The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-05-20
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, u. c., May Is, 1876

DEAR WHIG:-A merrier party than
went over to the "City of Brotherly Love-
from this town of magnificent distances, on
Tuesday of last week, cannot well be i'm
agined. Everybody your correspondent
excepted with their wives and daughters,
(and other peoples wives and daughters)
accepted Mr.. SCOTS invitation. Ameri-
cans never do things by halves, aud every
body seemed anxious and ready to iubilate
generally. ] don't suppose there was ever
trains SO heavily freighted with the heavy
swelldom of our nation as were the trains
that left here on that day. The trains took
away from us our administration, our Cab
net, our Senate, many of our most promi-
nent citizens, and worse than all, our Con-
gressonal mud SINGERS" and investiga-
tors. When the trains moved slowly out
of the depot, what misery filled the hearts
of those left behind. Suppose the trains
were wrecked on the way, what would be-
come of us? No administration, no Cabi-
net, no diplomatic corps no ex- Confederate
Congressional investigators. We would
have been like those spoken of in the
Scriptures, running to and fro" Those
who were left behind never drew a free
breath until the telegram arrived, saying
call right" Congress ct a! looking through
glass mot darkly) but absorbingly and
contentedly. ] should like to enjoy this
Centennial, because it grieves me to think
before another can come shall be required
to step down and out to some cemetery for
investigation. If the man who first in
vented the word Centennial could have real
lied what countless thousands he would
make mourn, think he would have desist-
ed from his tiendish work. We have Cen
tennial tackled on to everything we eat,
drink and wear. The woods is full of it.
Everyone has perfect mania for dig
ging out musty old things and calling
them relics" | know of several ladies
here who have provided for the next Cen
tennial, by carefully slowing away dresses
of the present day, and are perfectly fran
tic with grief at the prospect Of not being
on hands to see their posterity wrestling
with first class pull back.
One of the saddest things to contemplate
just now is the large number of persons
who have no relations, and very few friends
and acquaintances in Philadelphia. "Spare
Rooms" in "Philly" just now mean so
much per diem. and before the mighty
dollar, friendship fades away like funds
from the Maryland State Treasury.
AT THE CAPITAL.
Our dearly beloved Congress returned
from their Centennial frolic as safely as
possible under the circumstances and were
in session on last Friday and Saturday, but
being very much fatigued, and somewhat
shaky, very little business OF Importance
was transacted by the national calamity.
IN THE SENATE
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tied. Looking down on this trial brings to
mind the celebrated one of Andrew John
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''"' '"' - WIZ
THE INVESTIGATIONS
are still dragging along their weary length.
bnt the tide of false SWEARING is on the
ebb. and scandalous rnmor has paused for
breath. The market has been overstocked
and the notes remain over in the hands of
the vendors. If ANYBODY wishes to float a
falsebood of LARGE dimensions he had bet.
fer do il soon for the era of eminent and
;mnosinp liars is fast nassinq awav There
is no knowing where this insane nassion
for investigation will stop. Beoinnino with
the various members If the Republican adj.
mipistratiop the House has come down
step by stem. until it has reached its own
doorkeeper The CAV and festive
r,rzurcu
10 beino sierkad,, over the Goals in the
House Of his friends Tha f,cts in this
=, co chow how LITTLE consideration tha ey~
Confeder.te House mid to trne merit in
saIaot;nc, tho oft;nars of ths rrasant Hnusa
WIon Eou rnv go y, a s"t thnra iao I,,n
rr r' nroUd ae nan,ocrats str,,,iin nd
scTamhIine for each of the offices and thew
were given mt sonewbar AFTER the n,anner
Of nr;zes in a iotterv the lnokiest man had
the first choice, Here is n man who INN.
ed into the imnortant nositinn Of door.