Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-30
LETTER FIDM WASHINGTON.
couc-ro doaec OF the WING.

wASniNoros. Dec. IS. 1876. Midnight
see by your paper Of tins morning that you did
ec'c my letter OF Saturday night wrote It and mailed
myself at tho Pest Office and think strange you
! had not received It in due time.
We have Sorrowfu news to-day, from Baltimore Sena.
tor BARLOW, Of Louisiana, had lett the city the friend
Mr. DAVIS OF Ky, in connection with the ssr OF honor
with MIR BAvrT OF Virginia. To-day learn that he is
Dlng at the point OF death at Barnums Hotel IN Baltimore
lie has beon attacked with bilious cholic. aud the tce-
graphic Dispatches to-day him beyond the hope
OF recovery despatch was received this evening an
nouncing hs death believe however that this announce
premature. The latest have received this
evening represents him sll alive, but very danger
Gus situation DO hope that the strength Of
which has enabled him hold long will finally con-
quor the violence OF the attack Mr.. LUGAEE Of $. Caro-
lima died by similar discssc.
noticed Mr.. BAYLY m the House of Represent, lives
TO day. MI DAVIS Is still IN Baltimore waiting his ar
rival Ii was said last night that MIR. BAYYs friends
sisted the being DELAYED tor some time TIL
Mrs BAYLY could recover her fright when they could
go out and take shot each other. am not
deeply skilled in the laws OF the dueiO bat the proceed
lngs IN this case seem strange.
The announcement OF the sickness of Mr. R.Rpou cast
gloom over the Scnae, and the CITY, to-day There
was little done consequently, in the Senate The princi-
pal item OF business was the passage of bill for the relief
OF the widow ct ALEXANpER HAMILTON. by authofisng the
purchase OF her husbands papes Tor publication After
short Executive session. the Senate adjourned Should
MI BARROW die the loss will be fc severely in the Senstc
Never did nobloT heart beat with the pasaons of lite
than his.
The Mexican war debate has terminated in the House
was carried ca on motion 70 refer the Presidents Mes
sage TO the several committees BY resolution il erm
mated to-day o'clock. We had two specchys in com
milee OF tho whole, both remarkable Tor their pecuar-
Mr.. SAwYEr, Of Ohio, who has been somewhat e,ten.
sNey Snown the "sausage man. having the floor from
Saturday last, opened the debate to-day IN speech re-
marAabe for nothing but uumtga,ed Lscoocoism Ii
was principally taken up with reply TO Mr.. GouNGs-
some important facts during the discus
sion 10y question: from Mr.. GddIugs IL appeArs that
bocoiocolsm m Mr. GdingS' anj other Districts IN that
part o Ohio, is as deeply mbucd with Abo onsm AZ Mr.
Giddines Is himself Mr.. Giddingss Locofoco opponent
appears was as deeply dyed Abouton,st Mr. G.. r.
and this was tue OF other LocoOco candidates for Coz
grcss IN Northern Ohio.
shall not attempt give you any idea of Mr. Sawyer's
speech was OF the ultra school OF what has been
called the sausage Democracy He attempted TO prove
that the Whgs and the Fcdcrasts the last war were
the same-whcn the poor might have known
he knew anything, hai Mr.. Secretary Of State Buchanan
MI Charles J. lngersol, Mr. LOUIS NcLanc Mr. George
Bancroft, and other leading LocoOcos u the present
day. were these very Federass OF the war lie talked
81 freeing coon OF making them take water, SC &c
lie said u was these old Fcderass arraigninr
Locoioeosm the bar of Gud for thu war as he feared
none OF them would be found hee-as flesh ard blood were
not TO enter the Kingdom OF Heaven. lie believed that
nigeers' and WHITE men created free aud equal bu;
'niggeFs" should not vote IN Ohio Thst was govern
nent tor white The freed sayes OF Randolph shoud
not settle IN his District "Nggers" should not vote there
a. Other white And thus he proceeded through his
hour with the iiJraIc language low comparisons
and reckeSsness OF assertion.
\ distinguished gentleman from North Carolina said
mat MI - mad the honor OF knowing that his speeches
could never be answered. A literary gentleman from
Philadelphia had the following epigram handed round
among the members which was sent on 10 the Phiadelpa
papers where, presume, will appear IN due time
copy was handed