Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-18
How it "Progresses."

HOW 1t 'froRfe5seS
Satan would be ashamed of the conduct OF
the malignant meddlers with the colored people
now who actually instigate them to stop the
harvest on which whites and colored both de-
mend for bread Here are two illustrations: :
I've understand the colored people in one part
of Spotsylvania, formed an agreement to charge
high rate during harvest. One farmer de.
elined to give that price and engaged a colored
man for smaller sum, who said II the others
found out that he worked for less than the
regular rate they would drive him out OF the
county. ..
correspondent thus describes scene at
Westmorelaud G.. House: IA tall, slick black
man made long harangue, very lncendlary.
to but few auditors. he advised the colored
people not to deal or make contracts with the
whites. In the evening, some OF his stripe
threatened to 60 into "a neighborlng harvest
field, and break the scythes OF the Graders
there at work. 1t was denounced on the spot
by the colored men present as unWlse advice,
for they said, ''if We don't deal and work tor
whites, where are we to get money = And
The Graders in the field said, lit they come
among us with any such purpose we will cut
them down with our scythes. fredericksburg
Nelcs. ......
Tie principles of Mr.. Stevens bill chime in
perfect accord with the sentiments of some
black orators of the South, of Virginia partic-
-ulary, one of whom according to a cores
pondent cf the New York Times from Lynch
burg, declares everywhere that the negroes
intend to rule the South, and that, if neces-
sary to insure its Africanization, will organize
an Immigration OF negroes from Africa. -
Another orator, according to the same authorl-
ty, declares that the negroes intend to have
l. , th al
arena, and it they cannot procure them by
persuasive means, they will resort to force; and
that 1000, 900 of armed negroes can find
way of getting what they want.-BaltlnaoTe
San.
The New York Tribune, naturally enough,
snuirms under the evident determination OF
the Phillips Radicals to have black man on
The next Radical Presidential ticket. for Vice
President. 1t says the party have elected
their candidates without black votes before,
and can do it again, and besides that the black
man don't want Office. Don't he? Just
come to Virginia again, Mr.. Greeley, and see
if he don t. They dont't want anything else.
Petersburg hsder. -,
A friend of ours who was at a railroad depot
in Louisa county on the 4th Of July, was asked
by colored man ''if there was any law to
make hip pay S. ii he did not go to Louisa
Court House that day. The black people had
gone generally because they thought they
would have to pay SIS for not going, but ne
was sick and did not intend to 60,
Another fayorite talsehood told the men
over and over again, by their white and black
northern advisers, is that they will be made
slaves again by the Democrats, If they 90 not
vote for the Radicals ls-FTederlckS6ueg Ners.
A WORD FOR THE NEWSPAPER CARRIER.
As an important auxiliary in the dissemination
of the news of the day, we think that the
newspaper carrier is entitled to somewhat more
consideration than he generally meets with ct
the hands of the ublc. No excuse would be
received from publishers if they should fail to
issue their papers according to agreement and
the same regularity is expected from the car
riers who supply the subscribers. They are
obliged to travel over long routes. Every day,
and in all kinds of weather, the newsmen leave
their papers from door to door, and they come
in fer a libera! amount of oensure ii the ex-
pected sheet should not make It's appearance.
No allowances are made tor unavoidable delays
of any kind, and the labor OF the carriers Vo-
cation is scarcely appreciated. Most OF them
engaged in this business are faithful and hon
est, and for the disappointments which some
times occur they are probably, in the majority
OF cases, not in the least 10 blame. While the
subscribers have 10 reality but little occasion TOR
fault finding, the carriers are obliged to submit
to frequens and serious ahnoyances Their
business is laborious one, and it necessitates
constant travel through the streets dur
ipg the heat of summer and the cold
Of winter, through snow and slush, and IN the
midst of pouring rain Every few weeks they
are also obliged to 90 over their routes and COL
lect from door to door for the money due them.
The amounts charged upon their books are
always small, but in the aggregate they make
considerable sum, which it is Of much I'M
portanc5 should be paid promptly.
These carriers are subjected to great deal
of trouble aud annoyance from the difficulties
they experience in obtaining the money that
is owing to them The very smallness OF the
sums Cue makes many persons careless and IN,
attentive, and the carriers are frequently turned
away from the doors of citizens without being
able to obtain their pay 1t generally happens
when the men Of family are away from home,
and the lady of the house, il she does not hap
pen to have the exact change, or if she does
not feel disposed to go up stairs or into another
apartment to get it, sends word to call again.
The servant girls also very frequently tell the
carriers that no one is at home, merely to avoid
taking the trouble of calling the mistress. The
consequence OF this is that the distributor of
papers has to take another tramp over his
route for the purpose Of collecting small sums
OF money, not amounting, in all probability, tc
more than twenty-five or fifty cents each.
A great deal of this trouble arises out O
pure thoughtlessness on the part OF subscll
bers, and they think it q very tri1ing matter K
felran from promptly paying debt OF only
!eW cents. 10 the carriers howeyer,it is {
very, serious annoyance. ...