The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-01

WEDNESDAY EvEG, MARCH. /, 1871.
SPIRIT of THE MORNING PRESS.

SPIRIT OF THE MORNING. FNEss
March opens quito sprng-like aud blan
this morning, but we fear the winter
not passed, as we have yet to hear tn
voice of a single turtle in the land still
the doves of our morning contemporaries
are cooling as if anxious to mate ant
occupy the same cote once more,-nov
that the fierce storm of war has been sue
ceeded by the blessed calm of peace. Tit
Enquirer extends the olive branch oil
around, begging its acceptance by The
defeated and still rather sullen foe. The
Whiq alone frowns and looks lowering. Il
shakes its shaggy front and impatient paws
the earth, like a wounded bull at bay.
The very sight of Bucktail is hateful,
and excites its rage. 1t will not be APP
peased. 1t refuses to be comforted. Is
there no balm in Gilead, no healing bal
sam for our neighbours "grievous wound9"
Can no compensation be found for the loss
1t has sustained in this civic defeat? We
had no idea there was SO much feeling at
the bottom, or we would have despaired
of success in advance.
We are sure the adverse faction have &C.
contod the;r v;ctorv with eouan;n,;tv and
cain,noss and With mora than Prns-
s;or r,odost,1 Ala oue, eoro,o tbo r;obt
they had undoubtedly won to triumph
al march around the Wing Office. They
had no disposition to exult over fallen
foe. The magnanimous BucktaiIs were
even ready to revictual the famished gar
rlson OF tne nootaiis, ana hau the wing
accepted, 1t might have toasted for week
at Zetelle's on Bucktail SCUM and yeuisou
steak 10 GET in cood hnmor Go
~ a., .hos.,e ~ 49, 81 c.,,;t,s D,,,ao,1,S
~ the 'neat,e auu seo ooi o'hien husseiis
"disagreeable man, and you Will ever al
ter study wreathe your face in smiles
whether in triumph or defeat in ioy or
,orro,r ro,hor tl,a,, 1,,o,r 80 i,,r,hr;oo,,,
ooiio"' iN'nei ',au "oa' % ,u5uoi'ou'
countenance Wnlle the JOY bells are ring
ing around you and spring birds are sing
ing on every limb. We prescribe good
baortv laurh Ma;or ond Rrssau ia tba
onl1 onothaoor,, +Lot oor eil az xroror;,,
lion GoMto tba thaotra .ao. and rour ~
Iii e, - me-; me- "n1 J -
NUT VIII oe cnauSeu. LUSH We snail no
more hear such Ophellanlc walls waited on
the soft eastern breeze from the corner of
Franklin and Governor. falling upon the
ear like the mournful notes Of the dIolian
harm. like The following. which we cllp
from the JVhio.
..Is this the onlv change that Time can show
Shame following shame, and woe sapplanting wos"
If it will afford any pleasure to the friends
OF the Fennsy wanna corporation, we are iree
orS;nary s dsfaa,a can 20. j.;
ting, with all possible caimness, the probable
result of the introduction of this new system,
we we are bowed down by the conviction that
VI rgin'a nas reserved oiow wnicn .ranscenus
greatness and moral purity are SUPERIOR to
brute strength and material wealth. We feel
that for the first time, and (saddest of all y by
our own Tree Will and choice, there Is talnt
samabt and racs;vad .be g;nn IF Tho cor
ruption which worketh death. The Virgins
that, like her Roman namesake, should have
preferred death to dshonor, has, through her
negisla.aae, sougnt Tue lou, e4 ~ VI
nelf than an iA' ''iiN 9 'NsN' p0's
= aAppiua claudiua and the whole Claudian line,
IF thase words saem exagoerated and too full
Of bitterness, we can only ask those who would
condemn us to study the portrait OF this grasp
irg ana soulless corporation as la1eiy arawn oy
itr rrhioh aven r- Gnst,v en- nors MIGHT envv
H. s,l1s,ns = 1o,c, ovtroot fro,, ,rar
,,r;ttan hv rharlas Frano;s Aasn,s a.
tha Na.t5 dma,;ec,, Pon;e,, -aaa;nst tha
aS vi ~ raatra, ra;iroad .wb;cb WAS
&c fl nonrs s" ~ thn interest If Nav Enoland
srd was donbtless mid for bv tho solid
nov of postoH ,vho would l;I,e vary wall
- Mill us Nav o,rn fnrtnnes man the
ru;ns nf ps,nsul,an;a or anv otbar state
r. ia rather hard M Wb;a 10 nuote New
E,a,ana aoainst psnnsvlysn;a seeing that
tha. hana haan l;fan,ona anern;es tbat
they bage besn AZ dao5er,s naints aver
10 CT .s.,oa - H. 49,.
since tne nrst se1tiemeht Vi INC Suaner
State.
Mr.. Adams would no doubt use the same
ARGUMENTS AGAINST Virginia and Norfolk
"a bor ra ;ir,.,d svsta,e tbat TIA TVb;o CO
s'uu Aoi i@'lioaa oys.o.,' .n"O wv "a'S ~
appiauds when appiled 10 the efforts OF EMIL
adelphia and Pennsylvania to escape from
the domination of the Yankee manufactu-
,,au,,o,,d .,,,,,o,r,;sts oy,d assert +ha;r oon,-
ieiS anu ihonoPo,io'o' CIV oooets 'het. ooh
merclal independence. pennsylvania and
Virginia have no interests in common with
New Enoland and Charles Francis Adams.
~ 10 49, ;nta.,,t ,,h;o,,
pot .hey nave ooniuioii iutoio'' "n,ou
should BIND them togethef ID sympathy
and bring them close to one another. We
do hone This will he the last word from orr
,,oiabho. IN 4l;s s,biect and tbat its siek-