Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-02-28
ALEXANDRIA.
THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY %.
Last night, in the Senate, when the amend

the Secretary in the strongest terms, declaring
OF the Senate, &c. Mr.. Sumner denounced
Mr.. Sherman, who advocated the amendment,
as covering up crime committed by thes
relaryin his madness, and to carry out the in
sane reconstruction policy Of the master W HON
he served Mr.. Sherman passionately retored
that the language Of the Senator was neither
parliamentary nor gentlemanly, but it was false.
Mr.. Chandler, INDUCED in personalities, on The
character and capacity Of Mr.. McCol|och, which
Mr.. Fessenden afterwards characterized as
''loulmonLhel abuse and language to which he
could not condescend 70 reply
The Charlottesville Chronicle, in an article
discussing at length the Military Force bill, as
PASSED by Congress, makes 1 statement that
We apprehend will take most Of our readers by
surprise It, is as follows: "ln more than
one half of The counties in Virginia !he blacks
outnumber the whites They can command
the Legislature. The majority OF the legisa
tire, under the Sherman bill, may be negroes.
Allowing for the influence Of property and
intelligence, number Of the members Of the
legislature may be negroes. 1t then goes on
10 enumcrate a number Of the counties Of the
State in which the black population exceeds
the white, according to the last census. 1t
should be added, however, that the figures are
very materially altered by the war, and sub
segment events.
The Richmond Wing in urging upon the
Legislature, action with regard to the public
debt of the State, says When the military
bill Shall become a law, rs it doubtless will
in a few days, it is not likely that the officer
commanding in Virginia will disturb any mea-
sure looking to the payment Of our debt
Such measure, on the contrary, would be re-
earded with favor; and coming from US at a
time of such distress would be welcomed at the
North and abroad as signal manifestation of
Virginia integrity. Our bond hol1crs are not
confined to Virginia; they are both in the
Northern States and abroad.
The latest reports from Mexico by an arri
val at New Orleans, from Vera Cruz, are that
great confusion prevails; and that commune |
cation with the City Of Mexico is entirely cut
off, The Liberals hold all the important lines
The French transports have all arrived A |
French naval force, in which there is one iron
clad, has recently arrived to protect the en-
barkation of the French troops. Foreigners
are leaving the country as fast as possible It
= hal; hat :,
Mr.. Reverdy johnson, it is said, will take |
some suitable opportunity to more fully explain |
his recent vote in the Senate, in favor of the
Force Bill. One report now is, that he dis |
covered that it was the purpose of the next
Congress, to press the passage Of L wholesale
conGscation bill, it the present plan tor recon
struclion fails. But, we doubt this report.
The Lynchburg Republican advises the
people of Virginia to remain perfectly quiet on
the subject of the Military Force bill until
they shall have read the Presidents Veto,
should he send one in, and know what he says,
and what he intends to do and, also, what |
Congress may do before the close of its session |
The impeachment business it seems is still |
going on. The Washington Chronicle says:
Some important witnesses arrived here last |
night from the South for the purpose Of testi-
flying before the Judiciary Committee Of the
House on the impeachment question.
The Petersburg Index makes the prediction
that ''iu sixty days majority of the Southern
States will voluntarily conform to the new order
Of things, under the Sherman bill. 1t adds
I'VE do not believe it necessary, or WISE but
it will be Done
Gold is rising, and was quoted yesterday at
one O clock at l40a. The New York Tribune
predicts its rapid march towards the high pre-
MUM it heretofore commanded.
Prof Benjamin PIERCE, Of Harvard Unver-
sity, has been appointed Superintendent of the
Coast Survey, as the successor Of the late
Prof. Bachc.
WASHINGTON ITEMS. --Forrest has been play
ing his principal characters to good houses
The critics speak Of his acting in the ighest
terms of praise.
The National Inegencer says Great re-
joicng was manifested yesterday Ly the clerks
throughout the different Departments on the
receipt OF the intelligence that the extra com
penSalon bill had passed both Houses of Con
gress. In quite different manner was the
news rcceiyed at the Navy Yard among the
workmen, and curses both loud and deep were
vented when the tact was announced that the
employees were not included in the increased
compensation.
The latest most interesting event in the
prison life of Surratt was the attempt made on |
Tuesday by man to obtain admit,ance to the |
prisoner, alleging that be was his brother, Just
arrived from Texas. where he had teen living |
for the past ten or twelve years. He did not |
prove his relationship, however, to the salts
faction Of the guards, and admission vas de-
MED Miss Snrratt does everything in her
power for the comfort Of her brother.