Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-12-04
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

/ WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 2, 1874.
b., The most exciting event of the past week, or
indeed for many weeks, was the tracas between
the Secretary of the Treasury and Mullett the
Supervising Architect. People at II distance
can have very little idea of the sensation this
affair has caused for the reason that they do
not know the parties nor understand the nature
and extent of the interests that directly con-
cerned. Ten or twelveyear ago the Architect
of the Treasury WAS little more than boss
carpenter, engaged in putting up one or two
buildings, with working force of "A hundred
men, the most of whom regarded the lob us one
they had fair chance of bequeathing to their
youngest sons, after period of good old age
spent IN the service of their country. At the
breaking out of the war, the office was held by
that paradox, old Nr. Young who went around
with piece of chalk in one hand and IA rule
i'll the other, but not with the slightest idea of
becoming ruler, or magnate of any kind.
The prospective wants of the Treasury did not
require much activity. and Mr.. Young had been
working along from The time Of Gen jackson
putting up the south wing which was to
double the capacity of the building. This
would have sutiiced for the growth of business
for the nextffty years, and Young had no need
to hurry ami he didn't. The Washington
Monument was in plain sight, and possibly he
did not intend TO show the Father of his Coun-
Try the disrespsct of surprising the rate OF
speed adopted by th,S-model enterprise. But
the war made new and unimagincd demands
for room and the most pressing was room
for Mullct. which Dung had To make quite I'M
cNpccitd.N. Nullet is a Giminutiye little chap.
not bigger than "a pint of cider. but the way
he cNpanded the prerogativeS ofthat office " Guild
furnish Mr.. Darwin an illustration of the doe
tIlnt OF development such as he never dreamed
OF Instead of a man with twu-toOt rule
measuring pieces of granite and making chalk
marks for the stone cutters to chip up to. the
new Architect applied his measure to taking the
dimensions of men. lie took the measure OF
Chase while he WAS Clerk under Nr. Young.
and subsequently, his rule VAS laid on FcsSeuden
NcCulluu.h Boutwell, aud Richardson if that
was necessary. of which there may be reason
able doubt. 1t was not long before Mu,leI WAS
At the head of large army ol clerks, COntrac-
tors, maSonS carpenters, plumbers painters
and laborers of ali sorts. Buildings began 10
I've suwn broad cast over the land. and all kinds
of interests were lelgued together TO sustain the
mighty Mul.ct Cities wanted new aud hand
some custom houses, court houses. post offices
workmcu wanted work. contractors wanted
jobs. new SpapcrS wanted advertising. Congress
men wanted 10 please their constituents. Bout
we'll became alarmed at the prospect OF an cN-
h.Us'cd Treasury, and Selling his tomahawk
lay IN ambush 10 cut down the spendthrit 10
reason able Dimensions But Mullct was too
4 -.
him aud lodged his blows and grlnncd in hi>
facs. and the next morning Haunted before his
irAtS Counjcuancc II drawing Of a new custom
house that he had evolved during the night
I And 50 he went on annoying the Secretary
as the Spauiari does mad bull, and tramp
ling under foot congressman with as little con
Germ rs the JavkaSS IN the fable did the brood
oil chickens.
Mu',t did Mt care much for laws. hut less
Tor lawmakers, and still les for law admins
traitors and he went on deiying all who cross
81 his track. aud swearing with an emphasis
that would have HStonishrd Old Hickory him
self. Now BrIstUw Is u yalurOUs kculugkiaa
standing ell up 70 six fret when he has his bcsi
boots on ana since the DAYS OF Ben Hardin
and Dayy Crockett, il has been held tn,
bounden duty Of all stslwart men in old Ken
tuck, TO whip their weight even II il be in Kid
s Sai., lie so ss-d 70 las '5 t,., 4.s
was not afraid: and hence the frtcss. But
/ Mullei this time went ~ the wall, though the
wonder is that he did nj ptth in rs Nicholas
SiCklehy did into Squeers. and as he has usual
/ ~ into others. Muiiei once knocked down i,
/ dour-k tcrrr and the whole delegation OF Iowa
could not get him removed or punished Had
| he but hoorcd Secretary. the excitement in
>gucers school when their Sublime master
| bit the dust. would have bcer rs nothing TO IA,
81. h.,
Of = want Of popularity in Bristow. but bcll,uSc
The world. whether it lie in Yorkshire or IT.
. Washington, in school or in the Treasury. j.
I ALWAYS waiting for a hero. and the small dog
has ever the most friends independent OF the
merits Of the fight.
} The safe Burglary trial came to an end last
week. Notwithstanding its rate % motion for ii
month indicated that il was one OF the things
! likely 10 pass Ia the next generation. II lasted
/ thirty three days not counting sundays Nj.
Riddle for the government SPOKE three DAYS,
and the charge Of Judge Humphreys took an
entire daC. and was longer than the Consti'u-
! ton of the United States. do not pretend
! that | have read these documents. | would
greatly prefer TO take for granted, considering
the Shortucss of life. that they contain all that
/ J., necessary To form an opinion on the case than
seek further information by reading them. One
thing Is certain, that the jury after hearing the
whole and the testimony too, were IN dcSper-
ate iog, and never fully got out. The jury
acquitted Williams and could not agree on liar
rington and Whitley. In this they are not so
well off rs the people who have not heard the
trial for they are we'll ag,ccd and have been
saved the tcdIouSncss OF the intcrmluable trial.
| congressman are beginning to gather in
goodiy numbers aud they all pretend To have
! learnt something since they went. But that is
no great merit, for Emerson says: IAN apple
| tree, il you take out every day for a number
OF days, load of loan, and put in load of
sand about It's roots, will find il out;
The Steamer Louisiana.