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The ate rcnake1b " s NJ 49, II
s;se srTsasinr he compensation q members
Ig ~ 81. T5use. Nj Chandler q PhiadelPhiaNa /
ra,selie delivered an able spesehsa ylnosAs.sA
Y ~ Caihoaic church sgainsk sns eaaiss =.
Fering with political matters Or
sn shsir governments saying that 'he ~ y asa
pevek exercisrSsii only when eiapow etSla = "a =
NJ he people and government tae tase
III, hsssiapss was aoae iii eighsr House laals
81 aceount oi fhe death Of The Hon MUSES.
senasor ia Congress fsorn the Ssase o. Sew fia1l
shire, who died al late hour On nNls1a9 .rhs
ai,er aa illness Of onsy three or iouf "
aessh VAS Anneuneea ID the Senate ~ Mr. Lcu-
lsf Conn ycsicuf and ID the House ~ Mr. ~ 81
Yisou 81 New Hampshire These genisme n ps ~.
nonaeed appropriate ealogiams UPON tns sPeo.ls
services osfe deceased, followed ~ alf. sAsF anu
Ishs III resolutions acknowledges ana re-
So, v.ere .heu adopted in both Houses, ana 2
ronar.it,ee appointed to attend the corpse io tns
Northern cars. which was done on Ftthay even
ing. ID connection with the members q poEa
Houses. e..ssi..,
r. ths senate. Monday, resolution was saenlls-
led 81 Mr. Weller calling for information 8ln -
gard 10 he 6efeaces of ne hafecf q san ftaaeas-
"a. California, whiehIwas adopted. The Iesplu-
zion for seoaing aia to pF, mae ds anu PAY 's
In Ire House. bills were introduced for the M
sss,,,sr1 III GRAIN rivers aaa harborsFlnye 5
sabo, losas--which were read and sieFredi ME
Lsteher from the Colt patent case cntn1 ~, n
"a thaNthe committee be empowered ~ conn., ~
sItsudaGee 81 an important and refractory nfss,
I MI Smith of Alabama, made Know Netains
sneech Educating the repeal Of our II,
+ tslt ~ = y
Ii there should BE- 4 Wing nominee for Cover
nor, and a Whig canvass the editors Of the party
will have very fitte rtuble in finding material 4
jill their papers with. Mr.. Wise himself has man
utaslured plenty of Wing thunder, Of the yety bes
quality, and they win have nothing ID do butte ex
tract from his speeches and letters and lay 1t BE-
fore their readers. The Richmond Nag has late.
~ published his famous Louisa speech, pertec
tornado OF anti-Eoeoiocoism, using the Democrs.
tic men and measures Of thu times, tie Van Buren,
CABINET the sub treasury, dc. Sc in The mos, W.
full STYLE and eulogizing Henry Clay with no less
feryoF. AS sample Of this species ofiiterature,
likely to become So popular, we give below what
is styled the sInsfinet Letter. IL Mr. Wise, the
name beins derived from the famous declaration
that Wings know each other BY inc instincts Of
gentlemen and of Patriotss It was originally
wfuen il answer 10 an invitation u a public din.
nerirsm the Wings. Of Pe,ers5uFg-
BarrERsEA. Aug, Sd, 1898
GentGemen-I have to return you my most CRATE
full Acknowledgements for the Invitation, in behalf
of The Wigs Of Petersburg, st0 public dinncf to
be given an any day convenient" 10 myself, WHICH
you dill me The honor TO present i'd person This
morning.
y Iarrived3hare a few, days Since, and have been
DELAYED il passFg TO the White Sulphur Springs
by the Kindness otJflends, without the least exBec
ta5ion Of this mamie station otfegafd or greed ii q
like ibis ii a land ~ sirSngers But Wings know
each other BY the ns.iBtts OF Gentlemen and OF pa
riots andj under ofdig8ry circumstances, / should
be tempted|to obey your eqasst; especially when
find myself assured that ygu have ssizsd on I've
occasion dEng casual visit here 10 execute de-
sign long entertained Of paying me he compliment
OF public dinner as testimonial OF your fespeci
and approximation ihaFdly dare decline 10 namea
rday for thecloth 10 BE- spread around whose board
we shealdE learn 10 know each other pettsT, and
pledge to be better Wings than we now are even
in The day of our country iffal, and il maybe our
conntrys triumph too.
But, gentlemen fegfetto add that aEsevefe at
tack Of disease which commenced before len
home, and prosratede me quite By Tue time Ireaehs
ed the hospitable mansion OF your neighbor Jadee
Nav has deprived me Of the bodily strength tosdo
the duty of,table tafkH q any other kind Of din-
ner service; and an appointment TO start on my
journey lo-marroW m0rping, Will compel me ID
decline your nEitaion.
A better day, however IS coming hope f5r us
and all the wings OF The Union. hape shall
soon be re invigofatrd BY the genial air and wa
tiers ofaour OWE native mountains and, ii Goa
spares me'even 10 reiarA this way home, II will
tell you when Kcan meet you Cordially meet
You @breghren:ofihe same faith and tie same
fathers in the meat and The drink OF Wing din
ner, 10 gather new strength and catch nek inspiFa
ton 10 cause of which every patriot shead be
proudl andlin which Virglniauy should Ievtrtire
May The genius of our coultfys whose is that
cause land the avengers Of her wrongs aid The
People are thy conspife 10 keep Petersburg an
asYum The thrifty Tree, and holy abiding place
ofiheir principles and their household gods
am gentlemen
Gratefully yours M
HENRY Wfsg
To MsssrsE J. D. TOWNS, P Dufkin, John Bragg,
P. g. Spencer, William Robertson ana Ja6ez
Smith, Committee.