Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-20
ALEXANDRIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, April. 90, 1866:
The Queen of Great Britain has shown


ioera)ity at home and: abroad, i~iustly. praised
all'otersthe civilized world, by Offering him
laronetcy, (which he declined, and, sending
him an autograph letter OF thanks, and her
miniature. These fscaswe have mentioned be-
fore. The letter Of the Queen is honorable to
her as a sovereign and lady. Mr. Peabody
has distributed large,Shares of his wealth, for
the benefit Of the poor, the cause of education,
and-iearning, and for the improvement of the
situat on Of his fellow men, in all stations OF
life. When money is thus used, what enyious
shought can be raised, in q generous mind,
against its possessor? Do we not rather honor
the man, who, blessed with a fortune, knows
how to. make noble use OF Che bounty bestow-
ed on hin, by Heaven He has ri ghtto make
his own selections for the dispensation OF these
bounties,, and if we sometimes wish he would
look to the poor Of his native country more
than he does to the condition Of the poor Of
London, we check the wish; for what is his
own is at his owe disposal We have in this
country several wealthy citizens, whose treas
ures are freely bestowed upon deserving OBJ
ects, and whose characters stand Geserredly
nigh in the estimation Of those WAC know OF
their good deeds. Webelieve Mr.. CoRcoRAN,
Of Washington, has large heart in this par
ticular, albeit his deeds Of muniicence are not
always recorded to meet the public eye. He,
too, extends his bounty, to works Of public ben
eGt,a we'll as TO individual cases Of nerit-and
he has reward-in the praise of the just and
di>ceruing, and in the consciousness Of doing
good-the best of all rewards But whilst the
names Of the men Of g,eat. wealth, out OF our
State, are thus brought prominently forward,
let us NOT forget-let no man in our section OF
country ever fal-to remember with heart
felt gratitude, the quiet, bus not the less efso-
tive exercise Of the purest and best traits OF
human nature, in cases familiar So household
words" by those in the South. who, favored by
4 kind Providence, not despoiied Of all
their property, and who, having the means,
jet, without stint, for FIVE years. relieved the
widow ana the orphan, amel;orated the dis
tresses of honest men struggling to sustain
themselves and their families helped the needy
gave courage to the Responding the
sick-comforted the pri:oners-and In thou
sand ways remembered and assisted the untor-
tuuate, in all the vicissi:uies through which
the changes and chances Of time and circum-
stances, of late disastrous Gays, have borne
them. Their acts OF charity, of kindness, OF
thoughtful affection, may never have 'blazon :
in the word but they have not the less been
eperaven upon the hearts and memories OF
those who have been he recipentsof such kind
nesses, as we'll as upon all who have. had cog
nizance Of such noble conduct. Not 10 one sex
alone, is this debt Of gratitude due aud paid.
Fair woman-best Of Gods gifts--mnst accept
the thanks and homage Of those who -acknowl-
edge that to them they owe SO much. And,
TOO, 10 this connection, and whilst we are speak
ing Of the benevolence of individuals, we cheer
fully bear testimony to the TACT, that this same
trait Of character has teen shown, especially
during the continuance OF the late war, sy men,
and women, too, who wera almost without
means themselves, and yet gave Tor the relief
Of the distressed cheerully and gladly, wha,
in Truth, was, in many cases, literally, the
widows miser We have seen and known of
many instances where the last dollar vas hand
ed in, for bestowa! upon some sick or wounded
in the hospital, some prisoner pining in far
of cell, some family wanting food or raiment.
And this not occasionally, but regularly and
constantly on the part 6 those, who often
did not know but that their own families might
want assistance in the salny way, before the
week was over But they went on, trusting,
con6ding It was in them 10 do good-and to
he charitable: and they could 40 more restrain
the desire, than they could refuse 10 enjoy the
blight sunshine. or the balGly air This was
pure benerolence, worth as much, in every &c
spect, as the most liberal gifts of the most
wealthy and, a benevoence too, that was
without the slightest tincture of show Or osten-
tation, and frequently blushed to find itself
known or mentioned.
We have been unconsciouslv led on to speak
of matters, suggested, to be sure, by the sub
ject of Liberaity, but which we did not intend
to touch upon when we commenced 10 speak OF
millionaires like Mr.. Peabody.
The National lntcligencer says Our pri-
vate sdylces. from the West and, indeed; from
the Middle States, coo6rm the newspaper &C
counts OF actual election results, showing a pres.
popular reaction against the Radical d,struc.
lives. The di>unionists made sharp issue in
ST.. Louis, and where Overwhelmingly defeated,
where they bad previously many thousands Of
a msjori,y. 10 Chicago the Republicans were
disappointed, and in other places the Conserva
tive feeling has shown itself in marked man
ner'
We again have the report that Crnone is
dead But having heard this SO of en-, it vii
be now received with doubt Crinoline has
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