Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-03-14
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, March lst


sale farms to the French, is over at last,
resulting in much smoke but little fire,
and it is expected now that the practical
work of the session will begin. And yet
this is only problematical, as there is
scarcely any other subject but the Presi-
dental election discussed with any interest
Senator Wilson who has just returned
from New Hampshire tells US that the
contest will be intense, bitter and close.
and the Republicans eV -iywhere will need
to join hands for a sharp battle. The
reason for these surmises is the rumor of
the union of Working men Association
and the liberal or renegade Republicans,
with the Democrats on the ticket proposed
at the National Labor Convention, Davis
and Parker. Davis is one of the judges of
the Supreme Court, appointed by Mr..
Lincoln-a man made what he is by the
Republican party, and now. as Morton
says of Trumbull and Shurz, wants to kick
down the ladder by which he climbed to
his present position. Joel Parker is a reg
ular dyed in the wool Democrat. Imagine
the union on one platform Of Shurz, Trum-
bull, Sumner with Voorhees,, Sherman
and Fernando Wood, and the working
men uniting with the Democratic party, a
party which showed plainfy its. colors to.
wards the laboring classes by its treat
aasDt of the black men in the past.
Where Is the crumb Of comfort the labor
ing man can find in that party, with its
disloyalty, old fogyisms, Ku-Kuxism,
corrupt materials, and utter reputation
of every progressive movement CT the
times. 1t is a comfort that there will be
plenty of time before the election for the
working men to see that the Democrats
only desire to use them as lever to hoist
themselves again into power, without one
thought Of the respective rights of capital
and labor.
The crowning interest Of the week was
the arrival oft the japanese embassy. The
party numbering sixty, arrived on Friday
and occupy the handsome rooms taken for
them at the Arlington. The high officials
have large private parlors and take their
meals privately or in the large dining
room when they wish The strictest eti-
quatt is observed in their Intercourse with
each other, the private secretaries and
subordinate officers bowing when they en-
ter the room of the high dignitaries. and
bowing themselves out backwards every
time they leave the room. The formal re.
ception of them by the President taken
place TO- day, and the secretari on Situr
day made out diagrams showing the posi-
ton each oha OF the party Was to take on
being presented, and on leaving. AT the
opera also, where seats have been taken
for them, Gen. Mycr the officer here hav-
ing such things in charge, was Obliged to
have the party arranged according to their
proper positions The whole party are
said to be Very intelligent and learn d,
and their manners are quiet and gentle
manly. They are scrupulously neat, the
majority Of them taking two fu | baths
day. They have adopted our style Of
dress, and on Saturday We met a party OF
them in Devlin's furnishing store, buying
light kids and selecting cravats. The chief
officials have not left the Arlington since
their arrival, considering that it would
have been breach of etiquette until after
their formal presentation to the President.
To-day on being received by the Presi,
dent they will weare the costume of their
country, silk and gold. Tomorrow even.
ing full dress reception will be given
them at Masonic Hall by the State De-
partmcut. Mrs Fish, Mrs. Colfax, Mrs.
Bain, and Mrs. Cameron will aid in re-
ceiving them and the six hundred guests
invited.