The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-03-04
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspor dent.l

|
smoothly, and the measures which
have attracted so much attention are
giving away one to the other in rapid
succession. Gen. Logan scores one
more triumph in the passage of his
bill to place Gen. Grant on the re-
tired list, the vote standing 85 to II,
with several pairs. Five Democratic
Senators voted for the bill, whiles
eral others abstained from voting at
all. The bill will undoubtedly pass
the House, and will give Gen. Grant
an annual salary of SlX,5 nO-enough
to make him comfortable for life. 1t
has been stated privately among the
ex-President's friends that, if placed
on the retired list of the army, he
would retire from politics entirely,
which is no doubt tue. 1t is not
likely that Gen. Grant would in any
event ever have been a candidate for
President again though many who
had reasons to fear his candidacy
were induced to vote for this bill as
means of getting him out of the
way. The impression here is that
Congress will now agree to restore
Fitz John Porter to his rank i'm the
J army, though Gen. Logan and others
are still bitterly opposed to it.
We have again celebrated the an
nual "littIe Ratchet" day. The city
of Washington decked with a thou>-
and flags greeted the 18th anniversary
of its founders birthday. The gen
eral holiday which emptied the Gov
eminent offices and closed up the
pubic works poured a crowd of peO-
pie upon the streets to see the Nations
Capital everywhere crowned with
the gorgeous ensign of the Repub-
lic." The oldest Inhabitants Assoc
citation, numbering among ITS mem.
: beers some whose recollections go back
to the early days, held meeting and
listened to an address by the vener-
able Joseph H. Bradley, Esq. the
Nestor Of the Washington bar, still
erect and full of fine oratory. He
dweIt upon Washington in two as
poets: First, Washington the archi-
tect, under Providence, of his own
fortune, and second. Washington the
creator OF permanent seal of gov
eminent for the Republic. and the
: founder Gifts Capital City. III sketch
, ing the Father of his Country under
) the first aspect he narrated the events
: of his youth, dwelling upon such as
tended to mold his character. and de-
| picted with graphic skill episodes of
his early life which showed that dam
, ger and toll were to him providential
! guides uDOn prOvifential way. His
tory showed no lad so young called
f to such great undertakings. The
outer circumstances cOncurred with
\ the inward life to make the boy the
, father of the man. A word picture
) OF Washington with handful of men
: protecting the retreat of Bradd0ck's
army drew repeated rounds of APP
plause. Then, considering Washing
: ton under the second aspect, as foun-
der of t e city, Mr.. Bradley gave II
brief history Of the circumstances
which led TO the establishment of the
seat Of government here. The con
Stitution was Wa-hinytOn'5 work. 1t
grew out of an as>emblage which
convened in 1884 at Mount Vernon,
, and was completed in Philadelphia,
where he occupied the chair. That
instrument fixed a permanent seat Of
government for the United States
The city was planned by him; its
first sketch, with Washington's own
signature upon it, is now preserved
, at the Office of commissioner of pub
lie buildings and grounds. 1t was
5 not Washington city. but the city of
, Washington which he found to be to
all time, with constant growth. the
nations monument to Washington.
1CH, L may anu NlillVuI UTILISE III
Judge Bradley perhaps; it is a great
thing to be father of country. even
after l5n years haye passed way; aud
the American people are not g ing to
forget little favor of the kind. No
one ever raises the third-term cry
against Gen. Washington, and yet he
has been filling the Office of Father
of his country for good many years.
Perhaps it is because there is no sal.
airy attached. This may he a sugges.
ton to the special comm ttee of the
Senate on civil service reform. Abnl-
I ish all salaries and the struggle for
place will cease.
} During the visit Ofthe Fisk Jubilee
Singers here last week a rather touch.
ing incident occurred at the White
House. 1t will he remembered that
when they where here last Spring
the leading hotels refused to receive
them as gusts on account of their