Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-03-12


and people have asked US to tell them who in
the name Of common sense s the fellow that
figures in the newspapers under the nick name
of y. n" Having personally met with the
parsonage in question, and heard him rehearSe
his career from the day OF his nativity, and
also unfold and discuss lis theory OF reconstruct
lion, we feel 10 mock scruples in assuming for
ourselves thorough acquaintance with the
subject ~ NJ is an Ohioan, whose real
name is J. N. Free. Judging from his sp-
pearance, language, bearing, and other inter-
nal evidence, he was born gentleman, and
enjoyed the advantage of good educatioo.-
When the war broke out, one OF his brothers
engaged in it on the Federal side, and another
on our side. Both rose to the grade of Colonel,
and both died on the field Of honor. AS tor
N, like philosopher, he saw all phases of
the issue at bar, and like a humane and gener-
ous man, which he is, he saw the carnage OF
Yel.meaning men in fratrieidal struggle,
With horror which deepened into ultimate
unacy. His type, however, is altogether
harmless and whimsical, and indeed, some
times: is most affecting. He thinks he
has hit upon scheme OF reconciliation
which will surely bring the North and
South together, if they could only COM
prehend it, Unhappilg, nobody but the editor
ofthe Charlottesville Chronicle has ever un-
dersood it, though indeed, the Chronicle
Orciby illustrates how thoroughly efficient are
its reconstruction virtues. j. N. is as full of
his theory as the brain-pan Of schoolgirl is
lall of nothing He plaques all editors to
death He writes long letters to everybody,
J:S, is III the midst of them, endeavoring
Elh all the vigor of eloquence and logic to
remove the pressure and Gift the veil. ~
Among his various endowment5, is that of ubi-
qnlty. Not long ago the Norfolk Virginan
proved by facts and figures that j. N, at that
Particular time, was in seven places, all
hundreds of miles asunder.
When We add that j. N. has q powerful
physique, leonine face, with long black halr
'al'lng crazily aboutit, big knotty stick, and
voice as thunderous as Balda CreDshaw s,
We have said as much as our limited space
allows of this strange, andi irrepresslble "phl-
'Sopher r"-LWchdu1g Rep.
n, HE GERMAN ELEMENT IN NEW YORK.
Iae exodus from Germany, which we predicted
"ould be one consequence of the recent Euro
pesn war, has already swollen to surprising
SSelght the flood of emigration 10 toe United
''ates According to the report just submit-
led to the German Emigrant Society by its
agent, no less than 2,72s out OF the $685. emf
grants who arrived in New York during the
snon'h OF February are Germans, who sailed
Ton the ports of Bremen, Havre, Hamburg,
london, Liverpool and Antwerp. During the
%0pFfHesponding w period of last year the number
,I.t " herman emigrants was 2,S29, and during
I.at ls, OF the year previous only SAT. Since the
,taay OF January, 6, II 9 Germans have landed
ms rort alone. ~
New Iork had become, it is said, the third
, Isrman city in the world even previous to this
'se lnfux OF German emigration J. Her.
a., me New York Herald thinks, "the South
na i,a press would made decided hit in proclaim-
oS. N their reunion national ticket for 1868, the
For President,
GENERAL U. s.. GRANT,
For Vice President,
GENERAL r. i, Lee"