Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-01-16

WASHINGTON LETTER.
trrom our Regular Correspondent,


WASHINGTON, u. e., Jan. 18Th, 1886.
The dedication Of the Washington Mon
ument which Is soon To precede the inau-
guration ceremonies, promises To he q
rather tame AFFAIR at best. Mr.. Winihrop's
orstion has been prepared somo time but
the orator will hardly lie able to deliver
IL in person, while the proposition that
Mr.. Winthrops son should read it l. far
from being satisfactory. When the corner
stone Of the Bunker Hill Monument was
laid on the 18th OF June, 1925, Daniel
Webster was the orator, aud III. magnif-
cent address on that occasion was inspired
not only by the presence of Lafayette hut
by hundreds OF the old veterans Of the
Revolution themselves who occupied realN
directly In front of the orator. On the
18th Of June, lS43, just eighteen years
afterward, the capstone Of the monument
was lifted to its place, and Mr.. Webster
again delivered the Grafton, this time with
President Tyler and his Cabinet among
his auditors, and still hundreds OF the
Revolutionary fathers with open mouths
and hands TO their ears, drinking in the
sublime eloquence of the conntry's great
est orator. 1t was this occasion that
brought forth the familiar quotation {:
Venerable men you have come down TO
us from a former generation," &C., which
wns not in Mr.. Websler's prepared speech
at all, but was suddenly inspired hy the
surroundings and circumstances of the
occasion. The writer Of this, though a
mere boy, WI. present OH that occasion
aud can never forget tho sccne presented
when these rough old patrinrch. wcpt like
children at the thrilling words OF the great
orator.
The folly Of both honscs originating
bills upon the same subj 'ct is to b. some
hat ,adly demonstrate d in the rrrsrec, iv
defeat Of both the Culum hill in the SEN
ate and the Reagen bill in the House,
which provide for the regn alton nf inter
state commerce. The Cullum hill will
pass the Senate 10 morrow, ani The Rea-
gan bill will pass the House some day this
week. There is not mnch similarity in
the provisions af the two bills, so that il
is no, more likely that the Senate will pay
the least attention TO the Reagan measure,
than il is probable thtt the House will
take notice OF the Culum production. The
npslio, of the business will be that neither
bill will he reached, and the railroads as
usual will come out frat best.
So far n. The House could accomplish it.
there is 10 be Department of Agriculture
and Cabinet minister to look after the
beans and potatoes of the country. Is il
possible that Congress supposes that any
Cabinet minister is going to ma ke spec
| iaity of advancing the agricultural over
| any other of the many interests of this
prodigious country? And If such Cab
met minister were disposed to make a
specially of playing into the hands oI
grangers rs the high mncl,-a-muck OF off
cialisnl, how long will il be before the iron
interests of Pennsylvania, the Goldfish In
terests Of Massachusetts,, the wooden-nut'
meg and brass clock interests of Connecti-
cut. and the Saddle Rock oyster Interest
OF Virginia and Maryland, will be howlini
| for places IN the Cabinet.
The resident population Of Washington
have taken 1t upon themselves To inaug.r
ate Mr.. Cleveland in style entirely he
coming to the kind OF President who
gets chance TO he inangurnted but once
in qua'ter of a century. There is to b'
more of military display perhaps than
comports with the Republican sinplicit,
that we boast of, but what kind of dem
Onstration would we have without III,
blaze OF buttons and the blare OF trimpets
This ground floor of the new Pension Office
is to be set apart for Mr.. Cleveand's ball
| nA f1a ala n IN a.