Year: 1879

Among the very happiest oil men con-
nected with the present Congress is the
Hon. FERNANDO WOOD, of New York. Dur
ing the extra session the untamed colts of
the Confedcrate-Br -Brigadier drove stepped on
Mr.. WooD and rather rclegated him TO
back seat. Conscious that he had wiser
and safer knowledge of the sentiment OF
the country than was possessed by these
Hotspurs, and accustomed as he had been to
lead, instead Of occupying place in the
rear rank of the party, lie could not brook
this reduction to the ranks philosophically,
and hence, as the slang phrase goes, he got
on his ear packed his trunk and sailed
off for Europe, leaving the Brigadiers to do
their own smashing round and "wiping
out anticipating what has really come to
pass-great danger TO the Democratic party
and its interests. AS lie sailed of he cast
longing, lingering look behind, saying,
Thou canst not say did it," and has
since been anXously watching the result
Damage, and even disaster, came to the
Democratic party through the cavortiDgs
of the Brigadier colts, and after the No
vember election lie had no difficulty in dis
covering that his worst fears had been re-
allied. The turf of the Democratic pasture
had been sadly torn and mangled, and the
fences had been broken down, leaving sad
spectacle of political devastation and ruin
for his philosophic mind TO contemplate.
His only remark on surveying the wreck
was, 1 told you sop


When Congress convened on Monday the
Confederate Brigaders entered the Capitol
with muflled drums and without leader
They took their seats with heavy hearts
and downcast eyes, pondering single word
that had fallen from the unlocked lips of
Silencew The majority of the
House sat, as it were, in mute despair for
they were with n forloln hope on their
hands and without n leading spirit on the
floor to direct their course and guide their
conduct. This was sad plight, when the
perpendicular form of FERNANDO WooD
rose to the occasion, and as if by common
consent he was returned TO power, seized the
sceptre and as if by magic became once
more the acknowledged leader Ofthe House.
Now those who dethroned him last sum
mer are only too happy TO iawn al his feet
and obey his guiding finger as it points
them to go here or sit there, or do this
or that, as may be imperiously dictated
to them. He is king now, and the Briga-
diers are his vassals. The old leader of
nearly two decades is in the height Of his
glory again, and the man of the puppet
show never had such perfect control over his
miniature figures and characters as FER
NANDo WOOD now asserts over the Con-
federate Brigadiers who lard Congress with
their presence 1t is better than play to
see how humble and obedient they are to
the behests of their restored leader. Under
his lead there will be more quiet and less
nonsense in the House than when the ma
iority of that body were running wild un-
der the lead of the untamed unrecon-
structed and disloyal Brigadiers, who under


took to overturn the issues of the war, re-


verse the order of the Constitution and wipe


out the measures born of civil strife. The


measures introduced and engineered by the


restored leader will be more decent if moi


more wise.