Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-11


honor. His latter years were clouded by the
calamites Of the times but he still continued,
TO display much Of his woncd cheertulness.
At length, however, his originally fine consti-
tuition, sunk under the disease under which he
labored, and he has passed from earth, leaving
who knew him
u. S. SENATORS. The Radical caucus Of
the Pennsylvania Legislature has nominated
Simon Cameron, and not Thaddeus Stevens, for
u. S. Senator The caucus remained 10 SEES
sion only hall an hour. No speeches were
made. Simon Cameron Was Nominated on the
first ballot The vote was as follows: Came
ron, 4G Curtin, %; Stccctrs, T. Grow, s. Al
the Radical members were present except
two Lancaster county Senator's This is truly
q most lame and impotent conclusion" to the
hopes ami labors OF Mr.. Stevens and Mr.
Furpcy Stevens, votes lie will probably
return to Washington more furious ti'an ever :
Charles d. Drake, Radcal, has hcGn elected
u. S. Senator from Missouri
The Radical caucus Of the New York IIesiS-
Iaturc has nominated Roscoe COukliug for u.
s. Senator
4 correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch
who dates from near UppcrviI!c, Va, writes
in relation to the Stay Law, ''that ample funds
have been provided, and the ab.eSt counsel
engaged 10 test the constituiioEalty OF said
law before the highest tribunal Of the State:
and if its decision should be adverse to the
claimants, the matter will b: brought before
the Supreme Court cf the United States for
final adjudication. The writer expresses
violent Indignation at the law, and thinks a
torrent Of indignation will roll over those Of the
Legislature who voted for ii. There are GER
tainly various opinions entertained as to the
necessity, eypediency, and even Constitutional
ty Of these Stay Laws; busewc have seen Or
heard Of no indignation whatever against
those who favored it-but rather, upon the
whole, feeling, that under the circumstances,
the Legislature was, at least cxcuSabc. Indeed
debtors generally hold that nothing else could
have been done-short Of general ruin.
The subject of cooperative associations"
for the purchase of provisions, clothing, &C.,
is much discussed both in England and on this
side of the Atlantic. We do not believe, that
they have ever been very successful, on the
limited scale on which they have tried in this
country. Rigorous execution Of the laws
against forestailing markets, combinations
l. nb {,;r
competition among produce Sellers arc, prob
ably, the best that can be done.
There was but one dissenting voice to the
resolution which passed the General Assembly
Of Virgiuia, on Wednesday, declining to ratify
the proposed Constitutional Amendment -
and that voice was from Mr. Daniel W. Lewis,
from Fairfax county His vote is not in accor-
dance with the wishes of large majority of
the people of Fairfax Mr. Mercier Of Lou
doun, Mr. Dulany, of Fairfax, and othtr Union
men, voted against the proposed amendment
Since high tariff Of duties is to become the
settled policy Of the government, it is the duty
Of the South to accommodate herself to that
pOHCS, as ldSt DIS ueT resources VIII permit.
No country, in the world, presents such in
ucements tor the Investment of capital in
manufacturing enterprises, as does Virginia.
And We are glad to see, that attention is turned
more and more to that field of enterprise
The National 1ntellige opposes the pro-
position to allow the Baltimore and Ohio r.
R., the right for two generations, TO run it's
engines up to and along the enclosure of the
Capitol, in the heart Of the city of Washington.
The bill introduced into the Senate, by Mr..
Morrill,, relative to the real and personal prop
crty of married females, mentioned in yester-
days Gazettc, of course, applies only to The
District Of Columbia
The Charlestown Spirit of Jefferson, calls
Thaddcus Stevcns-'that warm hearted, gen
erous old man" Very good The Spirit
knows how to be ironical as we'll as caustic.
The Maryland Legislature WILL probably,
pass bill cnfranchisng citizens who have been
disqualified from voting or holding Office, under
the provisions Of the Radical registry law.
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