Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-07-18

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Il French's Book Store.
The Washington Correspondent Of the New
q York News says THE suppression Of. the
8 Richmond Whig, is an example of what the
u Administration has power to- do, either IN the
B South, or in the North. The minute and
Ksvstematic arrangement Of the FIVE grand
Military Divisions, and the eighteen Military
Departme into which the whole territory
of the United States is now divided, is SIMPLY
an indication Of the purpose OF the Admins
tration to make It's power felt, acknowledged
and respected in all parts OF the country allke
lam satisfied that # the Objectionable article
in the Richmond Whig, or an article couched
n similar language, had appeared il any New
York or Philadelphia paper, either the paper
itself would have been suppressed or the
nr;neinal edito. arrested and confined in Fort
LAFAYETTE. beyond the reach OF the habeas
corpus. .s5.a,s. ,.5,
1.-THE policy which the Administration has
determined to pursue toward the South is now
being developed. It was with a. we'll defined
purpose that President johnson made the
100000 exemption When Judge Under
wood Of Virginia was Lere a few days ago.. he
did not succeed in getting aniorder for the
arrest Of Gen, Lee, and that distinguished
officer is to be left unmolested, at least until
he has fns1hed writing the history OF his
campaigns. !. 81 ..s4 60.
Judge Underwood, however, did succeed
in obtaining orders for the enforcement OF the
Confscation n5aet in Virginia, and the work OF
enforcing its provisions will be carried out all
oyerthat State, in the same manner that 1t has
been commenced in Richmond. Nor is that
all. Virginia is not to be treated any worse:
in this respect, than any other Southern State.
Theplain talk of the President to the delega-
tiionl that recently begged him to remove the
$2OOO0se2cep ption was intended Tor the ears Oh
the whole South. The Confscation act will
be enforced If i. for no other reason than TO-.
reach and punish those men III the South who
J are held accountable. by the Administration
for having furnished the means OF keeping
the rebellion alive SO long; | leave the DUTY duty
ofcornmenting upon this fact to others Mine
IS discharged WhenI have simply stated it.
ssFron gentlemen who havejust arrived here
from the southern part Of Virginia and from
South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, have
derived some interesting facts In regard to the
feelings and sentiments OF the people OF. those
States toward the Government. 1he South,
ern people feel themselves to be conquered
and subiugated They submit to what they
are poWerless to resist. They aequlesce ID
the present order fittings, because they have
no alternative. The alleged conduct of several
military officers and provost marshals IN COM
mand at the South, in deciding differences
between white people and negroes, and IN
refusing to punish the latter for crimes are
urged to show that the Government has de-
ternined to force absolute negro. equality, both
political and social, upon the South and that
at 10 distant day.
L believe this is an erroneous OPINION. IL
could easily be removed. The Southern people
. look to President johnson with the most IN
tense anxiety. It is in his power to win to the
support of his Administration the entire popu-
lation Of the South. He may rule over them
fhe will, by love, not by bayonets Let me
lmplore him to do So Let me lmplore HIM
to respect the feelings of a brave and magnanl
nous people They acquiesce, cheerfully, IN
the extirpation of slavery, and IN the para
mount AUTHORITY. of the national Government ne
Do not drive them to desperation. They
cannot resist They must submit to Whatever
the Administration adopt. Surely, 1t IS Tar
better to make them willing subjects, than TO
hold them in subjection with large armies,
like conquered vassals. DRUID
From Port au Prince.
The bark Springbok brings Port au Prince
adVlces to June 2S
The political affairs in the north are still
unsettled The rebels continued to hold Cape
Hayden, and the Government forces we're
making slow work in reducing that town.
The place had been declared in state Of siege,