The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, December 16, 1878.

WAsIIINGTON, December Is, 1878.
Noticeable among the throng of
strangers is he of the "new members"
the brisk nervous man of the West,
the sedate and cool New Highlander,
or the tall swarthy Southron. They
are met and greeted as future posi-
bilities. tall oaks to be grown from
such little acorns, which during the
raging tide Of the last campaign were
brought to the political surface They
are here to learn the ropes and to take
a few advance lessons from their dis
tlngulshed predecessors. GobrighJ the
old veteran of the Associated Press
esteems it high compliment to his
great genius that for forty years he
has never known a new member to
fail to accept his advice to draw his
pay regularly"
One can but pity the member who
returns with forlorn cast of counte-
nance. from a constituency who forgot
TO give him an assurance of their pro-
found respect by re-nominating. Or re-
electing him.
His bursting leaves of hope, LIES fairest bios
That promised glory, fame and honor
All nipped and Withered, by cold neglect
Ito be or not to be-" is the question
now disturbing the harmony between
the gentlemen of the brass buttons and
civilians. The army is anxious that
Mr.. Lo should be turned over to their
care. They claim that it will be more
economical, and that the presence of
the army will prevent outbreaks,
while the friends Of the Indian point
to the marvellous Improvement in bis
condition under the Peace policy of
the last ten years. Christians and
Philanthropists urge it as the duty of
/ Americans, who have contributed SO
largely, to send the Gospel to the Fe-
gees who now and then barbacued a
Missionary, to continue the christian.
izing influences of this gospel upon
these heather Indians at our own
doors.
But few days will elapse ere the
nation shall have crossed the Rubicon,
and resumption will be a fixed fact
There seems to be no man so brave as
to seek to marshal an opposition, to a
result So desirable, and promising Sc
much for our future prosperity The
public sentiment Iof the people is too
conservative to allow any rash meas
ures Oh the part Of their representa-
tives, and this influence is plainly man.
lfest in these opening days of the ses-
sion. 9 ..
Work upon the Washington Monu-
ment has commenced, and the Sheds
tools and derricks Indicate the work is
at length to be prosecuted with vigor.
An immense excavation about the base
OF the structure is to be filled with &C.
ment grouting, forming a complete
button OF rock base so constructed as
to prevent any Lateral pressure from
the inclination of the shaft on either
side. When finished it will be the
highest tower in the world
The charm of life in this city is its
mild winters, which gives strangers
daily opportunities to inspect the pub
lie buildings and attend sessions of the
House and Senate. Although the time
for leyees, receptions and balls has not
yet arrived. life is gay. and full of ex-
element. The lovers of art, the most
gifted writer's, men and women of the
highest culture, are here in greater
numbers than ever giving promise of
a gay and attractive season.
The present Congress has a passion
ate desire for intellectual elevation.
Four days have passed and ten resolu
tons have been adopted, calling upon
various Departments for information.
In addition one out of ten of the mem
bers have asked for official data, to be
woven into speeches to be printed, but
not delivered, and sent by Uncle Sam
to admirlng constituents. All this in
formation must be furnished, by clerks
taken from current business, which
must be laid aside, and pensioners and
all others having business before the
Department must wait, till this con-
gressional thirst for knowledge is fully
satisfied.
The recent death of Father Nicholas
Dominic Young born in 1893 has given
to the world an aged mans recollec-
tions of Gen. Washington. His great
grandfather an English Judge, became
a catholic, was deposed, and bought a
large tract of land now the better part
of the capital. The church of st. Dom
inic,the first built in Washington, stood
on the spot once occupied by the great
barn of the ex-judge Of the olden time.
His domain inherited by Motley Young,
his son, was selected by Washington.
as the site Of the capital. Nicholas
Young, son, and father of the dead
priest, married one of the Fenwicks
of the Lord Baltimore colony, and
owned a prlncely estate in Maryland,
just across the river from Mt Vernon.
where Father Young spent his boy
hood days. Aged and inirm he cared
little for the things of the present, but
had vivid recollections Of early days
and loved to call before HIM the faces
Of those who gamboled Oh the green
lawn, the Potomac lying between his
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