Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-15
That was the year 1874. aud James Monroe

That was the year 1874, aud James Monroe
was President. John Quincy Adams Secretary
oil State, VIM. A. Crawford Sec. of the Treas
SAM. L.. Southland OF the navy, and John c.
calhoun Of war. TWAS The year ofthe Presi-
Dental election. aud Monroe was to retire.
though he did not ask for a third term, il WAS
the desire of his administration 10 be- pe,pe,uaI
Tor there IN his Cabi net no less than three
strong candidates, Adams, Crawford, and Cal
houn; and seldom have there been three cam
didaies nj one election Of such marked ability,
YET IL was very quiet election. There was
some lying in a small way but nothing like
what has been accomplished this yesr in the
single city Of Brooklyn. There were no pro
eessions nor waste Of powder, and not many
railSing committees We think but then there
was no election 10y the people. Clay was a can
ddate also, and when the house elected
Adams. Clay voted for him, and Adj ans made
him sect'y OF state. This was called corrup-
ton, and made sprodigious noise 1t was what
they now term fixing the slate" which is
such mild name that nobody is disturbed by
II. II smashed both Adams and Clay however;
winding JohnQ. up with one and putting it
forever out OF The power OF the brilliant Clay.
10 reach the White House. None of Grant,
cabinet We believe are candidates for the sue
session, but this may not be due To any excess
OF modesiy on their part. doubtless more than
one has had day dream wherein Vision
OF the White House has seemed but a small
distance away.
In ls2& Henry Clay was Speaker. and il was
six years before the President was born. Bu,
Gays ambition had descended in direct line
through we don't know how many speaker.
without any perceptiblc los. OF strength. 1t /.
stronger than the electric enrrent, for that
wcakehs in crossing the Atlantic.
The visit of Lafayette was = great event IN
1924 lie came TO Washington In the middle OF
Oct. and the demonstrations exceeded anything
OF the Kind that had gone before. The military
mou.tratIou wa, described a. immense. 1t
consisted OF a thousand troops, and they para
cd on the spot where Gen. Mcclellan aftcrwArd
reviewed % 0eo. East Of the Capitol. he i'm
mensiiy Of that period i accounted rs,her dim.
inutivc now, thousand troops are but sin
gle regiment. yet un this occasion they were
commanded 10y two brigade sJones and smith.
Jones aud Smith are immortal names to be
sure, but nothing /, known OF thi. particular
Jones and smith ave their appearance at thi-
imnense parade. such j. fame,
Lafayette was brought 10 the city bv way of
East capitol street, and the first institute on
shown to him was the market house. This
building was really nothing but a small she'd
aud disappeared. 30 long ago that IT. lite j. now
unknown II has gone 10 an oblivion as profound
as that enjoyed by the brigalier.. Smith and
Jonc-. At the Capitol gate the general Wa me
by twonty-hy young ladies ~ white, repre-
scniing twenty-ioIr states and the dot. Of
Columbia. Probably not one If these then
Young misses, /, now living.
At The Capitol the rfcsiden, aud cabinet r.
ce.s him 10 .AeG b. g. AT -'v'e. wih,ni 81
speeches. al one O'Clock the Mayor t.-,A niuY
in charge and dined him at corporation expense
At the iamou, hetcl ofGad,by. The dinner Wa
immc nse al,o. SiNiy person, al at the table
beng about the numb-r OF drad.acAd, tAs,
newspaper row now supplies 81 icic- Of ,bi,
character.
The General gave The fclicilou. toast. The
ciiy of Arlington; the central star OF the
constellation which culightcn, TIE whole
world" Lafayette remained IN the "a ~ three
day, To Ic>i aud yi-it some old friends at
Georgcsown. anj then proceeded To Alexandra
and Nj. Vernon. where at the tomb q wash
ington he wept; AN act q poiiieBc-s thai ha-
always received our profound Animation a. Il
people. Ihi. visit Of Lafayette Wa - year,
sfer Yorktown. ard Washington had been
dead quarter Of century