Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-02

gro boy named Geo. Lucas, was brought up
this morning for throwing s.ones in the market
square Amid tears aud sobs he declared bis
cfence was only for fun He was locked up
| in the watch house until his mother could be
heard from, and when she came, and prayed
for his releose, he was allowed to depart upon
solemn promises for good behavior in the fu-
ture.
David Green, negro boy, for throwing stones
in the street, was discharged, upon the promise
OF assisting to arrest two other parties, impllca
ted with him.
David Lomax, negro, one CT the ''old stock, .
was before the Mayor on complaint of negro
named Harkless Outley, whom Lomax had cut
with knife. The evidence proved that Da-
vid and some Of his friends were quietly pursu-
ing their vocation of quitting" fish, when Out
ley advanced to the pile and offered to exhib-
it his skill in the ':alt. 10 this David de-
INJURED and ordered him off, The parties then
commenced quarrelng and brandishing their
knives, and in the disturbance which ensucd
Outley was cut in the arm. Lomax was dis
charged upon the payment Of costs.
The Mayor gave the parties some wholesome
advice, and called the attention Of the negroes
collected in the Office to the injurious effect
upon all classes of our population by the i'm
mense immi grafton OF ne yroes from the country
into our city--the response to which remarks
was that if the contrabands wanted their heads
left on their shoulders they hal better keep of
the fish wharf
Bessine Brown the negro whose conduct IN
the Mayors Office last week was 50 outrageous,
was tried this evening at three clock.
Mr.. 5uuaor Henderson, OF Missouri, has
come to a conclusion" He said in debate Oh
the Post Office bill, the other day, as follows:
"He had examined the matter carefully, and
had come to the conclusion that the President
had no constitutional power to remove at all.
Mr.. Madison had claimed the power of reno
val, as the Senator from NJ aryland, Mr.. John
son son. Stated, but how did he exercise &c it? Du-
ring his whole eight years Of Office he made but
three removals Mr. Monroe made but nire
and John Quincy Adams but two. For forty
years of the Government there were but seven
ty-6ve removals. Oflate years however, each
Executive has seized on these Offices and used
them as if they were his own, There are ten
Offices now where there was formerly one and
was the President, as soon as Congress adjourns,
to turn out every man in Office and put in men
who would support my policy, as he calls it?
Mr. President: don't know what the Prcsi-
dent would do | don't think [ am any better
than he, nor he any worse than |, and / know
I would do it if ! had the power. When it is
known that the Executive can control without
let or hindrance the disposal Of the vast num-
Der Of offices under the Government, it will be
day fatal to the liberties of the country
Now the wonder and the pity is, that Mr.
Henderson should never have ''come to this
conclusion, " until it was supposed President
johnson was about to exercise the power Of re
moval, and the weight Of the power it was
feared would fill upon Mr. Henderscn'S pre-
sent political allies The conclusion was
never arrived at, until then !