Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-28
Alefau0rla 6azette
FRIDAY EVENING, deer. 2S.

FRIDAY EVENING, deer. 28.
THE TRUTH NEVER SPOKEN IN TIE WHITE
| HoUsE,-Wc must remember that the truth Is
never spoken in the White House. The Pros
ident never has an opportunity of hearing tho
truth. When people 20 to the White House
| to ask favors they very naturally say 70 tne
| President that he is all right and that the pso
ple are with him and arc supporting him. They
certainly would never thiok their chaoce OF co.
tanning an Office any better if they should say
to the President You a:e all wrong ID YOU:
policy, aud the people are opposed to you. Ii
man wants postof6c, in HogtoWn ne IS very
sure not to adopt the latter theory. Mr.. van
Buren, told an intimate friend in lS4O that you
could never hear the truth in the White House.
To illustrate, Mr.. Van Buren said : THE next
| morning after election | woke up with as hrm
conviction that had been re elected Presl.
| dent as that was to have my breakfast had
been told by everybody that it was all right,
and was sure of good majority. did not
fud out that had been beaten ual! fort
night later." There was probably not another
man 10 the United States over tWenty-one years
of age who bad not Known for three mouths
previous to the election that Mr.. Van Burcn
was beaten. I have appeared 10 tho UNUSUAL
role of psoiGcator. People have come to me
and demonstrated against the Presidents course.
and have said, "Wait little while and see
how it will work" That has been the attitude
of the republican party 10 Congress. IT. Is
strange that the President does not see the
true state Of things-Ffom General Bu1ers
Speech.
GEN LEES DESIRE TO END THE WAR
The Mobile (Ala.) Register cditorlally says:
"The December number of the Historic Maga
zine contains the reply of Hon. Il. NJ. L. Hun
tor. of Virginia, to the recent letter OF c1 Ircs
ident Davis. Mr. Hunters communication
discloses number OF very remarkable taota'
among which is the statement that both Gen.
Lee and Gen. Breckenridge despaircd OF tho
issue of the war, and earnestly desired that
some steps should be taken to secure peace o
considerable time before the final catastrophe
Gen, Lee went so far as to seek personal 10
ter7iew with Mr.. Hunter, urging him to accept
the responsibility of introducing such measure
to the Senate of the Confederate States. Mr.
Hunter represents that MIR. DAVIS was at tnat
time for some reason so prejudced against MN
that the views expressed by MIN MT. nunCot'
in nrivate conference was retaled and exaggc.
rated 90 ss to ipjure him so that he was com
nelIed to decline to communicate with the Pres
dent for fear of misrepresentation. The article
naints gloomy picture Of the distracted conu'.
tion of affairs at the Confederate capital Just
nrior to the final collapse, and applies some
heavy charges to Mr.. Davis personally.
A SAD CAsE.-A young woman arrived lu
l the oity Tuesday from the South 10 searcn OF
| her husband. She had young infant IN her
arms and was begging from door to door lot
means to continue her journey. 1t seems that
about six or eight months ago, the woman hau
trivial disagreement with her HUSBAND at
\ their home in some of the interior towns OF
South Carolina. The man became offended
and deserted. The woman, whose name IS bo'
I Iieyed to be Emma Austee, started on IN
] search of him to bring about q reconclatiou
She visited several cities in Georgia and Ala,
hama where she had heard that her husband
] was, but without learning any definite intorma.
t;on of his whereabouts. The woman is about
25 wears old, and is evidently intelligent and
cultured, but there are evidences OF wander
lnp mind, caused 10 doubt by her suiterlngs
] and wandering life. She has gone to prosecute
her search for her truant partner 10 the NORTH
ern cities.-Rich. Wing.
The Cleveland Herald says: A lady recently
received dress from Worth. She could not
get in it. She telegraphed the autocrat to that
effect. He answered: "Perhaps you attempt
cd to put II on OVcr Ollel co'hiuS' An,o '
not be permitted. will send by steamer buck
skin tights, which is the only garment worn
With dresses made according to the dictates OF
fashion Alas this is what we have come to.
Tights and piece Of muslin bastcd in the train
Of the dress.
| Sir. when a woman has the gift OF silence
ssbe posses quality above the vul gar. 1t Is
q gift Heaven seldom bestows; without little
miracle it cannot be accomplished, and nature
suffers violence when Heaven puts woman 10
the humor Of observing silence. C0rnee0e.
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