Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-30
our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. G.. Nov. %. 1871.


other, shooting forth CLEANS OF its fitfu
pent ur fury, while quietly is being leic
the elements whose contact is to shak
the armament with it's thun behring's
Such is the political calm of the hour. Lo
oAl elections have demonstrated two thing
ono is that the dem ocratic party, Ions
since dead to good works, has passed be
yopd hope of resurrection. Beaten at ev
cry turn, di-integrsted, it can no Longer
claim the confi hence Of Its rank and file
aud it seems melting away like huge
iceberg drifting towards the sun. The
other hopeful sign of the times il seen IL
the peoples verdict upon the official cor
ruprion, and it is to he hoped that thu
public indignation aroused by Tammany
outrsves, may snfer no reaction until al
rinEs having for their o' iects public plum
dering,-not to use harsh word aud say
"stealing," shall have been brought low
The people of this country have lead thu
world in the institution of popular lIber
Old World hat that ia shaken to it's yer,
center, threatened with ultimate dissolu
ton by their example. They have solved
the problem of repu blicanism, and dem
onstrated the Practical lity of free gov
eminent by the people-self- government
But this is not all Other duties lay
before them, for progress knows no rest
and is it not about time that we demon.
strate to the world that that public opin.
ion is a false one which calls "all thing.
fair in politics." end legitimizes by toll
erSnoo pablo stealing? Only good car
come OF frowning down such ideas, BY
knocking down their living expouents
not the sentiments of the people. We de
not claim that such course would hit
only democrats, or only repu blicans only
Methodists or Congregationalists. II
would doubtless hit men of all parties
and cret d.. for thieves are strangely opt
to be where opportunities are best, but
parties like individual, can only be puri-
fed from within, aud that is tAe best par
titan who does most to keep his party
pure.
OUR LITTLE SENS ALTON
and the only thing that has caused rip
pie Of excitement at all characteristic OF
Washington for, o, 40 long was the
brilliant and painfully formal o4ll-not to
say visit, of the Grand Duke Alexis. The
marked feature of the eff ,ir was, perhaps.
more than anything else, the utter alb
sence # public demonstration of any
kind, and commensurate degree of APP
parent ind ference on the part of the peo-
pie generally. Considering the nation
which be represents, the long delay in
coming, and the amount of previous
newspaper talk in anticipation, there was
less enthusiasm than it was ever our lot
to witness over an affair of its kind His
arrival at the depot WAS met by various
haokmen, bootblacks, etc, and few of
WashiuGton's better citizens, Z. e, besides
the diplomatic corps, but we are informed
an eye witness that all told did not fill
the depot building, the capacity of which,
at most, is but very few hundreds. At
~ m, on the following day, it was an
nounoed that Russia and the United
States would-by proxy of course-in-
dulge in a oeremonious hand shake in the
Blue Room at the White House We re-
so we'd TO see the clawing Of the Eagle
already heen more than minated that
the mission of the Young bear was TO
strike the feathers of the bird with one
hand, and the fur of the animal (oat-aeszy)
with the other, and both to be stroked the
right wy.
At 1l:45 we passed through a email but
respectable crowd, upon the veranda of
the Presidential mansion, and was admit
sd TO those inner halls. so much coveted
by eminent politicians We found our
self in the large vestibule, the third ar
rival, and with plenty of time to take
notes, for, 10, one o'clock VS. the inside
hour for the reception to take place. An
hour to wait. and the frst thing we no.
tioNd WAS that the room seemtd better
to polar bears than to our low
blood we actually were obliged to wear
our hit.
We locked for something TO give or
low blood a start and inspire warmth
1e noted the green ground carpet, the
Yelling elegantly frescoed with its beauti-
'ul alleRories. The stately bnt very gent.
emanly usher in his claw hammer coat
md white gloves, whose appearance sug-
rested the impossibility of possessing a
oint in his body. The various attaches
uuning to and fro in full dress. the long
PARTITION of folding glass doors. which
we're to be thrown open TO let the dis.
inRuiahed guests pass through into the
Blue room. Snch and only such waa our
consolation the live long hours. Nothing
10 ohBev ia but the consciousness of our
lose proximity to acknowledged great
less and that with IA has been long wnrn
bro tdbare. Anon came other inqusitive
ouls t. keep our expeotant company.
There WIS Gobright of the Associated
, rSas, thu grand saoham of newspaper
lom. White of the Tribune who like
title George could not tell lie and say
low he got the stolen treaty, and who
With R.msdell was inearoerated in the
Pacific r ,iiroAd Committee Room where
hey Taught their pet parrot to say
,auvhty things to distinguished Senators
There were also few Others, who like
our humble self never attained notoriety,
and, as they doubtless aeyer will, need no
special mention here.
Five minutes to one and two columns
Of correspondence were drawn up forming
passage way from the outer door across
the room 10 the glass doors before mem
Toned. Soon from the posted watch rang