Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-10
EXANDRIA.
TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10.

TUESDAY. EVENING, DECEMBER 10.
An srtice in another column .enumerates
some Of the violations Of the Constitution by
theleaders Of the Radical party since they have
had the legislative, aud, in many instances
executive control Of the country. But the half
is not told. $ The enun GRAFTON OF outrsges
upon the Constitution, upon civil liberty, and
upon law, could be heightened 70 volume.-
The very fundamental principle of all free re-
publican government is now openly disregarded
that there shall be no taxation without rep
resentation, in some shape or form. Where is
the representation of the Southern States in
either House of Congress? The violation of
the Constitution in the case Of the Senate is
mentioned in the article referred to. Here is
the axe laid to the root Of the tree Of liberty.
real, thorough radical blow at constitutional
government! And then look at the gross,
open, shameless, unconstitutional action also
referred to, in. the division Of the State OF Vir
GINA, without the consent of the State, or a
vote Of the. people of the whole State, at the
time, or subsequently-a case in which Seces-
sion w.s enforced by the Radical leaders them
selves / - ~ g.1sS M z.ass.s u y ~ 55@
Senator Chandler seems anxious for a trou-
bic with England, and goes to Abyssinia to Of
feet his object. He, yesterday, in his speech
on his ,Abyssinia resolution, denounced the
course Of the British Government in the late
war, which, he said, had cost The u s. two
hundred thousand lives and two billions Of
dollars the lives, he said, could never be re-
paid, but every loot of land owned by that
Power on this continent was responsible for
the debt, and the day would come when it
would be taken to pay that obligation Sena-
torSumner endeavored to pacify for the pres
ent, the beligerent propensites Of his friend,
and advised that the matter should be deferred.
Mr. Reverdy johnson deprecated action and
speeches looking to war, though he thought
hitting Confederate cruisers 10 leave her ports
during the late war, and 10 her proclamation Of
neutrality in 1861. We give the following
from Mr. Chambers speech as specimen Of
its tone and spirit:
''He believed messengers were or their way
here from Abysslnia to procure ships OF war,
&c. He believed that flag should be recog
nized, and he would if British ship of war
chased one OF them into a u. s. port, compel
her to remain under the guns of a fort until
the Abyssinian vessel had twenty-four hours
start. Give Great Britain a dose, not no.
meopathic one, of her own medicine Llugh-
ter. Let the Abyssinians light up old ocean
with the burning ships of Great Britain. If
the King of Abyssinia enlisted seamen here, he
hoped perfect neutrality would be observed.
He believed if the resolution passed. that from
ten to fifty privateers would be on the seas in
one hundred days, and British chronometers
would be as cheap in this market as American
chronometers we're once in Great Britain. =
The "Impeachment" falls 'unwept, union
ored, and unsung." 1t is evident that the
Radical presses themselves are really glad that
the agony is over, and that they are relieved
of the burthen They saw that it was weight
which they could not carry, and that it was
dragging the party down. It is lesson to the
ultraists. Will it be taken to heart? The
leaders find that they can be foiled and deserted
bytheir own followers, and what has hap
pened once may happen again. They are not
''alt powerful, as they thought. they were
When Tallien took bis life in his hands, in the
French Convention, he did not know that the:
same men who had crouched before Robes7
pierre-a majority Of that body-would, when
man of boldness and energy sounded the note
of resistance, echo the cry, and appal the die.
tator and his satellites, with the exclam alton
down with the tyrantP ~ The time may come,
here, too, when those who have teen whipped
and driven in the party traces, by Stevens,
Sumner, Wade and others, wearied with their
task masters, will repeat history, and utter,
down with the tyrants. y
The District Of Columbia Negro Equality
bill" as it is called in Washington, which had
previously passed the Senate. yesterday passed
the House of Representatives The National
Intelligencer says: ''The passage of this bill Is
the most cowardy act that any body Of men
could be guilty of. There is hardly one man
among those who voted for it who would dare
to advocate its enforcement in his own State,
or his own district but simply because they
have the power, they have attempted to i'm
pose upon the people of the District obnoxious
and oppressive laws that they dare not even
even advocate at home" Oppressors, tyrants,
blusterers and human gas bags are ahoays
towards!
Edward William Johnston we'll known in
literary circles, and for many years connected
with some of the newspapers in the country as
editor and correspondent, and brother of
Gen. Jos. E. Johnston, died yesterday morn
ing, at St. Louis, after long illness, He was
formerly the I'll Segretario' of the National
Iutelligencer and the Richmond Wing.