The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-03-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From o;ir Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March Il, 1885.

ministratlon is now fairly launched
and Is running the national machine
and getting ready to formulate d
policy. Its first move IN that direc-
will be felt iii the Nicaraguan
treaty, now withdrawn from the
Senate. 1--WE could-and would
have ratified hat treaty before this
said a very prominent Republican
Senator, '|but onr Democratic friends
said that they wished to give Mr..
Cleveland and his new administra-
ton a chance to start in with apure-
ly Democratic policy, that should be
America for Americans. The iegis-
lative bodies OF Nicaragua ratified
that treaty, iii spite Of the pressure
brought by the French under Les
seps and his contractors and the uH-
friendly influence Of Guatemala.
The operators in the Paris B0ucsc
predicted two months ago That F'ana-
III Canal stocks would decline %
per cent. on the news Of the ratiii-
cation by America of She Nicara4utr
treaty. Small won:;er Is It then
that the stock-owners Of Panama
have made so hard a fight to defeat
the American scheme"
But is it defeated?:' [ asked. "a
great deal depends on the PRESIDENT
said the Senator. "Notiling i~s
yet been heard from him that would
indicate his wishes or sentiments.
Mr.. Bayara is by nature ~conserva-
tive, but | think lie will see thai The
Clayton-Bulwer treaty which many
ofthe ablest men IN The Democratic
party hold has been abrogated hy
England herself) is not i'll accord
with progressive American ideas and
sentiments. Personally Dir. Bayard
stands very high III the esteem Of
his Republican associates III the Ben
ate. He was always courteous and
careful, and We all had the utmost
respect for any statement OF fact he
made In debate. for we knew it WAS
true
No: | want to see Iii. Cleveland
succeed. All Europe, as we'll az.
Central and South America. Is watch
ing us. On this caral negotiation
mere depends than is seen at the first
glance. Ii we do net build It Eng
land Will Our Government ii fu-
ture Will need to have d better and
more positive foreign policy than
ever before. Tins il made necessary
by eaents.6 The annexation craze is
spreading among The nations, and it
willsget close to us before long, you
may depend upon it. Then the six
pending treaties will compel the
country to adopt some rule touching
treaty questions and boundaries such
as Is in harmony with u tradi-
tons"
The new President is fairly set
tied in the White House. His day
is a long one, beginning at o'clock
in the morning, and ending not
much before midnight. Colonel
Lamont works quite as many hours
as the President. h!r. Cieveiand's
-aa4{s~consi5Fs mostly il d%ri.in2
in tue Suburbs Of the city. He man-
ages to See. every who really
wants to see him on any proper
business. And things never went
on more smoothly and easily at the
beginning Of a new administration
| arthat it was the wife Of thu
Russian Minister who broke the lee
of fOrmalitv at the White House OF
Friday. on the occasion OF the first
reception to the Diplomatic Corps
by the new President. The foreign.
ers entered The Blue Room with tn:
Portuguese Minister, Dean Of tht
Corps, leading. He, with his wife
and daughters, were presented first
the three bowling with grave an6
silent ceremony as they shook hands
with the President. The Italian
Minister, tall and stately, suggesting
a noble~o Of Louis Sixteenth's reign
was the most graceful figure, but
scarcely less grave and formal, than
Others. The British Minister stop
ped long enough to speak a few
words in a quiet, pleasant way while
taking the Presidents hand, and Z
looker-on, remarked, "He speaks
English, You know" When the
Russian Minister and his wife came
in her ready tact in always saying
the right thing in the right place
changed the atmosphere Of the Rlne
Room at once. It was like a breath
of spring after a "coid wave Her
natural, hearty greeting III good
Saxon tongue and ~cleyeTness saved
the day, or at least the OCCASION,
from a1Pfurtf1er coIdness and awk-
ward ceremony. in less than two
seconds the hum of voices filled the
Blue Room, and every II found
something to say.
General Hazen, who loves a fight,
is quite in his element now that the
court martial is sitting. 1t is & most
distinguished. good natrrpd and
agreeable court, barring the di>po-
sition of General Hancock to tWi~
the judge adyocatc, In fact, the
worthy General is quite disposed to
assert himself. and on Wednesday
morning What General Augur, who
had just come to town, prepared to
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