American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Latest intelligence by b lloon from
the beseigeu city. Grant studying
geography. ApowerfuI reinforce
men from he iHissouri Peni en-
ti.ry- More ,xp'ct. from ( olum-
lfrom our regular 'orrespondcH:
W WASHINGTON Nov %.

lii'ti ptii re- ulaI -OiItHIohu'.t.
ASHINGTON Nov %.
Gay a'iUleScrnt " .,SHInggOi. ">ci.
Itcs nrt Well revelry ami artillery
grim .i-aged war; ana be
;isci ioIs pleasing oi tn. giIIt
waiz Iiu. there ~ II nri, cuisines.
ia tiir c"np.,Jr ,t..t.. c.us,-u H.,
IN "in'non- run ..Iu =. fnc stree $
.,'I Il i-Lc>tiOn OF q, ndr,i,e in TAI.
pom icai str.t tut, . with he
dance the rumbli-rs is nothing
but heav, 'riind"c-, lnno;ent ca
non. Z" Cum ptde hero puisaHda
Itetius.' drown the uolee. All is -. C
IN Washing. on. Let the country
be reassured; Were not Grant ami
Sherman closed two hours yesterday
s'udIng geography one Of them
at led>fs LOWS me '.lns and outs :"
%. ashInston IN III n. srnses ttlan
one. More over, two or three nun
,tred government Clerks said. Wee -
before the election, that riifen
should not capture Washington
that they would shoulder mpskets
before he should Come bere 10 run
/ their llving) me County,.
Fight it "u on this line" ,
"L-t us have peace "(?) Let IL"
guilty mau escape "t?l g. ever,
hing To- insure ii fair cou,l' tC
Mex ! think it vii be recon
moissauce IN lorce, an enemy 'urk
soInew here, aud the seige of w ash
ington must be- raised for win CT is
upon us, aud the supply Of n.i
wheat CAKES is su,rt. [ send tin.
letter i'll Il b,llb II /; please senu me
SOM, hing to ca.
There ~ nothing - aim rab.e rs
presence ri mind n eine gen les,
and Ih,.re IS no min like Grant to
grab the UnicoIn t'y 10th hcrns OF
his deileluma hiie Oh ,ntiir,, Cham
berlair, Spencer, and BGlknap.
stand b. III sublime .pntheosis. |
have been studing military works,
for l realize thai iJ Is the duty "a
your correspondent TO lie up with
The times, and thai [ may have -
write ai,out heroes. l have been
reading kinglakcs Crimran wa.
:. Napiers PeniuSulsr campaigns"
and :. PARADISE Lost. " Meanwhile
let Us all congratulate purSs'.2e-
that in TIL. centennial crisis Nc
have very few of the quttantSt
nAmby PANTY statesmen OF 1916
bui PRESIDENT who means whs
oh in,iler tells him - say, aud is,
III rroytr, Il great, silent. sasaciotls,
partisan
Though cut If from the rest Of
the world. with a. bJw.ing ma jorIty
without the wall, the wo:k Of
Republican G ,vcrnmeut glides on,
aud the Nation Al Capita * still th..
sweet refuge OF the q pver' nelt
thief be he little II big. Avery nds
Just arrived, and We are i'll nourly
expectation of beng I. reinforced by
the Returning Is ,arl OF s juth C.lrp
lima, that issnel Ger; ificit"S an!
slid" That they m,y be 1T.
under the guns is the wish 'feH t
patr, tic gav-rnm mt clerk VINO -
s,fticd down in the ireaps ..t& ,iol
that ho vii not 10 Disturbed -.
four wears ar least, and tiat he
may nov enjoy the fruits vi neav.
campaign assessmrni aud onerous
repeating.
It's true there is an eiemen. III
our midst not ,l1Ite congruial, Hu
element cantiug about reform, qua
G.aticn of the civil service. eeouuIly
AMI the constitution Bur 'i.ts
sinister crowd is prnsciihru, il
shares hone vi Iii" government
patronage, and il reg ,r.'rd y, b
sus piciou by Mr.. Lanai.r VI
Sheperd, G. b ls;,ap. .o'i oar
Great Pr-sld..ns. r,t-l.. - -, -, is.,il
to fear anything ;ro'u l.tn .'st' :,ic'i
Mr.. HAYES is s..i,.8, = tis. ,..f ,sif.iN
will DO if he. - but .ioZ l. .cii in
dated, army protec Ell orAvc 3nt
overwhelming RepTh'ican majority
! ~ counted b, the Re Ing Beard.
and provided further, a. VI. PeeteI
( suggests. that the President OF the
Senate has hy dInt OF lung, pres.
! cdcnec over the precedenfS, the
constitution, and the Representa-
tivcs OF the people. TheI" is "f
course great indignation h, IL. mon 2
hose who bod the tart, 3ei 1
Rosewood desks, thdt The =, IL
! Republican majority, backed ~ .be
L. :. \. should have been i','a7#.i
lated by IA nitifu' III unrii!. hu-
revising a ply >IcLi !aa 80 v"nr. 4
taat ll. memory Of the \ mi, .J>
l..uuucth nuI rs the contrary. ~ ~.
,,ntifIfs.t a. ,s1,,ahly,.apr at M.ISr.