Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-02-20
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pcarcd The Irish pcaSantry arc perfectly Will
ing to give any intelligence, but they object 10
assist in the arrest Of their countrymcn. Thee
ship:1ot-war arc riding at anchor in Kenmalc
river, to awe the people into obedience and
service, if need tc Earl Derby, First Lord Of
the Treasury, says, officially, that the alarm
has passed, and all the peasants are loyal
The Irish Secretary, Lord Mas, says that no
new rising Of the Fcnians need be unprecedented.
| There were only one hundred and twenty eli,
gagged in the revolt Notwithstanding their
| dcnials the Government is still sending troops
| to Ireland. The Laucers Guards have received
orders to depart Immediately.
| John Bright denouncCS IN StrOug terms the
plan of reform proposed by the Derby gOycrD-
ment, and urges continued agitation OF the
| question by the masses.
The Weekly Telegraph line combined is now
open to TIcnsin, the port Of PekiH, China -
Thc time occupied in the tranSm ission Of mes
seges from London to Tientsin is now reduced
to twelve days
Vigorous preparations are being made by all
parties for the approaching elections for new
Parliament, and much excitement is shown in
the canvass throughout the kingdom.
BY the arrival of the mail steamer from Rio
JanclrO, news has been received that the Bra
lillian fleet had appeared before the town Of
Curupaity and bombarded the place with what
result is net stated The whole fleet subse-
quently sailed for Hawaii.
The bill for the confederation Of the British
provinces in North America has been read twice
in Parliament
The Spanish Government is about TO inau
guratc Il series Of reforms in the administra-
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measures will be the substitution Of an income
tax or eight per cent. to replace the existing
heavy tax on land ana industry.
LABOR Supply AND INIMIGRATION - As the
planting season approaches great solicItude IS
felt throughout the South in regard to procur-
ing laborers sufficient to make an adequate
years crop. Our exchanges from all points
audc to the subject, and we know that many
persons from other States have visited the llr-
| GINA cities and towns in the hope OF obtaining
Iaborcrs from their surplus population. and our
information Is that in some instances they have
| been successful. We observe, also, that com
| plant is made in North Carolina hat hun
dredS and thousands Of freedmen tour former
laborers) are being induced to leave the State
| by the promise Of higher wages in Mississippi,
Alabama, Florida and Texas, thus creating
an actual necessity orunother class of laborerS.
Some plan, therefore, ought to be adopted to
secure the amount OF efficient aud reliable Ia
| borcrs which our necessities demand, in order
that We may cultivate our lands increase their
yield and fertility, and regain the ineans and
the wealth necessary 20 repair the losses the
South has sustained and reach i higher state
| OF prOspe lly than We have ever yet realized
| The change in orr labor system was Snddcn and
violent and it il not to be supposed that the
freed laaorcr will settle down at once and be-
come systematic and reliable farm hand in any
one ncigElborhood or on any one plantation -
| He seems to be rather depredatOry and nomad-
c--unccrtain and unsettIed-indeed, has not
made up his mind yet as to the necessity and
utility of permanent home and continuous
| hard work. This must and will no doubt,
| change in the course of time, when his interest
comes to be more clearly underS God; and for
| years TO come, the negro in the nature OF
things, must tc cur main dependence.
Now, in spite Of all malicious ISLANDERS TO the
contrary. the Southern people arc disposed to
deal kindly with the freedmen, and give them
fair chance to earn their living, if they can be
induced to make contracts for the year, and
can be depended upon for constant and regular
labor, so that the planters calculations in
pitching his crop shall DE in 10 danger of fail
Ing for want Of the requisite work and proper
attention. And here is the real difficulty OF
the position Of the labor supply question.
There is great need Tor an increased supply
Of laborcrs and industrious cuitivatorS and ten
ants Of our lands Some plan Of encouraging
immigration from Europe Of steady aborcrs,
mechanics and agricuIturlSs, ought to be put
in operation: and it is important that it should
be entered upon at once. -N0tt0H' DdH Hooh.
TIE PRESIDENTIAL SU'1CESSIOE. The bill
declaring who shall act as President in case Of
vacancy passed the House Of Representatives
Oh Saturday without division. It will no
doubt pass the Senate and become law in its
present form or with little modification. The
action on this bill, like much more Of the lcgis-
aion Of the present Congress- was induced by
the conflict between that body and President
johnson. After stating who shall act as PrcSi-
dent when u vacancy occurs in almost every
possible contingency Congress invests itself
with more power over the matter than it ever
exercised before The bill declares that lin
case of the removal, death, resignation or ina
biIity of both the President and Vice Prcsi-
dent Of the United States the President Of the
Senate pro tc1ppore, and in case there shall be
no President Of the Senate, then the Speaker
of the House of Representatives for the time
being and in case there shall be no Speaker,
then the Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court ::
and in case there shall be no Chief Justice,
then the Justice Of the Supreme Court who
shall have been longest commissioned shall act
as President until the disability shall be re
moved or President shall be elected and
qualified"
Heretofore the Secretary Of State was
thorizcd and empowered to call 4 new election
for President in case Of a vacancy when there
| should be no Vice President to fill it; but he
can only do so under this bill when the Senate
and House OF Representatives, by concurrent
resolution, shall request and direct him. And
if Congress should not be in session at the time
when a vacancy occurs it is made the duty Of
the officer discharging the duties of President
for the time being to issue a proclamation con-
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