Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-29
WASHINGTON LETTER

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arriving Crowd-The Spea kership-
Notes.-The Virginia Senatorial
COnLest-HOn. John GOOtIe.
Correspondence of tho Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-rhs city has been
aptly called winters watering place; aud the |
season is about to open. Each train and boat
brings its steady stream OF people, and empties
them in the city The streets are beginning
to be crowded. and stylish equipages are again
seen on the Avenue, and all the press men are
sharpening up their pencils to report the daily
life and dongs at the national capital What
escapes their sharp eyes is hardly worth seeing,
and joining the argus-eyed fraternity. will try
to keep you advised of the inner doipgs-the
tarces and the comedies that, as soon as the
curtain rises next Monday. will most assuredIy
BE- played on these boards. Ia is pleasant to
watch the crowd pushing and striving 10
Vanity Fair, especially if you have nothing to
lose, and can smile over the frailties and folIies
of human nature. Oh the TWO philosophers
the one who laughed and the other who cried
on the vagaries and aotics of humanty-l in
tinltely prefer the former, and SO | will act out
my plecept.
1t is a coincidence, and a remarkable one,
that after an interval of fifteen long years
Virginia should send full delegation to Con-
gross only on the first meeting of Democratic
Congress; and the Mother of States can point
| with just pride to her sons, to whom as hcrrep
| reseutatlves she has cooided her interests and
| trust. Never in her paImiest days has she
| ever had d more brilliant delegation. Eayh
| aud every one reflects honor on his constilu-
cDts. There is Goode-that man with the silver
| touguc-the tones low aud sweet as u flute and
as clear and ringing as the bugIe, whose career
Is destined 10 be great and glorious one
Terry, on whom high hopes are founded !;
! Douglas, worthy OF his name and lineage, Il
| man OF high honor and an accomplished
speaker; Harris, of the Valley, with his clear
| head auu SQUAD sense Cabell, Of the tobacco
region, who will make MS uame famous in the
coming Congress; Ran. Tucker, fine debater,
ready speaker, tue mind thoroughly cult
vated-polished, keen and decisive, he will be
IN his clement 10 the stratagcms, maj &c avrcs.
and tactics Of party strife; Gov Walker will
| do-as be always has done his part we'll; in
saying that, l hazard my own private opinion
that he will take his stand as prominent and
leading man, and he will make Richmond
proud OF him. Aud VIC end with our own
Hunton, who came out OF heated political
| contest without So much as shadow of a stain
against bis private Integrity or public record
| Gen. HuutoD Is man one caO implicitly trust;
faithful ana just 10 the discharge of his duty,
| prompt in the performance OF his contract,
gallant soldier, genial gentleman, statesman
OF maturcd experience and sound judgment, he
will do full credit to his district Such is the
| galaxy OF gifted men that, Fastening FROM the
| mountains, the plains, aud the lowauds of the
| via D0ml0lOn, Will meet this week at the Cap
| loL. look for great things from such men,
With their varied and brilliant minds, suurred
! on as they are by laudabe emulation, and in
| clted by noble ambition, and [ trust t, have
| the proud duty Of chroniclng their struggles
aud their victories.
The city is rapidly filing up. Many repre-
sentatives arrived yesterday, as did also several
huodred office seekers, wire pullers, editors,
aud press men generally; hackers, Influential
politicians, seekers alter claims, lobbyist gam
berS, aud all those who either hope to share
! the spolls to be divided out, or who have bus
| mess to transact A large class Of the arrivals
| are adventures who follow The crowd, and are
| turn up, and will fud before Christmas like
that gentleman, that hopes bloom but to
| decay" and that they are without a damned
| slXpence.
Both Mr. Kerr aud Mr. Randall are here.
| and they Interview the coming members as to
| their Intentions; but they are exceedingly close,
and everything IL pure speculation until the
choice is made.
The hotels are being rapidly prepared for the
reception of guests. The Arlington is re6,ted;
| the National Will be refurnished, repaired and
! renovated from cellar to attic; all the others
| are more or less brushing and cleaning up
Shepherds new hotel will be finished early in
the winter.
find also many Virginians in the hotels and
on the streets, aud the subject of the next Sen
| atorshlp is paramount even to national politics.
| have talked with mcn from the different Sec
lions Of the State, aud have travelled much
myself, ADD take great interest in the election
OF Senator by our Legislature next week, and
the result OF all inquiries is briefly this: The
candidates for that important position few
months ago were many-each section presenting
| the claims OF lis tavorltc; but now the contest
is pretty we'll narrowed down to plumber you
Can count on the hugers Of one hand. Had the
| election came off last year, Gov. Walker would
it is now, there is no chance for him-Wise's
letter, "Thc Cd Fashioned Man." written iG
the most heated political conflct our State ever
saw, has affected the prcst g. of Gov Walker
r. NJ. L. Hunter and ~. H. H. Stuart
will receive probably, complimentary vote.
Daniel, OF Lynchburg. is net we'll known
enough, thousn ii he keeps on 10 the way be is
going now, be will Wear, to a certainty, the
Senatorial purple" Many candidates will be
put up, doubtless, but the real IT. uggle prom.
lses to be between Senator Johnson, the pres
eut incumbent, and the Hon John Goode.
johnson is strong map especially in the Val
ley, and has strong hackers, but Goode has en-
thuslastlc support 10 all the Underwater region
aud the middle section. Goode is young man
and the young representatives, are all tor him.
His private record is spoiless, and be is man
of great bonhomie, tina! makes him universally
popular, and be is the Winning horse 10 this
Senatorial race. This is what [ hear, and |
hope tits true. know Mr. Goode but slight