Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-05-13


old friends-received yesterday, says =
s'"The Alexandria Gazette is always now, as in
former years, a welcome visitor, and we are
pleased to see from it, that with the reopen
ing Of the Canal, and the extension Of your
railroads, you anticipate q revival of trade for
She good old town. We trust that all your
hopes may be more than realized, and that
Alexandra may soon become an important
centre ct commerce and manufactures.
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The Richmond Wing concludes an article 10
relation to the late. mob, in Richmond, with
this remark: LET it be remembered that all
the blame attaches to the colored rioters and
the white incendiaries who are daily poisoning
their minds It is the white incendiaries, !
in all directions. who are melting and urging
on the conflict Of races It they bring about
the shock they seek to produce, We shall see
where they will be themselves
The Richmond Dispatch Of Saturday, says !:
'aThe Grand Jury ofthe U. s.. Court have had
under consideration for some days the question
Of ipdic,ing the conductor OF the street car,
who recently elected negro from one of the
cars. On yesterday, by a very decided vote,
1t was determined not to indict him. The
question Of indicting the newspaper publishers
of Richmond has not been, and it is not proba-
bic will be, considered by the jury"
a mao named Hayward, from Massachu-
sets, has been making speeches to the colored
people of Richmond, of the most iucendiary
character. His language was d designed to stir
up the worst passions. He advised them "not
to endanger of the life Of the illustrious Under.
wood but when he left, to have IL high carni-
vail" We see it stated that this wretch has
been arrested for enleavoring to create a riot
and disturbance.
The President has received invitations to
attend five several celebrations or festivals, viz:
Laying of a corner stone in memory of Mr..
Johnson father, at Raleigh, N. c.. to the
convention of working men of Chicago; unveil-
ing Of the statue of Henry Clay, at Louisville,
18th May; Bunker Hill monument celebration,
18th June, and to the Masonic celebration,
Boston, on the 24th June.
The Richmond Enquirer says that a we'll
known business firm 10 Richmond, in addition
to their own liberal private contributions, has,
within the last few days, through the influence
of the Junior partner, obtained quite a hand
some appropriation from the Boston Southern
Relief Fund, for distribution among the sui
fering sick and poor of Richmond and vicinity.
The Radical Congressional Executive Com
mltlee announce that they are meeting with
good success in FUNDS, and nearly every day
agents are dispatched to different points in the
South" And they might have added, that
the results Of the Funds and the "agents"
are being rapidly deveIoped-for instance,-in
Richmond.
A few days prior to his departure from Bal
timore to Rome, Archbishop S%palding issued
a pastoral letter to the Roman Catholic clergy
and laity of his diocese, urging the Importance,
especially under present circumstances, of the
Christian Instruction of the colored people.
Governor Pierpoint has appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen the board of Immigration
for the year ending April, 1868: Mcssrs.
Thomas j. Randolph, Of Albemarle county !;
r. Barton Haxall and William II. mcfarland,
of Richmond.
It's mentioned in the Baltimore Sun that
"the Washington Chronicle is the only journal
that has undertaken the defence of Under
charge to the grand jury in
Richmond"
Mr.. Day, a lawyer, who not long since was
in Washington, 10 cases in which
persons were concerned, died recently
in St. Louis, on his way to Minnesota.
'Conscience money droppings into the
Treasury continue to be reported-generally
small sums" The big rogues rarely have
any "consciences'' at all.
Gov. Peirpoint is to address a Radical Club,
IN Petersburg, next Friday. He is himself q
Radical-except that he won't go Hunnicutt.
REGISTRATION by military order, is to com
mence IN South Carolina on the third Monday
in July mex.
The RICHMOND MoB.-We cannot too high
~ commend the conduct Of the white citizens
of Richmond on the occasion of the late riotons
demonstration among many evil-disposed color
ed people. They manifested a forbenranco
and respect for law in the midst of threats
insults and violence, which are in the highest
degree honorable to them, and must impress
the whole country in the most favorable man.
ner. No one can doubt their courage, still
less can any one doubt that had they lost their
calmness and selfcommaud and allowed them
selves to be drawn into a general fight with the
mob, that they would have driven it bowling
and discomftted before them, and have wreak-
ed upon it q fearful vengeance.
AS far as We can Judge, and we have en-
deavored to sift this matter to the bottom, the
whole responsibility for these disgracetul dis
orders attaches to the colored people-to those
who first assailed the fremen and the police,
and those who afterwards aided and abetted
them. Ahout this there can be no Doubt