Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-11

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Gen. Gran. at this time; a 81 the anoma..
eoua ton of being the edcanaidatt
Of party, most of the leaders Of which al! not
appear t6 want him, eut are driven to his SUPP
*port;s forsfean1 Of his being run by some other
erarty And elected il spite Of their, opposition.
$50 that Gen. Grant, at present, Sis master of
the posieion,' and the Radicals will have to
a. SURF we have no doubt, and
never have had any, but that Gen. Grant, in
Politics iinSoliness 3 tic Radical views, . and
may, therefore, be called Radical. But,
lthep, it is evident, e;is; not the knd Of radi-
tl (which uflras desire to carry out ,,t1teir
plans ssnd: pqfposes, There 5 the hitch! Gen.
Grant is moret accustomed to command than to
olley,s and when obedience is. expected to the
behests Of Sumner, Phillips. Stevens, Logan;
and that set, win knows what the result may
bel Tie; probability IS that there would be
San e1plosionis tho CampR'a ,aii# ,,t@E-.
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A dispatch from Montgomery, Ala; says
:s,tlhat the Alabama Reconstruction Convention
has decided agaipstithe proposition to insert
no prascriptive feature ia the new constitution;
The Radical party propose 10 elect all the Sta'd
and county officers al the same time, tho con-
s,ituton is. to be submitted to- the people, id
hopes Of getting a. larger vote on its ratGca1
.tion,ian prevent any loss to the Radicals on
account Of freedmen changing their homes ON
the first Of January Propositions have al
ready been presented in the Convention, to or:
ganize forthwith q, new provisional government;
to substitute a property tax for a poll tax and
to give 1aboref's wages a lien upon all crops,
af,erirent and supplies, "@@ *.
sslTladdeus Stevens has written and publish
ed along letter. On the subject Of the National
Bank system and paying the National Debt in
greenbscks, His letter will cause some sen
.sationS.' in the -, bank ciroles'' as we'll as
among thes bond holders. g My notion is,
lie says, THAT the sooner the Government con-
lverts all its indebtedness into paper currency,
which the people will be willing to accept at a
long loan and to a considerable amount, the
sooner twill be abe: to resume speciepayment "
'Hesspeaks of the Z: palpable injury " the Ma
'tional Bank system has done to the country
Susan B: anthony, Lucy IS Tone. Elizabeth
Tadys Stanton and several prominent women
Of Knasas, members Of the Female Suffrage
Committee, feeling encouraged at the very fiat
tering, vote just given for woman suffrage in
KANSAS have projected an extensive campaign
inlNorthernl and Eastern States and have ar
ranged for several meetings in the month. Of
December in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New
York and Philadelphia. s" George Francis Train
has telegraphed that he also will speak in be-
half of female suffrage at the above named
plaees:autd times! -, ~ -, - I. =.
The, Commissioned Of the Land Office is in
receiptsoi ailettertrom Mr.tA.uW. Atwood, Of
london; England, making inquiry relative to
obtaining quantity ofsland Ior the settlement
offtty1thousand :emigrants, whom it is con
templated sending tothe United States. The
Commissioner has replied, referring to the
great body Of unoccupied lands west of the
Mississippi, aid the facility for obtaining title,
to the same, under the provisions Of the Pre-
emption and Homestead laws. = + % -, IL. ILL.,,
a,:SAdispatch from Washington to the BALI
more American asserts that Gen. Grant ssmakes
no secret of he fact that he is an earnest Re
publican, and says "that Congress will meet
in ten days. and within three days after its as
semblage there wilibeno room left for any one
to doubt the position of Gen Grant His tes
timony, given six months ago, before the Judi
ciary Committeee Of the House of Representa-
tives, will then be published. 1t will forever
silence allcavil or suspicion on Tins subject"
Gen. Grant has directed that no leaves Of
absence for army officers shall be granted, or
or even considered, unless applied Tor through.
theregular channels, and that the applications
of outside parties will not be Needed. This is,
designed put an end to that abuse OF poli,i-i
cal Influence by which certain officers are per
mittel to stay, away from their commands, and
others are denied the leaves they ought to
have 'e''4 -.
Pie New York Tribune cautions the Vir-.
ginis Convention against ult,uasne, and advises:
the radicals to etuniversal suffrage and univer-
saldnuaesty 90 together. 1t bids the leaders re-
member tEat "the power of a dsfranchisc a.
minority is greater, by reason of the power of
the principle of justice which is crucifed and
prosecuted in them, than il they we're enfran-
chised. = 81 = ta - .E.s..&
Many think that Congress viii s'hurry up ii
thos Recommendations of tha Southern States ,,,