Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-29
From our regular correspondents; }
Our Washington Letter.

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UR GARRISON-WIIAT TIE SONS OF MARS
ARE DOING-TIE DEMOCRATIC MASS \
MEETING observation-disclosures BACK Be
IN TIE DEPARTMENTS-APPR OF pa
TIE CONGRESSIONAL SEsSION-NEEDED lea
IMPROVEMENTS IN TIE CAPITOL, ETC.
WASHINGTON, ID. C. Nov. %, 10.
Although Washington is by no means a ~
city, the wide spread and gen
.ral StagnatiOn of business incident to the
.Xisting unsettled and unsatisfactory state nc
IF affairs is severely felt even here; and -
he arrival of several companies of regular
roop>, about y week ago, was hailed with
pleasure by not Il few of our merchants, ie
without regard to politics, because their b;
presence would, in u measure. Il; least, en-
livcn trade and bring some change to the
empty tillcrs Wnr>mcn are proverbially :,
liberal in their expenditures; and us the II
greater part of the officers and soldiers "
now here came from South Carolina, !,
where they had little or no opportunity to G
spend their money, they came we'll sup /
Piled with lucre ana showed Il most grail y
lying disposition to part with It, Wash
inrlon has ALWAYS been Il f:tvolile post >
with officers of the regular army, no less
than an cnvicd "st;.tion " for those of the
navy; and it is very evident that the gay
sons of Mars now here are in no hurry 10
uel;lrt, but rather consider it Il fortunate
chance that called them from the dismal
swampS and dreary pine forests, rtplele
with rattlesnake>, fever and agut,an SIM
liar delcclahle ,lelicacics of South Caro-
na to til" broad avenues bright skies ana
cosy drawing room, of the Nat onal Cap
it;,l
If they will fl d occupation of a more
serious nature ihIn TO attend dress parade
and escort fair ldIcs seems extremely
doubtful. 1t WIS feared by some. !htt the
4rc.,t democratic i,lch-lI1ht procession,
which was To come of here on Thanks
Giving eve, tn 2yth instant, would result
IN bad blood andspos>ibly riot. There is a
, elias, of = iyhling democrats here, rs in
all other large cities, who would like
nothing better than 4 row. and til,
class i, always sure to turn ont in full
force on IN occasion like this. On the
! other hand, the republican colorel element
u down in the" Division is not ;tversc to
I i rumpus When opportunity offers; and, III
the present excited condition of public
feeling, it is almost certain that there
would be contact and conflict between
. these two elements. Hence, ii was very
!, wise prccaution OF President Grant to OF
der troops here TO preserve the public
:, peace, If necessary; bat since the demo
q Tcr,i> have abandoned their idea Of u pro-
= cc>,on, and propose 10 remain 1T home
=, and cat their nh>giNnS turkey IN peace
y That danger i, past and no trouble need b,
{, unprecedented.
Ii j. both curiou, aud instructive. Il:
y giving an insight into human nature, t
~ Take Stroll tl4rough The government &c
= lartmenls and oD~crVc the change thu
has come over the employees since tie clcc
u ton OF MI. Hayes l. considered u reason
D. ably cclt;iln- he day following the e!cc
nm tlon, Il was suddenly discovered that
"a .4r-e number oi the Young gentlemen hl
a been ardent admirers and supporters {
he Mr. lldcn a. along that "hlir " pl'Nn
Get oil - itl''!IV'h>' tA'N Ht' p'on 900
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m i '"'i'9c i'" O"'ilP ~ 49, ''l'' ''i' ''i'
e~ tould cypress lAr.r = nulHr opinions lItri
ne Md Wlhout u'n1tI vi di>ml~s.'I >om'
even, went - ltr - 10 >.,y tAlt they h.
actually voted III tn democratic c..ni
RAJ gate But "I1> po"Dt and >u>lch'
nd came. and what h.td been SPOKEN open
,.h. tIc lay before now became a conLlVcnu
y, Whisper only. More d'uht AND more 81
~ ptIl-t; and these SANE NUun- grnucln'
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'- suuuII h.ur m.u.r 4 no.r OF llIelr Il l.
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az ltIuoHc.t'N once more.
a1 W l.hih zen q ~ Congress VA ;'~>''
~. blr;r lll,,-l ,\,..ttl,, >,.>> on ulty >:.tr
~. pc pIc,ucte!. y Large nAmo,r oi >rr
~, tul> aud MtnDtl, are ALREADY IN lp"
al among tir ltiici, Sunset I"A, W
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