The Placer herald., 1873-03-15

was intended by some of the servile, fawning
worshipbrs of the Golden Calf, as represented
| by ULYSSES Grant to place the inscription .,Ecce
Homo over the Presidents seat in the bail lroom
| but account of growl in one of the newspa,
pers as to its rreverence and impety, it was
| changed to Grant and Wilson," The crawling
fiunkeyism of some Washlngtonans is well illus
trated in the comparing of Christ and Grant; in
fact, the latter is of much more account in then
eyes, as there is a del of the tangible in him as
IA speculation, while IN the former. invest
ment, and | speak wit hout rrevcrence, the re-
turn is too much in the future to pay.
THE SUPPER
VIII be grand affair." calculated to tickle the
palate of the most exacting epicure and to
astonish the stomach of those from the rural
districts. The entire stock of eatables were
cooked in New York, by Professor Torhillon,
Delmonicos chef de cuisine for many years To
give some idea OF the quantity required to feed
the hungry dancers, | may state that of so diff
ferent dishes there will be 10000 fried oysters
5000 scaloped and 5000 picked oysters, 60
boned and 70 roast turkeys, $50 roast capons,
200 hams, 400 partridges 5000 ham sandwiches.
1900 tongue sandwiches, 1900 pounds Holsters,
5000 eggs to be boiled for salad 5000 rolls, g.
800 loaves Of bread, 800 gallons clarct punch
300 gallons coffee, 200 gallons tea 100 gallons
chocolate, and so on. 1t is calculated that from
l1,OOOi to 10000 persons will partake of The
spread, from IL dish of cream up to a solid, square
meal.
THE PROCESSION.
At 10 o'clock the procession, escorting the
President, moved from the White House, down
Pennsylvania Avenue, to the Capitol 1t was,
beyond all cavl, magnificent display. 1t took
over half an hour to pass given point. Among
the soldery that attracted especial notice We're
the marines from the navy-yarl here, the West
Point cadets; the Annapolis cadets; the st. Louis
National Guards, Company X; the Old Guard |
of New York; the Albany Burgess Corps; the
Boston Lancers, cavalry; the Washington Grays |
of Philadelphia and the First City Troop OF the
same city, whose sollierly appearance and rich
and beautiful uniform made them the cynosure |
of all eyes. This troop was organized in ye city
of Brotherly Love in l77i, and has been K, )t ~
ever since. As | write the procession is return
ing from the Capitol where the ceremony of in
auguratng General Grant performed and
he is now being escorted back to the White |
House, where he will review the procession.
WHAT NOW?
General Grant has been President for four
years, and, IN no spirit OF unfairness with a
desire to find fault | ask, with the passing pa
geant in sight, will he do better in the future
than he has in the past? Is this glitterng dis
play significant of what may happen, or what
has been foretod? Does the following words OF
one of his organs here, the Rcppblcdn mean
anything more than the rapid uttorances Of un-
thoughtful srnbbling mediocrty, or is it threat
lull of signihcation? 1t says: "Once for all
parties and politicians had better understand
that he Is the master of them all" Master is a
harsh word to throw in the American face, and
so the writer thought, for he soltened ii II little
by adding ''master because the people are mas
ter and have male him the minister and executor
of their Will. 1t is true, he owes some allegence
to the men who stood with HIM in the front line
of the battle.' There never WAS usllrper vet
who did not claim the right to act either from
God or the people, and in either case the soldier
was always putted on the back and shared III the
power and punder. The panegyric goes on to
say that Grants first term closes in a blaze o
glory, the glory of pence" Yes, but as the blaze
went out, the smoke smeit of ncpotsm, black
Fridays, Iom Murphys, corruption, bribery
election tsau!., usJupatons anJ Credit Mobiler
Bah,