Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-02-28
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WAsHINGTON, d. g.,
Feb. 24Ih. 1871


To he Editor Of tie SPIRIT Of jefferson -
Any notice Vi the Great Carnival winch flied
up the days Ot Monday aud Tuesday III this
city, would soon lead me beyond the limits OF
an ordinary news letter. Leaving yoJr readers,
therefore, to gather u description from other
sources, will dismiss il with the remark that
never before, perhaps III free country, was
50 great thrOng assembl III which appeared
SO little disorder and intemperauce.
The District of Columbia having been
placed under territorial government by AN
act OF Congress, approved two days since, pc,
ttlons are already in circulation recommend
ing candidates to the President for the posi-
ton OF Governor Of the newly formed terri,
tory. But even it all the Presidents reia.
tons are provided for, there are so. many re.
publican statesmen soon to be dismissed from
the capitol, that it is altogether probable some
one of them will be appointed to the Office
which Of right belongs to \ citizen of the
District.
vi the present Congress no less than eigh-
teen Senators and one hundred and twenty
one representatives, are to be replaced BY new
men on the 4th Of March, and it is said that
there is scarcely a man of them, belonging TO
the party in power, who is not eagerly striving
for some government office, from a foreign
mission or the governOrship of territory to
petty clerkship or an humble Post office.
The severe snow storm of last week pre-
vented my attendance at the capitol during
oil the days that our county case was before
the Supreme Court. cannot therefore give
my own impressions as to the relative merit
OF the arguments of counsel, but | learn
. from gentleman far more competent to form
an opinion than myself, who watched the case
In It's whole course with feelings strongly in
favor OF West Virginia, that while the speeches
OF other counsel were marked by learning aud
ability, that OF Judge Curtis as a compact and
perspicuous legal argument was une0ualled
and unapPrOached. The arguments of Messrs.
Hunter aud Faulkner were also commended.
aud it will be especially gratifying to our COM
munIty to be Informed that Mr.. Hunters pro
tesslonal emiuence met a fattering recognition
IN the highest tribunal of the nation aud
among its most eminent lawyers
The constant round of lectures with which
the winter here is filed up, givesa as au oppor
tuuity of hearing most of the celebrated Lv-
ceum speakers, male and female, in the course
OF "a single season. Only the more sensational
aud the more distinguished attract large audi
ences. and perhaps no one has spoken to a
greater coucouTse than Wendell Philips adj
dressed few evenings since ON Temperance.
Labor and Woman" Although fully tine.
tuTed with the predjudiceS current in our lati
tude against the speaker, gladly availed NV
self OF the opportunity offered to hear him,
lie is man apparently over sixty years of
age, OF style of Oratory not as impassioned
as had imagined, but as nearly faultless rs
1t Is easy TO conceive. Universal suffrage was
tue stand point from which he viewed his
triangular subject, aud lie declared the present
task OF American craftsmanship to be the pro-
lection OF the ballot from it's great foes. intern
Perance and capital. aud the elevation OF poll.
tics 10y the CntranChiScmcnt OF woman. II
would be impossible to give an outline Of an
Grafton that was as elegant and brilliant rs il
was acute aud plausible. aud forbear even
the brief report had purPosed to make. only
adding that 1t Is not often me has the onpOr.
tunity OF hearing an orator as classic and fin
! lshed as the Massachusetts, fanatic.
typographical errors, as all know, are nm.
! aVo'daoIe and generally explain themselves.
| but must ask your readers to attribute To
that source also, several Iudicrous and dis.
! JoInted sentences in my last letter, in which
'he error was not so clearly tracGabls
Hos. JEFFERSON DAvIs.-Wewer shown
on Sunday letter from Hon Jefferson Davis
dated at Memphis Tenn, and addressed TO
| prominent cOlOrGd barber of this city. who was
trusted member Of his household officials at
Richmond during the war. The letter abounds
in kindly expressions OEinterest in his present
| and future welfare, and concludes with the e.
surance that he will pass through this city
sometime in April next, when ne will meet
him 'nPeTson.- Wilmington IN C.) Star.