Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-04-16

WASHINGTON, D. c., March :, 1868.

Ed WAVE EXIT "a peIlf Dl tue uduit Vi
Johnson" said the Tribune the morning Of
the 4th, and Greedy was right A. j. is
simply A J.-no more. Hail and farewell /
old maggoty -nosed nobody old patch work
of political intestines, spiced with tobacco,
scented with rot-gut and done up in veto pa
pers, and farewell speeches about me, and
my policy 1t was a sorry day for the con
stitution when Andrew made his exit from
the Presidential throne, known as the White
House. I'll have something to say about ar
chitecture before leaving this sweet-scented |
home of Abrahamis daughter, but for the |
present you may prefer paragraph or two |
about the Inauguration business. call il |
business, just as an old Carsonite alluded TO |
a bawdy house located where they wanted to
put the e. S. Mint The remark elected a |
sneering reply from an old Presbyterian
standing byAsaid he, g Business, business,
I've lived sixty-odd years, and never heard
il called business before
Well, u S. G's goose is cooked. Stripped
of his regimentals, four stars and spurs-he
looks very much like an ordinary mortal,
and have no doubt is subject to more ills
already than he ever dreamed flesh was heir
to- He ran the gauntlet of Pennsylvania
Avenue, Thursday last from Army Head
quarters to the Capitol, in quiet orderly
manner-very few spectators being able to
distinguish him. The crowd to see him was
perhaps larger than any ever collected at
Washington, and the procession that followed
him was about as variegated. The only
Democracy, however, that participated, was
the mulatto clement; all others were pure
black. There are more Americans of African
descent in the District of Columbia than |
ever saw or ever expect to see again. the de
scent is accounted for ON account OF their
contact with chyalry. Grants nominations
for the Cabinet caused more swearing among
all hands than | ever heard Everybody in
; Washington is more or less of statesman,
and has the right to eriticise all the moves of
a President. see that the Cabinet doesn't
give satisfaction in San Francisco San
Francisco is a place about the size of Mil
| waukee. Wisconsin, which is seldom heard
of here. Ipresume the Pacific Coast wanted
a man in the Cabinet. The Pacific Coast
amounts to about as much a. the State OF
Illinois. and there are a dozen States on this
side the Rocky Mountains that don't get into
the Cabinet Because Grant didn't select a
, lot of old politicians that everybody know
4 his Cabinet is weak; because he favored :
.-..s..siy, ~-Ai-a bull hs-s'dth
} because 1t is Radical enough for the Repuo
lcans, some are disappointed, and none moro
than the Democrats So everybody is dis
gusted. | was completely disguised three
days before the Inauguration, and felt toward
Washington as Sheridan did toward Texas
he would rent Texas and live in hell Ihave
not heard from all the Idaho delegation
saw Holbrook this morning, and he looked
disguised. l saw Judge Shafer the day be-
fore Inauguration, and he seemed to look for
ward sort Of comfortably; I expect he is
about the same. Judge cummins don't
know but all is the best-perhaps otherwise
] | don't know | have not heard Of A. Hug
BdiL Oiu JIM VI DOiSt
City, are reported showed in in the Black
Hills. and of course won't be satisfied with
anythlng-but would put up with the devil
for sake of a change. Now that the crowd
these people all together-or at least get
definite expression ON this Cabinet business
| expect the Republicans will be again dis
gusted at the replacement of Sheridan at
New Orleans Grant is the most unpopular
person in Washington now, and at the rate
he is going, will not have a friend in America
by the 4th of July How did you like the
inaugural address, | thought it very fiat
tering to the mining sections. 1t might be
necessary to increase the facilities for opening
= the strong box, " but the last thing to do
was to contribute a dollar for that purpose.
| didn't know at first but that he would take
White Pine agency is showed up on the
plains. | will not mention the fact TO Grant
Just yet How do you suppose he knew the
mines were like "strong boxs" he never
7 mined for anything except rebels. pre-
! sumo he got the "box idea from seeing
/, the paymastcrs carry their greenbacks that
r way, and it being difficult thing TO get into
when short He complimented us young
men " who are to rule the country twenty
five years hence. may ask him for IN
! formation on that point it would be salts
faction to know what portion Of II VIII
rule, and how much | will be out He talked |
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