The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17
Washington Letter.
Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, March l2, 1873

Washington Letter.
Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, March l2, 1883.
This Is the season for the emigration Of
well TODD northern people southwark, and
the number that are passing through
Washington this year on their way To the
southern states, especially to Florida, IS
immense. Notwithstanding Congress has
adjourned, the hotels here are crowded
with these southern. bound lelsurers, who
are fleeing from the sharp winds and sud.
den changes of the capricious north, to
seek pleasure and comfort IN the genial
climate OF the Gulf of Mexico
Many Congressmen may yet be seen in
the city. especially about the Departments,
where they are trying 10 have that little
matter" attended to before they leave.
Even newly elected Senators arc here max.
ing earnest efforts TO secure the appoint
ments to federal offices which they prom
.sed to their friends before they were elect
cd.
President Arthur has been feeling quite
indlsposed nf late, and has decided TO 20
to Forlless Monroe this week Tor u lille
rest. He is still undecided about his VI
templated trip to Florida. If the bottom
facts were known about the Presidents in.
disposition, 1t would be exposed that he IS
too high liver tor the good o. his liver.
Unless he sets his face like flint against
it, the President will be made a social
slave. With the great increase OF wealth
in Washington has come its encourage OF
French kitchens and Other diabolical, dys
pepsia. breeding Improvements. There ale
now ten banqueting millionares in Wash
lngton where there was not more than one
before the war. Arthur, Notwithstanding
his fine physique, cannot stand up under
too much glutlony; he has not the cas-
iron stomach of Grant, cannot cenfint
himself to whisky straight like johnson
or drink tea and eat pIunes like Hayes
Hence the necessity of fishing excursions
to Canada and Florida or other means o
escape flom the internal rounds of ieastinl
which has become the bane .! Washing
ton political life. Some straight laced r.
formers have assumed the role Of critic up
un the Presidents proposed manner OF re
creation, ana preach hun little sermonettt!
through the press III which he is told tina
fishing expeditions are Incompatible will
reform. They would better go to the
of tie evil and preach against the system
that enables the party OF moral ideas Il
send festive Presidents TO Washington al(
surround them with loose lived gorman
d eng millionaircs When The President
stomach is out of order he cannot do bet
ter than charge it to malaria, and seek re
lIet from the flesh pots OF Washington II
such recreations as the laws OF hygien
and the advice of his doctor sugges,
The reunion of the Society Of the Arm.
of the Potomac which is to DO held her
on the 10Th and 18th of May, ought to b
an event of unusual interest not only t.
the veterans of the Civil War. but 10 al
the dwellers IN the far city of Washing
ton. Here, If anywhere ought the histor.
OF that army be understood. This Will b.
the fourteenth annual reunion of the socie
~, yet for the first time since its organiza
ton 1t IS now to meet in the city through
which its soldiers marched into Nirglnii
Twenty odd years ago, The fact shat tn
Army of tue Potomac has waited so man.
years before coming back to the q 4!
which was so long It's base Of operation
aud which Is now its natural headquartel
is delay which may be ascribed 10 tn
fact that the Society has never before heeI
Invited 10 meet here.
The old soldiers who have not seen thel
Capitol since the grand review Of 1855 vii
find 1t wonderfully changed This beaut
full city, in its spring time garb, with II
promise OF becoming much grander as tn
Republic increases In greatness an
wealth, Will afford striking contrast I
the village about which they marched an
Uvouacked twenty years ago.
All the clerks Of the Senate and Hous
are still busy arranging the papers OF bot
Houses, which have to be assorted, lddcA
cd and placed ON file, II IS no little wOll
aud the files of the House have become s
bulky and burdensome that the matter {
accommodations has become q serious ont
and national bonfire fer their desTuctio
has been suggested.
, OF the one hundred and forty member
retired from last Congress, one hundre
are applicants tor federal appolntmen
, One of the tame duck" members. i
eloquenlly pleading for place, SAID, 81
mus, have place; cannot carr my IL
ing without one"
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