Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-03
Eeftcr from WASHINGTON.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gnzetto, J
WASHINGTON. j anuary 3.-You see AID hear
hundred rumors about what Congress will or
viii! not d., in the case of Virginia. Most of
these rumors are all Josh. Nobody knows what
Congress will do--COngrcss itself does not
know. The matter has not yet been arranged
the leaders Of the dominant party have not
vet united upon plan which will be most ben
efcial-not to the interests OF tic Statc-they
don't care fig about that-but to the interests
of the Radical party in the State.
You see and hear, too, much concerning what
Gen. Grant says about Virginia. Gen. Grant
very honestly and very properly recommended
ia his annual message, the admission, plain and
simple, of VirgiDia. Here have every reason
to believe he has left the subject. to be dealt
with in Congress without his interference one
way or the other. He will carry out and be
content with any law Congress may pass on the
subject He does not trouble himself now
about the affair. have reason to believe that
he thinks the admission has rot been helped
any BY any committees which have been in
Washington this winter
My own opinion is, after being locker on,
for about week before the holidays, that
there will be "admission," shortly, with some
new requirements. LOUDOUN.
NEW YEARS DAY IN WAsHINOToN.-The
Presidents reception at the Executive Man
sion presented a scene .! unusual attraction.
The cast, green, blue and red rooms. arranged
for the occasion, were tastetully decorated
throughout With rare exotics. The programme
for the presentation, "a previously announced,
was strictly followed.
TIE last OF the diplomatic corps who greeted
the President was General Alexander Tate,
charge Il affaires of Hayti; and, representing
coored nation, his appearance formed, perhaps,
the only noticeable incident during this portion
of the reception He vas most cordially vel
coined by the President, and in turn felicitatcd
his Egcelency on the auspicious beginning OF
the new year. Secretary Fish and the General
Joined in conversation tor some moments. The
Haytian representative was also introduced by
Secretary Fish to the Vico President and Nom.
bers of the cabinet, but to none OF the dlplo
matte corps.
Refreshments were offered at nearly every
place, but marked feature at the houses OF
the public officials, as we'll as at those of many
of the private citizens, was the absence OF wine
and Intoxicating liquors.
a noticeable feature was the calls OF good
many ladies, accompanied by gentlemen, upon
the cabirct ministers and others receiving
This is somewhat of an innovation, as on form.
er occasions tho ladies have generally confined
their New Year 8 visits to the President. This
year, however, they walked or rode to the
houses of all the dignitarics who were receiving.
''To ARMS To ARMS I'm April, 1861
when this country was on the verge Of tho aw-
full revolutionary precpice down which it tum-
bicd. patriotic citizen of Norfolk called tho
people "To Arms and offered to supply
them with rifles 'shametulIy below cost
wherewith to shoot the damned Yankees.
The name of this violent and blood-thirsty per-
son is Peter Whitchurst! And now, Peter.fe-
rocious Peter, heroic Peter, Bobadll Peter,
comes forward and protests against the admls'
sion OF Virginia. without the test oath If this
should be exacted how can Peter take it?-
Norfolk lUginaan.
1.-The Princess of the Moon, A Confederate
Fairy Story. Written by lady of Warrenton'
Va, 1862" This little book, dedicated to the
Children of the South who suffered during the
late war, is we'll told fairy story which the
author composed originally for tho edi6catlon
and pleasure OF a "bcvy OF barefooted little re;
bels'' at Warrcnton, who surrounded her and
logged for Fairy Story" 1t is we'll intro
duced in the development OF the story, that
Faith, Hope, and Charity are the Divine msln-
springs of human merit, snd that all porfec'
ton rests upon their practice.