The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-16
1.-THE National Credit"

rumor from Alexandra, which all loyal people here
Per under arrest for ctousy refusing to receive United
states Treasury notes at and represents that General
parties in that dsoyai town who hereafter may at
tempt to depreciats the value of this currency. 7o
We cut the above from the Washington special
correspondence Of the Tribune, for the purpose of
saying that it il IN unquestionable fabrication,
without shadow of truth, a opinion which We are
very sure the editors Of the Tribune will endorse
when their attention 10 called to the paragraph.
The ides that our government has arrested any
man, or will ever long it exists, arrest man
Tor refusing to take ito paper ct par is absurd and
equally absurd is the statement that any loyal
man wishes such rumor to bs true. It is just
such nonsepaical statements, from irrsspon sble
Newspaper correspondents, that are copied by our
enemies at home and abroad, to tho discredit of
Vie nstion The credit Of the United States does
not require any force of this sort to keep it up
The Tribune owes it to the country to stop the
circulation Of the story thus stated.-[N. Y Jour-
nal of Commerce.
The facts Of this case. O. they have al.
ready appeared in the columns Of the LOCAL
Nsws. are, that w. W. Harper, . merchant
Of this city. declined to receive U. s. Trea.
sury note for one dollar and sixty cents worth
Of goods, and give specie change. He was
SOM afterwards arrested by q file of soldiers.
and. upon being carried to tho Office of the
provost marshal, was informed that his case
would be referred to the Military Governor,
and was released. The same evening, an
officer called upon Mr.. H. and read to him an
order from the Military Governor of Alexan-
dria declaring that any factious attempt to
depreciate or interfere with the circulation
Of Federal money would be punished by
military authority.
Mr.. Reverdy johnson submitted to the
Court Martial in Col. Kerrigan's case, on
Tuesday, the defence Of that officer.
The New York Herald I'VE con-
slude that Mr.. Cameron has resigned his
position of Secretary of War because his
emancipation ideas were incompatible with
The policy Of the administration, and that he
hes bsen appointed to Russia in considera-
ton Of his patriotic, indefatigable services in
NE War Office" Other journals place an
entirely different construction upon the mat
tsr-and attribute the resignation to difficult
lies about contracts, expenditures, &c.
The Emperor Nspolson's health 10 not
gosd, yet he takes . great deal of exercise
in the Bots de Boulogns.
Berger. the distinguished French LAWYER,
hes been honored with . banquet given him
By the members Of the Paris bar on the oc.
easiop of the tiftisth anniversary of his en-.
trance into the profession. Jules Fayre pre.
sidsd. Al. Berger had been overpowered
during the whole time of dinner. He rose
and attempted to address the company, but
esars prevented him from being audible.
Al length he remarked that some one had
recommended him to write out his speech.
''but" said he, "of what use would that have
been. for could not see to read it," Hav.
Ing expressed his gratitude in broken SEN
fences, he sat down, overpowered by the ap-
plause which followed his last words"
The alternate freezing and thawing of the
last few days renders travelling very diff.