Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-04
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to the President to provide for the defence Z
the United States 10 certain cases.
Mr.. Johnston, of Ark, from the Comnita,
on Printing, reported in favor Of print;rg
10000 copies of the Patent Office Report m
Agriculture.
Mr.. Pearce, from the Finance Conmit.s.
reported House bill making an appron,i,.
ton for the army service, without ameol.
ment.
Mr.. Clay, from the Commerce Commit,s.
reported adversely to a petition from ci,.
zens of New York asking the erection Of ,
bridge over the East river at that civ, A.,
cost not to exceed $4,000, 900, OF which orr,
100000 were asked to be provided for ~
the United States.
MIR. Iyersou, called up a joint resolu,i,,
for paying to the State o. Georgia 40 upe,.
pended balance Of an appropriation to REIN.
burse her for payments made to Der yoluD.
teers for services in the Creek and Seminole
war; aSteoa W. lue Ualsnce alluded 70
amounts to $4,000.
Mr.. Yulee endeavored to get up bill au.
thorizing the appointment Of fourth Assis.
tant Postmaster General.
Mr.. Broderick meant to resist the measure
and would consume all the time be possibly
could in doing 80.
Mr.. Yulee hoped the Senate would not be
deferred by any such threat. He gave way
however, when
Mr.. Seward called up the resolution r.
scinding the resolution to adjourn finally on
the 7th instant, and setting the time 90 the
2lst.
On motion of Mr.. Hsmln, the resolution
was amended by inserting l4ih instead Of
2lst; agreed to--yeas 80, nays II.
/ The Senate resumed the consideration o.
and passed the Miscellaneous Appropriation
bill.
In the House Of Representatives, the con.
sideration of the report Of the Committee on
EIections-tbat Mr.. W. ". Kiogsbury has
the right to a sea. as delegate from the terri
tory outside the State limits of Minnesota.
Mr.. Harris, OF ILL.,, said it was presunp
ton for him to present himself as a delegate
from Dacotah, when there is no such terri.
tory.
Mr.. Jones of Tennessee, conteDdei there
is no territory OF Minnesota, the admission
of the State having destroyed the organill
ton.
Mr.. Hughes offered an amendment, w.
The admission Of Minnesota into the Union
with the present boundary operates as
dissolution of the Territorial organization.
and that so much of the late Territory O..
Minnesota as lies within the limits Of tbs:
State is without ally government, and tie
people thereof are not entitled to DcIegas
until that right is conferred upon them By
Congress.
The amendment was agreed to--yeas, lO2,
nays so.
Mr. Davis, Of Mississippi, offered pream
Bile and resolution, requiring the Presidcr,
to give instructions to our Navy, to arre.tS.!
vessels visiting our merchantmen in the
Gulf, &c, and demand full PREPARATION from
the British Government for past, and gusrsr.
tees for future exemption from visitation
lie wished to refer it TO the Committee On
Foreign Affairs. Objection was made.
Eay" As some injustice has been done o
the Washington Star newspaper, founded
upon statements made relative to It's course
with regard to the Washington City Muna
pal Election, it is but proper that the follow.
ing article from the Star, explanatory IT,
and vindicating its position, should be put
lished -
The MUSICIPAL CONTEST AT the commence
ment of the current canvass for the election o
a Mayor OF Washington city, tor reasons whra
every enc capable OF entertaining proper Sent
ments as man understood, and, We uusi, az
preciated, We announced that the Star "ol-
take no part in il, and that according 70 m
rule that has governed its business ever sics
its establishment, as IL governs that OF e'rii
other successful penny paper IN the Jm'ri
States) its advertising columns would BE- Hr'
for the use OF anybody and everybody $50
might choose 10 resort 10 them 10 place 5r.a.'
the public his or their views with reference "
the merits OF the candidates or other points .'
volved in the canvass. We were vel awar.
that this course on the part OF the Star "o..
give umbTage 10 those who hold tue claims p
party TO be such as TO demand OF US the sacfi''
OF our sense of right and wrong, and We EXP.
ted TO be inveighed against without stunt ere ~
sun goes down on Monday next Ne"er'he.e''
we determined to bear and iOrbear pefsr'tiiz
in the temporary course we had marked OUT .'
the Star We are, therefore by no means 81.
pTlsed al the amount OF misrepresentation d''
denuncIallOn bestowed upon 10" Star dhl ''
course, by various small politicians afolA' w.
Our ancient friend, the UuIOn, now"'ei- ga.
ing :urnel its batteries OF the Star "a.c4 a''
/ so often stood between II and rs GeIae."'
when It lacked friends TO say kind words 70. d..
It behooyes us al least 20 say that We hal 30.
expected that journal to seek TO mlsrepfesy,.
the Stars course aud position We trust 49,
lis act in so doing is uRIntentlOnaL. Ihl'''.
returning TO Washington yesterday aie.Ho'-
after two days absence, we found that Of SOh''
morning last, the Uulon had published q q'o'
ton from an advertisement that apPraie' .-
the Stars columns, and virtually attributes I'
statements to our editorial pen lae PIfP,'
of the writer in the Union was clearly to d'''
the impression that the article he quotfs, Wa -
star's-not that OF some advertiser, a. u "-'