Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-24
GOVERNOR kEMPER.


been quite busy with Governor Kempers visit
10 General Graut. Even the Intelligent and
very fair editor Of the Winchester Times, now
in part representing the county of Frederick 10
the Legislature, seems to regard the statemeus s
of this doubtful aur hori,y as reliable. he con-
slders il unfortunate that Geueral kcmper
went to see General GIaut, aud attributes some-
thing 10 the veto message (from which he dis,
sents) to this visit to the White House
We are not the spokesman Ut Governor
kemper. but We are the advocate OF justice;
and as We know the falslty OF the ruuors about
his visit to ths President, aud as We know the
Improper use that is made of those rumors, We
take occasion 10 say word about them. We
mean not to intimate that MIR, Hunter would
desiguedly use these improperly. We have
said that he is fair man; and he acquls Cen
eral kemper OF questionable or improper mo-
tives. But, thcu, Mr.. Hunters apparent ac-
.quiescepce 10 the truth of The rumors by pro-
nouncing the visit to the White House untor
tuuate does Governor Kempcr great Injustice.
First, we say that Governor kcmper being
iu Washington on other business the visit was
1roper Ii was visit OF courtesy such As has
been generally paid the President by Cover
nors Of the otates when III the Federal cl:y.
True, everybody has his right to tnluk What
he pleaSCs Ut 1t aud TO Express his uplDlous
abou II; but We eau see no lmprOprlciv III 1t.
On the contrary, We discover IN 1t exactly that
manifestation OF respect for the Chief Magl>-
tra,e of the nation which should be made by
Governor ofa State Whenever suitable orpor'
tuui,y presents itself.
The visit itself being proper, what said Gov.
kcmper in the interview With General Gra0t
that committed him or his State 10 the slight
est degree to the policy Of General Grants ad-
ministration or to third term for the General?
Why nothing absolutely nothing
Ii is great stretch OF iaucy to suppose that
the briet conversation which then took place
could have bound Governor kcmper to views
which colored the veto-mcssage. And We say
with entire cor fdcnce 10 the luth Ut what we
say, that the conversation between President
Grant aud Governor kemp.r did not IN the
slightest degree involve either in pledges as to
the iuture This We knew some time before
the appearance at the veto mess4ge.) General
Grant conversation was kind; General KEN
per'S respectful. Governor kcrupcr represent
ed Virginia as standing upon the solid touuda-
lions Of the Constitution and Stale and popular
rights and the honest aud impartial adminls-
tra,iou Of the Government. There was perfect
courtesy, perfect independence on both sides
No uau who knows Governor kemper could
believe that be maintained any other Conduct
at this interview than that of honor and nde-
pendeuce He entered iuto no arrangement;
he compromised no principle; he e>poused no
new scheme or plan; and he-so tar as con-
cerned Virginia aud the Conservative party
remained after the visit, rs before, uncommlt-
ted to anything but honor, truth and justice.
Now, the attempt to iuier from such visit
aud such conversation anything damaging to
OT
that he had blurdercd than from the belief
that he did. 1t spyiugs from the purpose to
iniure him. And as the truth does not help
ou this pulpose, Misrepresentation must 90 the
work.
There is no truth whatever in any statement
that involves Governor Kemper lu auy plan
waiting ip faith 10 Virginia or to the Corser-
va,ive party, and what took place at the White
House had no more to do with the spirit and
tenor OF the vcto-message than last year 5
clouds. We know that the editor OF the Times
meant TO do the Governor no wrong 10 connect
ing the message with the interview. he only
lapsed into the impression made by rumors
which we assert are as false as ever rumors
were.-Rich Dispatch
SECRET REGIONS OF THE STAGE In the
Secret Regions OF the Stage Olive Legau
brings to the curious any amount OF interesting
Information. Her brig ght, lively descriptions,
amply illustrated, take US withlu the enchaOt-
cd yruuud behud the foctiiy iyhts, aud show up
Juiet's boudoir, while that lovely creature
nurmurng over the balcony, is rtmbling with
''her check upon her hand" at the thought of
climbing down the rickety staircascs III the dlm
light of the shaky house ot the Capulets. The
writer pitlicssy exposes the pellug fury OF
the storm compounded of SO many pots OF by
copodlum and spirits OF wiue, the sheet iron
thunder, and whlstiing winds, the roll OF car
riage wheels and the cracking whip. The old
witch turued into fairy is mercllesSly resolved
into few wires aud traps IN the stage. floor:
Mephistopheles disclosed in the most proSac
ascent from below. and Maurice exposed staud-
iug in the fiss among shirt-Seeved carpenters,
watching the unsteady tower walls One OF the
most ingenious stage tricks, the amputalon OF
the rician in lie Roy Carote, is explained,
aud gives au idea of how much the stage owes
to mechaui N and the carpenter. Concerning
The production of her own comedy, Surf, .
Miss Logan says
"A large cyliuder, reaching across the stage
from wing to wing on either side, aud gar
nshcd with curing, stiffened canvass, ruo-
mug around the cylinder, after the fashion of
the threads of a screw, was put In revolution by
means OF a crank at the end turned BY man
behind the wing. The curling canvass was
painted to represent the toauy surf. Behind
the first cylinder there were two others OF
similar character, revolved in like manner
When the three were revoved together with
peculiar arraug, ment of light and shade
upon them the effect was str;kngly like
the rolling in of the waves upon the beach.
There were various other details employ
ed to heighten the illusion, such as large
box full of pebbles tilted to and fro behiud the
scenes in manner TO closely initiate the sound
of the waves gauzy painted cloth worked up
and down an inclined plane and representing
the thin wave that ruShes up on the sands and
retires again, rows of broom-co painted greer
to simulate the sea weed, aud so on. The
characters of the play, who were supposed to
go iu bathing at Long Branch. dressed in the
usual bathing costumes, sprang through open
lngs made OF India rubber (pauted like the
rest,) which closed behind them as water