Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-29
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y - Baker, the detective, commenced his career
Is soon after the commencement Of the war, In
this place, in company with one Morton They
were engaged in hustling ministers out of the
churches, arresting peaceable citizens, search
ing peoples houses, trunks, &C., aud were in
high feather, for some time, with the military
subordinate authorities Morton was soon, for
some misdeeds or other, put by his employers
in prison but Baker, was adopted by Mr..
Stanton, and had long and infamous career
of tyranny, oppression, and bad deeds. The
annals Of no country present a worse record
even among the pmps, spies. tools and under
lipgs of the most despotie governments.
.Aniimmense meeting of citizens was held at
Copper Institute New York, on Tuesday night,
for the purpose Of requesting that Congress
and the Executive demand that all the Ameri
cans arrested in England on account Of their
!, supposed or actual sympathy with Fenanism,
) !, be released Resolutions to this effect were
adopted, and a committee appointed to- take
them to Washington. Speeches were made by
Judge DAILY, Horace Greeley, John Mitche',
"a, Oakley Hall, and others ~. =
MIR. B; B. French, of Washington, who, as
Commissioner Of Public Buildings, has had oc-
:. casion to see President johnson almost daily
from April, 1865, to this time, positively con-
.:tradicts the assertion Of Mr.. Price, that the
:. Piesidentis a drunkard; and asserts that not
9onlyis he not ga drinking man but that he
- il aremarkably .t'sbstemious man. &#'
no The House Committee on Elections, says
the correspondent of the New York CONNER
cial Advertiser, has decided to admit Messrs
i Jones, Beck, and Golladay, from Kentucky
1.-THE other Kentucky members will receive
j seats, except Young, who will be excluded, and
the seat which he claims given to Mckee, the
contestant.
/, = NO body knows why Gov. Pierpoint didn't
81 issue Thanksgiving Proclamation this year.
He was formerly prompt on the subject. 1t is
limited that many of the faithful, every
where, were very much indisposcd to adopt a
& recommendation by President johnson, even
for giving thanks
u The most reliable testimony given, in the ex-
animation of witnesses on the Impeachment
case, is adverse to the Implication of the Presi-
dent in any matter which would show just
cause for the proposed proceeding against him.
It IS mere political prosecution, for party
purposes.
The Ways and Means Committee of the
. House Of Representatives have unanimously
agreed to report bill repeating the cotton tax.
The details of the bill have not yet been decid-
ed on, tut there seems to be disposition to
make the law apply to the present crop.
The Senatorial contest in Ohio for successor
/. to Senator Wade grows hot. 1t is mainly be-
tween Judge Thurman and Mr. Vallandigham,
at present, and the latter is represented as be-
ing very much more strongly supported than is
generally believed.
COL w. w. Blackford has been elected
President and Chief Engineer of the Lynch
burg and Danville Railroad, the two Offices
being consolidated Mr.. Deaue, the former
President, declined to serve at the proposed
salary.
Dr. Prosise, tried in Petersburg for shoot
ing Mr.. Robert Smith, short time ago. has
been acquitted. He defended himself very
ably, both in the examination of the witnesses,
and in an eloquent speech.
Resolutions in favor Of impeaching President
johnson, and also, in favor Of Mr. Thaa.
eStevens's Con6snation scheme, have passed
Brownlow's HOUSE of Representatives in the
Tennessee Legislature.
A black man has been arrested in Richmond,
charged with stealing valise, Tin which was a
diamond ring worth $4,000, and a suit OF cloth
ing) from Major VIM. FL. Brown, U. S. A..
At the municipal election in Hartford, Conn,
few days ago, the Democrats elected their
ticket by a considerable majority. Last year
the Radicals prevailed.
The National IntelligeDcer says MIR. Stanton
was accustomed to call his officials in the
Freedmen's Bureau, and the c,ass of army Off
GERS engaged in his work, his barons or order
of nobility Good God |! What's mobility :"
Soloque, Of Hayti, had his mobility he
called them by appropriate names-the Duke
of Cocoa;iNut, and the Count of Lemonade,
&c. Mr.. Stanton should have invented appro-
pirate titles for certain class of his under
strappers-and, if the titles:had been appro-i
pirate to the characters, what collection i