Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-11
Letter from Fauquier Co.

Letter from Fauquier Co.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
ORLEAN, FAUoUIER Co., Va, March TO-
We have quite fourshing little village; every
ting denoting thrift and enterprise. We have
four dry goods and grocery stores, two grog
shops-,he very baue of society IN every COM
munity three blacksmith shops, two shoe
makers shops, one whee!w1ight shop. two NJ.
DIS, and one drug store. We number be-
tween ninety and one hundred inhabitants
The proparty recently Owned by Mr.. Ludwcl
Lake, ST., and occupied by DR.. Suith, has
been purchased by Mr. VIM. II. Triplett, the
leading merchant of this place. This is the
most desirable location IN the village. The
dwelling is large and commodlous one, front
ing 90 Maine street, with 4 most beautiful
lawn in front. alr. Triplett proposes opening
summer boarding house, and doubtless will
make it very pleasant summer resort for any
who will leave the crowded cities to enjoy the
healthy waters and pure mountain air, for which
Virginia is famous, and of which our village
has a liberal share We have beautiful view
of the Blue Ridge Mountains as far southwark
as the eye can reach, and North as far as Ash
| by's Gap, and then the delightful view IS brck-
er by one more deghttul-the big Cobler
| Mountain" standiDg alone in all its glory and
grandeur. Language would fail me were to
attempt TO describe thislovely mountain, which
surpasses all others in beauty aud loVeliness.
The young gents of the village and communl-
~ have quite an Interesting Debating Society 10
this place. Dr. Haosborough, the President,
delivered very 6ue address before the society
at its last meetlDg-sutject Education. His
| pleasant delivery, graceful gestures, and ready
flow Of language, made bis address one OF the
best etfortsto which We have listened tor long
| time.
Those of our village who have faith 10 the
"grouud hog, are growing over US who have
but little faith, or none at all, aud are preach
lug ground boz" to US at every opportunity.
II ground hog has anything to do with The
weather. We would say, Three cheers for
ground hog" More anon. ?.
SPEECH OF JUDGE r. H. CocKERILLE. 10
the Conservative Legislative caucus, on the
oath of February, wien nominations for Lieu
tenan. Governor were being made, Judge r..
| H. Cockerille, of Fairfax, said
Mr. PRESIDENT: We have met this evening
| with view to the nomi alton of some gentleman
to fill the vacancy shortly to bs made in the
office of Lieutenant Governor OF Virginia by
| the resignation of the present mount bent, Hor
K. E. Wi,hers The trust to be executed re-
qures that we should act deliberately and pru-
dently, with due regard to the interest involved.
The place to be filed requires and demands a
gentleman Of experience, ability, and one &C
| Quainted with the present necessities OF our be-
! loved Commonwealth and with it skilled in
parliamentary law. present to you such All
one in my colleague in the Senate, Judge Henry
| w. Thomas, of Fairfax and you will allow me
TO add, Mr.. President in my whole circle ct
acquaintance with the prominent mon of the
| State know of none that can more worthlly
| fill the standard than my fri nd, Judg Thomas.
From my boyhooj have known; under his
instructions pursued the study OF law, and
can truthfully say his qualities OF head and
heart are superior. b. his kind and gentle
| bearing he has gained the entire confidence Of
the people among whom he lives, and by his
| sympathetic foelngs he has attached to him
many warm friends.
! In the service OF his State he has devoted the
| hest portions of his lfe entering the House of
| Delegates in 1871 the cot 'mpursry Of Caper.
| ton, Daniel, Strother AMI others: In 1919 he
Was elected TO the Senate of Virginia, in which
position he remained until 1862, when he was
elected Second Auditor, and continued to hold
| the same until the government OF Virginia was
overthrown After the wa he was elected
Judge OF the Loudoun Circuit, which p s;tion
he held til he was removed hy the recOnslruc
ZION pOilCy, IL was my S'oO lolloiC W hnO"
Judge T. well during thai period-a period that
will ever be remembered in our history. l have
seen him on the bench, whan the environs and
representatives OF the Federal Government were
present to overawe, if not direct, his action.
Ave, sir it WAS u maCter of note, that under the
shadow of the Capitol ITSELF he STATED that the
statutes of his own State should govern him,
and that he would not recognize, il. bis Judicial
| capacity, the act of Congress co!strainlng the
| laws of his State; that the Federal Government
| had no right, nor authority to demand MN to
receive tho testimony of colorod witnesses, and
that he would not obey it until his State directed
him For this decision he WAS arrested under
bench warrant issued from Underwood, ana
| came to Richmond. The prosecution was ult-
| mately dropped, the reconstruction being ac-
uuiesced in by the State. As Judge, he bad to
grappe with the most difficult and important
legal questions arising ou.ottne co. fscation and
Federal tax, and it gives me great pleasure to
state that in every instance he was sustained BY
our Court of Appeals, and in some by the Su-
preme Court of the United Sites.
Such is the gentleman l -esent. He is now
the President pro tenn. of the Senate and well
qualified to make an efficient presiding officer,
and is the decided choice of that body, o! which
he is mem Der, and over whom be will preside
il elected and think their wishes should be
regarded, all other things being quail, and tnut
the members of the House should not be inhu.
enced, under these considerations, to vote for
one Of our own body, in disregard Of the wishes
of the Senate, however worthy and vel quail
fed he may be. He comes, is | do, from the
county of Washington and Mason, and hope
that one so well qualified may receive the nom
nation of this conference.
THE MCCORMICK TELESCOPE. The retract-
iog telescope, ordered some four years ago OF
Messrs. Clark & Sons, Of Boston, by Mr..
Leander j. Mccormick, Of Chicago, Of McCor
mick-reaper fame and which is designed as
present to Washington and Lee University,
Lexington, Va. is now nearly Completed, It
is to cost $3S 900 in gold, aud it is claimed will
be the largest aud most effective instrument of
the kid ever constructed. The instrument has
an anerture of twenty six inches, aud the oblscI