Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-28
Letter from Washington.

rt,orrespondcpcs Of the Alexandria Gazettc.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The Adminlstra-
ton with its guardian angle, who goes around
with r. B. to protect him from tho wlles OF
tho Yankee houris tho Vaccinations OF poll.
ticians, aud the seductive influence oil the "rol.
licking boys" who accompany him; and the "old
repeutsnt rebel" who makes his confession OF
guilt, but asks pardon with such humility as to
m;lt the hearts even of the icy New England
ers; and MI. Egarts, who 81 strongly resembles
the picture If the raven that sat upon the bust
of pallas above Poe's chamber door, have re.
turned, aud after brush aud bath look re-
marksbly well-alI things considered.
A sordad Western paper without the lear Of
the Administration before its eyes, 10 com'
mentinr upon the "trip Of the President
says:
"The President, and the members Of the
Cabinet accompanying him, cost the govern
ment So, PAT day. Considering the price paid,
thew certainly ought to make better speeches.
Which remarks arc all wrong, for the speech.
cs, il not good, certainly panied no one but the
makers.
1t is very dull and hot in Washington just
now, and nobody biamcs the Administration Tor
rcsortiDg to colder cline.
The Cabinet meets to- morrow Wnca tho re-
cent trip North will bo discussed, the proprlety
of making Southern tour talked over, and
then any other business that may chance to
suggest itself, or be suggested by MIR. Sherman,
10 order to effect the Ohio election, will be con.
sidered The meeting will not be pubc-o
course-aud therefore only such points as will not
actato the popular mind. or dcleterlonsly effect
the election, will be made known. The Mexl-
can border troubles, being harmless will doubt
less be given prominence-u the papers.
Reports to tho contrary. Congress will meet
Oh the 18th OF October. The President has 10
idea Of shoulderiug all the burdens and assum
iuc all the responsibility III such times as these.
anI the lawyers 10 Congress will have to con
lirue' their cases for the preservation OF the
country. There is plenty OF money say the
bankers and brokers but the people have none
The land is teemng with plenty but starvation
stands Gu! 10 the midst Of tho abundance.
Everything is cheap, but what matters that
when there j. nothing whcrcwlth TO buy
There
"Wuter, water everywhere,
Bat not drop to drink.
Mr. HAYES knows oil this, and Mr.. Hayes
does not propose to suggest tho remedy, but
rather to leave that to Congress, SO that any
measure adopted which may not prove adTant-
agcous will not rccoi upon his head 10 be
plain, it is shrew1y suspected by many. that
notwithstanding The promise made, MIR Hayes
s not averse to another term, aud If l!od up
On to serve couhl not decline. He used to do
that way when wanting to be Governor in
Ohio.
Ii may not be amiss ia this connection 10 say
that there arc those who yet imagine that quo
warrau!o case will be made up by which, with
the facts now made public, MIR. Hayes could DO
ouslcd, bu! this is very like the man who holds
on to his Confederate bonds. assured that they
will be good, as the CAUSE was just, aud there
fore Justice must prevail. So it will, said q by
ISLANDER, hut not in time to do you any good.
1t is said that majority of both Houses OF
Congress arc in favor Of remonotlzIng silver, IN
Other words making silver dollar worth 100
cents, or us much as dollar in gold.
1t may not be out Of the way to predict chat
subsidy to the Southern Pacific Railroad will
be granted by Congress at this session, but
whether the money so appropriated would get
into circulation Or 20 into the pockets of the
..jobbers' is a question. N.