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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13
Late Foreign News.

New YORK. May lltl.--The Persia 5 sd.
vices do not confirm the actual outbreak oi
hostilties, but IN official dispatch OF Friday
announces formal Declaration OF " ar by
Austria against Sardinia Italy has raised
the standard of Independence.
Private Liverpool letters quote the decline
in cotton at TIA I'd. for the week, and state
that holders are willing to submit t" further
reduction.
The fact that France was about to prohibit
the export of grain has caused an excitement
in the Liverpool market. and hour, Tor the
week. had advanced as. and corn Is. the
market closing firm.
New YORK, May 1.-THE following is
an abstract Of letter. per the steamer Per-
STA, dated Liverpool, April 3Oth:-"Ihe pa
pers of this morning contain dispatch from
Vienna, dated Friday, in which it appears
that the official papers there have announced
the declaration of war by Austria against
Sardinia.
Revolutions have occurred in Tuscany
and the Italian Duchies, and all Italy VIII
soon be in q blaze. in consequence OF the
announcement of Sardinia. that on her ban.
ner is inscribed 1.-The Independence OF
Italy" -,
THE steamer leaves at too early an hour
to give you any news of toda! s mar ets.--
Rents closed in Paris yesterday at G2t.
"Such is the confusion and alarm now ex-
listing that it is almost impossible to predict
the resa!t of the war on cotton. Purchases
can I've made. however, at J penny decline
on the week.
Golden and Bright hay" been returned
to Parlam ent by large maiorltie-,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13
John Randolph

Doctor Miller. who still lives IN all rE,..,,
nestness Of life that has denied rest ar mn.
to itself for almost four score years and ,.,
was seated III the gallery of the llou..
Representatives. when his attention va, ,,,
en- to the occurrence Of II young person en-.
ged in conversation with the Speaker F,,,
his boyish look he presumed him 10 be ,,.
of the pages Of the House. The iur.r,ia,.
was Il brief one. but il wa, historic in -.
annals OF Congress. That was the ham.
when John Randolph appeared To Dresser,
himself before the Speaker 10 take the cons,
tutional oath, and when that Presiding O4
Ger asked him. of course, IN pleasantly. wba,.
er he WAS of the age defined by the Constr.
ton, and when Randolph gave him sp,b ~.
answer as Pitt would have made-"A.k ~.
constituents
Long buried beneath the dust of his nan.
State, the boy grown to be a man. and min.
and body decaying-comin. To a Freeman,
grave. has been this wonderful lirgr;..
while he. who saw the starting pnint If D..
extraordinary career, has lived uptiI sb',.
the Roanoke's death bed no laurel TX. nr,.,
his own has grown on Virginia. soil TL.
orator who could talk Of nothing for bour.
and talk so well. 80 beautifully. thar ,,.r
the memory 1t passed rs quick gIitteringws.
ter pours over the agate strewn bed #
Minnesota streams, indicating the precor,
stone, but not bearing it on-the Statesman
who almost by instinct knew the affairs over
whose elaborate working other men must
toll long before they obtained an ANALYSIS, who
was cyclopedia in variety, who had an eve
that saw the lovely and tongue that talkein
is of Nirginia's past, and no man Of her Pre-,
ent renews his memories
There was an earnest intimacy existipg
between Randolph and the late Hermann,
Bleecker, Of Albany, commencing during ID,
latter gentleman's term in Congress AMI
enduring into the last years Of life One u
the occasions in the Statesman's latest year.
when he renewed his intellectual yigor. ami
blazed at the dinner-table with that variety
Of knowledge. grazing all he touched sui
glowing in all departments of conversatlon.
was when he entertained Mr.. Bleecker an,
Mr. De Witt of Albany. No two men coui
possibly be more unlike than were these gru
tsmen. Mr. Blocker was the philosOpher
Of the calm, Mr. Randolph of the storm, hu,
both were earnest men i'll their way, aui
they were linked by mind and consequent
never disagreed.
A portrait of the Virginian was cher,h
ed possession of Mr.. Blocker. Al h,
death, it was acquired by gentleman Of A
bany. who. with full appreciation OF 1t,
worth, retains it, And who has Virgin.
like him? who of all the men that yet answer
when her roll of Statesmen il called, can -
spond in tones of true oratory, can kInd.e
the thought and brighten the brain. by Their
voice of eloquence? When that great Con.
stitutiOnal Convention held its session, wAt.
wealth of response might have been made
But the Past is Nirginia's treasure, All
when, in its enumeration, the record VI th'
men wonderful in intellect is made
whose name heads this article, will be amor,
the highest written.-N T. Courier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13
At it Again I!

Elect Vim. l.. Goggin Governor of Nir
GINA, on the 2Gth inst. and Black Repub
lican will be elected President of the L s., in
1860" Charlottesville Jefersoninn.
There it is again The same old cry-elect
Democrat, or the Black Republicans will
uiumphwhich has been so effective here
totore, but can deceive nobody now. Its just
the alternative which the party South have
been endeavoring to force upon the country
for several years past. BY every possible
manmu,re. they would compel us to choose
between the Democrats and Black Republi-
cans, without regard to the consequences, so
far rs the Union il concerned, of keeping
alive angry sectional strife. But we accept
~ such issue, nor do we believe that the
election of Goggin sill insure the election Of
II Black Republican president. On the con-
trary. il seems 10 ny perfectly plain that it
would do more Ia break down the Northern
sectional party than anything that could
happen .Hd"HtoH Spectator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13
Proposed Acquisition OF Mexican Territory.

The Mobile Register of the Sd instant con-
lains un address to the public by Mr. For
syth, late United States Minister to Mexico,
in which he reviews his di plomatic career in
that country for the purpose Of yindicatlng
his conduct from the charges that have been
urged against him by the official Journal III
Washington.
We cite the subioined extract ~ serving
to show what designs were recently enter
tanned by our Government in regard 10 the
acquisition Of additional Mexican territory.
This statement may perhaps deserve To be
received as confrmatory OF the representa-
ton that Mr. McLane has IN like manner
been instructed to institute a similar nego-
tlation Mr. Forsyth says
Upon sending me projet for II treaty Of
cession Of territory. Gen. Cass, i'll Il private
note. wrote
THE despatch Of this date from the De
partment will contide to you great
trust. | know how dIfhcnit
is the task before YOU; we all know it well,
and are not over sanguine of success. If
YOU succeed it will be source of great salts
faction to us, and if you do not we shat! not
inpute the smallest blame TO you, well salts
fed that what you could not effect could
not be effected under any circumstances"
remark that this difficult task" was
nothing less than to buy large slice Of Mex
leo, at price about one-fonrth OF what the
Mexicans valued it at. | worked hard To
carry out the hard bargain, but the Mexi-
cans were too cunning TO take the offer. and
Mr.. Buchanan would not allow me to increase
the bid After it was all over the Depart
ment wrote me:
Your dispatches relating to the negotis,
ton which you proposed To the Government
Of Mexico have been laid before the Presi
dent, and have to express to you his sutis-
faction with the manner in which you per
fnrn,nI thar Iul,cotp lnty -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13
From Paraguay.

Immediately after the dispersion Of the
American fleet, t!is Alonteyideo correspon-
dent Of thu y. y Herald say, Lopsg recom-
menced his tyrannical course Of rule hy the
imprisonment Of some six Paraguayans and
one Englishman, supposed To have sympa-
thized with our policy towards him HIS
extensive ana yerg complete soy system ena-
blts him 70 know every sentiment almost
every rhought-oi the people he rule. over
/; WIS believed that President lrqulza would
soon turre, hy var or negotiation, Bnenos
Ayres 10 reiom the hrgrGt,Ha I"ririfra-
ton. Captain Page. Of the navy would con.
tinue his explorations OF the South Amer
can rivers, his little steamer Canton enabling
him to cross the sedgs and shore weeds by
which he was interrupted in his first at
tempts. Hs hopes thus to go up the Parh.
quay and Pilcomayo rivers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13
Ioudouu County,

John w. Orr has been elected mayor. Joseph
Birkby Recorder, and Is. K. Atwell. Town
Sergeant. of Lersburg, Va.
Col. Charles Douglas, of this county, last
week disposed Of his fine home farm Nonte-
Sor, to Col. Geo. I. Rnst. for 500 per acre.
The tract contains 900 acres.
On Monday next the training of the Off
GERS attached to the three Regiments Of this
county. will commence in Leesburg, and con-
time for three days. Thursday, our streets
will be enliyened by the appearance OF the
5Tth Regiment.
The Revival commenced some weeks since
in the VI. f.. Church. South. Of this town,
still continues. and is attended with much
success. Some dozen persons connected
themselves with the church on Sabbath last
o. LJgi0Ha NiyTOy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13
News Of the Day.
"76 shoe the rery age ndbody ofhe TINES

"7o ShoD the re'y age and body Of The TINES"
The failure of Congress, at its late session,
to make the usual appropriations for the Post
Office Department, has induced the Postmas-
ter General to scrutinize the service with
view to discontinue all that may be dispens-
ed with, without material injury to the pub
| lie convenience. The territorial routes be-
tween Neosha. Mo-, and Albuquerque, n. NJ,
and between Kansas. Mo-, and Stockton,
Cal, which were let to contract last year,
have accordingly been discontinued-th
discontinuance to take effect from the lst day
of July next.
The Anti-Slavery Society had their ami
versary in New York on Tuesday, and the
republican party were denounced, as on the
side of slavery! The chief speaker was W.
L. Garrison, who, rs usual, advocated dis
solution Of the Union, and many other
foolish things The South and all its insti-
tutions, were, by resolution, denounced, of
| course.
At the municipal election at Cumberland
Md, on Monday last David W. McCleary,
esq, American, was re elected Mayor by 90
majority, over James B. Walton, Democrat;
and five American and one Democratic COun-
cilmen were elected. Last year McCleary' 8
majority was only Is, and but one American
Councilman was elected.
The Washington Republic names as pro-
minent candidates for the nomination Of the
Charleston Convention, as President, Gener-
sls Harvey, Wool, Jessup. Commissioner
Bowln, and Secretary Cobb! Mr.. Orr will,
it thinks, if he cannot get the first place on
the ticket, take the second.
The bark George Stricken, Captain Nc
Donald, (of Baltimore, which arrived at
New Orleans last week, from Rio, was twice
fred upon by an unknown British man-of-
war, when sixty miles distant from Cape st.
Roche, on the coast of Brazil.
We mentioned yesterday that Ellie Beatty.
esq, had declined the Office of cashier Of the
Hagerstown (Md.) Bank. after service of
SO years. We have now to add that MIR.
B. died on the 5th instant, few days after
his resignation, in the S4th year of his age
DR.. Abbott the collector of the valuable
gallery of the Egyptian Antiquities which
for six years past has formed one of the pro-
minent Art and Historical Associations of
New York, died on the Goth of March, at q
village near Cairo, in Egypt.
The Postmaster General has directed that
route agents shall hereafter be paid in the
same manner as mail ontractors-that is,
quarterly, instead of monthly as heretofore
commencing with the current quarter.
The Charleston Mercury says that if the
Douglas squatter sovereignty party in the
North attempt to enter the Charleston Con-
vention, they ought to be turned out of it;
but it does not think that they will seek to
enter it.
Mr.. Lent, proprietor of the Circus. has in
stituted prosecution against the corporate
authorities of Frederick, Md, for damages
sustained by the attack upon his exhibition
BY the mob, on Monday.
Lieut.. ellis, United States Navy. for
merly of Pittsburg recently aided in say
ing the lives of the crew of schooner
which foundered at Monteyideo in full sight
of the CITY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13
Southern Wheat Crops.

We have advices, says the New York Co1-
rier, from Georgia and North Carolina. which
we regard as more than usually reliable, res
peetins the wheat crop. In Georgia, the
crop has suffered some from the rust, but, on
the whole, will yield fair average, and new
wheat may be expected in June, In North
Carolina, extensive damage is reported to
have been done BY the rust. The high price
which it is expected will rule for good whsats
in June and July, will probably induce
every effort to get the Southern crop early
to market-which railroads and steamships
greatly facilitate as compared With former
years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13

On formal grounds, then. Napoleon Ill.
has clearly been ri ght a. Europran soyer-
eign in protesting against the steady in!rac-
tions of the balance of power in Italy of
which Austria has been guilty. In these pro-
tests he has simply echoed the less-determin-
ed language held from time to time by his
predecessor Louis Philippe, and by the Eng
iish Government His right TO protect Sar
DINA from any invasion of Austria is de-
monstrable on these overt grounds alone.
As French sovereign. Napoleon, how
ever. has other and even stronger reasons tor
his present acticn. not the less respectable
that they need not be automatically put for
ward The course of Austria in Italy, while
il threatens all the Powers concerned in the
freedom of the Mediterranean, bears directly
upon the future welfare of France. France
has nothing TO fear from Italy, if the Italian
States defined by the treaties of Vienna be
really independent. From Italy, as Il tief
of Austria, France has everything 10 fear;
and the French monarch would be recreant
to his trust who could suffer the process be-
gun in 1915 with Naples 10 be consummated
with Sardinia in 1859. Should Austria, III
the war which she now incites, be wholly
driven beyond the Alps it is idle TO suppose
that Italy would be transferred to the do
minion Of France. The same reasons which
forbid Italy TO he Austrian forbid her to be
French. and Napoleon Ill. is not the man 10
throw himself madly against the combined
feeling of Europe. 1t would be rash indeed
now to speculate upon the consequences of
such a strife ~ impends in Europe: but we
NAV feel more than confident that the result
of thorough humiliation of Austria in Italy
must be the inauguration Of such career OF
independence and nationality. for the rest Of
Italv rs has been 50 gloriously begun by the
gallant people of Sardinia and Piedmont
Y. ]. WmpS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13
A Queer Occurrence

4 queer incident occurred in this place
during the Odd Fellows celebration. Ii
seems there was II calf, some two months old,
confined in lot close to the Methodist
Church. and when Capt. Lucass brass band
commenced to play one of those soul-stirrng
airs which always arouse to the highest
pitch the feelings and passions of the human
soul the calf became intensely excited. and
began to dance and leap about, and 80 con-
tinued 10 do NJ long AZ the music was kept
up, until finally it became as it were frenzied
by the excitement, and after making ono or
stantly, without y struggle chester S. c.
standard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, May ll.--Judge Smalley. Of
VT, chairman, and Hon. Clement L. Eallan-
digham, of Ohio, secretary, of the Democratic
National Executive Committee, have to-day,
by virtue of the power given to them in the
premises, concluded to call q meeting of the
Committee about the 7th of December next,
due notice of which will be published in
October This committee will Tx the time
for the assembling of the Democratic Ma
tonal Convention at Charleston, which will
probably be towards the close Of April or
early in May, 1860. :
The members of the executive committee
are the same as those appointed by the Gin
cinnati Conyention-a member for each State.
1t will be recommended to the Democracy OF
the States admitted into the Union since
1856, to appoint members of the executive
committee 1t may he mentioned that the
meeting of Messrs. Smalley and Vallandig-
ham, in Washington, was accidental; and
they agreed, after brief personal interview,
on what they had proposed to effect by cor
respondence This is the first official move
ment in behalf Of the executive committee
since the adjournment of the Cincinnati Con
VentlOn.
Com. Shubrick having returned from the
Paraguay expedition, will resume his duties
as member of the lighthouse board. and
thus Commodore Kearney will be relieved,
and without other appointment. 1t is sup
posed, however, that the latter will be rein
stated rs commandment of the Brooklyn navy
yard, and that Commodore Reese will be
transferred to Washington, in similar ca
pacity, this office now being vacant.
Besides the steamers Fulton and Water
Witch, other vessels Of the Paraguay expe-
dition will be sent to the Gulf OF Mexico
and several of them to the coast Of africa,
The voluminous dispatches received at the
NAVY Department contain nothing Of inter
est beyond what is already known from the
newspapers.
Col. j. \. B. Leonard, OF MARYLAND. has
been appointed Secretary TO the President Ia
sion land patents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13
What is the Matteri

We desire to remind "Decency.' that "
have nothing to do with the ChPyaler VIZ
oft. His antecedents are all before the publ.
and every man can appreciate the merit. .
Mr. Buchanan in appointing him 10 ott''
and the pecuii0r interest which pro'uf'
the appointment. Its true, "a "Dec"nrr
claims, that when in Washington in IL" la
week of the session, we did promise 10 Il
pose the indecent character Of the D'o'
which then disgraced the Presidential Ms.
sion, the President, and his Cabinet, -.
which rendered the residents of " ashng
indignant at the insult thus cast upon ~.
social circle, but "Decency' must h"af D..
mind that our promise was based upon
deace being furnished us of the truth 81 q.
general rumors in relation 10 a certain AM.
can Consul in France, the affair in PAR, 2"
Interference of the police, and finally N" y
terest which procured the appointmrn' 81.
that these facts were known to the Pr",l.,-
at the time Of the disgraceful ovation aH...
to. We admit that we have the proof a .
that it is conclusive, az we never dOuhhI
would be; but it did not reach us nnr. .,
weeks after the time designated, AMI "..
to have used it, would have rendered IL
noxious to the charge Of gratifying p'f-'....
feelings, instead of vindicatine III" dr'"' -
of Washington society We decline" l"''
fore. at present, making the promise i'
licities; but we retain the eyidenc" oi 'r'
the most disgusting affairs which be- j.
graced our country, in the belief, nay ~ =.
conviction, that an occasion for IT. app
ance will soon arise. lfnot, 50 much ~
ter for all parties ". T. Co~'nr.
have no idea, Of what all this mean
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13

WILLIAM H. BRowN EsQ.-Our esteemed
friend, W. H. Brown, (of the firm Of McCar-
ty and Brown left this city on Thursday
worthy and enterprising gentleman Civil
Engineer by professionalism has of late
been engaged in the Land Agency business
in this city We wish him all prosperity,
happiness, pleasant trip and speedy re-
turn--AuSitn TIGSl State Gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13

The advices by the Adelaide announced
that the Tuscan army had demanded of the
Duke to join France and Sardinia, and de-
clare war against Austria, and that he de-
clined, and Immediately took flight. The
first government, therefore, overthrown by
the present European CONFUSION. is, singu-
larlv enough, one of the most liberal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13

A letter from Marseilles from one OF the
editors of the Baltimore American, who Is
ow travelling in Europe, dated April 10th,
states that he arrived on the shores of the
Mediterranean in just twenty-one days from
Baltimore, having travelled four thousand
three hundred miles, besides spending day
in Liverpool. three days in London and
three days in Paris.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13

The Alexandria Gazette, we observe, at
tributes to Us the origination of the report
Of the death Of Professor Harrison, at the
University. 1t was our neighbor of the Re
suhlican-nOt ourselves who published the
paragraph which the Gazette copies. The
Republican wa, doubtless imposed upon by
some graceles' scamp Of student, who
thought 10 play of this silly hoax upon the
nuhlic - LunckMLLn Iirnininn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13

The Warrenton Flag, has an article, IN
reference to certain letters from the adloln-
ing counties. which recently appeared in the
Alexandria Gazette. from which it appears
that, the records of the Post o6ifs. m tins
place, haze been examined, and rctcrred TO-
70 show that no such letters were received
and asks an explanation, This is rather
singular procedure, especially when We in
form the Flag, that all letters to citizens Of
this county do not come through the Post ~
fees, and other people besides editors receive
letters, and communicate them for publea-
ton. This is our case in the letters re-
ferred to-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13

Dr. The discussion between Mr.. Goggin,
the Wing Candidate for Governor, and Mr.
Montague, the Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant Governor, will take place at Lib
erty Hall, in this place, tonight, com mencing
at "A o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13

In New York, on Saturday, policeman
was arrested, charged with stealing dia-
mond necklace, valued at $3.50, from the neck
of girl whom he had arrested and was TAX
ING to the police station.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13

The Savannah Republican says l,644 tons
guano have been transported to the interior
of Georgia, over tho railroads, for the four
months ending 2lst March. The Republican
says-the older portions of Georgia arc more
thrifty and productive. at this time, than they
were twenty years ago
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13

Six Of the midshipmen implicated in the
hate tar and feather affair at the Naval Acad-
envy, have been dismissed. They are all
from pennsylyania.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13

The lady of the Hon. Pierre S"uie' died on
Wednesday, 5th inst. at his residence on
Rsmpsrt street, New Orleans
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13

Mr.. Reed, United States Minister to Chi
na, returned home in the steamer Persia JUST
arrived st New YoeA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-13

tIuTIIF. The subscrber- have iolmed CO.
~ PARTNERSHIP under the 6rn Of J. b. q.
H. H. HINTON, for the purpose u nsnufsstor.
Ing WOODEN GOODS, at auckland, Prince Wh.
liam County, Va.
JOHN HUTTON, Buckland, Va.
ROBT. II. HUNI0N, Alexandra Va.
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Hampshire County. my 4--soam.

0Anl.n.o oo11.y, u =!
JoHE MURPHY, ATTORNEY -
d will practice in the Court. Of "e'l'b,'
Rishmoui, and Northumberland tOUhl''
Ofics, Rics's Store, WsstEoIsi.Id .'~bH' y
jso 1T