Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-21
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

/ correspondence OF the A1eAaHolla oH-o''-'I
| WASHINGTON, April 20, S66.-Everythlns
here is 10 CONDITION of doubt and uncertainty.
| Parties are in such chaotic state that nothing
can be predicted Of the future with reasonable
certainly. The radical wing Of Congress holds
the reius FIR the present, and there is no telling
| over what precipice it may drive US. Acting
| upon the belief that unless Johoson and bis
| policy can be whistled down the wind, the pros
poets of tee Radicals for new lease Of power
will continue to grow small by degrees, all then
movements seem now to be directed to that
end. The President, however, seems 10 be
getting the inside track, and before another
year has passed it may turn out that the cpl
taph of dead carcasses'' which Thad. Stevens
has already inscribed on the Southern States,
may very appropriately be written upon thell
toomb- stones. The recent mutternss OF the
thunder in Wisconsin,, Michigan Missouri, In,
diana and Ohio, furebode storm, and saga
cious men herrabouts pretend to predict oVei
whose heads its ftry will break.
What terrible ahtctioo it would be 10 de-
prive the country Of the services of these radI'
Gals. Just think OF such a loss for Il moment.
No more civil rights bills no more freedmen
Bureau bills no more bills requiring the peo-
pie IF the Sourh 70 pray three times day with
tn ir faces turned toward Massachusetts nc
more werprrs over ideal bondsmen. Could the
country stand such stain upon its patriotism
I have long thought that wisdom would die
with these men,
Who, but they, can prove that the Southern
States We're in the Unon during the whole Of
the rebelIion but out OF it when 1t closed
Who, but they, capable Of demonstrating
that an unsuccessful rebellion has carried the
South out of the UnioC; in short that sue
ce>sful and an unsuccessful rebellion accomplish
precisely the same results? How can such
men be spared? Great is Diana Of the Ep'
hesians, but greater still the radicals. Th"r,
is nothing in the Heaven, above, or the earth
below, that they do not thoroughly conpre
bend Whether in religion, science, or politics.
they are always masters Of the situation.
In matters of religion, however, the great
body OF them belong to church that processes
| nothing, and it conuot be denied that they live
rigidly up to its creed. [ have heard it said
that no radical las ever been known to leave
his church unless he got religion or died. My
own observation attests the correctness OF this
statement
1t is believed among the we'll informed that
something will sooa be proposed by the Star
chan Der Committed looking toward reconsuuc
ton not that they would not prefer adjourn
ing the whole matter indefinitely, but they
dred the wrath to come it there is much longer
delay There is very little doubt as TO wha
that proposition will be. The Alpha anc
Omega of the radicals is negro suffrage, arc
nothing short of it will sati>fy the Radical s.
With that the doors of Congress would be
thrown wide open. =,
Fears are sometimes expressed by the 1lm'd
lest the President should back dawn in this
fight All such apprchrnsions are Idle Andy
has taken his stand, and, as he said to tho
soldiers day or two ago, he will fight it Out
on that line.
The guillotine will ere long be brought into
play and many radical heads will drop into
the basket. Mark NY words for that
A LOCKER On.