The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-10-31
correspondence Of the CLARION
ATHON IN CAPGTOLIO.
First GIImPses OF the A5Ih Com
greNs.

I were there as schOol-oOyS togethef) was the
land of skullers and the dry nurse of arms
at least 20 Hoyle says. Rome, al,o, sat upon
her seven little potato hills (potato-hills in
com parison with our capita1, and from her
throne of beauty wooded the world-that
l., Sue wooded everybody tha- gave her a
chance, from the days of Sambo AfricaBo
late of Kinds county, TO those of one Han
nibal Hamlin, Esq, Senator from Maine,
and still a smiling monument Of Heavens
patience and long-suferiug. Moreover.
there was, and i, France, with her Paris
the " heart Of the world as Victor Hugo
names it-her Place Vendome, her Mar
settles Hymn, and her sublime "Parley yOus
Francais," with other articles too tedious to
mention, and which are more fully set forth
in the small bills,
But speaking OF capitals, nothing can ex-
eel the Capitol at Washington--the capita
of the country, the whole country-sur-
named for the father of his country. Near
ly every Cong tessional boarding lady in
Washington land most excellent ladies they
are too either came direct from Virginia,
or by a roundabout way--at least "they
say" they do, which is all the same and
which goes to slow that Virginia is not
only the mother of past Presidents, but of
all future congressman, and possible Presi-
dents well.
But | was speaking of bills. What an
enormous big bill The peOple-God bless the
poor, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS needs foot up for
this Capital of this Grand Republic. Wash
ington will one day, and very soon at that
if it keeps on, be the grandest capital in the
world. l say nothing of Republican capi-
tails but the grandesr of any country under
the sun. In fact, Republican simplicity is
gone-Or going, very rapidly True, YES
tige fingers yet around the footsteps of such
plain old foges as Jerc ;. Black, and plays
hide-and-seek about the unpretentious
White House ;" but there is talk that her
haunts at the latter shrine are TO be ruth
lessly invaded, and that the genius of Dem
ocratic implicitly is TO be driven even
thence. Then, farewell, sweet spirit OF the
g Continentals;" goodbye, blessed memo
ries of the Old days OF 20
Every body aad everything here puts on
the new style-bootS, breeches, pull-backs,
boot-jacks, filters, tlap-doodles, flag staffs,
flag stones, high-hyers, and fiy-up-the-
creeks, generally, enlisting under the
banner of the progress of the timesn
And such times! ! mean such hard, hard
times! Think, my dear sir, of the capitol,
costing $40,OO0,0OO in round numbers, and
yet scarcely half done l say scarcely ''half
done - but this may be over drawing it
but see, and hear, and smell, land large
taxpayers feel) that the authC rites still
at work, spreading the substantial signs of
high art for hundreds of yards round the
capitol. BY the time the whole job is fin
ished up, the people who ''pay the fiddler"
may not be surprised if that chief mansion
where eur laws are made, costs, with it's APP
purtenances thereunto belonging, in the eX
travagant neighborhood of sixty millions of
do lars!
THE NEW STATE DEPARTMENT,
will be magnificent building when COM
pleted. | took a walk round it this morn
ing, in company with our hOnOred (and
honesty member from the Sd District, Hon.
II. d. NJ 0ney. Five stories high of solid
marble, with iron supports, Ornamented
and pillared on tOur splendid fronts each
: floor approached by porch supported by
marble columns-too small. it is true, too
much in detail for a structure so mposing
Gas 70 taste) at a distance, yet costing the
people none the less, Tor all that.
Bat then, Mr.. Editor, the costs, as an old
{ Justice OF the Peace, Segur, carpet-bag
LefiOre county Dutch Justice used to say
''de costs are de brincible ding" True, we
are a great people The old fashioned
houses, fire sides, log fires, and hearth
= stones are things of the past, and l may
a crate people! IF Don Plat, or Henry
Watterson steals this pun-shoot him on
the spot.l
SPEAKER RANDALL
come in under handsome maiority-leav-
ing Sunset Cox, GOOde and Sayler badly
q in the rear. Congress met promptly at Il
6 M. on Monday last the l5th-but adjourned
4 er has gone to Philadelphia to ''fix up (t is
supposed his committees. This, to get rid
: of the i'm pOrtunities of his friends who are
i seeking appointments to the various chair
4. mauShlps.
THE MIS- SIssIPPI DELEG ALTON,
| am happy to inform you, ranks with the
l. best in the couH try. OF this number no
4 one stands higher than our talented young
y member, Hon. IT, D. Money, of the Sd Dis
IL triet. His word is his bond-and he has
= made reputation since he first came here
= in December, 1875, equal to any in the
o House.
Since coming to Washington learn that
} after his speech on the Hawaiian treaty
: Hons. Fernando Wood, n. p. Banks, and j
r. Randall Tuci er, com plimented it as the best
= on that subject; and moreover, it is known
e and seen OF all who are posted that the Sec
retarv of the Treasury followed precisely
l- Mr.. Moneys line of argument in address
n ing himself afterwards to that portion OF
the subject touching upon the duty on
y sugar His argument on the Electoral Com
mission (Which You published side by side
with Mr.. WattersOn's) was in my judgment
I the best made, even in that galaxy of O.
4 tinguished talent. He spoke on both occa-
= sions, am told, without notes; and his peo-
2. pie are justly proud OF the solid and sub
:, staLtial reputation he has made for him
= self You have seen the picture of the man
lr who was talked to death ?" But you art
:; well aware there is far less homicide than Of
suicide committed by this means Unlike q
n number OfOther young members, Mr.. Money
did not begin to talk himself to death a
II soon as he got here, but waited until his seat
was well warmed. and when he did speak
he said something. The consequence il
that when he rises now he commands al
much attention and respect as any member
OF the House; and no man from the South
ranks him in influence with the Spea ker, the
e members and the people generally. That
t he win be appointed Chairman of one OF the
% leading Committees, is now well assured
t for his friends have right to expect anC
i demand of Mr.. Randall this substantial
d recognition of his services and qualifica
N 6ionS.
OF the other older m EN- bers, Coils. Hooker
d and Singleton, they have long borne the
! brunt of public services. The eourtly bear
= ing of the former, and. the French Field
l. Marshall air of the latter, catch the eye of a
: stranger in twinkle. The new members
h or first-termers, Gen. Chalmers, and Coils
h Manning aud Muldrow, will make thei
n mark when the opportunity offers. TAKE
4 them altogether and no delegation in Con
II gresS can rank our own-thanks to til,
d dawn of that good day which remanded tn,
= affairs of Mississippi to the hands OF he
q genuine sons. One-thank God-can again
a feel the patriotic glow when the name o
re his dear old State is mentioned; can wall
If abroad with uncovered brow lifted to tn
air aud sunshine of heaven, and pointing Il
: her Jewels exclaim in the patriot words o
e Quitmon: "Mississippi-may she Away
r be right; but right or wrong-Mississippi
y OTHER NoTABLEs.