Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-28

secondhand book shop an interest.
Ing old volume entitled Sketches of
America writes VIM. T.. Curtis In
the Chicago RecordlIerald l, wan
published in London in 1918. and. ac.
cording To the title page. is "A Mar
rativc of Journey Of 5000 mics
, through the Eastern ana Western
States of America, contained in
Eight Reports Addressed to the Thir.
ty-ninc English Families by whom the
Author was dcputed. in juno. 1917, to
Ascertain whether any, and what Part
i, of the United States would BE- Snita.
/ bic for their Residence" Tho author
| is Henry Bradshaw Fearon. ana he
came to the United States by the
ship Washington fro mthc Isle of
Wight. with the Honorable JoSa
| Quincy Adams date ambassador to
rotary of Stte) his lady and fam.
lily" as fellow passengers. There
were nineteen others In the cabin.
and the author says. although they
were Americans. YOU Will be some
what surprised 10 learn that Mr.
George Washington Adams Oldest
son of the secretary and myself,
We're the only warm friends of politi-
| cal liberty; Il subject which. of
| course. often came under discussion.
All were its advocates in some limi-
| ted or refined sense, but we stood
alone in wishing its extension To
| England to unfortunate Ireland. to
France. to the European continent
generally. and to the brave South
Americas
Mr.. Fearon found accommodations
in New York ut Mrs Bradish's
boarding house in State street op-
positc the Battery, and he paid SIS
| Il week. Among his fellow boardcrs
were Commodore Decatur. Rogers.
Warrington and Biddcll. who com
posed Il boar of admiralty and were
In New York experimenting the con
struction of seventy -four gun ship.
After visiting Boston, Saratoga.
Philadelphia Baltimore and other
places. Mr. Fearon came to Washing
ton and attended the sessions Of
Congress and the Supreme Court.
My first visit To Congress. which as
scmhlcs ut IL o'clock in the morning
and adjourns ut 4 IN the afternoon.
was to the Senate he writes. This
body is ut present composed of-.fof-
ty members. the States having in
creased from their original number
of thirteen to that of twenty, and
cac state. regardless of it's popun-
ton sending two. The gallery is
open to all, without orders from
keeper; the only form to be oil.
CT l. al off 1,n hn, Ia, -
ence to public notice to that effect.
The chalrmans seat is central under
| n handsome canopy: the members
are placed on rich scarlet cushions.
some ut double. some at single desks.
There are two large fires. The room
is carpetcd rs Is also the gallery.
THE forms OF business are taken
from those OF our parliament, with u
few minor exceptions. One point of
variation, nj least. from the British
senate is that every speech is APP
parently listened to, and all. whether
good or bad. whether marked by SUI
perlor excellence or by equal apathy
and complete lifeless endurance.
neither applause nor censurc being NJ
lowed. and it would not be an easy
task to discern which were felt iudg-
ing from the countenance. have
heard nearly all their usual speak
|crs. Mr.. Otis of Massachusetts is
an eloquent man, but not remarkable
for soldity OF reasoning. Mr. Rufus
King Is n true gentleman. and ono
whom | should conceive has not
many superiors among the public
men of any country Mr. Barbour
called Governor Barbour. of Virginia.
is speaker who perhaps violates all
the rules of theoretical oratory, Lat
who, Notwithstanding, possesses an
irresistible charm from his evident
sincerity ana the manlincss of his
department, which, while 1t rivets the
attention Of his audience compels
them to love the subject of their adj
miration. His conntcnance is one OF
| that kind which in few moments
| onlists in its favor ali the social af-
fcctions. and you insensibly fell anx-
ions and prcdsposed to take that
side of the argument of which so
apparently kind and able Il man pro-
| fesses himself the advocate. a friend
| from Boston replied to some observa-
lions of mine concerning him. 4 en-
tirely agree with you in relation to
Mr.. aBrbour--hc is Il man In whom
you can not be deceived: he carries
his heart in his hand There are in
the eSnatc great proportion of men
| of experience and sound ability and
who would do credit to any nation
| upon earth.
"The Representative chamber is in
the same building and fabont twice
/ the extent. An admission to the gal
lery is equally easy, and is also open
to both sexes. This assembly con-
sists of nearly two hundred. They
want in appearance the age. expert
ence dignity and responsibility which
\ we associate with the idea of legis-
| lators. and which are possessed by
the superior branch of the Congress
| The interior decorations OF this