Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-07

The Petersburg Index contends, that, by
theiracts, the RADICALS have established the
following as their Platform! y
They favor military domination.
J They favor suspended habsas corpus.
They favor great increase Of the public DEBT.
They favor the exemption Of I. :. securities
from taxation.
:-eafbey favor prosractcd, il 10. potual,
Freedmen S, Bureau. ,--.r, -
They favor the absorption Ct State powers 5y
the Federal Government.
They favor tie limiting Of the constitutional
authority ot;the Executive, and tie enlarge
-ment of the power OF the Legislature. ;.
) They flyor protracted dissolution OF l:is'
Union. --~--.,., -
They favor absolute civil and political equal
ty by force. - -
These ase. clear, practical issues, and afford
the material of definite dissent and positive de-
claration of opinion; and they possess, moe
over, theinca!culable advantage that eli the
teachings ard traditions O. American liberty
are ut wcr with them. m " 5uat1
The radicals. The radicals hare a;si
great deal to say abouttheir being the soldiers
friends, but the action CT the party IN the D.. :.
Senate reveals to tie public the hollow hearted
ness of their professions Cen. Frank P. blair,
who resigned his position in Congress TO: en-
gage in fighting and by his gallant deeds work
ed his way up to the foremost rank OF civilian
generals, vas nominated by the President ior
Collector of St. Louis, and the radicals nos Oh
~ refused to confirm him, but rejected the aD-
po.ntment. Gen. Blair is recognized rs one o.
the mos. efficient officers in the volunteer ser
vice during the late war. lie served lii al the
campaigns OF Gen. Sherman, and was with tha6
officer in command ola very important portion
uf the army on the march from the Mississippi
to the Atlantic and from there into NORTH
Caroliua, where Johnston surrendered. enc
President, appleciatiog his valuable services,
aopoiited him 20 en- Office, end no person can
possibly raise doubt III regard to his quaiihca-
lions to discharge the duties; vet TIC Sen&t e
rejected HMM. Y Her0M.
METHODIST PROTESTANT (7Esll,RA1 Cos'f1'n-
F:.;;c3s& This body, in session 1T Georgetown,
HIS resolved tc hold its next meeting n Mont
gomc.y, Ala. Rev John 2. Nichols wa on
Saturday enrolled IS representative rom -Ia-
ry.and Rev J. Y. Murray ?: c3ontcd tn re.
port O, the bool, directory for The st eight
years. The report shows stead increase o.
business ir that Department. and (: vote Of
thanks 57as rendered the directory .or their sue
cesstui management Rev. j. !. Murray was
reelected editor of the Methodist Protestant.
Rev. J. j. III urray, president q the -d;ryanc
Annual Conference; Rev William McGec,
president OF the Virginia Conference; Rev. =.
+. B. Shaver, president Of t!,e Alabama Con
ference. and Rev +. f. Pcgt4u1, president q
the Norti. Carolina Conference, we're cppointt-
ed committee to wait on President johnson
to ascertain if it would be his pleaSi.e 10 re-
c9iye tne Conference rs . body.
Ike BLACK RIOT n Memphis Should teach
Congress and the War Department lcssol-
Il may be that this riot is 10 be repeated in ali
parts of The South where negro troops are sta
toned We hope not. But no car -
blind to the iact that there will be difficulty ii
carrying out any plan Of reconstructlon # those
two hostile elements, no dou3t purpos2ig placed
20 by the radicals, a black military force to
ovcrawe 4 loy;,l |hite .popui aton, core To-
.ether. In The Memphis business 70 see that
:, small detachment Of United States regulars
suppressed all difficulties Is it lot better,
thea, to have in all disluicted districts the ue-
gro troops withdrawn, and their places sup
Piled s. United States regulars? # one regu-
lar is worth hundred biacl, soldiers the u. 5.
Treasury will gain muea by the exchange, and
the country DC saved from such ontlasos as
have lately occurred in Memphis. The srb-
;ect is worthy the consideratior oi Congress
and the War Department. !. HeraM.