Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-08
Correspondence OF tho virginiAn.
WASHINGTON. 5th Feb, 1880.

Corrospondence OF the Virgintau.
wAsuISorcS, 9Th Feb. 1880.
Curious things sometimes happen in this world
bat the election Of Forney to the Cerkship Of th'
HHsaas Of Representatives is QUE Of tho most Gu
) riously curious things that has ever yet taken
place. Forney has hsen Democrat from his
youth up. and still claims to be one lie was
elected twice by the Democratic party to the po-
sition he now holds. lie has been Democratic
editor for twenty years. and at one time chief
bellows-blower for tie central organ In this city,
then called the Union and now the Constitution.
lie wa, fey years ago, tho Democratic candi-
da.s for Senator of the United States from the
State Of Pennsylvania, but was defeated by the
votes of three of his own party who baked at the
pinch Of the hin. This consistent Democrat 10
now elected Clerk of the House by the Northern
Black Repabiicaa roie, aided hy asquad oil Doug
las Democrats, lie did not get solitary vote
S,uth of Mason l. Dixou's line-Democratio or
A neriean, Elected BY the Black Republican
members. IL is not uncharitable sto suppose that
his success was the consideration paid By them
for the votes Of the Ave Douglas Democrats which
---cas, for Penhins,on -securel his ELECTION as
Speaker.
You should zee the Constitution newspaper .bow
it ra,es. Alter having despatched the Douglas
Democfa,s who went oyer To Pennington elecnd-
ted him Speaker, it now jumps into Forney and
beialors him with the bitlcrest maledictions. 1t
reproiuees Forney's old editorials declaiming
a stsas p'nsk Reuutlicanism. AMI altogether it
as - that 1riny IL mad cr that. 10 person
hasga. ssnpa. IS tt##a as3'har side, is cminently
.4,,>..etafv pri r. eshins.
rbe wa.h,ustonian public appears to think
that s.ustt Is the only proper expression OF their
sen-s of satisfaction at any political event Ae-
rorlin.ly W. have leea delused with seienades
dauus ne past week. Pennington Wa, serenadcd
irs, aud thea ali II h. special friends. Speech
e. were made by Hickman. sherman, Burlnsame
and o,ber- uf ms p'l,l,ca friends. | confess to
n much indifference en tue subject that though
the hand was T.. 'ins ncress tae street, and Con.
eiessionai eioauente WAS flowing III torrents, did
l.; even lay down t.e with which was play.
ing billiards at the lime, but madca run" OF
twcn,y.,hlcc points in the very midst Of tho ex-
citement
81 also, F,rney waA serenadcd aud spoke his
speech lie abused The President tciribly-spoke
of him as "jisgracci" manwas sweet upon the
Rrpuhlicans--and INDUCED III strain Of limo.
cent ail,c,a,op that possibly deceived others no
mare than it did himself
Alter being once rejected by the senate, the
Ghevalier Gruud has been confirmed by that body
A. Consul at liavre. | hive no idea what caused
this reversal OF the Senatorial Judgment unless
it In that recent events have demonstrated the ne
eessi.y ID s,rc,er drawing Of tho Democratic
party lines. WyckoH is MISC here, awaiting, no
duubt, another diplomatic appointment. Being
upon the hoor OF the House, the other day against
$'pr Eu,1s, ae was'uneeIemupiouSly turned out, Mt
the .ufg,stion OF Pryor fNreinin. who. it is
said, Threatened to hasten his exit by pedal mp
plcaiicn unless he mpde haste 10 yacae the pre-
mises. Grund and Wyckof are both protcGss Of
thn notorious Bennett Of the Herald.
The remaining officers Of the House are to be
electtd Tomorrow. Thus far tho Republicans
have elected all their candidates. but in 10 in
stance have they secured nm out.and-out member
Of their party. 1t is said here to-day that their
SLATE for tomorrow will be hrokcn-hat they
will be unable to elect either Printer. Doorkeepcr
or Postmaster. Mons rcrrons.
One would not suppose the Union in danger. il
he were to know Of the unusual gayety that now
prevails in the social circles of " Washington
Night beiure last there were no less than five
chops" n, the hotels. to say nothing of innumera-
bic parties at private houses. There is no nrpre-
hension Il danger to the Union amorg the resi-.
dents Of this city. who ara generally the first to
take the aiarn, because the prosperity Of tho me.
tro2olis il dependent upon the rerpetuaton Of the
Union.
A citizen Of Lyash5ur., T. d. Jennings, has
been here seriously i'll, with pleurisy, for two
weeks. lie is now much better. and will be GU,
in u few days. Hon. John VI. Bolts Of Richmond
is also Iere. S.