The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-13

tt meeting of the Legislature, or Cen
oral c ourt, Gas they capl GS hsre, the
.s:moxi. out" Of the old, and the inanga-
ration of the as,s Goyernor, have be- the
events of the week The latter '6etsfno-
monte, in order to crafty the inooErdii-
nate 4 sires of both the etiring and in
comm officers, to 'borro the ears'h iol
Ethsihras uptrsmsp, We're performed with
more than usast form First a fong
windeh hafangi8 By that prince OF ne
gro re- ruiting agents, Andrew, tnen an,
other Y his honorable successor, ana
| then mid much mutual regret on the
one hand, and proud congratulatIon on
the otl er, Governor A. retired in good
order. and Governor b. reigned in his
! stsads-But after all the formality, 1t
compared poorly with the simpler Gus
toms t at other States, at such times
have sen proper to adopt ...rr.V 81
The present legislature, so tar as your
corresG ondent has been able TO deter-
mine, i, not a deliberative body OF IN
MASSACHUSETTS, is reputed to support
1he po6rest legislature, that assemblies
in the United States, and this one, so far
from detracting from. seems likely to
| confirm such reputation. What meas
ures of public Importance will first come
before il l am not informed, Probably
| the consideration of the liquor laws OF
the State will occupy considerable at
| tention, but whether they will continue
| to hold fast to .'the touch not, taste not,
| L.
Byronic propositio that man being rea-
sonable,must get drunk and provide for
it accordingly is some what uncertain : !;
Forefathers/ day, the anniversary OF
that on which our Pilgrim forefathers
and foremothers landed On the stern
and rockbound coast, was celebrated
\ with more than usual 6cldt this year,
| theSday being also made the occasion OF
the return Of battle-fiags Of Massachu'
j setts regiments to the State Authorities
! Tie "eommemorstiOn" vas mQTeoTer
/ kept upeby some enthusiastic sons OF
/ Pills long after the written pro-
| Cramme had been exhausted, aud 1
| Srieve to say that many descendant Dy
his freqQentlibatlonste the memory OF
the Magfiower party gOt himself INTO q
| condition which would have shocked
/ the most viniOus member Of the party
referred To. ...,. ada,
Carl sShurz, the last political guide
with which we have been favored, made
his address before Boston audience on
! last Tuesday night Dsagreeing with
the policy of The President on many
things, he nevertheless, before critici-
SING his measures, had the honesty to
hear witness to his fidelity and patriot
ISM. and, in speaking OF the Southern
States recently conquered, 10 declare us
belief that they had manifested more
disposition 10 accede TO the Grams u
instice and right than any people, SIM;
larly circumstanCed, OF whom history mas
any record But as you have probably
seen fuller reports of his remarks than l
can hope to give, will not attempt any
He is a man of remarkably fine appear
ance, and perhaps the ablest, as he IS the
most prominent, of the Germans we have
among Us. ..r . ,.,rY.
The new City Hall has been completed,
and a few days ago it was thrown open
for inspection. 1t is magnificent build,
inc, and will compare well with any OF
our city or State edifces. Some OF the
| larger apartments are adorned with por-
| traits of the more prominent among the
| Boston spldie who died iii the war, and
It's entire plah,and arran cement reflects
great credit upon those who were con
cerned in the erection of the palace fer
such it is. Those who should know. es-
innate its cost to be over half milii2p:
As to future developments, Rare IL
Butler is advertised to speak here be.
fore the end OF the month, and it is said
that he designs the humiliation, on that
occasion, of General Grant and all other
small fry who have presumed to speak
dispargingly of his military movements,
He may be equal to the emergency, but
l greatly fear his task will be more diff
cult than it was to pelt poor old Pier
point" with thunder and lightning PAM
| phlets. or to attend to his preacher
chain gang" in Norfolk, God send him
a good deliverance.- .. EsP1E.