The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-12-27

Tho streets Of Washington. says the
Philadelphia Press, are lined with old bat.
tsrsd wrecks that the waves and winds .
politics have cast ashore from time 70
time. young man with ability ssd am
bision, but with no money, 10 lursd 70
Washington by tho hckls light Of social
and political prominence i do not care
whether he comes TO the Senate whether
hs is at the head Of bureau, An officer OF
Congress or even department clerk. The
life is gay and easy and most inviting and
seductive Money comes easy. He ior'
sets to look at il for what il is worth, and
i gradually drawn into the thoughtless,
selfish life with which he is surrounded. n
He does not improve. but year by year he
bocomes less fitted for seli-support He
loses his energy. il he ever had any; he
| loses his ambition. But there comes .
food and he is swept from his moorinss.
The party has changed, or his political
"iufluence" has changed. aud he hnds
himself with the same idle habits, but
without salary. He cannot, or will NOT
90 back TO his old home and begin anew,
but he stays here, and year by year hopes
10 get back into office. How he lives IN
the meantime, heaven only knows. There
| are honorable exceptions, but they only
serve to establish the rule. Scme OF the
richest and most prominent citizens begin
life in Washington as department clerks
i / will not mention names. 1t is iact
however. well known hcrs, that majority
Of those who are forced out Of public liz
and settle in Washington turn out ~
"ne'er do wells.
n know graduate Of Harvard college
who was himself the president Of college
: a senator in Congress, and subsequent!
. in a position Of almost uneqnalled power
who settled in Washington. Drink AM
) crime brought him to ruin, and he was
: | IL | am "a OF mistaken, once in the JAIL snt
I many times in the station house. he II
. superior scholar. an eloquent speakN
n and an able thinker. 1t was not unusun
!. for him to accost his former friends an
r ask them for o quarter to buy somethin
+ to eat. Where he is now ] do not know
know Of as sad case in the Lowe
Houss-a man OF commanding mind an
: presence, and rarely gifted rs an oratol
.. He was at one time member OF the col
stitutional convention Of Kentucky, aftel
:, ward member OF the State Legislature
I. California and was elected to codify u
!; laws Of that state; was an clector on tn
:, Fremont ticket in 1856; was receiver
. public moneys in one f the Territorie
I. and subsequently Surveyor General, a.
- then served two terms in tho House Z
was songht by all the scientific, religion
i and literary societies here, and stood
:, hiuh Al any man 10 either branch OF 20
!, cress. Well, what Of it, do you ask? III
u OF il. For several years past that mi
:. kept one OF the lowest dives and brotht
:. in the city, where young men and ws
men we're lured by rum, cards and wome
an He died the other day in this miserat
/, hotel, aud was followed to his grave by
!, deprayed creature OF the town, whom
IN called his wife.
to ! can point out to You ex-Senators ne
r. who scarcely buy their breakfasts "
cd are 80 secdy and diIapidated that they '
I cross the street rather than meet an
!. friend. There are ex cabinet officers v
10 used to besmatter us common people VI
ali mud from their carriage wheels a. W
rm rolled grandly on, who are now not REQ
lly nized by their former associates. IN
"a are OK Generals, whose deeds will never
a. forgotten, and on whose shoulders
IA double star Of Major General once
II with pride, now SO poor and helpless y
he they are often hungry without tho me-
nv, 10 buy food.