are past redemp-
tion. G.apes il mahy places witaered on
the stems, and o,aer lrGits have suffered
severely. Last Saturday evening thun-
der cloud burst over us and rain com
menced which continued till SUNDAY eve
ming. Late crops date new lease Of life
since the rain, and tees aud shrubs plan ed
tnis Spring maniiest tae reviviDg infuen-
ce> OF the drencb 'ng they have had. Pc
dvsi, ians can noN perHmbulate the Stree 3
in comfort upol the cool walks as they in
la le the puie air.
Last week was the hardest fought battle
in the House oi Representatives for man,
year. Hoar, OF Massachusetts,, m de
some remai hs that paved the way TO-, L.
mar of NJ ;ssssipJi. who sprang irtO the
arena al The great Champion of the South
aud made the greatest speech on the DEM
ncratic side since the war. When Lamar
took the floor, all realized that this was
10 be a battle OF The giants, and bOth sides
OF the Chamber ihslinctly turned their
ewes upon Garfield as the Republican
champion. He took his seat directly in
front of Lamar, who seemed 10 address his
speech directly to him. At the cloae of
Lamar's speech, the floor and galleries
rang with applause.
Ga field then took The floor, but yielded
to a motion from the Democratic side to
adjourn, which gave him the floor on Fri
day the following day. The galleries
wei Fl He'd and Republican Senator'S fiocked
TO tue Hall 10 listen 10 the greatest extenl-
porlheors, or unwritlen speech that has
been delivered in the House within twenty
yea $. At lis close the applause was dea :
ening, even Lamar could not refrain his
congratn lations to Garfield. To-day Pat
te soh OF South Carolina, threw a shell
ihto the Democratic ranks in the Senate
on the Hamburg Massacre. He said the
people of the North did not know and
cannot understand the trials OF Southern
Republicans A ulited south meant
united north Just as il did in 1860. One
section would be arrayed against the other
and this meant war, lie contrasted the
CDhulbiol Oi AudlIs Wuen SONtn OdfOllna
was under Democratic and Republican
rule. Under the latter, population has in
creased 80 per cent. Churches and School
houses are being rapidly erected, and the
city of Charleston was prosperous, her
trade being much larger than ever before
in IFS history, He defended in strong
terms the Legislature and its members,
That muoh had been done in the interest
of education, Yhoh would surely dispel
present prejudiGes. The Hamburg affair
was no new thing. When the Republican
leaders went out on tha political campaign
they took their lives la their hands. II
was by no means n pleasant thing, but they
we're willing to do It, Fhey would do
their duty, and expected the North to do
their duty. The present question was not
Que Of currency, nor OF free trade, but one
of loyalty; he had faith to believe the peo-
Pile would vote for the rlShi, aud that riyhl
Woald preDda.
Please pardon me for this digFession
from the ordinary description of my ram
bles and not consider me entirely reporter
Of Legislative proceedings. Also correct
all errors, and chalk down the necessary
dots, and you will very much oblige your
old friend aud constant RAMBLER!