Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-06
ALEXANDRIA.
THURSDAY EVENING, JUNEG.

since their return to their allegiance to the gov
ernment-which return was authorized, en-
couraged, and promised to be made valid and
good, by the u. S. authorities, will, to the
extent allowed by law, register and "vote. y
But they will, also, under the law, aud as al
lowed by the law, vote in favor Of conservative
political views, and for the benefit Of their
country, in opposition to Radical men and
Radical measures Whilst it would be useless
to elect men to office who cannot take the pre-
scribed oaths, and would not be admitted, it
would be equally useless, worse than useless
wrong in policy and bad in principle to vote
for those who would furnish strength to the
party of their oppressors and to those who are
constantly eudeavoring to injure, annoy, and
degrade them, and to destroy their peace and
happiness. Intelligent and respectable men,
we hope, can be found in the various districts
of the State who can fill the offices, and who
are not Radicals, and have not united with the
Radicals-who belong neither to the Bolts d.
vision, nor the Hunnicutt faction, nor the other
cliques of the Radical allies Of the Northera
Radicals. The attempt to build up semi
radical or smooth-faced "oily-gammon' Rad
zeal party, in Virginia, cannot succeed, No
law does, or can, require US to become
Radicals directly or indirectly
If this were time when truth and reason
could prevail in forming the judgments of men,
and influencing their course we should be sure
that perusa of the article that we copy in
another column, from the Baltimore Sun, as
to what the SOUTH has done and suffered
would have its proper effect. As it is, we do
not know that it will alter the conduct of u
single one OF those who are actively engaged in
hunting aud bounding our people. and en-
deavoring to place them in the power and nu-
der the control Of the African race. But it is
full Of truth, which ought to be known, and
placed on record, so as to deprive our oppres-
Sors of the least show Of excuse for their treat
ment Of the Southern States and Southern
white population.
The public debt statement Of June lst. is
gratifying, because, under the circumstances, it
is no worse. The total debt shows an actual
Increase Of SIS, i65, 42l during the month, not
counting the treasury cash: which, from reve-
nue and other sources, came in unexpectedly
large towards the latter part Of the month,
greatly to the relief of the statement. In con-
sequence of this, therefore, the debt appears
over five millions of dollars less than on May
lst last.
The wonderis, not that there should be, in
Western Virginia, "a reaction" against the
Radical faction which rules with rod Of iron,
the citizens of that new state but that all
the respectable people, without distinction of
party, Union men, Sccessionists, everybody, do
not participate or unite together in one effort
to put down, by legal means, the pestilent
crew who have been and are dOmineering over
them in shameful manner.
"A letter from Rheims, in France, giving an
account OF the consumption of Champagne
Wine, says that formerly the home consump-
ton equalled the expectation, but now it is
rarely one half as great; but is disagreeable
enough to tell US that the world drinks every
year some 100000 bottles champagne which
have nothing genuine about them except then
labels and corks. Even these are now counter
ieited
The National Inteigencer, speaking of the
effort to inaugurate here, plan tor immlgra-
ton to Virginia, to which we have heretofore
called public attention, says: I'VE sincerely
hope that the landowners OF Virginia will turn
out in force and show their accustomed sagaciiy
in dealing with this important matter. The
railroads have reduced the rates of fare, and
the hotels arc pledged to moderate charges"
According to North Carolina paper Mr. !
Bankhead has been taken from South Carolina
to Wilmington in irons, after having been tried
ry military commission for participation in
some disturbance His sentence was not read
to him until His arrival at Wilmington, when
it divulged that he was to be confined at Fort
Macon at hard labor for seven years. Is there
not some mistake about this
It will be seen that the Congressional Radi- |
cal Committee, who require OF the South, be-
fore Reconstruction, reliable Radical MAORI
ties are sending out through Virginia, 10 all
directions, their political missionaries Nothing
will be left undone to Radicalize the State,
by the entire coored vote, if possible
A correspondent requests us to publish the |
Registration Oath" Having already publish
ed it four times, at convenient intervals, We
respectfully decline, for the present, in the
language Of Shakespeare, the ''damnable tier
alton which, as the subject is seoeariiug, will
not be considered an inapt quotation.
Coughs Lecture on Habits delivered in
Washington last night, was listened to with
delight by a very large audience. He is to
speak on Temperance to night, at Growers
Theatre. tie is the most eloquent and the