Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-06
From our regul,r orrespoadent.)
Our Washington Letter,

DALI S CHINA TEA-Pt IA RETROSPECT
Till. TI1rRD-TEKM GHOST AGAIN
AN ENTRAOKDINAKY CABiNETMEt TING
WHY "wAR' IS IMPOSSIBLE
ABOUT OUR GARRISON, ETC, ETC.
WAsHNGTON, -. G Dec, /, 1876.
Bright and crisp, with clear blue sky
and a frosty atmosphere that makes the
breath CONCEAL in tiny crystals on the mus
tachios (of such rs have theml, and sends
the blood tinglin9 to the ears and to the
tip of the nose, opens up December in
Washington. How will it close?
Congress assemblies on Monday, the 4th
and already enough Of the " Honorables :
are present to make Il quorum, both in the
House and in the Senate, certain. This is
the first time, for many W, ars, that mem
bers have been so prompt ut putting in an
APP carancc; for. rs a rule, the said Hon.
CRADLES preferred TO eat their Thanksyiv-
ING turkey and Christmas dinner, and
drink their New Years egg nogg at theil
own cosy tircsidcs, North, South, East an,
West, in preference to coming to Washing
ton before the holidays and spend then
money and time solitarily(D and dcmurc
I've y in their own chambers OF hotel bar
rooms.
But this time they are all here, full.
flee ged from the stump and their constil.
ucntS, and, nine-tenths of them, with {:
Ca>sius-likc brow that bodies oratorical
thunder and rhetoric lightning on and af
t'r the fourth of December next. whenever
circumstances shall permit. for there is
scarcely u mothers son among all of them
republican or democrat, who does not in
tie near future toresec an opportunity to
make himself heard and make himself
graft. GREATNESS, thou lHlc thought "
eAciaims jean Paul; but then, he did not
live in Il free and glorious country, Us we
do. where they have free and gloriou
Con9rcs>, rs we have . Poor Jean had no
desire to be great and never was; but is
there Il single cX member, member OF
member elect who did, does. or will ever
sit down ut his yclow-g grained oak desk
Cat seventy dollars apiece in the Hall
OF the House of Representatives, without
experiencing Il peculiar twinge in his BUMP
of vantv-nnd they all have those bumps
pref V we'll dcvclopcd,' rs Gall would
administering that n0U his oppor-
tunitv had come. ut last, to remove the
bu>hcl OF ob~curitv (sic) from the shining
light which has 50 long been hidden be-
meath it. to the detrimcnt of his county
and lclloW-cltizcn>; that nor there is !,
chance to a>tonl>h and rcproach an migrate
tul and unaplrtciativc public. and to APP
pe;l i'll print On the Congressional Roc
o'rl y free Of expense; and that no1c, at
last, the long->ouyht time had come for
the rural oyster to let itself be opened bv
the sharp and pointed seal pei of the
other side. and shed lis pearl-of doubt
flu! water?
Among the latest arrivals is Mr.. Il md III
of PENNSYLVANIA. who Will TN, loubtcdiy be
elected Speaker of the next House The
democratic majority we'll knows that he.
OF all others. * the man for the ocr.t>ion
ana moreover. they re .ljze how much they
owe hiul. Had it not been for him and
his " sitting up those famous three CON
>rcutivr nights II thr close of The forty
third Congo when General BuIlcr was
rndraYorn@ to work his pet schrnr. the
= tolcc-bIl. through the House. that
measure would. Withruj doubt. have
passed, aud there would have ben no oc-
c.,~iun tor Il >A>prn>r ike tue present.
lhd bill, lI.t,i it passed, Would have, tlicd
all MA tct- in dispute within II day, OF
tn" election. we'll Remember tAo>c
highs, when RtnLalI and Butler fought
tire btllI. single indrd. 50 TO speak. tol.
th,v alone. = stuck. while Il majority of
the other m,mhrr>, on both >i.icS, went
home To bod Hu Ter sat in Il chair with
nj iert on me dt>k' chewing an unlit cl-
: +! "h" |" ii'ii'1 MS 'h''ih'>' an" sam Kan
,.lI w..>. during intervals of reading the
papers aud IlIIny letter, seeking >oIacr
from Il nllc-pat erned china teapot. with
cup and saucer To MATCH Some say there
M, wins u tl-it t,.., i,i,I | ,l,n', Ia,
heNe II
ton>ldtr'hlc excitement was caused
here. but IN Iuie' Way, this morning. by
the rUmor That i movement was on foot
among leading republicans, to have Gov
crnor Hayes Withdraw from the prc>ilvn-
tltl contest. and then have the republican
electors east their vote for General Grant.
Il W";Id appear. from dlll-rnt inquiry
made 10y Your CORES pundcnt. thrt Mr.
Muuagh, editor Of the Nujonu HtpuJ !
""H of this city. l. authority for the ru-
lHor III question. Mr.. Chandler Gcnirs
all knowledge Of it, and says that il is a
rmh0 only; but then. II /, we'll known
among newspaper CORES pondrntS here
that Mr.. Chandler never commits him
sell. his much IS certain, that an inform
III CABINET meeting WAS held last night. at
"Hlcii were present, besides the other
member, OF the Cabinet, General Shcr-
man. Secretary Cameron and Attorney,
General l;tlt; and 1t Is equally certain.
although not reported IN the papers this
morning, that Geographic dispatches were
sent Ut Il late hour. from General Shcr-
ih'n I" ''tncr'l h"ger' commanding the
troops 1T 'ol'lmbla' = l.. with regard to
me coarse 10 De- pursued by that officer IN
vac present emergency. inquiry at the
War temperament Rails to indie tie the pur-
l'"'' Vi THESE instructions; ana any fur
wv ',i''"' ic7 'r,''h2 'lclr nature
II" 'oi 'H' P'c>''''' ne merely cohJec-
'"i';
,.,;,, "' N''i '>'i' 81 "'iit col Pahies OF
''''''''l W. lu''' within "ooIS' ana
'"' 9t"'."> VI washington are greatly us
-" "''' ~ 'i' 'i''-'''.S Vi tiie olllceIS IN
;,ri m H. .,, i''' NI'' 'i'''" q
der. hat are We coming to- Here are
the cannon. and here are the men to fire
them, lald by nclt sam ut the rate of
thlrtN-sev"n and u half cents u day and
failoh>' yet never Il shot has been fired
lltlS t.,ll Il