Holly Springs gazette., 1846-02-07
CapitOline Leaves.
JACKSON, JANUARY % 1916


My OLD FRIEND:
If have not dcne as you had a
right 10 expect, from former communication,
that is, BORED you with gcssipping letter ere
this from the Capitol it has been because |
have met with trials and tribulaions and disap-
pointments which have damned up, partially,
my extraordinary good humor, and made me
rather Indifferent 10 he things cf this life
Your welcome paper Of the 18th reached me this
beautiful morning; and feel disposed without
much capital TO 60 on, TO write you a capital
letter from the Capitol. Tue aaews however
is very old, and consists. principally OF unim-
portant items:such as that we have ablindpreacher
leterS-most Of the members OF the House have
attended the preaching of the blind guide and il
has been aptiy said that they illustrated the old
saying, ':the blind leading the blind" For two
nj hts we have had Fair, given by the fair,
for the benefit of the Methodist Church, and the
fair also gave supper, the fare of which was
delicious, and on the whole the Fair is set down
by Perevil Puck as very fair transaction
Gov Browns part of the Peoples House wa
the most miscellaneous affair, 1 have ever wit
messed, every body there and every body 8
negroes and no body could sit down, because
there We're many standing up. Every part of
the house was invisible in consequence of the
press of people. The press of our clever friends
rice s. Fall is great, bui by the grandfather of
Puck. the press at Browns was greater. Foote's
tea party was a pretty affair, because there was
a pretty fair, there. and the fare was pretty fair
Brown and Foote personally very popular !;
and Justly so.
We have done nothing Of public benefit in
III Legislature yet. Little nasty private claims
$ ate to great cost, for no good to the common
wealth. The reduction OF the price of State
printers labor below that of any other printing
in the State, | look upon as small business
Why should the public printers work for less
than any other printers2
We have fine looking Senate. Miles, for
merly of your city, is the most prominent of the
youthful members. and is chaste and inter-
esting orator. Guion is a most energetic, clear
headed, and effective Senator. Lipscomb,
new member from the great State of Lownds, is
VI TIC uie scf c4drt VI dttfiidi iAdu
digniied and aiiaoie in manners, pleasing in
person, and a meiodious and impressive speaker.
Matthews, you know-but perhaps you do not
know that be is about the cooiesland readiest
Senator a reply in this magnificent body. He
rises IN the coolest and most quiet manner posi-
Die and in lew words lays his antagonist out
perfectly fai,-and is particularly skiful in ex-
posing the sophistries of the lawyers. Boone is
a shrewd, and experienced legislator, and with
al an interesting though not always correct
speaker. Wall is man of ready mind great
duency, and considerable TACT in debate, well &C.
quainted with parliamentary rules, and always
ready to put in a word or two. for the enlighten-
ment of bis hearers. GenI Briscoe! whose
name will go down the stream of time inscribed
on the bill of which he is the father-is a man of
no show-plain as Jefferson in dress and man.
ners; and equally as Republican in principle
and practice-yet is he the possessor of much
strength as debater- his remarks being though
senlentious and Spartan like. YET pointed and
appropriate--and Of direct bearing upon the
sought 10 be sustained, or repudia-
ted. His personal influence is also very consid-
erable with his democratic friends, with whom
few are so popular. Booth, of Carroll, with
whom bad Tie pleasure &C trip from Carroll