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station.  This we reached about 5 o'clock.  In 15 min. the train was due
the time was spent talking with the young man that showed us the
way up the mountain and the station agent.  We learned that the
town was strongly democratic.  A remark made by the agent seems well
worth recording:  he said he thought the republicans would win because
they had plenty of money to buy votes, that he really thought there were
more democrats than republicans but that the republicans would be
able to buy them.  This caused Mr. W. to ask him whether he would
sell his vote.  "Just ask me," he said, but I want my price, $20000
will buy my vote."  Before leaving him he said that he had bought
many a vote, some can be bought cheap some again are dear.  Our
train soon arrived.  By 7 o'clock we were in Washington.  A train
for Balto. would not leave till 8 o'clock, so we concluded to take
a peep at the Library of Congress.  This beautiful building is said
to be the <s>has</s> the most magnificent in the world, and I really believe
it is.  It would be hard to concieve anything grander more artistic.
But to see it at its best I would say go by all means at night
when illuminated by its thousands of lights.  At 5 min of 8 we were
again back at the station.  A walk through the coaches showed us that all
the seats were taken.  We asked the conductor where we might obtain
        