Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-15
(From our special correspondent
Washington Letter.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 11th, 1876.

Washington Letter.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 11th, 1876.
For the last two or three days the inter
est of the nation in general, and the ma
lional capitol in particular, has conferred
in the state OF Floradt. the land of aliga-
tors and mitsmatic fevers, which at pres
ent seems to be the hinge on which the re.
suit of our centennial presidential election
turns. This morning the principal sub
ject of conversation, in, as we'll US outside
the departments, was the dispatch from
Senator Conover. which comedies F!orall
10 the democracts. The government clerk,
whose bread and butter (whv not crackers
and cheese, and ale, rs well) depends
upon the election of ~IIaves, Reluctantly
give up their cherished hopes of another
:our years in office, like drowning men.
they catch any straw that they see, in the
belief that it will carry them safely to the
shore. The democrats, on the other hand.
although hopeful of Mr.. Tilden's election.
do not feel safe enough to be o%verjubilant.
hence the state of suspense which hangs
like at thunder-cloud, over the city and
country, causing even the most sancuine
of both parties to be Reserved in their ut
tcrings, while those Of Il gloomy turn of
"'' w AAob piC"totN WILL lt aspect
of things, predict another war when the
final result becomes known.
Everybody is aware that. in the event oJ
MIR. Tilden's election, no city will be more
directly influenced thereby than WASH
lngton, the seat of government and retreat
Of office holders; but it is only Il few who
can realize the extent of the changes that
will be caused by such Il turn in the adj
ministration. The thousands of male and
female employees in the various depart.
ments who their situations to politi-
cal influences, will have to leave; the easy.
lndolent oilice-life to which they have be-
come accustomed, must be discontinued.
they will be thrown on their oan re-
sources. Many of them have. in the
anticipation of continued tenure of Off 20.
invested their earnings in real estate, Tor
which they have lot fully paid; the result
Is that mlny of them will have to sell out
ut :: slcrilice in order to obtain money
enough to mmence life anew at some
other place, for not one in Ten of the ex-
clerks Will be able to make Il livinr in
Washington, without government ulp.
The city. however, will by no means be
depopulatcd; the places of those WHO leave
VIII speedily be filled by applicants for
officers under the new administration. and
their names are logic!
irrespective of the actual change in the
administration the coming winter season
Will be one of unusual interest. I'm the
event OF Mr.. Hayes election bv a mljoirty
OF one vote, ii is more than likely tha, the
returns from the disputed southern states
VIII be looked into by the democratic
House of Representatives. 1t is also en-
pected that IN important bill, relating to
future presidential elections, Will be intro
duced this setSon,-providiny for the elec-
ton OF the president by the total popular
vote, instead OF, is 1T present. the cItcto-
raj votes of the states. Aside from rh.>.
congressional events. til" social Sti>1u viii
be one of surprising brilliancv. No mat
ter whether Mr.. Hayes or Mr.. Tilltn j.,
elected. 4 large number of otlicc->crkersI
under the new regime will flock to WASH
lngton. and Vie with the leaders OF the
past four years in giving elegant and cost
~ tntcrtalnincnt>-tur il ctnno. be- sun-
posed that those who have held the rrinsI
80 long VIII give them up without a >trur-
Ole. y large numb'r of foreigners who
have spent The sum~mcr-mou1h> ut tie
Centennial Will Colnr to WASHINGTON for
the WINTER; and II has 80 lonr been the
boast that This city i The Paris of An.cri-
Ct that nothing viii be omitted to keen
II? his impression.
.ipropos of the C~cntennil: Who hu>
thought OF il lately? The ln.c~. accoan,s
state thtt it was Closed. ~ wl- the inlru.
tl"n, on the evening of Now. l0th, in the
prr>rNre OF President Grant and Cabinet,
and about 100000 visitors. HE task of
the Centennial Commission j. now at an
end: /" The credit Of the gentlemen COM
posing 1t he il said, that they have done
honor to their responsible lu>itious. In
financial Respects, the Exposition has been
:" far Il success. that the stock holders
VIII receive about eighty per cent of
their capital invested, which WIS Il, the
outset. expected to be a dead los: and
lil> result Is due rs mitch 10 the rood
arrangement Of Tie directors, :s T., ,hr
general interest NANTES "a in IL. exhibit /
ti"h, which has caused 80 many thou~ani-
t" flock to III" hr"tIlcrIv-lovr city. Ih~.
interest continued until the evening OF
Nov. dlll. then everybody who mt!e Il
p:eie1cr OF e|nw a1yb GV went home ln
vote IhIllirlphlt WIS in an upYulr OF
excitement, the noise everywhere WIS tl-
muitu"u>. and : q vour co~Tit>ponlrnt. who b.
i naturally OF 4 quiet, and rather nervous
disposition. packed up his traI> and hird
himself t" the National Capital where vot-
trs do not c~pn-reytte, and whi,krv j.
scarce. HIS hopes of L quiet election dlv.
however. were disappointed. for. aIlhourt
inactive in determining the result the
Washington public Is 50 immediately in
trre>trd that, in short, sleep WAS inpo,,i-
bic on election NIGHT
In another week thc result of tie rirc-
ton hall have been fully drrilr l.. AMI the