Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-06
To the Editors of the Enquirer:

WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY Sd, ls49
| Having collected few items Of interest in
this city, in reference to some of The public men
of the day, throw them together for small
| corner in your paper, az an nducement to the
| young men Of the United States 10 perscvere in
| their studies, no matter in what school or col
| lege they may be at this time in attendance,
| and not waste the precious time of their youth
in idle dissipation, or neglect Of that inslruc
ton or study that fiji them for eminence in the
| public councils OF the nation.
| venture the opinion. that no University in
| the United States can hoas, OF as many of her
sons being in distinguished stations as the Tran
| svlyana University of Kentucky. She is the
alma Mater of Solomon ". Downs OF Louisi-
ana; Jefferson Davis of Mississippi; d. r. At
Gibson of Missouri; + A. flanagan OF Indiana
and g. W Jones of Iowa; all members Of tho
Senate Of the United States, and all members of
| the same class in college Al The same time This
'unon" OF the same class, after so many years
Of separation, Tor the first time this Winter, IN
the Senate Of the United States, awakens recol.
ectlons ol the livcieSt feelings of their former
yours There is no s'Eilitudc of the kind il is
believed in the public records Of the country.
| shall not follow the lives Of the above dis
| tngushed men; it is enough for me to recon-
aend 10 the aspiring youth of this country to
look upon this class and emulate them in honor
and in service rendered their country, as well
in civic as military stations.
In connexion with this subject, the same Uni
verslty has IN the members Of tho House Of
Representatives, tina, | know, Aylc,t Buckner
| and Charles S. Morchead Of Kentucky; Orlando
B. Ficklin of Illinois; and Emile La Serc of
Louisiana. This speaks volumes in favor Of The
n in hat Tpiy
commends itself as unparalleled in the public
men Of the day. There may be other gentle.
men in Congress, hut they have not come TO my
knowledge. Fire Senators ofthe United States
from one class in college at the same time, is
an event that has never occurred before since
the adoption Of the Constitution.
Again-Senator ID dye of Wisconsin. and Se-
mater Dodge of Iowa, are father and son; this
is The first and only Instance of the kind that h.
occurred in our history; and General A. II
Dodge OF Iowa is the only Senator Of the Unit~d
States born West of Inc great Mississippi river
But the times are not distant when the far of
Stse of the Pacific will be represented BY her
native sons 10 the same chamber; and they will
look with pride to The nionecr son of him who
has done much 10 redeem the West from the
rule of the Indian, and to advance this country
TO greatness and renown.
Agan-Senator Felch of Michigan, and Sc
nator Bradbury Of Maine, commenced the gram.
mar class together, AID they meet in the Sc
nate after years Of separation from distant States
of the Union.
Not much business doing in either House.
The Post Office Bill in the Senate has made
some progress; bat yet it is not near its passage
| hope for ten years to come.
Judge oouglass's Bill, for the admission of
California, meets with more favor than his for
mer bill, and will pass both Houses am clear
ly Of the opinion, by handsome majority
Yours, NED EVANS.
1--WE omi, our correspondents reference to a
rumorcd "agairc Iu eeur" OF The representative
of this District, which We conrradicied by the
Philadelphia Spirit Of the Times. These mat.
ters rise above political questions, and the great
pubic have no rsh, 10 discuss tbem.-Enquirer.
RAILROAD RE-CONSTRUCTION.-T The
Portsmouth Va.) Chronicle, Of Saturday, says: