Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-04-02
Editorial Correspondence.
WAsHINoroN, April lst, 1850.

prominency is the decease yesterday NOR
ming of the Hon. LOhn Caldwell Calhoun
the distinguished Senator from South Car
DINA. This event occurred at Z o'clock,
A NJ a. his boarding house EMr, II. 3.
HaD oa Capitol Hill. Tine report that
Mr.. Calhsun's body.servant died at the
same place the day before, which was
currently reported, is not true.
This is not the time or place to enter
into retrospect of such life as Mr.. Cal
houn's, life spent, no doubt IN The ser
vice of VIVA, he believed 10 be the inter
ests of his country. However we might
differ with him as to what was and is cest
for that country, no dissentent voice will
be heard amidst the general tribute to his
private worth, has simPticity and sincerity
of character, and his transcendant iniellec-
tual gifts and powers. His decease makes
another and marked addition TO the lists OF
the uighry dead. The South has no H'a"'
at least We, developed, who can wor'h'ly
fill his place.
Washington is very quiet. nobody be-
lieving that the Union can be endangered.
The City is steadily but yet vigorously
improving in all directions, whichimProve-
mcnt would be far more apparent were the
city more compact. Tens of thousands
of dollars, perhaps hundreds OF thousands
have been sunk by reason Of the exEava'
ganuy outsPread, struggling way in which
the metropolis has been made up.
The Dispositions and Testimony in the
Forrest Divorce Case published in SatHr-
davis Sun have caused no little sir and
surprise amongst the good people of this
City. They are disposed, however, to
wait and see the end" before entering
up judgment against the numerous and
| prominent parueS IH'o4Feu'
We do not yet know the motives PromP-
ting the PennsylvaniaI.egislature to refuse
the prayer for the Divorce, but as il seems
hardly likely that it could have been for
wan! of jurisdiction (haying once enter
tanned the case) one is led to suspect that
the testimony has not been considered as
ouite Of the first water, though i'll this |
might be wrong. Should it be not di'
proven, there ought 10 be but one opinion
about the right Mr.. Forrest has TO an inn
mediate divorce somewhere, 1t does not
much matter where. Certainly the liter
ary people of New York, and indeed OF
Philadelphia, are in the way TO have day
Il light let in upon them so far, the slew
they make is not the most favorable. !
have heard many things Of the private ca
pers of the Literary cIiques Of both cities,
anything but creditabIe to their good taste
good sense, or good morals. Seeming to
consider themselves in some sense nation
al or popular pets, they take upon them
selves airs and absurdities that prove the
necessity Of more than dabbling in asshet'
les and dilettanti to make people really
respectable. Magazinedom generally had
better keep an eye upon itself.
am glad that the authorities here have
set the example TO their honor be it spo-
KEN of Furnishing the rascally vCnder Of
scurriity and vice in the shape Of
"Whips," paul Prys," "Viper's Sting,
&c. :" One fellow, vender oflhe Viper
Sling in Washington, by name Chanier,
was convicted on Saturday, night; and Da-
vld Little, another offender Of the same
sort will be tried Tomorrow. Chanier
was recommended to mercy, on aceount
of his being but very imPehectly acqualn-
ted with our language, and his defence
that he didnot know the character OF the
paper he sold. Little, notorious fellow
cannot have the same excuse.
| The report on California by Butler
King is highly spoken and thought Of Ca
rev Jones, Son-in law Of Mr.. Benton's
has an article in ihe Republic conteshng
Mr.. Kings statements respecting the OPP
Grafton of the Jesuits in California, but
nv opinion is, Jones is mainly in the
wrong.
As between Senators Benton and
Foote, no duel is likely 10 arise. The
frieeds of the later tell him that ACCORD
IND 70 the Code OF Honor he cannot chal-