The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-22
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The .,,.aes ~ Senator wilson of Massachusetts
delivered Yesterday and commented upo" ,n se,nis
of severity in the Union OF THIS morn -
spoken of In every circle as mArktns Al epoen y.
the debates of the Senate nav , ',,;a, nonsa;,
hstrr,s arnbbed with IMMUNITY, ouf never before
800 s,.aech of the tenor Of this: which was de
i;,arad In decidedly cool and deiiberate manner
The president, the Attorney Senerai, ana senator
1a,ry Of Connecticut, were disparaged and De
,;.s,aS without ceremony. while Governor Shan
800 nr,vate character and habits were portrayed
n most undesirable light II Mr.. Wilson can
sustain himself In this course his powers will be
fea red: but II he bIanches when assaied in return
or covers at any crisis that may come upon him.
he win fall so low that his resurrection VIII be
wholly impossible. ,
Mr. Jones of Tennessee whom we used to call
Jenny JONES' in times of happy memory, VIII
reuly to Mr. Wilson on Monday next, severely, no
doubt for he has become 40 warm an advocate Oh
the administration that In his championship ne
scarcely remembers the duty OF mercy towaiu
PROSTATE foe. Mr.. Shannons continuation " 'n ,o
Senate, soon after Mr.. Wilson's speech, nS,
doubt afforded some qualification to the ffesioea'
and his friends. ..s
Col. James ]. Randolph, of Virginia VINO nae
for several years held the position OF D0of
of the House of Representatives; mas oeen ula
placed under the new regime, much 10 rue regre'
Of large number of the people of this city The
title of Doorkeeper is not very high-sounding are
many often wonder at the importance that Is at
tached To Il: but they do not know that me Door
keener of the House never keeps door, but mas
the annointment and control of about forty or nfty
doorkeeners messengers, pages, &c; nor that
these deputy doorkeepers hold positions OF consia
orabIe responsibility and delicacy, and, what IS
more Ia the point that their salaries range some
whore in the tens of hundreds. 1ttl 81.
ON Friday of this week a National Free sou or
Republican Conv ention will assemble at Pittsburg,
TO which Mr. Lewis Clephane has gone as the
delegate of the Republican Association, of this
CITY and mr. f. p. Blair as the delegate of the Ne'
publican Association of Baltimore. This COnven-
ton will not probably determine upon anything
that shall bind the Republican party to any nomi-
nation fol the Presidency its real object being that
its members NAV commune with each other WIN
out the presence of any of the members OF the
American party, whose attention is at THIS tme
fixed on their own Convention al Philadelphia
resolution was presented in the House to-day
and referred 70 the Committee on Elections, ap-
pointing Joseph H. Bradley and Sidney 5. Baxter
Est,s Commissioners, to proceed to Kansas 10 on
tain testimony in relation to the election Oh tue
deleeaL he to Congress- whose seat Is contested oy
Mr. Reeder Two better men for the discharge OF
that or any other important duty could not oe
nominated nor two gentlemen possessing, IN a hlgh
degree the respect and confidence of their fellow
citizens MI bradley is one OF our own well tired
citizens Mr. Baxter has held prominent position
in the Old Dominion. They are both lawyers, anu
among the foremost in their profession.