The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-26
Ritbmonn pispatfh.
s.TI,RDAY MORNING. JAN, 20, 1861.
FROM WASHINGTON.
,.,xrrAt coRKEsFoNpkScR ok THE bisFAfea'j
MAsRIXGToS. Jan. "a. 1861.


WASHINGTON. Jan. "a, 1861.
.,. * ono IT the DAYS Won don't read about
~ French or any other primer. Last
~ A. the Nyea fher got on snow. bat changed
't's,frl every six inches as II came down, SO
- - tho general result this morning is awfui.
nv tiers are running as II II spring shower
ihf lien the house- tops are covered with
~" aud the sidewalks with sleet. III yon
N" ON thc pavement you VIII snip up ahn
VI VI ,.,fr neck, If you try the lniddie OF TIE
49, ION viii he drowned. 1t - raining
sugt and tie wind j. blowing IN forty-two
Bai'., , directions Washington ~ The only
d,as' was ever in where The wind blows
20 Straight out OF the ground
f'-S',5 fry old LynChhurg' | am proud OF
TO- sbc.s cot her back up, and goes ia for Sc
he' -, - fh,ugs amt settled pretty quickly
.tS,'o'b chance of that. Judging from the
80 ,br BLACKS trea ted trtttfndcn rcsoiu-
wa, ,.tsr,lay Seward, you know, still con-
ti""S ~ ths. Union Ia all right, tight, and
'rf"S 80 f{rt said a gentleman to him the
~ t.,- ,harr j. II safe GIVE me the ration
one. - The WHY old FOX sho-' his head
az I'll You NAV set this down ~ the Re
"a -. rrogrammc VIZ either To bring on
}''- ,shlcli J. not bkcly) or to wait pa
W. I'm Democrats and Wings have given
"nty5 Isl hone of saving the country, and
tl '.,,.i, themselves. Depend upon it, they
'4,5 - roi,,,. 10 allow Mr. Crittenden. or Mr..
I' t,iC else 10 share the glory OF this per
Ap,ssre II Is questionable whether they
''',,''",actlv what Will save the country -
~" t,1reHt Is that they will fix upon the
a. ,r,,I5u Of the Missouri Compromise, ms the
!'>s '.,,-,..3II Bn! mons reFrons
trha-idce came out in speech equal 10
- ar any other mans of the coercion
pc" When one wants TO get in Iincoln's
'"'Hef sue must NOT do things by halves -
..s,I;l 20 The entire swine. Then, if one
wy 80. .,,., ones place in Lincoln's Cabinet
.'..- IA one feel lila there's the rub
ny 5,.,r the editor of the Constitution, is
-. ,ts,,ran service for the Sopth. He says
- the southern Contederaey he will have
.'A' ,.,..a,st!uu OF never seeing an abolition
''' lent when hanging from q tree.
- avg Jefferson last night in his burlesque
's,,lsr,ug II j. some what in the style of
e, zhatt, = Po-ca hon -tIs-yery witty and
%, ,u.uy. HIS imitation oi circus rider
'';, imaginary horse was exceedingly laugh
Hur i l. moi original with him. | saw
i. Iva. ,..-,p.rued two years ago by my friend
,-t.fbnry of Lynchburg.
Ill ;lucs have made the hack drivers
.l,.r.-qtcly iInportuuate. They worry me TO
Oh ItI.yc been 10 Barnum's Hotel once !
l.rr ti.rr" five millions OF times ON 4
.. ,..r.rc and Vet / never turn the cor
S,XtA street hut a fellow or more
-.-.s,. a whip IN my face, amt says, Hey |
.-. SIR Like 10 take YOU round TO night. |
I.yE lour old driver, Sir Sometimes l /
"-'r.i3y 10 weep with rage ri this incessant |
",i.rn:ian and one OF these days l expect, |
.h q ,leucled fist, = fearful eye. and a /
-,.r.AliuE voice. 10 answer thus " Now, my /
.,Td attend 10 me Tor Il moment. l put it /
., ,,r rs being endowed with reason. Do |
II.,k Ike 2 nam that rides in Il ca'idge Did /
ar,r str me IN Il ca'idge? Did you /
.r~ hear OF my riding in ca'idge? A |
..s >lrlp.r correspondent in Il ca idge Sir, |
...r ar distracted. You are ont of your
.... 81 Nou have lost your mind. Hark !
m ST. II ever Won, or any other miserable. /
..rf.I.a.rd iutolrrablr scoundrel, dare TO say /
.-,l4-e..,o me again, II raise this terrible |
farm aud lodge complaint against you /
' The nearest police Office" And so / Will. !
,-hrE cou!d stand il. bur for that inya-
.-,ilsrud nouScnsicdi prefix of Hey, :" 1t |
.gn.k. me like a clap of thunder, or the un-
.,u.g,,d dig Of a sudden elbow iii the short |