The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1877-01-25
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

Portion of letter of last week, crowded out. ]
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. Is, 1877.
And now it appears that the ladies
are making up to take hand in the
skirmishing. An incident has just
been related, and as it is authentic
1 give The story, not as having any
particular significance, further than to
illustrate the intensity of feeling
which extends even to the social cir
Gle and the gentler sex. On Wednes-
day, at reception given by one of
the cabinet ladies, there was the usu-
al attendance of the wives of both
Democratic and Republican Senators
and Representatives. 1t happened
that in the general gossip, which is
largely engaged in on such occasions,
that the conversation turned on the
dignity and grace with which certain
ladies had presided over the White
House. Some of the ladies remark,
ed that Mrs. Secretary Fish would
have filled the difficult position with
great credit, whereupon the wife of
one of the cabinet ministers said that
Mrs. Hayes would not be second to
even Mrs. Fish in this high position.
A lady, the wife of Democratic
congressman, said laughingly, that
Mrs. FELTON,, the sister of Mr.. Tilden
was very accomplished lady, and
would grace the White House, where
upon Mrs. Secretary Morris said, with
considerable heat, "Tilden will never
occupy the White House. We have
the army and the navy, and if force
is necessary to inaugurate Hayes, it
will be used" This was said with
such pointedness of speech, and the
manner of Mrs. Secretary was so spir-
tied, that the Democratic ladies pres
ent Immediately withdrew.
This may be digested along with
some of the utterances of oftop-headed
Democrats, not only in private, but
public speeches at the Sth of January
meetings. Here at the Washington,
meetings the warlike Watterson talk
ed beautifully about the attendance
of one hundred thousand "unarmed,'
Democrats to witness the proceedings
on the 18th of February, and sang
his pretty little song about:
"No surrender,
No pretender,
Never to falter and betray,''
while that eminent Dutch warrior
who claims the credit of having ami
hilated Carl Schurz, rent the air with
cries of "resistance to tyranny"
Even Tarbox,who has briefly y ratified
around in the seat soon to be filled
by Ben Butler predicated his speech
upon reference to the historical val
or of certain men who "knew their
rights and knowing dare maintain"
None Of the Southern Democrats
appeared in this clustering role,
which means something. Notwith-
standing all the denials so hastily and
freely circulated, there is no sort of
doubt about Hill, Lamar, and Wade
Hampton having been implicated in
the recent overtures to Governor
Hayes. AS matters stand each of
these men have greater solicitude for
interests personal to himself than for
general Democratic success. The
silver-tongued Lamar wants to be
admitted to his seatin the Senate, OBJ
tanned through a fraudulent election
and Hampton cares very little for
northern Democrats if he can be Gov.
of South Carolina. The story of
their willingness to cooperate with
the friends of Gov. Hayes was true.
But the thing leaked out too soon
and they crawled back into the fold.
MAHAsKA.