Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-12-22
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WASHINGTON, Dee. lS. 1882.
Congress fr now getting down TO i,s work
snd with ,hat great aud sagacious body has
conc i,s great and varied crowd II adjn-
nets, hangers On, camp flowerr, ,coiers, and
pnrapitcs Of all kinds aud Of both sexes
There are the Tariff, Banking, Indian,
Wbiskey, Iron aud Steel, Dakotn. .adnia'
sion, Railroad aud other lobbieS small aud
p,.nt with their various agents aud assist
np,s whose name Ia legion. IN addition
70 the above there are the innnmcrahle
smaller satellites, msle and female, whicI,
yeyolve sinpiy or in consultations around
the Congressional lnminaries. There II
tho lovely and accomplished Mrs Anony-
ma, who Inns That celebrated claim, you
know, for her dear dead husband's services
M great counsel In the great whiskey amt
There ia the typical claimant who has
grown gray in the steady purauit oi some
gigantic sum OF mercy wronglu'iy w''h'
held perhaps, but which every sane man
knows the gray.haired claimant WIZ never
get. Then there nre the typical Judge.
aud "Major," and "Colonel," whose mill
tnry ranks nre breyels granted In the bar
room and banded over drinks ior which
none of them are ever able TO pay.
The second Stnr.rdute trial attracts more
interest here than the first, and the pre-.
vmilinr opinion now Is that somebody will
get hurt this time. The counsel and de-
fen,Inn nts IN the case nre numerous enough |,
to torn u little Jury Of their own, and they
are making desperate efforts to get their
cnae preiuiged. Every re,ource that shrewd
counsel can suggest Ia being employed not
only 10 secure delays, but TO effect pnblic
opinion. Assaults upon the government
counsel, and upon the Court, oil the most
outrageous and upheard OF nature are
among their devices. A long md varied
experience persuaded n witty Frencl man
to conclude that 1--WE ought only 10 be ns-
tonished that we are still able to be aston
ished." But he had never witnessed n
Stsr.route trial, with its dramatic surpris-
es. An ex-senator indicted, then indig-
nant at the delay Of his trial--a delay eth:
er necessary or proverbial-brt returned
non est when called before the array, final
ly coming into the arena "smiling" and
going out sorrowful. Returning to the
contest with his war print on, printing two
or three columns af battle cries, and then
falling bnck into the arms OF the medicine
man. There is broad margin of eccen.
tricity nssigned TO every one in the embnr-
rnssed situation which 10 occupied by the
cunning men who imposed on Mr.. Dorseys
TOO confiling, unsuspicious nature, but
this charity does not extend to their coun-
spl learned in the law. Human experience
WINS not fully prepared for the role played
by some Of the counsel for the defense when
they appeared before Judge Wyiie and
moleSly requested that gentleman to GER
tify to his own judicial disqualification.
The court IL crowded daily. One of these
days I may find time md opportunity for
n rpn sketch of the scene presented anu the
prominent figures in II.
The recent braggn,Ocio IN the French
newspapers incident to the rlmor that the
United States intends To demand rcpara.
tion for the wrongs Of American sailors IN
the Island Of Madagascar, is attracting
much painful attention and provoking
much angry comment here. The cain
snnde by the French that I'm acco,in, Of the
utter impotence of our navy that OF Franc,
could ruin every American seaport il fel
TO have much ground of shameful truth
And here is n fine opportunity for Mr.
Robinson, OF New York, and other dough
~ members Of Congress whose pleasant ln
~ it haa hitherto heen 10 rerioiicall,
twist the tail of the British lion 10 turn
their attention to cutting the comb of til,
Gallo rDosiPr. which crows so Justify. Til,
farmer and the merchant of tile inlan,
towns may often find il difficult tn appre
cinie the need for powerful and eff.ciiv,
nnvy, md yet il enters closely ma n power
fnl factOr into the question of his dali,
expenditures. The navy OF any NerrnW
tile and mnrntime nation IA nj Ni,ee tl,
pioneer and I,rotecio H i'@ foreign trade
and when either of the citizens wn,ned hn
10 pay u few cents mare for lis teas or col
fees. for example, becmnAe GONE foreigl
power has monopolizrd ta,e trade. he I've
;gins 10 find that grent navy is useful al
1er all.
We all Ind ,hanre to look u''on tn
wellknown physinrnnmy Of General DniIe
during his late visit to the Capital. Hi
expression is simply blis-tnl in spite O
rhe fnct That Mira. Julia Ward Howe re-
fused 10 let him he presented to her. Bu
he was rather cross one day while attend
ing to some business in the Land Office
An old gentleman went mp To him na h
wns writing with furious rnpidiiy with
~tnb i',r and congratulated him, express
ing will that his administration woul,
be II ,uccess Tie Governor elect of Mas
~ac'nsctis did not stop to answer, bu
growle,l between scratching of the pen
"l1t endeavnr, sir-scraicli to meet yon
good-scraicll, ,scrntcli--orinion-s
The President had him out ~ dinner n
the Soldiers Home while here. lie like
the genial publican Democratic Inde
pendent politician, and The Governor. .elec
IL said TO I've u tolerably accnmplishe,
L., l. q.
this intimacy with the Administration
menn" Simply that "Buecnneer Ben
IL out with all hin war-paint on, h0win!
for the scalp Of George +. IIonr. The Ad
ininisiraiion will help him Dick Worth
inglon. The collector ut Boston, will ns.is
~ the in the slowing" proee-a. II Mr.
Hour lives through this combination he /
much stronger man than my OF hi
friends nj present estimate.
Talking with Mr.. Spohorl, the able an,
learned Librarian of Congress Yesterday
concerning the new Library Bnilding, TIM
gentleman said: 1T is tile first want q
Washington ut the present time. Owe
100000 volumes are now heaped up Mt III
National Capital in shelf room aud o'he
space which cann0t accnmnlo,lnie 100000
A vast collection of great value, inclndin
over 10000 volumes Of bound newspaper
nrr piled away, and literally hidden il
dark rooms down in the crypt. Ever
year ~ome 20, 900 publications, hookr, map,
cbarts, engravinga, music, photograph
and cl,ron'm come In under the copyriRl
law aud are heaped in the dark, inacce'
sible rooms, where il is utterly impossibl
to arrange or classify them. In f,ci, sal
Mr.. SpOford, with great warmth. III
neglec, Of Congrsss 10 provide sniiably IA
this magnificent and rapidly growing col
lection of literature mud art is beginnin
60 ns-nine the proportions OF q nations