The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-03-19
WASHlNGTON
onR srro1AL LErrER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March IL, 1881.
The all absorbing topic of the past week
has been the Inauguration ceremonies and
matters incident thereto. 1t will not be
necessary to 60 into details regarding them
as the country has been inundated with ac-
counts by telegram and letters, so that there
is scarcely an individual in the land that
has access to a newspaper but that is toler-
ably we'll informed on the subject. IT is
simply sufficient to say that an American
could feel justly proud Of his country upon
witnessing a ceremony, when one, so quietly
and unassumingy, lays aside the mantle of
power, which is taken up in an equally un-
ostentatious manner, by another individual,
without any cessation of the wheels of goY-
ernment or vacations of our citizens. 1t is a
grand and impressive thought "a monarch
to day and a subject TO morrow" without
loss of dignity or respect.
The Cabnet seems to give pretty general
satisfaction, There is not any enthusiasm
regarding it, but it is conceded that Presi-
pecially ms regards the State, Treasury and
Interior Departments. The Senate in extra
session confirmed the nominations as soon
as sent in, which was particularly polite and
consderste seeing that il has democratic
majority.
The President has been almost over
whelmed with callers since the beginning of
the week. This is however but the van
guard of the great army of office seekers
which are now vending their way to the
White House. One of the amusing features
of the Washington daily papers is the men
I tion Of the names of various parties who are
now in the city and the Offices which 1t is
supposed they are either seeking or being
urged for by their friends. Although it is
understood that the President is opposed to
! It there is every probability that there will
be an extra session of Congress, in May OF
June, by which time the vacancies on the
! Republican side of the house will be filled
| hy special elections. The Greenbackers are
beginning to feel now that they are Of some
account, and the five or six republican
members of that party are to-day regarded
with good deal of interest now that the
Democratic and Republican ranks are Sc
evenly matched.
Among the numerous positions which
have been filed already the mission tC
France by Levi p. Morton, of N. Y, anC
Nathan Cali Jr., (ex-Secretary of the Navy
MS District Attorney of West Virginia ar,
conspicuous, also that of Messrs. Evarts
Thurman and Howe, as Commissioners I,
the International Monetary Conference t,
be held at Paris, France.
The most interesting social event OF tht
week was the presentation of portrait o
Mrs Hayes to the White House in recog
milton OF her influence in banishing win,
etc from the Presidential Mansion. Mis-
Francis L. Willard made the address to th,
President, and hoped that he would follow
in the footsteps of his immediate predeces
sor as regards the subject of Temperance
President Garfield, in accepting the portrait
did not commit himself ON the subject an,
his reply was quite a model of diplomats
tact. 1t will be a clever man or woman
who will get anything except a non-con
initial answer on any subject that is not O
vital innorlance to the interests of the ma
ton as a whole, but when an answer is re
corded that gives his views and opinions b.
will be prepared 10 stand by them.
AUGUST