Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-01-05
WASHINGTON LETTER. .
.cFrom Our Regular correspondent,

~ ASk1EN1 WV A<o = -
.(From Our Regular Correspondent)
Congress has been away from ,,
during the holidays,
,ut politics has known no rest.
Che committees have been discuss
ID, and their personnel denounced
and praised according to the polit-
cal or selfish bias of the inGivid-
nal. The weiget of comment is,
however, in their favor and it IS
doubtful if any other distribution
could have given SO much satisiac-
ton and so little offense. Mr..
Morrison, the chairman of the ways
and Means committee, has express
ed his views on the tariff question
through the medium of an inter-
view, and Mr.. Hewitt, the most
prominent eastern member on the
same committee, has given ms
views to the world in letter to the
"Albany Argus" From their ex-
pressions it is evidentthat the Wes-
tern and Eastern democracy are In
practical accord on the all impor-
tant question now before the coun-
try. Their accord means a careful
and prudent reduction of the tarin
by placing the raw materials tnat
are used in our manufactures on
4 the free list; by removing the tariff
from sugar, salt, and articles oil
CONNIE on every day use; and by re-
ducing duties to a necessary reve'
;, nue., and lightly protective oa'
+, sis.
A curious but not unexpected re'
suit of the introduction of this real
and vital question in politics mas
been the total eclipse of state issues
Ia A few republican bourbons here ano
te there, with spite Immortal, contin
ne to humble and rave about the
solid south, and questions tha'
,were settled twenty years ago; Du'
ct they are known to be the inteliec
et tuaI descendants of those who shou
ted fire at Noah's food, and thei
rawlings has no appreciate lnnu
bl ence on politics. 1t is perceived o!
, discerning men of both parties ina
ne the country is entering new epocn
Ia and that the men of antiquity haV
no place in modern affairs VII
have nothing to do, In fact, foreVe
and ever, unless Gabriels trumpe'
ia with an improved steam power
IN tachment may, perchance, awak
! them.
New Years day was celebrated
the usual way in Washington
The President was assisted in r
ad ceiving 1000 or 5000 callers by Ii
o dies prominent in cabinet, ot1cla
Tn and social circles among who
were: Mrs. Frelinghuysen, Il
Misses Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Linco
III Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. and Miss Gre
VIZ ham, Mrs. Brewster, Mrs. Telle
IL" Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. Logan, MI
Jones, Mrs. Pendleton, Mrs. Wa
1" ner Miller, Mrs. Frye, Mrs. CulloI
Mrs. Hawley, Mrs. Wadsworth,
irNew York, Mrs. Dorsheimer,
oilNew York, Mrs. Steele of Indian
lilo Mrs, Skinner, of New York, M
inoSheridan, Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Wal
ioe Mrs, John Davis, Mrs. Blaine, M
Robson, Mrs. and Miss Beal
,oalMrs. Kinsley, Miss Stout, M
has Craig Wadsworth, Mrs. Mlch'
;au-and Mrs. Rockwell.
ded Army, and Navy officers call
,eer in full dress uniform, with sWo
and epaulets and gold braid. 1
representatives of foreign COVE
ion ments also wore the full dress
bo their respective courts and, WI
all these were asse s-iT d In the e
room, with ladies 2P Exquisite
lily let the scene was one of dazzl
lily splendor. The Marine Band
ed stationed IN an ante-room ana pl
ell cd selections from Mendelso
ed Weber, and Sullivan during
en- ceremony of the reception. /
is haps the most interesting part
of the reception was that of two
an three thousand people who
waited until titled and official
dis sonages had presented their
tax, meets to the President. AT
ong O'Clock the doors were opened
that this vast crowd and the shOp-k'
ion err. the artizan, the hack driver,
leve barber, the milIiner, the cham
AKA maid, and other honest or disl
fail est unclassitied people, while
va and black, pressed forward to
pose the Presidential digits and tr;
lous the rich carpets of the w
icles House, Here was such seen
h as could be seen no where else in
l his tions great or little, and VIII
'unt. was paltry itself, it was In a
long tain sense a recognition OF the
acco ciple of human equality, ana
mon. cal of a freedom (some would
a tax it a license) such as no other PIT
pro- in the world enjoy. England
State France are called free coun
Z on and are so praised by puollcists
when statesmen of all lands. b
deral Queen Victoria, should hold
1T it, reception an Irish mob v
Mr.. yank her off the throne, ana
Mr.. dent Grevy would not dare a
inted experiment without posting
alton ments of soldiers in the Fla
,ct to. Concordo, and about the Ar
'deral Triumph.
K col January /, 1884.
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