Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-03-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Special Correspondent
Washington, March IA, 1881.

From our Special Correspondent
Washington. March II, 1881.
Quiet reigns in Warsaw" was once said
when the city was crowded with hostile
soldiers and anything else but quiet on the
part of a citizen would have met with speedy
punishment. That was a conquered quiet
and came on suddenly, but the quiet which
now reigns in Washingtonis one of profound
peace. and has been growing more and
more observable for the past nine days.
Yesterday
The church bells wrung their solemn peal,
And gathering crowds went iOith 10 prayer
And Others followed too 10 steal
A glance al one they thought was there.
The little Christian Church" almost onthe
northern suburbs of the city has all at once
become immensely popular. An immense
thropr of worshippers wendell their way
thither OF course their devotional in-
pulses impelled then. It is true Mr.. Gar
field wOrships there, and so he did when he
was simply the gentleman from Ohio, but
never heard at that time that there Mas any
such rush for seats in the synagogue. One
who WAS there told that His EXcelleucy
looked very deyout till the minister said
something about Gideou's band only nam
berine some three hundred and twenty nine
which occasioncd perceptTble change IN
his cOuntenance.
Tie city is full Of intense patriots al
clamorous to be permitted TO serve their
country. Dog bite dog ia The style mat
obtains. The outs all think they ought TO
be ins and to accomplish tins end they had
SO lief see the blacklist Republican removed
SIS 20 behold the dccapitation Of : stolw2rt
untorrifed.
An extra session seems Imminent, and II
Is believed thar the reiunding bill Will be
again passed. Mr. Hayes veto thereof cost
the government Sl,500,000 every month
This is the sum that the people pay because
fraudulent President has Obcyed the AFRO
can't dic.ati0u Of certain of those privileged
institutions. the National Banks. At The
very time Nr lIayos denied the people OF
the United states the benefit OF lower rate
OF interest. the French government placed
uuon the market a three per cent loan.-
10 what extent. if az all, Hayes personal
resources were augmented, no one knows
aNcept the chosen sMmIsTlc' oil the BANKS.
II they GOT Il cheap veto from Hayes they
will find a harder customer 10 deal with IN
Garfield. He has had more experience IN
matters OF & IKE import As fer Instance, /
doubt if poor Hayes even We, knows exactly
bv what mastery feat of legerdemain he was
made Presidents but Garfield in an instant
could tell one sil about it And vet lie IL
thought even by one OF the leading Demo
cratic papers OF this place to be wonder
fully n,cs man and likely TO make an excel
lent President What h4s become Oh all
the charges Of fraud bribery aui corruption
tha. were made against him during the
campaign? i have never heard ot oae OF
them being successfully denied. He reminds
me Of q story tGat is sometimes tod to H.
.ustr&te a point. 1t used to be the custom
and s..l. IS I'm some localities 10 BRING INTO
the harvest Go.d an afternoon rCIast itls
had been done on one occasion, &ld as the
hands gathered around, Cac oi thcm dipped
mp "a cup full of milk, but rs he did so a
certain black bug Acw into the cun, when
he Immediately threw away the miF. The
farmer. who was standing by, at once srold-
cd him f.r his vaslc.Nineee saying tiat the
bug aid not inire the EilS. The man re-
piled " that NAV be very true ami &c may
De very rice bug. but | don't ii'-e iiis oc-
cupa.iou." So IL may be as % Garfield; lie
may be 81 very nice man and may L-aAe e
good President. bat don liAe b., ,y,vlv.
Somuch or Garfield eud as 10 his cabinet
few /; any Of it, mcurc-5 are ANY better or
more -, ASn himself B.Gine, the
Tr..-:>., swell and uottoo iavc-s'lv known
, rnroughous the country. lie made money
by government contracts, AID Was scnt to
congress. There he was aggressive, tricky,
unScrupulous and not over AOayat vide the
Sullivan lettcrs.l Massachusetts, has twice
refused him her vote for the Presidency
q. rs h .ll