Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-03
ALEXANDRIA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 8.

CONGRESS. Pursuant to the resolution
adopted prior to its adjournment, the Fortieth
Congress re-assembled at the Capitol in Wash
iogton, at noon to-day, one hundred and TWEEN
ty members Of the House Of Representatives,
and thirty-tw Senators being present.
CONFEDERATION AT ORANGE G. Tive
learn bya dispatch from Gordonsyille, that
during the storm, last night, the lightning
struck q building at Orange Court House, set
ting fire to it, the flames from which spread,
and before they could be extinguished five
buildings were consumed Two of which be-
longed to Mr.. B. H. Rose, one store to Robin
son & Cullin, one house to Mr.. Brent, and
tailor shop
FOURTH OF JULY.-On the 4th Of July, in
the year Of our Lord l776, the delegates from
thirteen of the then Colonies of Great Britain,
met in Philadelphia, and, for good and sufi
cient reasons which they detailed, made and
published to the world solemn DECLARATGoN,
that the Colonies which they represented, were
from that time to be, FREE and INDEPENDENT
STATES. This memorable Declaration, was
sustained by long war, which ended in the
acknowledgement Of the Independence Of the
country by Great Britain, in the Confederation
of the States, and subsequently, in the Consti-
tuition of the United States, adopted by the
General Convention OF the Delegates from the
States, on the 18th OF September 1887 and
ratified by the conventions Of the different
States, at intervals, from 1857 to May 1870.
Delaware ratifying in December 1887, and
Rhode Island in May 1890. The State Of Vir
gnia accepted and ratified the Constitution on
the 10Th Of June 1888 The Declaration Of
Independence has, from the 4th Of July, l776,
been, as it deserves to be, and ought to be duly
celebrated on the anniversary Of the day on
which it was proclaimed, as the corner stone
of the fabric of government erected by Wash
ington and the patriot fathers and patriot peo-
pie, who lived in the times of the Revolution,
and which they hoped would be perpetual -
a fabric under which they designed to secure
the RIGHTS OF THE STATES as we'll as the
UNION of the States.
Letters from Washington state that four
members of the Judiciary Committee, Messrs.
Boutwell,, Williams, Lawrence and Thomas,
are preparing report on the int eachment
Investigation, to present to Congress at its
present session. They are of the opinion that
the evidence taken by the committee is sufE-
Gent to warrant the impeachment Of the Pres
ident and will urge upon Congress to take the
necessary steps. 1t is not the intention of
these members to push this matter at the July
session, but they viii ask for session in
October for the purpose 1t is expected that
Msssrs Wilson, Woodbridge and Churchill
will make a report merely consuming the
President
The New York Tribune notices the organi-
zstion of a secret society in Knoxville, Tenn,
called the ''R. P.'s, which initials it declares
to mean "Repudators They have publish
ed a ritual and declaration of principles, which
last goes in strong against the CONSOLIDATED
money oligarchy'' of bondholders, who are
rolling in wealth and luxury wrung from the
sweat and toll Of the people, while they (the
people) are writing beneath the grinding
and daily increasing burthens Of an asupport
able taxation" The 'bal is rolling" We
are at the beginning of the end
A dispatch from Washington, 10 the New
York Times says =" Since the commencement
Of the Surratt trial, a fact has come to light
regarding the court which tried and sentenced
Mrs. Surratt that deserves to be made public.
1t seems that after the trial and sentence, the
court joined in earnestly recommending her
to mercy, and that all the members thereof,
except, perhaps, the Judge Advocate General,
signed the recommendation. The paper is
Said to be in the handwriting Of Hon. John A.
Bingham. We do not know what truth
there is in this statement.
Horace Greeley has been examined BY the
House judiciary Committee touebing the
bailing of Mr.. Davis and the part taken therein
by the Administration. He testified that he
had never been asked by President johnson or
any member Of his Cabinet to go on the baN
bond of Davis. He did it at the solicitation of
George Shea, Of New York, one of the counsel
for Davis. Nh. Greeley said he was anxious
to have Davis brought to trial, and expressed
the hope that the Government would be ready
to try him in November
A disturbance was raised in Baltimore. yes
terday, at muster of a colored company called
the Lincoln zouaves." The police attemp-
ted to clear the side walks of large crowd fol-
LOVING the company, when the colored people
resisted, and in attempting to arrest one, q
policeman fired pistol Great excitement
prevailed, and there was very near be;no