The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-12
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WASHINGTON, Wednesday night, Jan. g.
The House sits tonight, and the ordeal of en-
durance will be tried successfully, perhaps. The
patience and the ready money OF the members
are exhausted and the election of a Speaker
Is the means of restoring both. This Sleep
abstaining process Is very absurd, and is there
fore natural conclusion to the events that
are past. ] do not see how it can succeed but
since 1t affords evidence of the desire of members
to organize, shall hope that it may produce that
effect. aF
The session of today was characterised by as
much of precision, dignity, wisdom, aud I may
add ability as is usually exhibited in the debating
society of q class Of clever youths-and scarcely
more. proper preface to each of the speeches
made would have been the words penned by Lord
Byron in one of his familiar letters. "A few words
upon theme upon which all men are voiuminous
but few interesting-mysef" They verified the
declaration
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, failed to get up con-
troversy with Mr.. Giddings; but perhaps damaged
Mr.. Banks, by demanding of him an explicit decla-
ration as to whether he was an American or
not The belief that he meant to injure Mr.. Banks
was very general and the soto uoce denunciations
he received for it, were many and Deep Mr.. Camp
bell has damaged himself also among the anti-sla-
very party, to which he belongs In the meantime,
Mr.. Banks, in emulation of Mr. Richardson, an
wers no questions!
The practice of personal explanations has grown
ridiculously common, and members should them
selves perceive it, and yet they do not but rise half
hourly in their places, to hurl denunciations and
defiance at the portions of the lobby in which they
suppose the writers sit who have traduced or mis-
represented them do not wish to deprecate the
influence of any journalist in pronouncing this I'M
dignifed and belittleing to the member himself
1t is So because the journalist has not access to the
arena in which the member Eliminates, and be.
cause the member can have access to any newspa-
per in which he may be misrepresented. The
whole thing, as respects journalists, will by and
bye be corrected by the appending of the proper
signature of every writer of letters dispatches
TO every item that he sends to the press. Such a
custom will at increase the responsibility and
elevate the character of very useful class of men,
The convention of old soldiers adjourned to-day,
but are to meet here in January next Pensions.
as given to the revolutionary soldiers are the OBJ.
jects of their pursuit, together with some amend
ments in the existing bounty land laws At pres.
ent this main suggestion is not favorabIy regarded
by many persons in the capitol; but there is no
telling what persevering resident committee may
accomplish.
The National Agricultural Society assembled at
the Smithsonian Institution to-day. The attend
ance was, of course limited, in consequence of the
obstructed highways leading to this city yet there
were enough present to attest the interest felt
throughout the country In the subject Of agricul-
ture For the purpose of inducing the formation
of such societies in every county Of Virginia,
quote from the address of President Wilder the
following words
Conversation, intercourse with other minds ia the
general source of knowledge. Books do something
But it il conversational is the meeting of men face
to face, and talking over what they have in common
interestit is this intercourse that makes men sharp
intelligent, ready to Communicate to Others and
ready to receive instruction from them"
The bureau of Agriculture now growing ND in
the Patent Office under the charge of D. Jay
Brown. Esq, is efecting great good, and should be
cherished by every citizen of the republic.
A. b. c.