Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-31
Eotter fr0s., Richmond.

The Lone Man-Ihe Legislator S Drean'|7
Tact and Fiction Mrel and Truth Erofyad
from, the Whole-The Lee Monument = 4he
AioGet Register 1dr IN R'chmond-C"pt'
". H. Kennedy
| Correspondence vi tic Aexandrla Gazette !!
RICHMOND, December 20, 1871
Ahbouph the time for the close OF the iegls
ative holiday has ELAPSED, none OF the ;, members
have yet put in an appea. ance. Mr.: bohannon
! ia here by himself and he has remained IN thc
| civ during the recess. 1t is painful sight TO
see a lucmhcr CT tie L.e!sl2tura walking inc
streets alone lie may uol be entirely over
noUertd by the sc1sc Of loneliness, but never
lheless that is The impression made upon 'nc
bvstaudcr. Aud the bystandcr has some grounds
upon which to base his belief. Thick OF a
member OF the House lying in bed by himself!
Think OF him retiring at Q o'clock, aud there
tossing about slrcplcss aud restless like mari
ucc upon a Wild cc.ac, CT chioch tl'clng IN
terror from the thumb nail OF the avcoging
chamber p,.id ynu realize his situation and
the emotions which crow! his breast, or II, Lcr-
chance, sleep should visit those hcaTy eye hdS,
shat dreams will hauot him. what spectrcs HIT
| around the room and hide behind the wash
stand or under the bed? 10 lis fcvcrish dreams
he will no doubt fod himself in the House
again and hear the hustle and hum. The cry
Of "Mr. Speaker will crash through bis ear,
and he will sec (Hi!h Imagination stretched }
the debt paying aad rcadjus1cr factions dividing
and drawing up in solid phalanx for var. l.!
he be rcadjustcr he will see hlctf.tt, and bar,
bour and Frazier, and their followers dressed
ia robes Of white, (simon pure, while from their
front the hordcs Of bloody bond holders will lily
10 terror, clutchiag close IN greedy halds tncir
bonds, and from az army OF widows and or
phans will 20 up q great and glad sopg OF praise
as they hail their dellvercrs and Wltncs5 the
| death Of those whose wealth Is the price OF
bool. Aud from behind this crowd tax payers
lag, and small, Of all colcr aud KIDD, will rush
forward, and the OR Will rescued with thor
| applause and acclamatlons as they advance upon
the dreamer and place upon his brow the coro-
net. upcn which is written these words, mex.
| prcssibly sweet and soothing to the politician :
| The friend Of the laborlng man aud tag pay.
| or - Ia the dim distance he will sec the drsWn
! up AID scoWlirg features OF the JcT, Baron
Rothsctild, as ia desperation he tears up his
bonds and h!ugs them to the scattering Winds,
| and looking farther he will see the Wal street
palaces, from whose ctinks and corncrs run
| rivers Ct human gore, aud irom whose water
spouts rush streams Of widows aud orphans
tears; he will see them with all their gold, and
their wealth, and their lordy owners fall rcck.
ing to the earth Just as the great clock at TIE
stock exchange tcicgraphs, "Vnginia ccnsos-
more on the markctl' 1t be be debt paying
member be will sec his side triumph. E.hoIs
and Bocock aad Anderson and Hanger. aud
their followers will be victorious. Fac: oHe
will carry 10 his hands wontrou5 AID rich
level, which will, 10 It's iustrous /, d. ctoD, show
written upon it, The Honor OF Virginia. ="
| They will walk arm in arm with klogs and
| Queens. Echols will be talking to Victor
Emanuel, Boccck, galIaot as OF Old, will give
bis arm to Queen Victoria, Hanger will be
convincing thu Chevalicr Bsysrd that If he had
fought the thug out by rules Instead Of hap.
hazard, he would never have been hurt, aud
Gen. Anderson, firm and stauuoh old Epl*co-
palion as he is, will be taklog to the Pope aud
trying to disabu5c his mind OF the transuoitan
tiation doctrine Tax payers will be s2eD
nimbly ambling forward, each breaking bis
to l;uudatc he State pebt which will. as he
looks at it. GROW smaller and smaller uutil it is
90 larger than pins head. just the Muse
Of History is advancing to write the name Of
the smiling sleeper 90 the imperishabe roll a
voice clear and distinct, and like a clarleD. c)mes
from the mighty throng BOSS Col. Caring.
ton, say, eff you don't git up you went sit no
breakfast" and the legislator wakes before the
Muse Of History could catch his uame and thu;
it is lost to disappointed posteri:y Such is
| the dream Of the legislator.
| Ez kiel's modal for the Lee el ,nSrian statue
was to day bcxed up and taken away from ha
capitol It Gid uot cast him less thau $500 TO
maxi it and get it to Virginia. and then peither
he nor any ether sculptor got the contract.
This is ra!hor rough o. them.
Among the convc;s TO be discharged 10 the
month OF December from the pentcuiiary, are
the following from ALEXANDRIA John /. Wash
i0gtop, colored, 90 the l3:h Geo. Butler.
colorcd, 18Th Peter Cootec, coored, 18Th !;
William Johnson, colorcd, Goth.
According to the report eli the Commissioner
of Revctue of Richmond city, the tax 90 the
Motfett registers for the year was $l4 2yS.47.
The registers Include from the 18th of Septem
Der, time first put up, to the first Of d ,cember.
The month Of Dcccmber will not DC taken until
after the first Of January.
Capt. w. H. Kennedy, who killed Col.
Berkeley, in Farmvjle, WAS an applicant for the
position Of committee clerk before the opening
Of the Legislature. lie Was recommended for
the position by ex Scoaor Eigar Allen and
Mr.. Z. II. Mckinney and others. Had he
obtained it 90 doubt the fearful calamity would
| have been averted.