Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-02-24

ment, Liberty and Union, now and forever,
one and inseperable." 1t was this sentiment
which inspired the reply to Hayne, in which
he dealt the death blow to the Modification
Act; it was this that made him victorious
over his great colleague, Calhoun, in their
gigantic wrestle over the doctrine of State
Sovereignty, it was this which furnished his
glory in the eyes of Northern fanatics, who
ignoring their former admiration for him,
decried his 7th of March speech, in which
he contended that slavery as it then existed
was entitled to certain Constitutional rights.
Your correspondent has made an unpar-
donable mistake-it occurred just upon the
advent of the penitentlal season-lt was
upon the occasion of his eRtree in society"
Invited out To spend the evening-he spent
an hour in his b0ud0ir, and then after an
hours walk he rang the door bell of a fash
ionabe residence in the west end of the city at
a! o'clock, r. M. From inquiries he learned
that the family had just gone TO dinner and
that he (your correspondent was not expect
ed until between or O'Clock. But o'clock
found him fast asleep, dreaming Of bright
eyes, the odors of flowers, the glitter OF
gold, silver and scarlet, and the ring Of light
laughter, from which he awoke in the morn
| ing 10 realization Of the sweet fact, that
love was the dream Of youth, and marriage
was its awakening, and that to his heart
was fastened flower, which lives in the
cearness of light, and folds no leaves I'M
opened from his eyes.
A remark was made to your correspondent
a day or two since that Montgomery had
| become debatabe ground. Not so he re-
piled. Henry A. Wise pending his great
| gubernatorial fight said: 1.-THE Editors were
against me, the newspapers were against
me, but went down among the people from
old Nansemond county to the Ohio river,
and carried the State by 5000" So with
old Montgomery, her voters are intelligent
and spirited, and when once reasoned with
they are Democratic to the backbone. If
Indifference last fall brought about a partial
defeat, the spirit of former days would in
the future be aroused to such an extent as
to restore their once proud prestige.
The Presidents state dinner to the Diplo-
matte Corps last week is said to have rivaled
in decoration, costly splendor and sumptu-
BUSINESS anything of the kind that ever oc-
Cured in this country. There were twenty
courses and nine different brands of wine
The Marine band was stationed in the hall
and played during the entire repast.
At the German given upon the same even
ing by Miss Miller, the favors were eghorn
hats and spring bonnets all ready for use.
These costly extravagances are but one of
the many which take place in Washington
every evening. All within stones throw
of where men and women, with all the at
tributes of man, are starving, the last article
Of clothing pawned for bread and where
every day virtue is bartered for the COM
mon necessaries of life-the theologians over
a doubtful theology explain all this.
Those in Washington who are interested
r,Nfx A frri
cultural Society are delighted at the election
of W. w. Rapley, Esq, and predict bright
and prosperous future for the institution.
Mr.. Alfred Ray, of your county, has sold
one hundred and twenty-three acres of I'M
improved land, without any buildings, to
Mr. Farr, of Baltimore, for $35 per acre, all
cash. This is regarded a good sale, and as
intimated in one of my letters, is an evidence
Of the rise and demand of real estate.
ORION.
Washington, Feb. 23rd, 1882.