Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-01-29
Uhe Atesantdria Gazftt ut;
MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY %.

petition started bere-signed we hope By but
few and none Of these, we hope, Alexandrians-
concerning retrocesson of Alexandra to the
General Government. We have not seen a
newspaper article, since the war, more ungra-
cious in its tone If it had confined It's remarks
to a,oordemnaton Of the course Of those who
choose to sign the petition referred to, we would
have nothing to say because we regard that
course as highly reprehensible. But its spirit
includes all, and its language is offensive. In
addressing the petitIon signers, why make ur-
Just accusations against the CID toWD, and, ap-
parently include all? There are no Alexan-
drians, Tor if there are, 50 few as not to be
counted ia the expression Of the feelings OF a
community, who desire to desert a mother or
amother,s household in this time of trouble. =
Alexandra 'has nos been pettea child 10 the
detriment off Others in the State; nor were
her demands for admission into the State
go pertitacious as not to be resisted > Vir-
ginia threw her arms wide open, gladly, eager
ly, to welcome back her own people, and her
own soil Alexandria brought back wealth,
revenue, commerce and manufacture. Alexan-
dria has been aoorth more, if dollars are to he
broug ht into the account, IN such connection.
than all she ever received from the State, It It
were thrice told She came back lovingly to the
arms Of loving mother and was received as a
beloved child And her devotion to that moth
Ell has been exhibited from that hour to this
We make no comparisons now, but Alexandra
has been as true to Virginia, and with as tgus
Virginia feelings, to say the least. as RICHMOND
before the war during the war, and since the war
It should have no taunts from any body, in that
or any other Virginia city. Her people are
this day, as much devoted to the honor, rights,
interests, property and integrity Of Virginia as
are those Of Richmond nor with their consent
will they ever leave their parent State
Secretary Seward has returned 20 Was hing-
ton, in the steamer De Soto, from hgs late trip
to Cuba, and other West India Islands. Dur
Ing bis visit TO these Islands he was courteous
~ received and entertained by all the authori-
ties.
The National Infelligencor states as f'>]iaas:
by the new arrangement Of the NaeliDg-
ton and Alexandria Railroad Company parties
in the Sou h Will find 1t greatly to their aClyau-
tage to buy goods 10 " Washington, from the
fact that they can DOW save twelve cents Ter
one hundred pounds upon freight shipped
over The Baltimore ana Ohio railroad Here
tofore, as we are informed, freight wa ship
ped at five and seven and halt cents over the
Washington. Alexandria and Georgetown rail-
road coming from Baltimore. while goods
bought in Washington couZt! not BE- shipped
over the same line w. "a 4 G. r, K. at
less than fifteen and twenty. III other words,
under the old arrangement parties South could
ship goods FROM Baltimore South at the same
rates as from Washington This is now so
changed that it is an object for Virginia country
Where In the ''scuff1e' ia old Alexandra?
IMPORTANT ORDER Ave have received H.
formation from perfectly reliable soulce, that
President johnson ordered that where eccles;-
astical organizations OF The same denomination
claim the occupancy Of churches or parsoaa ges,
within the territory successfully controlled by
the Union and the Confederate armies. the
the use Of said ediices shall be given to those
ministers aud members who remained With and
act under the ecclesiastical jurisd ct;na govern
ing said churches prior to 1861.
This order rejnstases the ministers and rae1n-
bers Of the NJ. L. Church ia the possession Of
all sheir churches an! parsonages in thi, Val-
ley. The order leaves the question ct ,itie 70
the cour;s.- Winchester Journal
Virgials-A Highly Important Ramor,
New YORK, January 28.-Tbe Herald's
Richmond correspondence states that one If
the Virginia delegation to Congress has ele-
graphed to Richmond from Washington thar
it is The intention Of the President t, suner