The Life of James W Grimes Governor of Iowa 1854 1858 a Senator of the Unite
The Life of James W Grimes Governor of Iowa 1854 1858 a Senator of the Unite
Salter, William, 1821-1910
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Grimes. WASHINGTON, December 10, 1859. One week of congressional life is over, and I think it to be the stupidest business I was ever engaged in. We have done noth ing in the Senate but discuss " John Brown, " " the irrepressible conflict, " and " the impending crisis, " and no one can imagine where the discussion will stop. The House of Representatives is still un organized, and daily some members come near to blows. The mem bers on both sides are mostly armed with deadly weapons, and it is sa...id that the friends of each are armed in the galleries. The Capi tol resounds with the cry of dissolution, and the cry is echoed 122 LIFE OF JAMES W. GRIMES. [1S59- 60. throughout the city. And all this is simply to coerce, to frighten the Republicans and others into giving the Democrats the organiza tion of the House. They will not succeed. I called on Mrs. Trumbull to-day. She is the only woman I have spoken with since I came here. I called on another, to whose party I was invited the other day, and did not go ; but she was not at home.
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