The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-09
Hon. J. Q. Breokenridxe.

Washington Correspondence Of Commercial Adsen.ef
member OF Congress is perhaps never in more
amIable aspect Than when pleading the OF heaven
born chaIty Two OF western members, Hon. j. C,
Breckenridge and Hon. r. H. Stanton both OF Kentucky,
recently delivered addresses at the annual meeting OF the
Female Orphan Asylum and Free School in Alexandra
This institution is favoe with the people OF tina
place, OF all denominations, who assemble IN great mum
oefs 10 celebrate The anniversary by ealing and drnk
lng out Dy ieasng the mind intellectual food, and the
emotions on those strains OF eoquence which TO
be awakened on the occasion When the OF pity be-
gins 10 now, then is the hand open day melting
charity The dessert may be said to be bread upon
the waersporions OF the private earnings OF the year.
which are collected into one blessed contribution for the
benefit oil the orphans assembled
MI breckenridge is young man, apparently about
hry years oil age, the grandson OF the former Attorney
General Breckenridge, aud represents the district which
embraces The shades OF Ashland How gentleman OF
the democratic party came TO be elected from that region
is not my business 10 inquire He is nephew of those
clerical gentlemen OF the same name who occupy con
spcuous stations in the Presbyterian Church. and the
family likeness IS apparent TO all observers. Nor does
Inc FANNY genius appear 10 have degeneraed by trans
mission member OF the House expressed to me his
opinion that Mr. b. is OF the most promising men,
bers OF lhat body Wisdom does not always dwell with
youth, as many an ardent young member has painfully
proved by exhaus,ng his noviciate and the com
mon paleEce by frequent speeches. which accomplished
no important end but the demonstration OF his own in
anity. once heard noted member from the West
frankly confess that by this practice he broke down. as
he expressed it, the very first session he spent in Con-
gress. Nor did he rise from the self prosration
Mr. Breckenridge has committed no such error He
has spoken rarely and we'll High commentator was
bestowed his euoglum the character and services
of Henry Clay. He may be firm in his political opn
ions, but cannot be OF the acrd class of politicians
for il is said wing votes contributed essentially to his
election. AS gentleman and philanthropis he ac-
copied the invitation OF the ladies OF Alexandra to speak
al their Orphan Asylum meeting. And well did he acqH
himself His address elegant specimen OF popular
oratory 1t not long but very impressive; for he told
the assembly that be himself orphan, and knew
the feelings OF orphan. He paid beautiful trib-
ute to the memory Of his venerable mother, whose pas-
tic hand, often laid in benedclion his head, mad
wrought out for him character and constitution with
which the battle of life So true is that
maternal pely and fidelity plant the germs that de-
veop immortal fruit Let not forget the last estimo-
ny of Harrison, Clay, and Webster, this very point
Not in vain do mothers exhaust their anxiees the
future sons OF the republic
Mr. Stanton, native of Alexandria also addressed the
crowded assembly, and uttered similar testimony point
ing the adjacent street, along which hi, mother led the
footsteps Of the boy the old church where she
shipped and OF which che was an exemplary member