Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-07
ALEXANDRIA CORRESPONDENCE

Cold Wsathsr County Court -SeTyiou-
Leet"re-IVtses Speech-Anausenenfs, 5c.
ALEXANDRIA, Feb. Z, 1855
Cold, very cold" is the exclamation every
where this morning. Hydrants are fro,en up,
Hunting creek md the canal are solid, and
even the broad Potomac is only passable in
tho tuck cut by the steamers of the mail line,
The weather wise, however, are prophecying
speedy return Of pleasant weather.
The county court has been in session since
the opening of the week, and some few indict.
ments and civil cases Of little public inter est
| occupy its attention.
On Sunday night last the FIRST of an admir-.
able series OF sermons to young men, at the
request Of the Christian Association, was de.
liyered at the ID Presbyterian church by the
Rev. Mr.. NeTlin. The text chosen was yery
appropos-" write to you, young men. be.
| cause ye are strong.''
large audience at the Methods. church
South, last evening, listened with deep inter-
est to the lecture by Rev. Byron Sunderland.
The lecture was marked with all tho ability
characteristic OF the speaker
Tho city journals of yesterday discuss the
| speech OF Hon. Henry A. Wise, at Liberty
| Hall. The Gazette abstains from publishing
tho speech because IL has alreaJy published
his Petersburg address, and because the repoI.
tiers present were amply able to do Justice to
Mr. " lss; regrets his present physical condi-
! ton, and hopes his health may improve
| thinks his arguments were inconcusiys; be-
licves that most Of the audience were Know
Nothings, and that said Know Nothinys wera
disposed to controvert the positions Of the
| speaker; does not think he m ade single CON.
vert; observes that Mr.. Wise made no recan.
| tation of his former principles holds that Mr..
| Wise's efforts csnnOt secure bis election an
nounces that about next month tho people will
| rally around the opposition candidates p1oba-
bly,; and closes with the expression of a con-
Viouon tha' MI Wise is destined to decided
owe throw
The Sentinel don't publish the speasb bs.
cause it was so jammsd in the crowd that il
could not move an elbow; was very much
pleaSedtndeed with the matter and manner
OF the speech docs not sec how any rixbt
thinking man can escape the truth presented
30 clearly were they put, and 50 powerfully
! were they driven home to the Judgment is
satisfied that as to State Government, Mr.
Wise is on the side Of progress; thinks that
| In Federal politics he expresses the sentiments
of the Democracy Of Virginia; shows. that rs
to his past course, Mr.. Wise took tho true
ground, and concludes by trumpet call for
the Democracy to rally to the fight, saying.
virginia is a SebaBtopol, the allies have
invested her. shall the citadel of Democracy
be taken for the first time2'
The same journal under the caption, stereat
times for small men," gives slashing rebuke
to the small potato politicians, and trusts that
Virginia will send giants with clubs to the
next Cong esS to destroy the abolitionists; con-
Guiding. they have the VOtss, let us have the
brains"
Washington Hall opens to night again, with
hne dramatic entertainment, "Uncle Tom
as he is Ar