Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-31
EDITORIAL CORES,

trip to WaShbgt ton' aud New Eorks We ar
rived in Washington on tho Hrst day Of
bIarob. Unusual Preparation had bees
made to mike tto inaugdtal coremouy su,.
cess. Four Soars ago one of tho srandest
political frauds ever conceived was palmed
off on the, country BY the Radioals in their
inauguration of Mr. Hayes. This time their
candidate had been elected according to tho
forms Of law and their dasire seemed to be
to obitoratc tho rascality perpotrated by
them. Thousands Of people wore looking to
Washington from every section Of the coun.
try. The city was full to ovorlowing, moro
than 100000 people being present. On
the 4th, Vthe weather was not propitious,
snow, raip and sleet having fallen tho night
before and on the morning of tho 4th Not
withstaudihg at on early hour the streets
were througed with men, women aud chill.
dren, white and black, The procession, at
the head Of which was President Hayes and
the President elect aud their families in opon
carriages, moved along Pennsylvania avenue
from tho Presidents mansion to tho capitol.
followed by at least twenty thousand armed
soldiers and societies and political clubs, all
under the command Of Gen. Sherman and
other officers, Federal and Confederate,
seemingly happy under the ''stars and
stripes" Tho pageant was grand, little
too much for our Republican simplicity. The
armed or military feature of tho ceremonies
was the most Objectionable to us. It is easy
to see, in the case of q close and uncertain
contest for the Presidency, the troops, regular
and volunteer, being under command of tho
General Of the army Of tho United States,
could turn the sealo in fav,r Of another
fraud for tho Presidency. Tho procession
was several hours in passing q given point
along the route. The President olect DO,
livered hisinaugural in tho open Dir, .at the
East front of the capitol, and was then
''sworn in" by Chiof Justice W aite of the
Supreme Court. Thus one citizen laid down
tho highest Office In the gift of tho people
and was succeeled by another citizen, who
in time will be succeeded by some ono olse.
A few old fashioned people demured to this
great parade, and cited ,as better precedent
the fact that Jefferson, when inaugurated,
rode from tue Presidents house to tho oapi.
tol on horseback, without parade or ceremony.
But tho country is moving forward iu almost
everything and the friends Of Mr.. Garfield
were bent on big parade, and they were
grati(led. sis
And now word about Washington: In
1888 Maryland ceded to tho general govern
ment o spiece ofterritory ten miles square,
sixty four thousand acres, upon which to
build tue city Of Washington. A French,
man by tho namo of L'Enfant and General
Washington made plan for the city and
laid out at once the whole of the territory
coded by Maryland for this purpose. The
plan was beautiful, harmonious and syste.
>matic, SO that now with the place built up,
with population of 10000. it is ono of
the most handsome places in tho country.
Pennsylvania avenuo leads from the Presi-
dents house to the capitol. From this great
thoroughfare radiatos an avenue named for
every State in the Union. The streets are
wide and numbered from North to South
and lettered from East to West. The
buildings arc marble and brick, Ia few of
wood only,) and many OF them largo and
fino. There are $1,000 ctice holders in tho
city. ltH
The public buildings arc large, numerous
and command attention. The capitol is the
largest built Of marble, and covers nearly
four heres Of ground. The cost was Sl3,-
'0Oo,O00l Tho domo is of iron, painted. white
and three hundred feet high. Tho building
is magnificent and full description Of it
would fill several columns. In addition to
the capitol, the Treasury, Post Offico, Patent
Office, State, War and Navy Departments,
md many other public buildings, adorn tho
city.
E TO BE Continued
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