Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-14

WASHINGTON, March 6.

| of the exciting and, in many instances,
| turbulent condition of the public mind
one short week since, reflected by the
thousands gathered here, our status
to-day of comparative repose and hearty
good will, one to another, is something
akin to the marvellous. From the
opening hour of the session last Mon
day I'D to the close of the last two
hours discussion on the vote of Wis.
oonsin at 3 o'clock, A. NJ, Friday, the
faithlsss regulators in the House had
held that body in constant state of
turmoil. and our city in one Of weari-
some disquiet, their probable success or
defeat being Immediately followed by a
corresponding despondeucy or great
cheerfulness as the course of events in
the South end of the Capitol indicated
the former or latter, and these violent
alterations from tho two extremes
We're speedily transmitted by the mer-
curlal crowds which awaited the COM
pletion of the count around the House
from day to day, to those of our citi-
zens who made a feeble pretense of
pursuing ordinary vocations. There
are few dissatisfied, Of course, with
the final award of the Commission.
Among those are the revolutionists who
begin to have a clear conception Of the
ugly position they elected to &C.
cupy, and the little army of reform
politicians who, anticipating a Tilden
victory, have crowded our hotels dur
ing the past few weeks with eyes single
to a Tilden appointment. While the
last named have only the pangs of dis
appointment to suffer, the former have
in addison the keen recollection of
their perfdous course in repudiating
their pledges and their mad efforts to
precipitate the country into the black
abyss of civil war. It is entirely safe
to predict that none of these will par
ticipate with any show Of enthusiasm
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Another cass-and their name is
legion-While hopeful, regard sll state
ments to the effect that removals from
office will be lew except for cause, with
ill-concaled sentiments of disapproba-
ton or outspoken condemnation. While
protesting to have come hither in &C
cordance with their usual custom of
spending portion of every winter at
their Nations capital to while away
some of their leisure time, it is readily
seen that they are very, uery anxious
about the distribution of patronage,
and are sturdy advocates Of rotation in
Office. Since President Hayes arrival
on Friday at 10 A. NJ, he has not been
neglected, nor can be complain of the
niggardDess Of his fellow citizens in the
way of advice. He was met on his ar
rival by an enthusiastic concourse at
the depot, whose cheers of welcome he
promptly acknowled by raising his
hat and bowling his acknowledgements;
but Senator and General Sherman cap
tured him and his party, conveying
them to the residence Of the former
After breakfast, with Senator Sherman
and some personal friends, he called
on Presidsnt Grant and subsequently
went to the Capitol, holding an i'm
promptu reception in the Vice Presi-
dents room. Nearly every Senator,
both Republican and Democrat, were
introduced, and also many Representa-
tives Of both political parties. Two
hours were consumed, and the impress
sion made by the President elect and
Mrs. Hayes was very pleasant one on
all present. Since his arrival the
house Of Senator Sherman has been
besieged by those anxious for an early
acquaintance, but many of them were
turned sorrowfully away without &C.
complishing their purpose. Only few
years residence at the Nation capital
is requisite to appreciate the insincerity
and heartlessness underlying fashiona-
bic lite here, and the facility with
which many of its devotees have trans
ferred their allegiance from Mrs. Grant
and the ladies Of the outgoing Cabinet
whom they assiduously courted to Mrs.
Hayes, is so thoroughly inconsistent