Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

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The monotony o. the week that
has passed was broken by the cele-
bration of the university of the
Battle of View Orleans. "Jackson's
day" ~ it Is called. The election
of jackson marked the overthrow
of a corrupt Isrty despotism. and 1t
Was fitting that the names of Jack
son and Cleveland should be associ-
ated In celebrating the victory of
New Orleans when the country Ia
rejoicing in the overthrow, through
Cleveland, OF the gigantic and des-
potic oligarchy OF Office stealers and
holders known as the Republican
party The. celebration here was
Democrotic. eloquent, and success
full.
Another event was the advent
and departure, all in forty-eight
hours, of Col. Lamont the private
secretary OF the president-elect.
Col. Lamont came to look for a
home. and 10 scan the field of his
future labor. lie had not been in
the city before. He has a wife and
children and must have a house.
He did not succeed i'm getting a
house, but will try again, after the
fourth OF March, when IA few hum
dred residences will doubtless be
vacated. e
1t is difficult to believe that only
six weeks more remain of President
Arthur and a republican, admins
tration. Preparation is sleepless,
and expectation is on tip-toe for the
fourth OF March. 1t is estimased
that there will be 100000 visitors
here at the Inauguration, / cannot
think that there will be so many,
but the number will doubtless be
large !. AS usual thing the inter
est of the country in Washington
matters ceases with the adjourn
ment of Congress, but this year it
will grow with the Inauguration OF
new president, Il new. policy, the
appointment of a new cabinet, and
numerous other changes in all the
departments of public service.
1t is edifying to see the despera-
tion with which a large number of
drones and sinecurists are trying to
get themselves converted into real
little, civil service reformers and
democrats. Many of them are
shutting over with an alacrity THAT
is not graceful.
Congress is at work on the appro-
priation bills. The Navy bill has
been passed by the House. and the
consular and Diplomatic bill is un-
der discussion. heard a republi-
can Statesman, so called, bewailing
the fact that the trained and inn
proved consular and diplomatic per-
sonel which, he said, had been es-
tablished in the last eight years by
Everts and Frelinghuysen, must
give place to Democratic bummers
and ward politicians. Well it will
be pity If it is so, but If this nox-
ious class must have offices, by all
means lets send them to the foreign
courts where they will have moth
ing to do, and will therefore be in
capable of harm. Modern diplom-
acy is an anachronisrn and a farce,
There is not the slightest necessity
for our sending representatives to
foreign governments or for foreign
governments to. send representa-
tives here. We have no foreign rel
atoms. Steam and electricity, and
the press have made the embassa-
dorial establishments of contiguous
states useless, then how utterly
needless to keep them up between
our country and transatlantic
powers. 1t would be better to re-
call our hinsy ships, cruising in
foreign seas, exposing our weakness,
and costing millions annually. 1t
would be better to dIsmantle our
diplomatic establishments in Euro
pean capitals. The press with steam
and the Atlantic cable will furnish
US prompter and more accurate in
formation than can possibly be oh.
tanned by our heavy representatives
abroad. We will know state secrets
as soon as they are known by kings
and their ministers, for we will get
them from the same source, the
press. saa
/ was walking on Connecticut
avenue yesterday, which is the FASH
ionable Sunday proinenade of the
city, and among Other noted people
was Mr.. Blaine the late candidate.
He was walking with Miss L2rihg,
daughter of the Commissioners of
Agriculture, and another young
lady. The ex candidate, or should
1 say, the perpetual candidate, is
looking pretty strong, but he has
sinister face, face in which his
vauIting, foiled ambition is darSly
written, a face that seems To say,
81 would rather be first in Hades
than second in Washington"
The situation OF the Blaine's in
this city is not happy one. Mrs.
Blaine is not magnetic, she is repel-
liant. She has taken occasion to
snub many ladies in society, here,
who openly rejoice at her disap-
pointment and humiliation now.
Mr.. Blaine's course since his defeat