Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-10
iCOMMCNICATED.


signatures of such as approve of it, and think
such an idea is good one The only objccjs
designed, are those set forth:
I'VE, the subscr 6erS, citizens Of Alexandra,
looking to the proper development OF ne natu
rel advant ges OF the city, 40 hereby resolve
ourselves into an association, 10 be called the
alexandria PROGRESSIVE Association Our o.
ipct Is t. deyeiupe the great advaiitas es
offered 70 those who arr disposed to invest Cap
ital 10 our CITY, and Its adjacent counties.
1T is well knpwu that We have IA uohle river
fn,nishiog bet er navigation than that which
Baltimore or PHILADELPHIA. can boast; and
that the largest mercban' ship hat piousbs
the ocean can COM to our wharves: that We
have various railroads entering lnto our city
fron various points OF The compas-!rom the
South, Southwest, Nest, North aud North
west; likewise an excellent canal from he coal
regions. In short hat we are in easy commu-
uication with all parts Of the country.
"We are surrounded by fine district Of
cheap and fertile land, adapted to the growth
of wheat, corn, oats, grass. tonacco, sn1 espe
clally grapes Mil:ns Of dollars might he
annual, made by the raising ct grapes alone,
ami shipping them, or II making them Into
vine In Gn9 we enter: am the oplnion that
there is no! point on the ointment that OF
terS IS many Inducements Tor the lnvest';!' ut or
capital as Alex .ndrla, and the surrounding
secti,n nf cOu"try.
We ma uraly ask ourselves rbe reason Why
theSr great advantages have no been improved;
and answer that it has buen in con -eVu"nce OF
mistaken public policy, aod the working ot a
certain pr, judlca engendefed by cur past in5tl-
tutlOnS.
The causes Of these pr~jualces and the ac
compsnyin= policy OF 'he past have raH'$'tea
1t now Remains for Us 10 start ane" l.. the
race of iuprovcmeBt-to compete with o;hrr
cites. and maxi Alexandria what it, local ad
yangages and Nature intended it should be-
This can be done and as one OF the tueans TOR &C
complishing it the following is proposed:
"a report has gone forth, aud has been gen
orally believed, that strangers do hot receive at
our hands, proper respect or protectlon-th
going far towards placing our locality In rcla-
ton towards The rest CT the civilized world,
like that OF China OF Japan, or sou.e other
A>iatic country in which STRANGERS from a
civilized county would naturally avoid invest
ing capital.
This foul calumny, we fatty deny, and we
hereby pledg ge ourselves 20 our fellow -cltlzens,
to strangers, and the rest 1T the world, thai
We shall make it our special business to SET
that .;erscns from a distance settling among u.s.
shall Rave Justice done them In the courts, anC
under all other circumstances; end that w
shall extend to them the night hand OF fellow
ship and sympathy.
LAND SALES. The land agency Of Dir. Pat
rick McCracken has sold to Mr.. R. T, Bush,
of New York city, the farm Of Mr. R. D. Eos
ter, in this county, containing 100 acres o.
land, for Sc, 500 halt cash, the remainder
in twelve months.
Mr.. McCracken has.also sold tract Of lanc
in this county, belonging to Mr. Wm. Slmms,
containing 676 acres for 5000 half cash
We understand that Mr. S has been finding
gold on this tract Of land and dccllnrs com
plying with the sale although sold for more
than the price asked before the discovery o.
gold.
Mr.. McCracken sold also, yesterday, tht
farm of Mr.. VIM 4. White, - miles iron
town, on the Spotsylvania G. Il: rad, con
taiuing 9S acres. to Mr. Michael Boyle. q
PHILADELPHIA, for 81, ,250-Sl 900 Of which Wal
paid down in cash h-Frede11cks5ug Her0la.
All these, and hundreds Of other sales O
land in Virginia to Northern men, completely
di>rroye the SANDERS, and calnmnlcs OF tn
Northern Radicals, about its being Impossible
for Northern men to live in the South, &cJ
At the monthly meeting OF rhc Beard o
Irade OF Baltimore, the Committee On Com
merre, to whom had been referred resoutiHr
asking the consideration ot be cotton tax I'M
posed by the Government, reported that, 10 the
opl'ion, tie same should be repealed IS beln!
an Unnecessary and unjust burden oa bn'E
Producers and Consumers OF The article III thl
c'untry and rs tr.dirg 70 promote lts pro
duc,lO IL other COMMITTEES ard diUlnI>h II i!
our own county. Already hurnp"an msrE-'
ere hecoining greatly IL dependent OF American
own 90 ton In cons Qu"ncc ~ he :arg"'V II
Creased growth OF cot IN IN India q EGyp5
The Hagrr>town Mail -ags iha; within to
past several weeks there have hte., large NUM-
ceFs Of persons from Pennsylvania i;a~~l"e
through that place on their way 10 'h' Sh"n
andoah Valley, in searches "a homes. The
Persons mostly hail d f,,:m L n:l-'e: c uify
10 that State, and ~e:~ :. neruify in,r G
m'ans.
h. loss Of lif' ulr n. tie & h~rnle'. q
o'onc"St@r is more tii"n &ou lie that OF lis
yea belng twenty six III fuH.ber f. u:;ee
''s''l> 'srre lost. Ire to,a; value oi which
estimated al $lO4 OOO
DR. I j. Shirland, ot Augusta, Ga, com
'.''Fd Sulsiie Last week in B,.fiinore. ty cui
''os Ills throat with razor I'll. doceaso