Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-16
EUBLIsuaD DAILY AND TRI-WEEhLY By
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
i.T,EXANDRIA:
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE Is, 1850.

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SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1850.
CoyGRESs-The Senate, yesterday, recolv-
cd the report of the IIarper's Ferry Commit
tee; authorized the discharge of Thaddeus
Trait; passed the Light House bill, and
.,ostnoned the Tariff bill until December
aext. The House of Representatives was
engaged all day and goodly portion OF the
night in considering amendments to the
Civil appropriation bill.
The Few York Tribune contains Horace
Tfeeley's letter to Senator Seward, IN winch
the writer, in 1854, announces the "dlasolu-
ton of the political firm of Seward, Weed,
and Greeley" Mr.. q. complains that, COM
mencing life early, in poor pecunlary clrcun'-
stances, he had always worked hard Tor the
Wing party; that Mr.. Seward, when Cover
nor, never rendered him an office OF enolu-
inent although he Greeley expended his
lime and means in behalf of his party, but
conferred his favors on political paupers.
lie ought, he thinks, have been rendered, 1T
me instance of Mr.. Seward, the Postmaster
(ieueralship under Gen. Harrison, but was
coldlv passed over; under General Taylor
ne desired nothing, being no longer needy,
bit complains Of Il humillating lecture gwen
him about that time by Mr.. Seward in II
libel case. Mr. Greeley also consented to be
a candidate for nomination Tor Governor IN
1853. but charges that he was cheated out OF
!. through the influence of Weed and Seward,
end also out Of the nomination for Lleutcn-
ant Governor by the same parties, leaving
him 20 do all the hard work. and others 10
eaior the fruits Hence the ''disSolutlon OF
me political firm referred to, and Grecley''
var on Seward ever since, and particularly
at Chicago.
The telegraph brings reports of the adop-
ton Of resolutions by the Massachusetts
Legislature, endorsing Summers course IN
the Senate There are degrees IN the deg
radction to which insensate partlzan feel
ines will lead men-''a lower deep Is some
times to be found-and to that deep have
the Abolitionists in Massachusetts descend
ed. They rule that State, and they place
il the seets once occupied by Webster, and
Everett, and Choate, such men as Sumner
and Wilson. That Illustration suttces to
show why the Legislature OF Massachusetts
endorses efforts to subyert the Constitution
end dissolve the Union. The dominant par
- in massachusetts, is party OF traitors.
I,.,rpol a Commerce does not
.hink much of Douglass prospects OF II noml-
aeticr ct Baltimore. 1t says: "tor our
.;elye3, with our information from the differ
anv sections of the Union and our knowledge
O: ,he feelings and temper of the people and
Of the representatives it is due to candor to
gey thet we 40 not believe Mr. Douglas can
se dominated by twothirds of the Conven-
,;on, or, if nominated by anything less than
IL, CUSTOMARY tHo-thirds vote, that he vii! be
sustained t. all Or nearly all the Democratic
States"
re Washington Constitution, OF course,
cbiectc very urgently. to the resolutions Of
eensure recently passed by the House OF
Representatives upon the President and the
Secretary of The Navy, relative to certain
ALLEGED abuses Ia connexion with the Navy
Department. The large ma iorities in favor
of these resolutions. in which some Demo
crats united, iand others kept alooi, and
would not vote show that the case made
out WAS 4 strong one. The result Is very
damarino 10 the AlminiStraton-no VIII
the Democratic party IN the country, gene
rallv. defend the Administration on the