Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-05
Editorial correspondence
WA>mINGToN, March 3rd.

WA>nI>croN, March ;,rd 1859
Two iorei On notabilitcs have arrived in this
city within the past few days--to wit. William
Smith O'Bricn who il, like John Mitchell mn
Irish patriot and the Hon. Richard Cobdc,l
member Of the British Parliament and the great
apostle Of Free Trade ON tie other side of the At.
lie. o'Brien appears to De about sixty years d
asc, with finely -dcyclopcd head and a east ri
/ features somewhat rcscmblingoll Gen. IInust.u'>
HI, life indeed, has been scarcely less escn,iul
than ia" Generals, He was met Mt the depot ly
John Mitchell and large crowd Of lrisllmcn; aud
has been very extensively lioni>cd ever since In.
PRODUCED upon the Moor IF each House Of Con
gres-. he was Immediately surrounded ly tie
II onorable members, who nearly shook the poor
old f'll Iwsarm of, Yesterday he was dinel and
win"l hy Hon. A. II. Stephens; and to-day. no
louht. he will have to go through the same ordeal
somewhere else.
have not had the pleasure Of Sc ing the Hon.
MIR. Cnbden-th,ugh might easily have done ii.
10y walking few steps on, of the way Bat lot
beng in the habit Of lionsing great men af any
sert,native or foreign, | mi s>cl seeing the great
free Trader. lie comes, as an admrer Of our
ins'itu'ons to study their practical opera ion-
Ike Bright, he is II radical rriormcr, though c,,
Nnucnt in his lcmngogism. After Congress nd
iuuru~,-Andrcw johnson ought to take him on,
among the suhtsrrauenn Democracy of East Ten
ncs>cc, where he can no doubt. gain some alto
,ettcr new notions tho blessings of Democra.
ee.
Tn" Sickles tragedy continues to he the great
theme Of conversation here. Public sentiment
Cth'ugh have for myself, very little respect for
public sentiment inclincs to the condemnation Of
Slcklrs. Key, certainly, not the only guilty
rag'y and it does not seem entirely just that one
>'.oold suffer death for the crime Of t,co Key
brothers and friends So the report goes, vow the
,hre~t yengran'c upon Sickle, should he be
quito !, as he doubtless will be. But there will
be need of it. In the loss Of political prospect,
aai f social POSITION, and in the disagrceahlr
scandal which sueh affair always creates, Sic
kl,- Will suffer far IRE than in tho surrendering
q: b. life as al atouemcnt
Tie scene Of the tragedy was Yesterday visited
by half d, zen artists" from New York-all hu-
SLY engaged in taking drawings of the different
oil ictis connected with it. Look out for tho pic
turc papers" if You wish to get IA correct idea oil
the whole affair.
Congress is still hammcring at the npprop ria
ton bills. Both Houses have been up until onc
twu o'clock every night this week Tonight
they will probably be up all night as they are ob.
Ii srl to ljuurn tomorrow at l2oclock. The nigh;
scss, ,ns are conducted with more order and pro-
pr.ty than has been the case heretofore The
galler'es are throngcd with ladies and gentlemen.
leaving the Theatre, Mrs. kemble's reading. aud
the Panorama of the Russian War entirely de cert
oil. Last night Mr.. Hunter attempted an amend
mcnt To one Of the Appropriation bills authori-
sin: the Secretary Of the Treasury to reissue the
Treasury notes that have been paid in. 1t j. not
imp babe that tins remedy may be resortcl to.
it being III the nature Of temporary expedicnt
for the relief Of the Treasury, which, in Mr. Ilan
ter> opinion is all that is needed at the preseit
time.
Th" senate has put on some amendments To the
Post Office Bill which the House will probably re.
ect. Among others is one abolshing the frank.
| ing privilege and another raising the rate of pos
tage on letters olive cents.
There is painful rumor throughout the city this
morning. of the extreme lines, Of Post Master
General Brown His disease is pneumonia, and
Ms friends are apprehea-ive that the attack will
prove fatal. s