Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-04-08
The "Lateo GOV. Peirpoint.

The ..Late'' Gov. Peirpoint.
And thus has persisted Peirpoint; the
browning reward of seven years of devoted and
faithful service as Union man! Verify
as he totters beneath the weight Of his carpet
bag. and goes back to the State which he per-
miftcd to be torn from the Old Dominion, he
may exclaim to his loyal abide camp as
Woolsey did to Cromwell, "Oh, Lewis, had
served my God half as faithfully, as L served
the Federal Government l should not have
thus been treated. I'VE have spoken some
times unkindly of the deceased" but our
amer amer lies buried in his political grave.
: The deceased" as if conscious of his ap.
n,roacbinp end, made fun profession Of Radi-
calism some weeks before his death, and died
firm believer in the New Nation He fully
abiured all the heresies of Conservatism, and
publicly denounced the University of Virginia
in the presence Of the Convention" tic
| therefore departed in the sweet odor of Hunnl-
cutism.
Peirpoint was, as we have sometimes modest
~ hinted not without faults, but he had many
! virtues. He wasa far better man than some
others of his party. His errors arose far more
from intellectual weakness and fexlbillty OF
backbone than from chronic vices. He was
generous, kind hearted and not 7indlctlve;
and now that he has been cut down by the
sword, the memory Of many good deeds comes
back 10 US. He gave US, with few exceptions,
very good Judiciary, and he advocated ex-
IT. eme leniepcy towards the Contederates.-
When he followed the promptiDgs of his heart,
be behaved well, and it was only when under
the influences of stronger and worse men that
! be forfeited our esteem He was in6rm of
purpose, vacillating, and unreiable-and thus
offended all parties. He was treated with In
gratitude by the government which he most
faithfully served and obeyed. TO further the
interests of the Radical party, he aided in the
division of Virginia, and in the erection OF a
microscopic loyal government at Alexandra.
He was first recognized by Chief Justice
Chase as a genuine governor, and the Radicals
then branded him as bogus. He gave the
! whole influence of his Office to the coIntenance
f and support of the reconstruction acts, and
vet the military commandment in this State put
! him to political death. His fate is hard, and
we question whether there is single dlstran-
! chised Yirginian who would exchange places
-, with this loyal victim of the very military pow
or which he Sc much admired. -lt1ch. Eng.
| LADIES TALK.-A writer in the Cornhill
Magazine, dscoursng on this subject, says:
"They have readiness OF resource which
enables them to say the very thing that IS
most right, at the very moment when 1t IS
most wanted, to rcctily the bluuders OF other
pcople-of their stupid male relatives notably
to anticipate and prevent some Threatening
c0nt,.ete,n1s or to countcract its effect mo-
mcnt after it's occurrence. 1t enables them to
{ set the talk going at critical moments, and to
keep it alive with bright answers and lively re-
partee always. 1t gives them the. power OF
Keeping people in good humor, Or of restoring
their cuuanmity when it is gone. This album
dance of ideas aud quickncss of fancy with
which women are for the most part so we'll en-
doWed, lead, then, in certain cases, to all sorts
Of good and wholesome results. In other
, cases, however, where the capacity IS lower.
these same qualities have different issue, and
are shown chiefly in the development of an cx-
traordinary power Of running on with talk OF a
, certain sort, not very exalted IN quality, but
quite unlimited in amount. This running on
facuty-as enjoyed by the ladies Of creation
is certainly worthy Of note in treatise such as
this. Its posSessors are class apart, and are
more numerous than might be supposed. They
seldom leave off or make pauses in their talk,
f but rather link together the different sections
of their monologue with words OF uncertain
meaning, or rcpcltlons OF something, already
spoken, apparently with the object OF getting
time in which to collect new ideas, or else Of
preventing any one else from taking advantage
of pause to cut in. This running on capacity
is not without value in it's way, even as it is ex-
hibited in those who are unable to keep it IN
order, and to regulate it duly; while as to
those others, who possess, in combination with
this gift certain other gifts of intelligence and
discretion, it may simply be said of any society
which includes such persons within its limits,
that it may be congratulated on possessing Ill
that can most completely ornament and en-
livcn it.
The PRESENT GAME.-A part of the game
now being Dlayed is, beyond question, to fill all