The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-04-12
Washington Sketches.

| JUNE, 1869. A CITY OF ROSES. TIE SOUTH
| ERN ELECTIONS. MIR. SUMMERS SPEECH ON
| THE ALABAMA TREATY. A CONSULAR AP-
| POINTMENT. GEN. DENT AND A HISTORIAN.
| A MUNICIPAL ELECTION. CIVIL RIGHTS. M
PERIALISM. HON. ALIEN. H. STEPHENS ON
THE POLITICAL SITUATION. AN OFFICE
| SEEKERS PLATFORM. THE CUBAN CUES
| TON. MISS SURRATT's MARRIAGE. sECRE-
TARY robson. COLORED JURORS. A STORY
OF BEN, BUTLER. EX-PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
| In June Washington might well De called the
City of Roses. The gardens are filled with
these beautiful flowers in all their varied colors,
and the air is laden with their fragrance. Free
quent showers keep down the dust, one Of the
great discomforts at the time of which I write,
and the cool, pleasant plash Of the rain on the
| leaves of the shade trees forms so. thing I'M
| dertone to the songs of the birds. The numcr-
Gus public squares provide cool, lcafy retreats
from the heat of the sun the broad streets and
avenues permit the summer bree1es to wander
at will. and the departure of Congress leaves
| the city rs quiet country towns Mrs.
| Grundy does not reside at the Capital; conse-
quentIy people pay no heed to what that
troublesome dame might say, and there pre-
walls a freedom of thought and action which
HIS us CIlulllfS lUI IfldilN VIA it>lNltHl> NNN
that those who have lived here for any length
Of time prefer Washington to all other cities Of
| the Union; while of those who come for a brief
| sojourn the greater number dislike to fold
their tents and silently steal away The con-
Guiding portion Of the quotation doe, not apply
to government officials
| Coming elections in Virginia. Mississippi and
Texas were attracting much attention. In the
former State the election day had been drsig-
| mated and vigorous campaign, in which
Washington politicians took great interest, was
in progress. The candidates for Governor
were Wells, Radical, and Walker, Liberal, and
! it was recorded at the time that both were san
| guinc Of success. In Mississippi and Texas no
| date had been appointed for the elections: and
thar authority, under the reconstruction meas
ures. dcvolying upon the President he was al
most daily besieged by rival delegations Of
Conservative and Radical Republicans who
| wanted days named that would best suit their
objects, \ vast amount of intrigue and Wire
| pulling was cxcrted in these directions, which
now seems to have been really absurd. But at
the time il was a bitter and active contest be-
| tween rival politicians, and caused the wires to
be burdened with columns Of special dispatches
| A letter written to the London Times by
| Senator Grimes of iowa in which it was inn
| piled that Senator sumner had asked to have
his speech on the Alabama question delivered
| in executive seSeion-published, caused good
| deal of discussion and was generally condemn
ed by Republicans. Republican senators denied
that Mr.. >umncr made any such request amt
| several fully endorsed MI. Summers views.
Indeed majority must have done 50 at the
time, for the almost unanimous rejection of The
| lJohnson) Alabama treaty followed tie dciy-
| cry OF the speech. Then came Minister Mot
ley's confirmation. 1t was evidently expected,
however, that Mr.. Motlcy'S '.instructon>''
would accord with the views of MIR. sumner
and there was disappointment il consequence
Of his having been given more peaceful role.
Pending. or recent changes, i'll consular oil
ces, in which the right man was not always
sent to the right place, recalled an Illustration,
in the case Of a consular appointment made by
President Lincoln early in 1861, aC a port in one
Of Her MNjestyS Provinces. To say That the
appomtte was unprepos>eSsng in appearance
and uncouth in manner i, to put him in a
favorable light as possible. But Of course,
all the courtesieS due TO his official position
We're extended. He made his debut at a dinner
party ut Admiralty House, where he shocked
the polite assembly both by his republican toll
ct and frontier manners. He sauirtel toLacro
Juice over the costly carpets and Kent the pe-
gantly dressed ladies in his vicinity in state Of
nervous trepida'ion. Before the dinner va,
over lie had imbibed sufficient wine ia make
him hiIariou. A. he "a .,hout +, t,I.a III.
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at my hotel ana IN Give vou iu>t tbc be,t drink
of Amcrikin yyhiskav Won ever t,staa., III,
Admiral accented the invitation. Of co,i,e. Inn
is believed TO have never tasted fine. whi.kpv
for before The new consul had fairly entered
unon his duties his amendment which had
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