Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-01-30
FROM CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, Jan. Is, 1875.
70 the Eds. Nadependent:

10 the Eds. independent:
The time and talents of the
House have been employed a good
portion of the time since the meet
ing of the Legislature in efforts to
pass resolutions protesting against
the atrocities in New Orleans. I
don't know that it required any
great amount of talent to make
the fight, but the Republican men,
bers have succeeded by parliament
tary tactics and fillibustering, to
stave the matter off until this
morning, when House joint Reso-
luton, No. 2, offered on Saturday
by Mr.. Good of Wheeling, was on
motion, taken up. Mr.. Good sup
ported his resolution in an able.
eloquent and forcible speech, char
acterizing in firm but moderate
language the executive usurpa-
lions in the civil affairs of the SOW
ereign State Of Louisiana. He was
listened to throughout with mark
eel and earnest attention on the
part of members and visitors. Mr..
Good, although comparatively a
young man, is one of the bes,, if
not the best talker in the House.
This is his first term in the Iegis-
lature, and we predict he will
make his mark.
At the close of Mr. Goods speech
Mr.. James M. Mason of Jefferson
succeeded in getting the floor. Mr..
Mason is young man which may
in measure accounts for his max
ing an ass of himself upon every
proper and improper occasion that
presents itself. He is said to have
been the first member Of the pres
ent legislature, of either House,
that landed liz Charleston, and in
the organization of the House was
candidate for every position in
the gift of the legislat re. He
wanted TO be Speaker of the House,
Chairman Of the judiciary Conn
mittee, and finally agreed to sub
side with promise of IA place on
the next State ticket. He pledged
himself TO the support of each of
the dozen candidates for u. S. Sem
ator, and finally became Disguised
with them all-and himself too
and hence his TRADE of to-day.
The question under discussion,
when he took the floor, was the
Louisiana resolutions, to which he
devoted little of his talk. He made
bare allusion to the point unoer
discussion, and then rambled off
on the Senatorial question, and
an abuse of the leading candidates
for the position. He talked upon
Capital Removal, finance, of jack
son, Clay, Webster, Calhoun, of
our country, and of Caesar, Brutus
Cromwell, Napoleon, and 1 num-
Der OF other foreign gentlemen. In
fact, he talked so much and said
so little, that doubts of his sanity
were entertained by the audience.
His poise an. gestures were so SUI
premely absurd as to be in per-
feet keeping with his disjointed
sentences and pointless remarks.
1t was really sorry sight to see
this representative of the bluest
blood of Virginia, standing up
with all the pride of his ancestors
about him, representative of the
longest line in the old State-the
acknowledged ut and derided
bv the common herd. A still sur-
rier sight was to sac this young
nian, hAnkeA on Quo side by "a bot.
tie Of Whiskey and on the other
by glass Of milk furnishing food
for ridicule 10 tho.. gaihrred
about him. The rirugyls with his
rhetoric was rel violent that he up-
rel the milk to tLe di..umfi,ure OF
Dorsey Carlisle's new hat, aud the
ruination of Jake Jackssn's hest
pants. This Is no fancy sketch
and We have only mildly describ-
ed-because truthful description i
impessible-actual occurrences,
; We felt sorry for the vouno n,or