Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-05-18
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., MAY 12, 1s'


partly with view of visiting the East on
business, and partly for recreation. The
only thing which we noted through East
Tennessee, was the promising fields of
wheat and clover. Never has the prospects
for bountiful crop of these two staple
products been better. AT Rogersville
Junction we had splendid dinner, for
which we paid one dollar. Col. Young
the very prince of clever fellows, had
charge of our train, and was, as usual, at
tentive to the comfort and convenience of
passengers. We had the pleasure of meet
ing with Col. /. r. Hawkins, Representa-
tive in Congress from the Seventh District
of our State, and found him pleasant and
genial travelling companion.
Rain commenced falling before we ar
rived at Jonesboro, and continued until we
reached Washington. Through the noun
tains of Virginia the atmosphere was cold,
and passengers who were fortunate enough
to have overcoats with them, found them
quite convenient. We took berth in a
comfortable sleeping ear at Bristol, and
slept away the dull, tedious hours, required
to make the trip over the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad. Arriving a. Lynch
burg, we partook of good breakfast and
started, much refreshed, on our journey.
We notice that great Improvements have
been made on the farms along the Orange
and Alexandria Road in the past year.
Fields that We're then unenclosed, the
fences having been burned during the war,
are now being enclosed with substantial
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assumed livelier aspect.
At culpepper Court House where a num-
Der of the Nations dead braves sleep the
long sleep of death in National Cemetery,
we stopped. We went through the form
of dining, but enjoyed but little of the sub
stance. This is the worst eating-house on
the line, and we advise our travelling
friends to provide themselves with lunch
before their arrival there.
We arrived safely at the Capital, and are
snugly ensconced in the fourth story of the
Ebbett House---a little higher than we APP
prove of.
This morning, through the kindness of
Mr.. Maynard, we had the pleasure of
meeting with Col. John w. Forney, of the
Chronicle, who received us.cordially, and
TO whom we are indebted for valuable SER
vice rendered. BY the way, Col. Forney,
in his paper of the 10th, paid very high
compliment to our new enterprise, which
will be received ere this reaches the
CHRONICLE office. In addition to the COM
pliment paid, he gives us some good adj
vice. In speaking of the CHRONICLE, he
says: "Let them be firm and bold, but
that does not require that they should
cease to be gentlemen" That Is precisely
what we think about the matter, and
whenever it becomes necessary that we
should appear before the world as semi
berbarians, in order to be successful in
journalism, we propose to abandon the
whole thing. Since arriving here, we have
received the most fiattering testimonials of
approval Of the general tone of our paper,
and have pledged that our standard shall
never be lowered, and that we will contin-
ually strive to elevate and improve its tone,
thereby charging its capacity for good.
i, to-day visited Gen. Cox at his office, as
Secretary of the Interior, and though sur
rounded by the cares, tolls and veXations
incident to his high position, found him
the same courteous, aflabie gentleman that
he was while so efficiently commanding
in our armies during the late war. Hon
ored far above the average of his fellow
men, and yet he meets an old friend in such
way as 10 convince him, that the giddy
hight obtained ON the ladder of fame
has lost him none of those noble
qualities which go to make the highest
type of true manhood. We had q
very pleasant conversation with him
in which he manifested much interest in
the welfare Of Tennessee.
No special interest attaches to the Con.
gressional proceedings now. In the Sen,
ate to-day the Army bill was underconside.
ration. In the House the Tariff bill was
discussed and number of clauses disposed
OF. We learn that this bill is about three
fourths disposed. The House is working
industriously, holding both day and nigh
sessions.
Gossiping circles are all astir in Wash
ington, in view of the early marriage o
one of the attaches of the French Lega
ton to daughter af George It. Downing
a well known colored man of this city