Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-20
ALEXANDRIA.
FRIDAY EYENING, DECEMBER 20.

gress IN regard to the South the passage OF
the supplemental Reconstruction bill; and the
resolution to take no step backwards in the
Reconstruction business, will not discourage
our people, or cause them to abate one jot in
their efforts to better their condition, In ' ma
terial' point of view. They should go on, In
viting immigration, offering inducements to in
dustrious Settlers working and improving their
lands, attending to their different occupations,
and preserving their calmness and cquanimity.
1t will be the best course, in the end in any
and all events. Virginia is beginning to have
an accession to her white population from the
South as we'll as the North. The present state
very long. In the mean time be as cheerful
IS possible, and do not give up the ship! y
tits said that Mr.. Bigeow, our late Mimi
ter to France, has obtained by the courtesy of
family iu that country, 10 whose possession it
has remained >ioce it was given to chem 10y the
author, the manuscript copy Of the Au Biog-
raphy Of Benjamin franklin. It appears that
the book, as We now have it, land which, in-
perfect as it Isl has been one of the most pop
u ar and widely circulated, ever printeG) does
not contain what Dr.. franklin wrote during
the last year of his lite and that, besides, there
are many supp,e>si,ns and omissions. Mr..
Bigelow is preparing cirrect aud complete
edition of the memoirs as they originally me
from the pen aud brain of their iliu .tcious
author
Mr.. Senator Wilson, of Massachu ctts, writes
to his friend Jude Underwood, by all ueaus
not to PUT in the Virginia Constitution clause
requiring voters after 1871, to be able to read
and write. He says: If he proposition is to
put into your constitution the educational test
in 1871, to apply only to those who come OF
age at that date, are naturalzed, or take up
their residence in your State, it would be In
accordance with the oft-quoted provision in the
constitution of Massachusetts,, Bur, he holds
up his hands against DISTINGUISHING the
present Loyal Leaguers
MIR. George Sharp, who was sent 10 Europe
by Mr.. Seward, to see if he could find out if
any person on the other side of the Atlantic
was concerned or connected with those engaged
in the assassination of Mr. Lincoln, &c, re-
p ITS, after full investigation, he is OF the
opinion that 'no such legal or reasonable
proof exists in Europe OF the participation Of
any persons there, formerly citizens of the
United States, as to call for the action of the
Government.
Burns's flour mill, in Pawtucket R. l., was
drs;ryed by fire yesterday. Loss from $50 10
100000 Insurance $35, 900. A large building
in Augusta, Me-, occupied as manufacture
OF sashblinds, grist mill, salt works, &C., was
burned down yesterday. Loss $4,000. No
Insurance McChenis pork house, at Flor
ences Station, Indiana, was burned down last
night. Loss $4,000.
The National Intelligencer is exposing the
evils likely to ensue from the alteration Of the
laws Of the District of Columbia, by the action
of the proposed law of Congress, striking out
the word white from tie laws, especially in
the matter of jury trials The Presidents
veto of the proposed law is expected-bu we
suppose Congress will disregard the reasons in
the case, and pass the measured
1t is said that the Judiciary Committee have
decided to report against allowing members of
Congress mileage for three sessions, because an
extra session was held during the summer
There are spasmodic attempts at retrencbnent,
aud efforts to prevent waste, occasionally but
the great tile of outlay and appropriation
rolls on in mighty volume, and with aim ost
resistess current Look at the expenditures
now, and what they were but a few years ago
The New York Times inquiries why General
Butler objected to the introduction OF reso-
luton into the House calling for information
as to the expenses of the impeachment inves-
tigation? The facts are certainly of interest to
the country, and, as they are certain to come
out before long, they might as well be publish
ed st once Isit true, says the Times, that
the farce, including the printing, will cost
something like half million Of dollars?
The Baltimore American Ra1icaD says
Gen Grant may not say as much as some OF
our friends desire, but he certainly does all that
can be expected or wished for. Exactly
And as doing, 10 these times, is better tor the
Radicals than saying, we submit. what more
cln they require? They could hardly get
Monk, the srestorer, to open his mouth, all
the time he was making smooth the path for
the return of Charles the I'd.
It is said that Gen. Howard, under date OF
December I'd, issued circular to the officers OF
the Bureau in Virginia, diecti"g them to iur-
nish food and shelter 70 such as were deprl-
we'd of means of support by being discharged
bv their emp lovers for voting the Radical tick