The Richmond palladium., 1873-03-22
Pun EoRRHsroNDENcE.
WAuuoroN CRY. March 16. l073

WAaHMoToN CTTY, March 10, 1873.
II Ds~ on Pausssu~: N.sz
The excitement Of the winter here
has almost ceased and the National
Capital once more breathes freely.
The great Inauguration is over; the
Halls Of Congress are silent; the
birds Of gay piumes and festive
steps have aown to parts unknown,
and Warrington settles down into
IN old time quiet. The Ship Of
State is fairly launched for another
four years voyage, with the gal
liant soldier at the helm In spite
Of ell aspersions,it 10 IN unmistake-
able fact, that the country has
strong confidence In Gen. Grant
He is now Independent Of and
above all parties; can afford to act
for himself, and I predict for his
new administration . grand sue
cess All tho lies against the good
name Of our President has been re-
futed by tho peoples verdict and
to do right, he can boast the insri-
ratian Of . nations confidence.
The Senate continues in session.
The places of Sumner, Wilson,
| Trumbull and Blair are vacant. |
Sumner is i'll and confined to his
rooms; Wilson acts now, as Presi- |
dent Of the Senate; Trumbull and |
Blair are gone sswhere the wood |
bine twineth." The latter two died !
Of conservative lying, complicated !
with unmistakeable symptoms of
Rebel Democracy. In place Of
Trumbull I notice, though in an
other seat, the gallant Dick Oglesby,
q prince of good fellows. The new
Senators are nearly all here and in
their seats Many of them come in
nnder . cloud Caldwell, of Kan
sas, is now under trial, and will
narrowly escape expulsion. Others
will be tried, and doubtless some
, convicted Morton, as chairman of
! the committee. prosecutes the COR
, ruption; Conkling and Carpenter
, defend Logan was or the COM
mittee and signed the report but
: has changed his mind, backed down
: and leaves Norton the responsible
, ty' of gimdieating the action of the
4 committee. I think Caldwell will
4 not be expelled / suppose many
; Of the Senators fear that if once
3 begun, expulsion for corruption
. might become contagious, and nc
one knowswhere it would end.
I'll The gre&t Inauguration Ball wa.
= q failure. The expense was sixty
"a thousand dollars. They sold sever
= hundred ttidke4s at $40 each, max
= ling q total Of fourteen thousant
= dollars. The weather was so bittel
4 l.cold that the immense building
q could not be kept warm; the turkey
= hoxe ON the table, and men dancet
h with their. .oxereoats on. The thinl
n was .undertak0 for mammotl
speculation, hui resulted In . heav,
Eloss.
!. For the ,frst time in my life
have this week Witnessed . run o.
= . bank. A.smaH Savings Bank nea
the Pension O6kce was the victim
g and for three enEire days, from on
be windows, we could see the snrginl
o. mass Of people. It was terribl
y mob. The doorsof the bank, barre,
&C. and guarded ~ armed policemen
he were assailed By hundreds of pee
% pie, mad with excitement, jammin
:. and struggling to gain admission
= The poor and laboring classes wer
" mostly involved, and fearful we1
4 their clMmork It was pitiful to &c
q the day labsrer, the market ma
on and the washerwoman in q mo
~ " struggling to save their little al
nd At the end Of three days, the lal
w. man and the last woman were pai
mt off in fun, md the last thing
IL heard frem the dissolving CROW
mt was, "Bnlly for the Bank
10 w. j. G.
,st WAsHmarox, March 19.-Th
in. only speaker in the Caldwell ca!
,os M to-day was Mr.. Conkling. His q
&c, gumentwas chiefly on law, and VI
sss regarded as the best one yet deli
~ ~ cred in favor Of Cald veil. Consi
leir erinr the fact that this speech h
,e, been looked forwsr,l TO as chiei
ali directed at Mr.. Morton, as lead
!, . ofthe Senate, most Of Mr.. Con
wy hug's friends were considerab
..,. disappointed. He will continue
wen morrow.
{ 10 There was quite pointed d
roy cussion In the Committee on Pr
ople ileges and Elections this mornir
and over the question Of proceedi
90 with the Bogy case. Mr.. Mort
were insisted upon awaiting the res
OF the vote in the Caldwell case,
~ IL the Senate decided that agai
80 the committee, II would be far,
.. to 20 on with any other case wh
~. bribery was charged. Mr.. Ale
J. ,, supported Mr.. Morton vigorou
tious He said il was useless to exp
COM money in bringing witnesses
cling .; :. .~.u;r;rc :,
luals. " use uP sa ~ s. =
the until 1t was seen Wbetner
pres Senate would TAIL to vacate q
Q isat A.;h.
, the W1eEe susu eA~e's
y ev- shown It Was finally agreed
sh to- tha n sNter ahould he allowed
egard -..,, ~. .a-... of ~. G.