Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-07
FROM WASHINGTON,
Special Correspondents OF the Alera. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 7, 1851.

WASHINGTON. D. G., March I, 1851.
General Mabore his At length made his up-
pearsuco 10 the Senate. He entered the cham
Der this moraicg accompanied by Senator Dou
Csperoa, sud, alter rOnpyiog his oTercoat in
the republican cloak rocu, tcek bis seat among
tho Republicans on The aoor All lhe other
Senator'S, both republicans Dad democrats. gave
him hesr!y Ho'ooEe. going to his seat, where
BIO held quite reception. AZ soon as the Sen
ate lad been rspred 10 order and the Clsp-
lain, Rev. Dr.. Bullock bad delivered tie open.
log prayer, in which he invoked divine blessings
upon tho Senator'S Vho had been called to
Csbire. positions, Senator Johnston and
Genera! Mshoae. ann IL ern, advanced to the
Vic Presidents desk. whero the latter was
sw0rn in. tskng the modified cath. snd wheo
introduced to the Vice President. giving him
bis lett hand. TIE Lew Ssnator then returned
to bis SEA. where be received those members
cf tic Senate 9ho hsd rot yet called upon
hin. Among those who had tho longest talk
With him was Senstcr Wade Hampton.
The Gsz,lte's correspondent had short later.
yiow with him, during With be said be came
to tho Senate with 10 enemies to punish aud
% friends to reward; that he vas ct peac, With
aud cUtersiacd good will toward all his fellow
Senators, sad thut it all CT them were as WILL
disposed as be is the Senate would trapsscs its
busiacssin short order and without auy trouble,
and adjouro, though i. is mnatera to him
whether the session be long or short. He said
that he believed the usual custom was for new
Senators to como to the Capitol aud be intro
duccl to their fellow members, but that it had
been really impossible fer him to d, co. and
tha! 10 felt gra:iii,d thu. so many ct the other
senators had not stood upon that custom, but
had called upon lin at bis hotel Aoous poll.
tel he ssid never word, but did say that he
expected to come over to Alexandria trtq1ently,
not Only, as ths Gszato's correspondent sugges.
ted, to recuperate his strength by treading upon
his native soil, but that he might never forget
that there is peotl, to whom he is RESPONSE
bio. Continuing, he said that suffrage was a
powerful toro;; that it had orco puzzled him to
fully comprehend what Jefferson said about all
ncn being politically free and equal and also
TO get exactly at Gsn. Wse's meapiog about
fighting Rithi1 the Uoion, bus that he uoder.
stood both COW. The latter remark b.iug sug-
gcstive Of Wsr memories, the Gsz3ttes cores
pondeut said that such memories were uupeas.
ant 10 him ca sccouet Of their lost oppertuni
lies. but tie General said be did not cousider
them in that light, though he had lost ca cp-
poT!urity during tho war, wbcu. oHicg to 200
support, BIO had failed on one occasion to cap
ture Grant, Mead and Hancock. all tlrse of
whom wfro almos! within bis grasp, nnd that
had lie done SO there Wss 90 telling what tho
ConfederuoV would have done for him. though
its high officials were slow in throwing favors 10
bis direction. Tno General looks considerably
oder than be did few years ago, and bis hair
now is very gray. lie bas handsome suit of
ROOMS 1T the Arlington Hotel, where bis wife
aud lis son and daughter are staying With him.
He YES the sclo OF jet Of interest bbout the
Secato tbs norriag, ADD his personal appear.
ance WAS scanned critically. and his probable
political It t1Ie0cc discussed generally, not only
o. the ii )cr. but 10 the GRO Eded galleries.
The republicans of the Senate he'd CAUCUS
to Gay to determine what course to pu:sus With
reference to the reorganization ct The Senate.
1t Is possible they msy resolve TO attempt to
soI juro u1uI all tho vacancies on tho re.
publican side shall have been filled, but the
democrats, having the bird 10 hand, will rsuss
to agree to this, aud will base their refusal upon
the fact that they CT, here ct tho call of tho
President to coGhfm such nominations Oh he
may send 10 them, and that it is unreasonable
to dstaia them here for two or three weeks
merely for tho purpose Of esssyiug 40 attempt
to change teT officers Of tho body aud to reor-
ganizo thu committees upon q republican bases,
When The republicans had possession Of the
Senate they gave tn, democrats three upimpcr.
taDt committees, but when the democrats got
Girtrol they gave tho republicans four; ard il
Is understood that scmo Of the republican mem
bors are wise enough 10 SEQ that the proposed
attempt TO get possession Of tho committees is
loriorn hope, aud will be conteut with the four
committees they had last term. 1t is uader-
STOOD hit MIR. David Davis will take the ptsi.
tiou that a6 the Senate is so nearly divided each
party take kalf OF tho committees, but that the
democrats will ncs aareo to this and that the
tepr6l'osas say they will huvo all or oulg the
!our thrV now hold.
ilo Vice President, to day, appointed }. Z.
Reed. OF New York. a. lis private Secretary.
R&v. DR.. Bullock, Chaplain Of tho Senate,
vas among those who Tefe Introduced to Secn-
ter hlhGne to day. 10 tho coursa of their ooa
VeIs ,tion he asked the Senator to which of the
Christian do0o niaatiCnl no BELONGED. The
Senator rep'i:d that be hell them ell ia tu1al
estcou.
A ,Dtctiag Of tho Ycrktowo Commission was
held 10 tho room OF Seostor Johnston 10 the Cap.
itol this morning, at which Senator Butler aed
Representative Loring, were appointed oom.
mlttso on Invitations to the centennial and
Senator Jobns!on and ex Representative Goode
committee 10 make arrangements with the
\ orkto%n Association for the use OF certain
bulldogs 10 be erected by the latter.
1t is reported that Senator Don Cameron
says tina. Hayes was obstinate, but that Gar
field is utterly unreliable, and that the latter's
administration he's already gono to the bad.
As there vas nothing before the Senate to day,
it adjourned soon after it met, hut had hardly
donc SO before Mr.. Pruaeo, one of the Pres;-
dents Secretaries, appeared at thu door with
communication from the President, supposed
TO contain some important nominations.
Geo. NJ. Parker hes been appointed pest
master at Smith6eld, Isle of Wight county,
Va, vice Peter I. BloInt, declined. aud NJ. j.
Meyerhoffer. j., at Good Mills, Rockingham
couo'y. vice L. j. II. Good resigned.
Delegations Of AleIsndrians one pressing the
claims of Mr. Lucas and the other those of MI.
Berkeley for the postm astership of that city were
here Saturday and called upon Senator john
ston. Tho Spokesman of the former was Mr.. |
Robert Lee, and of the latter one of Mr.. Berk. |
lepis e0ns The Sanntor aalyf1 than tbon