Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-05-23
LOCAL. ITEMS.

| be opened in this city to-day, TO take the
sense of the people upon an Ordinance Of
Secession, and an ordinance, equalizing tax
alton throughout the Commonwealth. n
| Senator to represent this county and Far
fax, ADD Il member of the House of Dele
gates for Alexandrla county, are to be eiec-
| ted.
The following are the Commissioners Of
Election -
LIST Dstrict-B. II. Lambert, james En-
twisle, ir., w. Buckingha &. i. Dearborn
and S. Swain. Conductor-M Mankin.
I'd District--R. NJ. Smith, j. Il. Monroe,
j. L. Smith, c. Simpson, and W. n. Brown.
Conductor-T. Warning.
Sd District-J 4. Dixon, g. Washington,
J. H. McNeigh, G. Bryan and l. L. kinzer.
! Conductor-u. L. Monroe.
18th District. Buckingham, ". W.
Harper, w. Arnold, D. r. Blackjack and
Asher W. Gray. acknowledgements
Dudley.
9Th District-R. Southern, S. L. Som
mers, II. Feehry, ". Carin and Il. S. Wun-
der. Conductor-Noah Drummond.
The following arc the Ordinances npon
which the people are called to vote =
An Ofu'ii1Uce W lepNGi TUG An'ihSe'iN'4 "
the Constitution of the United States Of
America, by the State of Virginia, and to
resume ali the rights and powers granted
under said Constitution.
The neuple of Virginia in the ratification
Of the Constitution Of the United States of
America, adopted by them in Convention, on
the 25th day OF June, in the year OF our
Lord one Thousand seven hundred and elgh-
weight. having declared that the powers
granted under the said Constitution were de-
rived from the people OF the United States,
and might be resumed whenSoever the same
should be perverted to their injury and op-
nrsssion, and the Federal Government hay
ing perverted said powers, not only to the
injury Of the people Ct Virginia. but to the
onnression Of the Southern slaYehOldlng
States:
Now, therefore, we, the people of Virgin
ia, do declare and orian that the Ordinance
adopted by the people of this State, in Con
vention, on the twenty-titth day OF June, IN
the year of our Lord, one thousand seven
hundred and lightweight whereby tho Cnn-
stitutiun of the United States OF America
was ratified, and all acts u the General As
sembly Of this State, rutltylng or adopting
amendments to said Constitution are hereby
repcaled and abrogaIed; that the Union be-
tween the State Of Virginia and the other
States under the Constitution aforesaid Is
hereby dissolved, and that the State OF W.
ginia is in the iull possession and exercise
of all the rights Of sovereignty which be-
long and appertain to Tree and lndepch-
dent State And they do further declare,
that said Constitution Of the United States
of America is DO longer binding OH any OF
the citizens Of this State.
This Ordinance shall take effect and DC an
act of this day, when ratified By e majority
of the votes Of toe people Of this State cast
| at poll to be taken thereon, on the to"rth
Thursday in May next, III Pursuance Of u
| schedule hereafter 10 be enacted
An Ordinance to amend the Constitution Of
this Commonwealth, so as TO strike out
| the 22d and 23d Sections OF the 18th Art-
Gle of the present Constitution, and to III
sert the following in lieu thereof:
Taxation shall be equal and uniform
| throughout the Commonwealth, and all pro-
perty shall be taxed in proportion 10 It's val
ne, which shall be ascertalDed III such IMAM
ner as may be prescribed by law; but any
property NAV be exempted from taxation by
the vote of majority Of the whole number
of mem ers elected to each E0use OF the
General Assembly.
This Ordinance shall take effect Oh the
| first day Of July next, when ratified by d
! majority Of the votes OF the people or thus
| Commonwealth, cast at & poll to be taken
thereon on the fourth Thursday IN May
next. in pursuance Of schedule hereafter
! TO be enacted.
FATAL AccDENr-Two MEN KILLED.
The Manassas down train this morning,
while passing over the Edinbu:g Bridge, IN
the county Of Shenandoah, ran over and
killed two men. These men, whose names
were Holman and Coffee, had been employ
ed as watchmen NJ the bridge. from the
| fact that lot of straw was found near tue
bodies it is inferred that the men had land
down on the bridge for q nap, and ga not
awake until the train was toe near Tor tnciii
to escape. The bodies were dreadiuiiy mau-
gled.
ATTENTION LADIEs.-Snci, ladies, as can
conveniently, TALL are wilingl assist IN unl-
forming the O'Conne!l Guards, are respect
fully requested to meet this morning at nine
| O'Clock. at the lecture room OF Ut. Paul
| Church, on Pitt street.
| Mr.. F. D. Windsor, Of Fairfax, was arres-
| in Washington on Tuesday, upon suspicl,n
of being spy upon the operations ct the
government After an examination before
| General Mansfield he was discharged Gir.
Windsor says he was treated very kindly by
the officers Of the guard.
HAvELocK GuARps.-The iiaveiock Guards
have chosen the following officers, thus CEN
pleting their organizat!on:-N. u. Corse'
| Captain, John Latonche, LIST lieutenant Ii
| G. Slavmaker, 2nd Lieutenant, Edmund
Perry, 3rd Lieutenant.
RIVER MOVEMENTS IESTERDY.-Ihe uni
ted States steamer Frecborn, one ct the
! blockading squadron Of the Potomac. passed
by this city on her way down the river
The schooner Commodore Conner, loaded
with lumber in tow Of q tug boat, went down
| the river.
INDIGNANT NEGRoBs.-An "Antl-1aysen
Emigration" meeting of the coIorcd people OF
Boston was held on Monday evening to re-
monstrate against the movement Tor eXpa-
triating men Of their race from the country
u, 10 ,il,,ripr lln and