Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-04-26
Capture cffort Donelson- Reception Of the
News at Washinston.

0CWe 0t W osAAn5 tou.
When Gen. Met Clc!ian received the dispatcl
announcing the fall of For, Donclson. he va
sitting in his private room with Gov. Curtin
q. !'ennsyivai.ia. the latter consulting rcla.iv,
:, the disposition of ten Pennsylvania rgi
ii,u.> still at HARRISBURG The General apol
o-;zrl for reading 'lir Dispatch, which lie die
VIII! IA sirong hUt Suppressed emotion. Gen
Met ld!Htti,rn took Tho dispatch 10 Secrctar,
Siantdf -dFs-o. through the rain. Tier,
were so.Ee 300 spectators assembled at til,
War Department. Gen. Mcclellan in breath
less haste barely announced the fact, wlcr
Secrrta,y Stanton threw up his la; ard pro.
posed iil.ce cheers, which were given amid
;lir greatest excitement.
The announcement Of the grea. victory Of
Eo.: non,' ntcf Congress-, by Gea. Mcclellan
caIri H." m"st ii~in!i, excitement. In the
senate. the audience h;ci crowded the cal
lc:,s rosr and gave one tremendous cheer,
which WAS followed by repeated ones, when
the Vice President lid such demonstrations
dis! not interfere with the business Of the Sen
ate. Great laughter was caused by the an
iiouncencnt of the fact tl,a, Floyd stole away.
In the House, the scene was equally cnth,,-
sias;ic. During the reading Of the brief but
intensely exciting dispatch just sufficiently
long and franght with tidings to stir the
hearts of patrioiic men, there was an evident
effort to restrain the feelings which at its
its conclusion burst forth in n ringing cheer
and clapping of hands such as were never
heard in the hall before. For the first time
the professional etiquette OF the reporters
gallery was broken, and this at all times or-
dcilv, amid the disorderly portion of the
house, echoed with the notes Of joy which in
lul volume rosa from tloor to galleries In
vain the punctilious Speaker struck his gavel
to bring back the House to order. None
could the improperly or infraction of
rules in such an indulgence Of patriotic feel!
ing, aud the rejoicing went on uncontined
upon the floor. Members sprung irantically
from their seats and rushed around Mr.. Col.
fax rs Il common centre, he rctrcaiing to the
open space outside the seats. Uera congrat-
ulaions went on apace as the dispatch went
from hand to hand. Amid the ,hrong the
venerable mcnlbrv from Kentucky. Mr.. Crit
tcnden, Will. his gray hairs, was most distin-
guishablc; and for some minutes, wherever
he moved he encountered the cu.stre.ched
hands of his compccrs, who cong.0, ulatcd
him on the glorious event which had cleared
Old Kentucky of the rebels, who had so long
held in thralI the Union people of his native
State; and heartily, and with a beaming
face, did the old patriot respond to the gener-
III feeling. The Speaker had busy time of
it with his carpiny gavcl, but for some time to
no purpose as i; was felt that there was no
indrcorum committed in such a delnonsra-
ton of joyous and loyal feeling over the vic
tories Of the Union.
R,cu WITuouT MoNEy.-Many a man is
rich without money. Thousands of men with
nothing in the pocket, and thousands without
rrcn pocket, are rich. \ man born with a
GOOD sound constitution, good stomach, n
good heart, and good limbs, and pretty good
hcad-picce, is rich. Good bones are better
than gold--tough muscles, than silver; and
nerves that fash fire and carry cuergy to eve
rv function, are better than houses and lands.
1t is better than landed estate to have the
right kind of father and mother. Good
breeds and bad breeds exist among men as
rcally as among herds and horses. Education
NAV do much to check evil tendencies, or to
develop good ones; but it is great thing to
inhcrit the right proportion OF faculties to
start with.
That man is rich who has a good dispcsi-
tion--who is naturally kind, patient, cheerful,
hopeful, and who has n flavor Of wit and fun
in his composition. The hardest thing to get
aloi... with in this life is mans own self. \
cross, selfish fellow .lespondins and COM
plainiur frllow-a timid, care-burdened man
these nrr all dcforlncd on the inside. Their
feet m,v not limp, but their thoughts do.
TnE JorsNRY OF LirE-Thc following
r,,.es from the papers Of DR.. West are thrown
Together cs general way-msrks i'll the journal
cs lie: Nercrriiiculc acrcdthincs, or what
u.h..s NAV es.erm as such. however absurd
hey may a,,~ar io Won. Never resent u sup
posed injury ill you know the views and mo
lives cf the .ulor Of it. Always take the
part cc am absent person who is ccnsnrcd in
company. :, far rs truth and propriety vii!
allow. N,vcr think worse ON account OF his
differing with You Oh political or religious
subjects. Never dispute with a man more
than sc,cntv wears oi agc or with an eni!iu-
a.. ID not jcs' - a TO w"'lisi the feelings
81, another. say alwa,s rs little as posi-
II. e. vours.h ann tl,os. who are near to vo'
Never court the favor OF the rich. by fs'ler'
Jag either :L,r van;iics ogileir vices. Speak
With cal,an,,,s and dclibcraiion. especially IN
circumstances which tend to irri,atc.
Tna DArcurER OF TnE DEviL-A rich
X Is It'd Of an eccentric divine Who, while
preaching one evening. was somewhat annoy
rl hy one os he i,.i..inirc pe.der, who, after
awhile. aio.r a,.i walked out.
..fh,re goes the devils daughter said he.
The la.l, turned arc und. and ina polite man
ner. exclaimed:
Stood night, father"