Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-01-07
A Tennessean's view OF washington.

A Tennessean's View of washington.
A correspondent writing to the Nash
vile Patriot thus wades into the prctcn-
sions of orr National Capital:
Washington city, the capital of the
nation, the home, during term time, Of
the President, (also the residence of five
hundred and ten men who confidently
expect to be President, and the seat of
the United States gas.works, technically
called Congress- is situated in the Dis.
trict Of Columbia, Il territory covering
the horizontal surface of ten miles square
and pcrpendicuarly all the way through
AS every place in the city is from three
quarters of mile to mile and three
quarters from everywhere else, Washing
ton is called, in Foarth-of-July oratioils,
and that style Of literature generally.
"the city Of magnificent distances 1t
derives its name of Washington from u
celebrated continental officer who built
the pine huts, and forged his way through
very hard winter at Valley Forge, aud
made CORVALLIS acknowledge the corn
at Yorktown. Tho principal public
buildings of the city are the Patent Of
fec, where the Yankees are granted the
exclusive right to manufacture and sell
lndia-rubber baby-jumpcrs, double-geor-
ed rat-traps, Railways Ready Relief,
(Which is warranted to relieve you of
your money, if nothing else and other
valuable inventions of the age the Gen
eral Poatoflice, where they superintend
the management Of the different mail
routes of the country the National Trea-
sury, an institution of learning which
has graduated more men in the art Of
swindling the government than any ten
similar or dissimlar institutions in the
world and the City Jail, which is the
only public building in Washington that
is really devoted to honest purposes, and
that is devoted to no purpose at all, both
the permanent and temporary residents
of the city being too deeply engaged in
their own rasonlities to think of punish
ing other people for theirs.
There are two monuments in Wash
ington, one Of red granite, erected to
the memory Of Mr. Smithson, ut his own
expense; and monument to the folly.
penurousness, and ingratitude of the
American people The latter is about
one hundred and eighty feet high, with
upward (though hopelcss) expectations Of
five or six hundred feet. 1t is common
" called the Washington National Mon
ument. Gen. Taylor caught his death
in 1850 at the laying Of the cornerstone
Of this structure. 1t is hardly probable
that any Of his successors will perish at
the laying Of the eap-stone. 1t is much
more probable that Presidents will be
done with at least six weeks before that
event arrives.
The imports of Washington consist
principally of oilice-seekers aud pick
pockets, (both Of which are frequently
combined in one and fast women, who
indirectly make the laws that are put
through Congress It's exports are dis
appointed politicians and whiskey. The
latter is generally bottled, or rather UNI
bottled, in members Of Congress, for
transportation.
Taking it all together, Washington is
an exceedingly hard place. The public
men there are always very honest aud
upright, however that is, until they 90
home and turn against the Adminstra-
lion. During the sitting Of Congress,
though, innumerabo murders aud robbie
ries arc committed IL the city, but az
everybody there is above suspicion and
wouldn't hurt hair of your head. nor
take the smallest coin from the treasury
the perpetrators invariably escape dctcc-
ton