Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-22
Ties has made il necessary for the admins.

les has made ii necessary Tor the admins |
ration and its few real friends to in
vent all manner of excuses for it,
but the contrariety of those excuses
only makes the fact more patent
that there is ro.excuse for it, and that it
was the result Of influences to which even
those most unl:iendly to the President
thought he was not small enough to be sub
iect. Col. Lamont, to whom is attributed
the first suggestion of the refusal, contents
himself with saying that tho ladies declined
to go. Others at the White House and the
different departments say there wes mis-
understanding between tho different ccm-
mittees Of arrangements; that the train
started too early FOR the ladies' convenience;
that the reception would have necessitated
q change OF dress ard various other excuses
are offered, all Of the same utterly INSULT
Gent character. The ladies, as fact, did
want to go, and were very much disaD-
pointed when they were all informed that
they were not to 60, Immediately after the
last Cabinet meeting. This shows that the
trip was talked of at That meeting, and that
the determination respecting it was reached
at that meeting, which was attended by
the three Southern members Of that BODY.
Mrs. Villas told gentleman last night that
she WIS not informed of the change
Of programme unit! after the Cabinet
meeting referred 10, and that she was
both surprised and disappointed, as she had
anticipated g delightful trip. A prominent
ex-Union officer and bloody shirt republican
says the President was right in not going, as
he acted in accordance with the feelings of
the loyGl people Of the country, and that
they Won'd have thought Il good deal more
Of him if he had boldly stated that such was
his reason, Instead Ct Offering the vain and
silly excuses referred to. Some Of the North
ern democratic office holders also gay the
President was right, and that by refusing to
allow his wife 10 attend reception at which
she would hava been assisted by Miss Davis,
he avoided zap the judges and ma icrs and
and make hin and his wits give nation:..
recognition to the representative Of the lead
er OF tho ''rebe!lon." Most of the Southern
people are very sore, but they say that
had the gratuitons insult offered
the whole South through Miss Davis
been even grosaer than it was, moth
ing would have beeu done IN Richmond by
| which the President or any of his party
| during their stay in that city, could have
! suspected tia: the people there were at all
| resen:ful. 1t is the general belief here that
The President outside OF the Southern poli
ticians, was not very popular in the South
before, and that bis latest exhibition Of lit
tleness will considerably reduce even the
little popularity that he had there.
Nothing ID more apparent to the frequent.
ers OF the departments here than the differ
ence5 that exist between the officials. moi
only OF separate, but of the same depart
ments. No one can have any business a,
the Department Of the Interior without
hndng O.. thai Secretary Lamar and bis
legal adviser haven't any respect for each
other, and tbs scant courtesy the Depart
ment OF Jastica receives at the Treasury
Department is town talk.
A republican Office holder, who has us
returned from bis home ia Connecticut, saw:
his party are in straits there, and that Sen.
ator Haw!ey has serious fears about his OWE
reelection He says Mr.. Barnum is spend
ing money with liberal hand, aud thai
these acquainted with him know be never
does that unless he has fair show.
A Tammany Hall democrat here to-day
says that Grady, tho Presidents persona
enemy, who is running as IN independent
candidate for Congress in New York city
against Campbell, the regular democratic
nominee, stands s. good chauce Of being
elected, ~ Campbell ia popular with neither
party, and does the district no credit.
Col. Wilson, of Virginia, one of the assist
ant attorneys general, when informed to-
day that the Presidents Interpretation o.
his order prohibiting federal office bolde1s
from making political speeches had been
changed so as TO allow Office holders to make
political speeches, provided they no not
offensive, :aia he regretted he had not heard
OF the change sooner, as he would have lik ed
to make some speeches in his State if he had
not been informed by Mr.. Garland that tc
do so would cost him his place
private letter received here to day from Edge
comb county. North Carolina, in tho district now
represented BY O'Hara, the coored republican
says the coorcd vote in that county at the coming
| c'c"tlon will be divided between the two colored
candidates for congress now running there, AND
| that the white democrat will probably he elected
EI Commonwealth Attorney Brent, of Alexan
dria, will address the Virginia democratic asso.
| citation of this city to night