Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-28
FROM WASHINGTON
N1ccial Correspondence Of tie Alesc. Gazette


'FAsaINGToR. d. O., March .. 1851.
A1imm@usa crowd ass e bci At the Sera!o
10 day 10 hcEr The tp::ch Which i: had been
anrlu1c: General M<honc would deIi7.r 10
de!crca Of himself and his cause. Every neat
in the gallery VS. cCclpiol sod al the avail
able space ca The h,Or 10 rear Of tho Sa1alcr's
deskz. aud lho luub:r arould the doors
anxious to obtain adnlt.aucs w&s so great % to
Impede s2rItu,g tic passage Of tho corridors
The diplomatic gallery for raTlIy was also
filed, ard that, too, by tho NOS: distinguished
members ct that corps tmoDg them Sir
E!WaId Thornton. Among the distinguished
people ca tho floor welo ex Jrsics SRainc,
justices Field, hiiller aid Harlan, Secretaries
WiBd0n md Xix 8cod, Attorney General
AlaeF eaeh, tx Senators Lewis, Patts1r, Spen.
ser. ma!y q AID Ir.scnt members of the
House ard numerous others. Mr.. Riddle
berger occupied General Mahone's sect, The
Gen.rars clelk. Mr. Fferch, had q s,nt 10 the
Extreme c)r1er OF tho republican side OF the
chamber, wlifa the General himself spoke
Irou tie de:k Of Mr.. Edmunts, Hhoh IS Oh
he roEt row OF tho republican scale. He read
his speech from Irinied s'ipc. YVES rather prosy
II its delivery, and Mr.. RiddeUcrscr, who was
10 charge OF the references, s.ut them st bis
his neg to the clerks desk TO be read. The
Whole speech was but vain ana futile attempt
ct rebatIal Of the many lrrefragable charges
that bad been made against bin on the flor Of
| tho Senate By his colleague and other demon
critic Senators, rchash OF his previous state
mol;s GO tho QUESTION ofthe Virginia State debt,
sid 20 IHlrt 70 sustain the radical assertion
that oil the Southern States are unsound on the
i9a5cial QUESTION and branded with the stain of
iepuiiA!ion. At Zines be warmed up little
asserted tho. bis eciion in the Senate had been
i3duced soleIy By desire to promote tie best
Interests of FirGira and Of tho whole Ulon,
| ADD mado the democratic side moro united 10
! in their determination to stick by impugui1g
| the honor Of their States rId by Implying that
sono Of their own Individual characters wero
| oct ab.vc suspicion. WI 10 treating OF the debt
| QUESTION he took the democratic position of bis
State last fail, which was that that question had
| ao!hl0g 10 DO with nai3na! affairs. lie IVES loud
| 10 Chs championship OF fee vote, an
| honts: .u1s ac9 ct ttco schools. though he
mus. have Known !hnt The democrats hsd 10
| ttalr possession the Petersburg charter which
he nciiio1ld for. and which deprived the ne-
Srocs CT Ibs! c::y Of The right OF voting for the
Tucieiga! officers thereof. his rtcord 10 opposi
ton to the c!pita!lon tex. which goes to the
support C tie free schools, aad were als) aware
that the NlGhonitts cid republicans Aave Q
| majority Li thc cCc!ioo ldges at every election
precinct 10 the State. He raised laugh atSeua
| !or Brown expense by saying that if he had col
| made ary!hiog BY bargain TOR his vote. it was
beciu.e 10 opportunity was offered him. Chs
against Serat1r Hill by ssypg that he had the
reputation Of being better utl5 to reacast 81
9nrts Of matters than cry Other man 10 the
SeuGlc, ahd enc asniuet Senator Johnston BY
aaji1g TIE! while SIR. EiddIeberscr's record va:
good, NJ, J3tEs.on, YES SAINT 10 the Senate
btc!usc he tad co icctrl at ali. Mr.. CoLkipr
paid h!,a undivided attention and aided in the
Applause that vEs occasionally accorded him.
Ike cotG'CdsJ 6G2n alter 3 clock, having spo
l;?c THE hours. There vas g iaiut applause
| ln;aa:cG ~:th fe" his:ts. dugiug which Nicssrs,
Ca:kiilg and DaVes walked up to him eod
shock h!1 b. the hsnd aud congratulated him
u2cn lis tit,!'. Ito speech fell rather a.. aad
by 20 mcs2s tql3ied tho expectations oil
tic crowd that nod assembled to hear i.
No atttmpt YES made by the democrats tc
Interrupt tim.
III, wo1k OF cai2s The roll Ou motions 10 ed
j JI:c ard - - 1870 * cu'i7o scs!ioo was thcl
resumed Via non0tGn1us lcValiabillty unti
alter four 'cCcE, WHOM no q1oIum being pres
| cnt the Senate atj burned until to morrow.
The Gcoer1t's sgccca will be answered TO NOR.
r0w ~ So0atcr Johnston and others Both
sdea scGui determined to sick. and the posi-
bill y coz is That eli Proceedings may be stopped
80 as 20 force Se1ator Eimuud, rytuEn IRON
llM!d,.
il. T. MoTelaad Val to-day appointed Post.
ms:ter st Gaylord, Clarke county, Vsr vica Il.
:. Wrplr. resigned, and William D. Moore &,
Ncd Bu!i. f?Ythe county. Va, vico JAElal Il.
honihal, re:i3Eoi.