Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-09

menC among: Tue %DiOCueI.uOuof anu pIlHS 1ieSAl
sums of money into the Fenisn treasury; but
.how}thel liberation Of Ireland is to be effected
by hostile demonstration on Canada, or on an
outlying dependency Of New Brunswick, passes
our comprehension IF these men mean hon
estly they should fight the battle of Ireland in
Ireland itself. 7"
This is what one of the ablest and most in:
dependent Republican editors in the country
says:-"The leadership of Congress has been
distinguishea"by its folly The classical and
dreary Sumner, and the petulant aud malignant
Stevens, have combined the imprsctieable with
the mischieyous in wonderful degree. 1t
they had been statesmen, they might have SO
directed the power of Congress as to modify
and improve the Presidents policy, without
aggravating him into open hostility, but they
have been so exacting, hcadlong and furious,
that they cannot point to a single fact accom-
plished, unless they are willing to cali them
selves the architects of ruin, and claim credit
for the chaos that is about them. y
The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun says:-'''Geu. Grant was arrested
yesterday afternoon by officer Bailey, on the
charge Of fast driving The officer had quite a
racsGa after the General, and when he caughtup
the General offered to pay; the fine, but refused
to be arrested. The officer having no authori-
ty to receive fines on the hiehway, desired the
General to report at the Station house, but he
Immediately drove off at full speed. tits said
that President Lincoln was once placed under
arrest for fast driving,and acknowledge the au-
thority of the law by paying his fire at the sta
ton house, 81 - ~
We have received information of the success
Of the Valley Railroad Convention which met
in Stauuton on Wednesday, Col. N. G. Hsr-
man was elected President of the. Road, and
the compete organization Of the company was
Effected ;AtsStaunton $2o0,0OOwere subscrib-
ed at once The convention was largely attend
ed, and everything denc;1ss the successful ope-
oftthe company at once. Gen. Wise was ex-
peotedi at the Convention, but we learn was not
present. : s,.zffr - NIT z.A-r
It is reported from Washington, that ma
jority of the Judges of the Sup,eme Courth have
decided against the constitutionality of the test
oath and of military courts, But whether the
Supreme Court has really so disposed Of these
important questions or not, can only be known
when the opinions of the Court are made pub:
lie, and it has been authoritatively announced
that this will not be done until the next term.
The Southern Relief Fair, in Baltimore, is
still going; on most successfully Already some
$1,000 have been collected, AID it is thought
the whole receipts will be more than 100000.
THE Civil RIGHTs BILL-The noticeable
circumstances marking the Senate's actionye
terday IN passing the civil rights bill over the
President veto was the tumultous manner in
which the announcement Of Senator Morgan's
vote, ranging himself under Gthe command of
Messrs. Stevens and Sumner was received by
the large body Of their negro adherents who
thronged the galleries The rules of the Sen
ate were violated by them as could not have
been done by white men without official ebuke,
if not punishment. If the House passes the
bill by two-thirds vote, the question of the
constitusionality Of its features will very soon
20 to the Supreme Court; as collisions between
it's executors and States authorities will surely
speedily occur In the meanwhile, congress
sionalelections will as surely develope the fact
that the nation vetoes the attempt to snbvert
the principles of the Constitution and Govern
ment of the United States involved in the
measure Units execution, until acted on by
theeSupreme Court, we presume the President
willseek to prevent,it from violating legal. and
Constitutional rights as far as possible which it
bis n]ain do -7tF1 s~,r,
RIGHTS AND DUTIES There are always re-
ciprocal rights and reciprocal duties between
employers and employees which should never
be disregarded. Each should consult the vel
fare and the interest Of the other, and never
seek any undue advantage. Wages, should
never pc too high nor too low, and the. one
party should never combine against the other,
except TO resist injustice and oppression. That
the:K ehmond. nblishers are both just aud gen.
erohs Wecannot, diSbelieve, and that they would
combine to wrong their employees is simply
absurd. They Rmo,o what they can afford to
pay, and they have the right to be the 'iudae: az
their own necessities To our own mind. it has
long been clear that the newspaper press Of
Virginia cannot possibly thrive at their present
rates of charges, while they are paying for
labor, paper and everything used in their pub
location; one hundred per cent more than they
paid. before the war Lyachburg Republic
HE FIsHERIEs-LARGE HAULs.-On5 Fri
day, Messrs Trucker & Williams, caught at
one haul 900 punches Of Perch and Rock, at
Windmill Point; on the Marlboro estate, along
punches. Yesterday, Mr. Thomas Williams Of
Georgetown, but Of the Both Virginia Regi
ment auLdla syne, caughtin Potomac Creek
Rock Fish measuring eight feet in length
Fredericksburg Herald. So, - yFrs :,
GOLD. ~
NEW YORK, April 3. Gold, 126. ~. .tz.s