Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-05-15

committees, remove the objection to their local
and sectional character, &c" He adds Il
have been careful to recognize ourselves as
as members of the great National y MON Re-
publican party, DC"
This movement of Mr.. Botts, evidently
showing that he, and his particular friends,
cannot go on under the lead of some of the
present assumed leaders, will cause :tgreat
oommotion in the camp!'
The Radical State Convention Of Maryland,
assembled In Baltimore yesterday. It was
composed Of white and colored persons. Mr..
Cresswell presided, Resolutions we're passed
agreeing to oppose the new Constitution to be
adopted by the Constitutional Convention now
in session in Annapolis, unless it contained a
clause granting colored suffrage. A PROPOSE
tonic call a Convention like that organized
some years. ago. by Mr.. Dow, in Rhode Island,
was almost u~nanimously rejected-but 10 the
~ event OF 5colored suffrage being denied in the
pew Constitution, it was determined to; pro,
sideFssfor taking the votes of all the colored
msie5citizensof the State against the Constitc-
tioneanaae tAnnapolis, so that such votes
shall be counted, and In the event OF the whole
vote, whether white or colored. ast against
that Constitution being greater than the vote
.castsiin its favor, 70 claim that such Constitu,
tion clhnot subYert the present State govern
ment. and to appeal to Congress 10 pre-
serve the existing State Government against
il, and prevent such Constitution from being
carried into effect.
The Kansas correspondent Of the Chicago
Tribune. says 'tt1he people out here show "a
stern determination to put an end to the In
dian difficulties by determination. We pre-
sumo this is considered a Radical root and
branch-method, Of settling matters. There
are some people who appear to think this IS
The way to deal with the Southern people as
well as the Indians!
A dispatch from Washington says: IITwo
Of the Grand Jurors Of the District Court of
Virginia authorize the statement that there is
no truth in the prevailing report thatth Grand
Jury have indicted John G.. Breckenridge and
Judge Thomas, { Fairfax county, for %treason.
The names of those persons have not been be
fore the Jury during the present term.
At q late railroad Convention at Cleveland,
for making certain arrangements as to freight,
&c a resolution was adopted making it obi
gatory upon all roadst to refuse freight for the
Baltimore and Ohio road, except where the
charges were prepaid, unless that road agreed
to, enter into the proposed arrangements.
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Rev. Magruder Maury, rector of the Episco,
pal Church, in Fredericksburg, having been
urged, by his congregation, has declined the
call he recently received from a parish in
Maryland, and will remain in Fredericksburg.
FOREIGN NEws.-In the British House of
Commons, ON Monday evening, an amendment
to the Reform bill providing fora ten-pound
ledger franchise, was adopted, The death SEN
tence ofthe Fenian Col. Burke has been com
muted to imprisonment for life; The French
Government has ordered the disarmament OF
the reserves recently called Out. and Prussia
has ordered the discontinuance OF the work on
the fortress of Luxembourg. In the French
Chambers the President had officially announe-
ed that the peace Of Europe will be preserved.
The Grown Prince of Prussia is shortly to
visit Paris.
SHEEP RAISING AND FARMING We ex-
tract from an interesting letter, dated Culpeper
county, May 8
THE weather has been fos two days past
very severe on flock masters. / escaped aIy
great loss during the winter, but last night
the 7th) killed more lambs for me, than would
more than double pay for all the sheep ever
lost. The want Of sufficient shelter was the
cause Of the loss. 1 hope to he better hSed
another year, as l have contracted for an addl-
tional shelter, which, With my present shed,
willaccommddate 800sheep; l intend to keep but
$50. Ourwheat looks well through this section,
and with q passable season We may expect 9
good yield, still there is not one-tenth the land
now il wheat, that was usually put in before the
war. Cur farmers are busy planting corn, but
the rains have put a stop to all out door work
for some days. think cur section IS fast
neutrality-suspicious. and fences are again making
their appearance-and soon I think the travel.
Ter will have to confne himself to the old road
and forsakes the short cuts through the fields.
1 am of the opinion that there is more recon
strnctiVe poWerain the plough, than. in Con
gress----for our section. / think Merinos sheep
will do more to help us out of our present stu
alton than our Northern brethren. "-FTede-
raeksbarg Herald.