Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-08
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. G., Dec. 8, 49,

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REPUBLICAN CHRONICLE: Some wag
has remarked as follows, to>wit:
"And now abideth these three:
Unkissed kisses, unthunk thoughts,
and unvoted votes; but the greatest
of these is unvoted votes"
How true; how painfully true!
Unvoted votes. That's it exactly.
That covers the case, like a domia
nicker hen on a sssettin" of duck
eggs. Unvoted votes is what's
the matter with us, and we have it
bad-about the worst case I ever
knew of it. Still, do not regard
the patient as hopeless. We had
an attack of this kind some years
ago, but by long and patient nursing
we got over it. Let us get about
applying the remedy and beware of
the third attack.
Tomorrow at the hour of high
| noon, the second session of the pres
ent Congress convenes. 1t will be
peculiarly interesting session;
albeit short one. 1t will expire by
limitation on the 4th day of March,
and upon the legislation accomplished
between now and that time, in q
great measure, depends the result of
the elections of 1884. Both parties
know this, and are both determined
to put their best foot forward, so to
speak. The Democratic party, since
going out of power in 1860, has all
ways managed to show its cloven foot
sooner or later, upon the accom-
plishmert of any temporary success /;
and Notwithstanding the studied
pose with which the ancient dame
has spread her virtuous skirt,
and stood Sinking and smiling
before the public, since her
late surprising and unexpected
success, her frisky daughter, Mis-
sissippi, has already managed to
draw aside the hem of the garment
and expose to the public gaze the
same old split hoof. I allude to tie
counting out of Chalmers, in the
late election, fraud SO palpable,
that Democratic papers of decent
proclivities, like the Nashville Amer
lean, utterly repudiate it.
1t is thought that the Democratic
leaders will resist all attempts at a
reduction of interal revenue during
| the present session, in order that
they may win all the glory possible
from this source when they shall
come into their kingdom one year
from now.
Quite an interest is taken in the
question who will the Democrats
elect Speaker. Let all good people
pray that it may not be S. J. Ran
dali, of Pennsylvania. Our political
sins, I know, are many and grievous,
but let us hope not quite SO bad as
to merit that punishment.
The holidays are upon us. It is
quite treat to stop in front of some
of the show windows on 7th street
or on Pennsylvania avenue and note
the displays made in them. Every
thing that can delight the heart of
the little folks. God bless em, one
and all
I notice that the Hon. L. g. Houk
is back at his old quarters in the
Congressional Hotel. In the voting
at the Garfield fair for the most pop
ular candidate for the Presidency,
he ran ahead of everything, beating
Blaine, Logan and the field, and took
the two hundred dollar gold watch
in triumph. The Judge is certainly
some on a race, whether it be a rough
and tumble tussel with the
one>gallows boys, on his
native heath, or a gathering at the
National Capital On an occasion like
that of Saturday night.
The city is full of people, the
landlords wear smiling face, and
the song of the boarding house keep
er is heard in the lind.
1t is beautiful city. Her wide,
smooth thoroughfares, her beautiful
parks and her magnificent public
and private buildings entitle her
without doubt to be called the Paris
of America. 1t is peculiar city.
The mighty pulse of trade is un-
felt. The smoke of the factory
darkens not her sky. The thousand
tongues of machinery are not heard.
1t is city of statesmen and states
craft !; of politics and politicians Oh
office seekers and Office holders OF
hotels and boarding houses Of
claim agents and claimants; of in
ventors and patent attorneys
propose, in future letters, to give
you some ideas gathered from this
most peculiar city.
Yours, truly,
CEREsoo.