Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-05
ALEXANDRIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL S

SUSTAIN HOME BUSINESS. -The National
IDtelligencer has an article on this subject
which, we ourselves, have so earnestly for
yearspressed upon our people--and which is
now Of more importance than ever Says the
Intelligencer: IF there is ore thing above
another hurtful to our business community, il
is the habit Of the thoughtless to run off to
other cities to make their purchases or to have
business done for them We are sure, as a
general thing, that purchasers of articles can
find in dealers here men who buy as cheap aud
sell as cheap as elsewhere. Their statements
are, of course, more reliable than those OF
strangers, and their responsibilities greater
Their fabrics and manner of doing business are
undoubtedly as good as those of adjacent cities,
Of whom our people know nothing" If this
is true of Washington, it is equally true Of Al
exaDdra. Here we have reliable merchants
and mechanics, whose interest it is to sell the
best articles, at the lowest possible rates, and
to please their customers, in all respects. Stay
at home, then, and buy at home Encourage
your own merchants aud mechanics 10 the
end, you will save money, by getting rid of the
expense Of travelling to aud flo, to say nothing
of the loss of time Follow the rule, invaria
bly,; never buy anything abroad which you can
procure at home All will be bcueftlea.
APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT. The
important bill, on the part Of the State Of
Mississippi, against the President OF the
United States, and Gen. E. o. c. Ord, has been
filed in the Supreme Court of the u. g., to
endeavor to test the coDstitutionahty Of the
Military act, and the act supplementary there
to. This application to the Court declares
that it is done in good faith and not from
factious motives but in the belief that these acts
are not obligatory unless declared valid by the
Court But if so declared they will be cheer
fully obeyed; and as there is 60 redress for a
State except through this court, it is prayed
that said Andrew Johnson, and his officers
aud agents appointed for that purpose, and
especially General E. 0. c. Ord, above nam
ed, be perpetually enjoiued and restrained from
executing said acts. and that powers Of injunc-
ton and subpoena be issued directed to the
parties aforesaid, with any other relief that
the court may deem proper, 1t is signed by
The counsel for complainant, v. L. ShaCkey
and R. ]. Walker
TIE RUSSIAN ACQUISITION ~'Onee upon
: time We should have been earnest, We
know, in Our opposition to the proposed Eek
pansou' Of the United States territories over
Russia America But what's the use now
1t may be as we'll to state, however, that be-
sides giving to the United States thu control Of
the Pacific coast for forty degrees Of latitude,
Mr.. Seward justifes the purchase, no: upon
the addition to our population OF sixty thous-
and Russians, and twice as many Esquimaux,
bat upon ts bearing upon our future trade Wit
China and the East ladies' Well IF the
Expansion" fever continues, if islands are to
be bought in the Mediterranean, aud depots
established in the West Indies, why not 'au-
;iey" the regions round about the Arctic circle?
We have read Mr.. Reverdy johnson speech
10 full on the Supplementary Military bill, in
yindication of his vote and course On the Mill
tary bill itself and the Supplement-, and are
not by any means convinced by the reasons he
adduccs. These bills would have passed with
out his vote. Why the necessity think
ing as he does, as to the duty of the South,
and holding the opinion that he does, that
these tils STAYED off further and worse oppres-
sions-of his voting for measures, which he
thinks unconstitutional
In late debate in the French Legislative
Assembly, on foreign affairs, NJ Rouher, re-
plying to NJ, Theirs on the subject of Italy,
stated that France had informed the Pope
that she was ready to open negotiations for
the distribution OF the amount of the Roman
debt among all the Catholic governments of
Europe, in order to free him from all liabili-
ties. NJ Rouher admitted that the Roman
question was not yet settled, and added that it
was placed under the "vigilant solictude CT
France.
The central Radical Association in
Washington, has resolved 'to admit no one as
q member who is not friend of temperance. -
AS this edct will allow of many interpretations
and as It Con stop drinking-it will not in
terfere with the association It's of no acco una
The newspapers are publishing, as warp
ing, do not eat raw ham !" We vould sup
pose that such warning was Is entirely unne-
cessary, as to warn people not to put their
hands n the FIRE
The yellow taVer is at Panama, and several
cases have occurred on board the United State 8
steamship jamestown, at that place The
Tessel had been ordered North
The Charlestown Free Press and Old FamikT
Journal, comes 20 us enlarged and improved,
and looking ike old times, and even better