American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-01-27
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CITY OF LANCASTER:
A Tsnnessean's view Of Washington.

Tennessean's View Of Washington.
A correspondent writing to the Nash
vile Patriot. thus wales into the preten-
siOns Ct our national capital:
Washington City. The capital Of tbs ma
zion. the home during the term time, Of
the President. (also the residence Of Eve
hundred aud ten men who confidently ex-
rect 10 be President. and the scat Of the
United States G's Works, technically call.
cd Congress- is situated in the District
of Columbia, q territory covering the bor<
iEOntal surface Of ten miles square and
perpen 1iculSr Az tbe way through. As
every place Is rem three quarters Of a
nile 70 miie and three quarters from ev-
sfSwhere else. Washington is called, IN
Fourth Of July oraions end that style OF
literature generally, "the city Of magnii-
rent distances" Il derives its name Of
Washington from celebrated continental
officer who bpilstbe pine hnts and forged
way through very hard winter at
Valley Forge. aud male Cornwa,lis 40
skn6wlsdge the corn Al Yorktowu. The
priacipai public buildings Of the city are
the Patent Office where chs Yankees are
ggautsd The exclusive right 10 manuf6c-
atqre andselllhdi rnbbeF baby jumpers,
vdoabIe geared rat traps Radway's Ready
sfhlisf. Wlichis warranted to relieve you
your money, ifnolbing else, and other
valuable Inventions Of the age; The Genera
Post 0fiics where they saperihiend the
smanagemt Mt Of the different mail routesol
the country; the National Treasury, nm in
stitiOn ofitasnlug, which has graduated
more mea Ia the art Of fswihdling the gov
asrnnent than any ten similar or diSsimilaf
institutions IN the world; and the City Jail
which Is the onlypublic building in Wash
ington which Is devoted to honest pury
poses. aud thatis devoted Ito no purpose
90 aR. both The permanent and temporary
residents ofths city being TOO deeply en-
gagged 10 their own rascalites TO think oI
Furnishing other people for theirs. .o'af
There are two monuments ia Washing.
ton. one Of red granite erected u the mem
Aory Ot Nj. SmilherSon, at bis owl expense
Anda . monument TO the folly, benuicus-
ness and ingfatituJe or The American
people. The hitter is about sixty feet
high with upward (though bopeiessl ex-
psctations oi fveor six bundled fsei,-
tits commonly called Tie Washing, o.
National Monument. Gen. Taylor caught
dhis death in 1850 at the laying Of the cor :
heF Stone Of tLis siructure.A SItiis hardly
probsbie that any Of bis saccessofs will
pefiuAlat che laying Of The cpp stone. =
1t is much more probable that Presidents
win be'doae with al least six weeks before
that event arrives. FSp' 'a1s
The imports Of Washington consist prfn-
cipdlly Of Office seekers and pick rockets
(botb cf which are ffeqdeniIy combined
in one, and last women who i6direely
maks the 'laws that are put through Con.
Kvess.a he exports are disappointed polf
ticiahs ssd whisky. The iar(er Is general.
iybotiled or fWsher9 uabottlsd, ia mem.
hers ot Congress for transportation s'dav
Tstiagh altogesfev, Washington isan
excssdingly hard place. The pubIio men
ttsre are always very honest and uprigbt,
however. that'is unliI they 70 home aud
tusa sgainst the standardization. when oI
coutss they become like Stephen A. Doug.
las aad John w. Forney. The most coneui
Inste scoundrels unhuog. We have the
authority Of d number of Administrative
papers for saying 50. RREa asf 2"
. During the sitting Of Congress. though
ihnhmetable murders and robberies are
cohmitted IN the city; but as eyerybody Y
thete sabove suspicion, and would at burt
ahair Of your head. nor take Che smallest
cciu from the treasury. Ihe perpetrators
tnvafisbly escape detection. Under these
benign auspices. i Is no wonder that II
ea6nOt OF has Lot boeno said Of Washing
TOD rs was recently said AZ a one horse
foWn IN Kentucky. thattf. At the last day
GasEiel should happen to light there first,
tbe resurrection would be indefinitely post.
poned, for some of tho lrhsbitants woul.I
sWindls him out Of bis horn before ho could
make . single loot. 'A''', 'te
.l-.-l gas VI ~ fAb sssTj lIaJ' .g1iifa
tsHers the AaIcr a. il GRO error Il WA, r.,
at the hOi'ting Of the stone contributed by
the City Of Washington Aossits founder. -
The uulinishad .ohalisk' waR fLan n. n,ageo