Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-12-23
From Cur Washington Correspondent


WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10, 1865.
Messrs Fdiiors.
Since last had the pleasure Of writing you,
the American people have moved ON in the grand
march Of their destiny and by the glorious result
Of the recent election have conquered q peace
which WI be scarcely less benchcent and far
reaching its influences than that which Grant
gave to q IT, nation airee years ogo at App'matox.
Again, MS then. grim yisngcd treason
"has smooth,d lis wr.nklcd mont
Are n Che deep bosom of the ocoan huricd.'
The pc pie have again and finally declared that
they who sored the nation, shall rulcit and that
however disguised, they will not commit the SUI
preme folly Of accepting wolfsh rebels as their
shepherds.
Congress has again assembled. with sight
cleared, courage restored, and purpose strength
ened, by their recent contact and association with
the people, and will now dare 70 pursue a righf
principle to its ultimate result, without any
doubling and hesitating questions of expedency
This grand purpose Is areldy manifest in the
many important acts that have already been in
trJduCed and as soon as the various committees
have had time to mature and report upon the mass
OF business which has been crowded before them,
the expressed will of the people upon the great
questions of reconstruction, equal rights and the
national credit will be established under the sane
tinn and in the forms oflnw
senator Edmunds bill grapples promptly and
ienrleSsly with the atruciDus wrong committed hy
the recent legislature Of Georgia and will settle
once for all the fact hatrcbels cannot dsfranchise
or expel from office loyal men, either white or
col0red, under cover Of the fossil remains OF some
old slave code
Senator Edmunds also struck another wise and
popular note in introducing into the Senate on
Tuesday last, bill providing that no person shall
hold or exercise more than one office Of trust OF
profit under the United States at The same time
II this law bad been in existence II would have
relieved Mr.. Lincoln of his embarrassment when
he WAS forced To explain 10 crowd oi ltceseek-
ers that he had already i" more pegs than holes.
On Thursday the session Of the House was oc
cupied by the delivery Of euloges upon Thaddeus
Stevens, which We're pronounced by Alessrs Dick.
cy, Kelley and Woodward of Pa Poland of vi.
and others. The galleries were crowded hy in.
terested spectators and contrary 10 the usual Gus
tom upon such occasions most of the member,
remained in their seats duriuC the day. no at
tempt was made on the part ol any Of the speaker
NJ ontorial display. The ealogy OF Mr.. Dickey
MIR. stevens successor, was a candid and practiea
analysis OF the character and public services o.
Mr.. stevens, while the eul0gy Of Judge Polan,
was an earnest and eloquent tribute Of respect {
the memory OF the great Conmonern
In the senate, appropriate addresses We're de
liyered BIS Senators Buckaew Of Pa, Morrill, Of
VT, and others.
On Thursday, senator Morton introduced in H.,
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( Georgetown and commands magnificent view d
the broad Potomac as it sweeps past Aexnndri.
and Fort Washington far to the south. A squar
of thirty acres fronting the city between fifteenth
and seventeenth streets. is to lie included in m,
grounds surrounding the new presidential resi-
dence The cornerstone Of the present Whit
House was laid in 1872 but having been partial
/ ly destroyed hy the British during the war o
1872 it was rebuilt in 1915. since which time NJ
material additions or alterations have been mad
thereon, except the occasional application of
coat Of paint to preserve the soft sandstone o
which, IS made The present structure is dis
credit to the nation, and is much needed by TN
State department, for whose purpose it will event
ually be AIKEN.
Much .nxiety is felt here, both in political an,
business irces, in regard to the forthcoming de
cison OF he Supreme Court, upon the consitu
tionaity ii the legal tender act Since consttu
tional courts were organized, no issue involving >
momentous interests has ever been before cour