The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-02-28
Letter. from V0shingtOn.

WASHINGTON, ID. g., Feb. oath, 1874.
The birthday of the Patron Saint and name
sake of our city was duly celebrated yesterday.
A parade and review of the District militia by
President Grant and Gov. Shepherd were the
principal features. The District sodiery both
white and black, deported themselves hand
somely, and their stalwart forms encased in blue
overcoats marching under hot sun, were a
goodly sight to see. The summer like weather
and the high wind took off some Of the satisfac-
| ton, but nevertheless Washington was abroad
| in force and sight-seers circulated as freely as
the dust.
The Old Inhabitants assembled at the City
| Hall with large attendance and listened to
delightful address by Col. j. Goldsborough Bruf.
| The Washington Monument Association an
| nual meeting took place at noon yesterday and
the following gentlemen were elected officers,
| viz: Gen. W. 7. Sherman, Second Vice Presi-
dent Gen. w. w. Corcoran, Third Vice Presi-
| dent; B. II. Smith, Treasurer J. Carroll
Brent, Secretary. The President of the United
States is ex officio President and the Governor
of the District is ex-oficio First Vice President
| For the first time in eight or ten years the
| House adjourned over Monday in commemora-
ton of the anniversary of the birth of Wash
| ington. Most of the clerks managed to get
leave to go abroad after II o'clock, NJ, though
| no order closing the Departments was finally
promulgated
The want of a suitable leader in the House is
| severely felt by conscientious Republicans here.
| The game of brag which the opposition are now
playing at the expense of the Republican mem
| bers has been going on since the holidays
| Having no responsibility for the running of
the Government, and hence no real stake by
which they can lose, they go on bidding for re-
| auctions in every part of the Government,
/ when they know the success of their PROPOSE
tions cannot fail to block the wheels and stop
its movement entirely. Inexperienced Repub-
licans seeking such apparent anxiety for re-
| trenchment, and sometimes fearing that silence
may be construed into apathy by men who hold
their nominations in their hands, join in the
| opposition bids for notoriety, and lose prospec-
| lively every time They chime in with denun-
citation of some branch Of the Government, and
at once the score is made againt them.
| There IS no objection to the most rigid exam
| nations, nor to reduction of expenses which
! after due investigation may be found proper,
but this open bidding for public notoriety at the
expense of great interests and when the move
| ment must result eventually in favor of the
| tactics of our political enemies, ought to be
1 sbandnned Harmony between the Executive
| Departments and both Houses of Congress is
| absolutely essential, and the member of Con-
| gress who thinks thai ne can increase his pop
ularity among the Republicans at home by a
| disorganizing course in Congress and by insin-
uations against the Departments, is greatly
! mistaken. Every demand which he may make
/ against the Republican officials will be used to
! defeat him in the canvass, because like dog
| Tray he will be accused of having been, &C
| cording to his own showing, in bad company.
The apparent success of opposition trickery
| ia the House has emboldened some of the Dem
ocratic reporters Of this city to try their hands
ut creating dssention between Republican Sen
ators The n. Y. World and Baltimore Sun
correspondence publish to-day an ingenious
wedge between Senators Patterson and Robert
son, Of 8. Carolina. Denominatipg the former
as "Mr. Patterson OF Pa now sitting in the
Senate as representative from South Carroll
na," the reporter proceeds to intimate that Sen
ator Robertson who he says is "a man of can
dor and frmness," will ventilate some disagree
/ able history connected with Senator Patterson,
if be dsres to arraign Senator Baysrd for his