Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-16
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is,
Mr. Hinton Rowan Helper author of The
Impending Crisis of The South has published
IN the National TntelligeLcer an address to
Good People Of the Old Free .States,a, upon
the subject Of the condition OF the African race
in,the. Southern States, and the depressing eff
feet presence, as part Of the popula-
tions whether as slaves or freedmen. The
gfeat mass fnthes: poor! whites in the South
Mr.. Helper says are still held il "a. degraded
condition, conseq uentsu upon the influence Of AZ
rem HABITS and associations in their midst
MI. Helper advocates the colonization, of the
tlack race as the only means of eleyating:the
white race. When CONSPICUOUS as an abolition
list, Mr.. Helper advocated, colonization as the
sequence OftemancpatieD.a wa I9HA4
The friends of the President say that the
dignifed and pacific tone Of his, speech Thurs
day night is fair index of the course he intends
pursuing towards Congress during the coming
session. They say further that. should Congress-
nsuifssta disposition ito =confne its legislation!
within the limits ct the Constitution and not rel
sort to arbitrary measures, Mr. j ohnsonwill avoid
statMig issue with that body, and seek to pre-
mote a spirit qf1harm0ny between the several
branches {, Of the Government " .o.4 .s;
d adI,Fhs Hon e Alexander r., Stephens, Vice
Presideatof the late Confederate States, has ac-
cepted. an invitation from prominent gentle.
Rsnin New York, to address them or the
present condition Of the South The address
VII be delivered during the first week in De-
tnember -.:iz sAIt |.a,%.ts. :; ~ (.
UJEight large iron works are enumerated by
t'thes Mobile Tribune, as situated at various
places in the State of. .Alabana. Nearly all
1ereotegun during the war; and we're stiloua-
tedby Confcderate government contl acts ~ .
The mill site, on the Valley Turnpike, one
and'as halt miles south OF Winchester, was sold
on Monday last, IS Messrs. Conrad and Brent,
tsus.ees,to Mr. Harrison Bowers, for the sum
.oo ~ dH29,VVVgsul .: ....L ...sr IF. =.
The farm Of, Mr.. 7. Vanmetre, near
Darkesyille, Berkeley county, was sold last
week for $50 per acre. g = ~ 81 H":
kissaidthe cost Of the military establishment
ID Virginia, to carry out the reconstruction acts
Of. Congress, was Tor the last ten months, FIVE
millions f8dolars--that>is, at the rate of six
milliols,a year, This is independent Of other
crsts and Of the Free men's Bureau Taking
eli the expenditures together for Virginia, as
the result ofthe Radical legislation of Congress,
they would amount, probably, to over ten mil
Hons A proportionate sum has been speot of
course, iu all the other Southern States The
cost ,ot Reconstruction To- all, then is little less
than ;at hundred millions year What
1srrod;eious sum wasted-hteraliy thrown away
Ebe South mig ht have been restored long since,
md without this cost! Restoration has been
delayed, with all the 1rightful consequences,
socially, politically, and financially for no other
purpose than to keep the dominant party in
power. An overburdened people are called
upon to pay hundred millions year to estst-
lish aegro rule 10 the South, and 10 keep the
Radical Republicans ia power. This is the
naked fact land nne which We believe The peo-
pie will long. remember. T. Herald.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Herald writing under date Of Nov. l4th,
says:
We learn from Richmond, Va. to night,
that considerable political caucusing has been
going. on there since the arrival Of Chief Jus
,ioa Chase, who willremain in Richmond till
after the 25th5 instant, A number Of promi-
nent politicians t-om various portions of the
State are there; and it is stated that Chief JUS
.tice Ghasa,is iufavor Of such a modification Of
the Radical tproprame as will exclude negroes
;efr66m holding Office, but tavors universal suf-
9frags. s ibis will probably be accomplished by
making ten years citizenship in the United
States ai qualification for holding Offices. 1t
is alsosaia that their caucuses will fix upon a
candidate for Governor of Virginia. Govern
or Pierpoint has declared that he is not a can
didate fer.reselection. H
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JUDGE PARKER 8 ARREST. Some M icrosco-
pic scampor scamps, conceived the idea, day
or two, ago, Of escaping justice at the hands Of
Judge Parker by complaining before conve-.
Bient federal officer that he would not dispense
it to them. The L. B. agent, or military COM