Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-24
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, 100,
TUESDAY EVEN ING APRIL 244s 1856:
Mr. j. MaBotts has published in the Rich
mond Republic, another letter, three columns
loogsin reply, to Mr. Garnett's last, and inre-
iteration of bis former expressed opinions con
corning President Johnson''s policy, &C., &C.
He is especially doaon upon the last Legislature,
calling i'h&ahe most intoleraut, disoyaland pre-
sump'ive body that ever assembled in the cap;
itol at Richmond" There seems to be az es-
pecial SPITE, on his partial he lasfI esi,lature
10 regard 70 the Office Of Senator he makes the
following singular explanation "a '1N>' : -
II said, from the,6rst, I .could,not ana would
not, under any circumstances, be a candidate
for the.oHieeI but il the State desired my ser
vices they should not be withheld. | had al
ready, before they met, repudated the Legls-
latuc if it should be organized without the ad-
ninistration Of the oath prescribed, aud if
had been elected teiore the proscrlptiye policy
which characterized the body was adopted, /
would cheerfu!ly have accepted il, and have
done all 10 my power TO have gotten the loyal
representatives of the Southern States admitted
to their seats; but from the moment saw the
temper and disposition which controlled the
action Of the (so-called) Legislature towards all
Of my class, / resolved, if elected, to decline
the position, on the ground that the elective
body was not authorized by the Constitution to
make an election, and this tact was made known
to agnumber.ot my intimate friends, including
Alexan Ter Rives Franklin Stearns, Lewis Nc
Kenzie and many others, both in Richmond
and Washington. Nevertheless. | vas more
anxious for az election than before, because l
tet that it would strengthen me 10 the position
lhad even then made up my mind to adopt,when
saw that It was the purpose OF that body to
make loyalty to the Union odious, and disloyal-
ty meritorious. I would not have consented to
receive honors at the hands Of those who would
bestow them for the advantages they expected
to derive from my services and leave my friends
behind to be sacrifced This position vas dis
.inctly we'll known to many of those in whom
could con6de." ~ II q ~ - %
Finally, MI. Bolts approvss Of and ffavors the
Convention proposed to be held in hisplace,
nextsmonth, -inlaDguage very much Ike the
''by order OF the call for that meeting
Much feeling exists in Norfolk in reference
to the late riot there, and the citizens are call
ing for an investigation. Some of the negroes,
it is said, have been arrested. The feeling is
increased by the searching of white citizens for
arms; The Norfolk Virginian is very ''out:
spoken" on the subject Inasmuch as white
people are: vigorously prosecuted whenever
they are charged with ofenses, it urges equal
zeal with regard to negroes, and the same meas
ureeto be melted out, with regard to arms and
the. carrying Of concealed weapons"
Treasury agent Burlington has reached Wash
ington, 1on.his return from trip through Dixie
It is, stated he gives very favorable report Of
the disposition of the people, but says they are
tearfully poor All were, however, loud in
praise Of. President. johnson policy, which
they hoped would prove successful. The freed
men were attending to the crops Of cotton and
corn, and not one need suffer for the want of
work, as there was plenty otit. Thefreedmeu
IRE behaving well. generally. - l<~..s&.
The French Minister, it is said; had an in
teryiew. With Mr. Seward, Secretary Of STATE,
on Saturday, and presented the formal adhe-
sion of the French Government to the Ame:i-
can principle of non intervention. The Empe-
ror as has teen. stated engage. to withdraw
his troops from Mexico in three detachments.
The National Lntelligeneer says hat the best
and ablest lawyers in the country, in aud out
Of sCvngress-ineluding many Republicans
acknowledge the unconstitutlonality OF what is
called the civil rights bill, v and other radical
and ultra legislative acts passed by the present
Congress. - n -.
The Washington Chronicle calls President
johnson "a vain and weak, man. A little
while ago, the Chronicle would have thought it
treason for other people to have said this.
The cold Capitol, would have been 600 good
for them! s'':,Te = z. ~ ~ =
Some officials, in several portions Of the
country, are acting as if the President had
never issued bis recent proclamation, at all !;
and as if war was stu going, on. They may
find themselves 5ssmisr aken.' sl.g s- 81 ~,
On Wednesday morning last, Dr. VIM. S.
Green, prominent and useful physician, died
at his residence in Danville: Va. after brief
allness. &.IGT 2
The force ct the Navy, Yard in Washington
has been reduced, and will, probably, be still
farther reduced. a5ae:.. : :: s~.,s@=oa a... -
The Democratic Club orAssociation in Wash
ington has endorsed Mayor Wallaeh for re-
election. -,
Bayard Taylor will never be as popular as q
romance writer, as he was as writer Of travels.