Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-26

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ALEXANDRIA.
THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER %.
We are pleased to see that white immigrants
continue to come to Virginia, to buy lands,
and to 60 to work in our State This is but
beginning and We must be, patient and wit
ness the. increase 60 on gradually. At the
North and the South, and in Europe, attention
will be turned, al. first, to Virginia, as the most
desirable of all the Southern States for settle
msnt, The soil, climate, facilities, variety of
labor, minerals, health, everything, combine to
make Virginia now, the attractive point for
farmers, mechanics, and laborers. Cheap and
valuable lands are in abundance. The depress-
ing and depressing matter now, is Congression-
al legislation, and the condition and move
msntsj Of the colored people, misled by dema-
gogues, and pretended friends. These obsta
clesaweo trust,:wil.ao .eHectually bar the pro-
gress to improvement and prosperity-at any
rateTtheyare nor So great here, as they are
in some otHer Southern States ~
The New York Herald has an article on Che
alarming condition Of the country, and hegath-
ering elements of great coDvulsion or sweep
ing revolution - The Herald is sensational"
but in truth public, affairs are, everywhere,
ina sad condition and calculated to excite the
most painful lings as to the future. But
we. resolutely resolve not to look altogether on
the dark side of the picture, and to trust that
there willobe no. great conyulsion or sweeping
revolution Wicked men are endeavoring to
bring both to passive are afraid; but may
their plans and purposes be COMPOUNDED! If
justice, good faith, and common sense prevailed,
bad assthings are, the country could be extrica-
teo.' ~. sol go. --...-- u -.E..- .is 5Jltt
We hope that whilst the Northern and
Western members of Congress are feasting
and enjoying themselves in these Christmas
times, revealing in luxury they will cast
glance over the accounts in the newspapers, Of
the desolation and distress in the South. and
be willing, when they come back to Washing
ton, to legislate over the stricken inhabitants
Of that section of the country, with hearts
somewhat softened. If they are men with
spark of the tenderness of nature which en-
mobiles humanity, they must be touched with
the woes of the people of the Southern States.
The Washington Chronicle declares thatIMr.,
Black ofPa., writes Mr. Johnsons Messages.
Mr.. Black is an able man, and most cogent:and
brilliant writer Mr.. johnson is lucky in
having such atman to 'clothe his opinions in
such well Johesen words. We do not know, at
all, chat decomposition, Of the Chronicle is
correct. Mr. Livingstone, it is said, wrote the
best of GEM ackson's state papers-butf An
drew Jackson's name was at the end OF them!
Tho Albemarle Ghost re-appeared a. few
nights ago, at Mr.. Moons residence, playing
tricks, opening DOORS &c, The houseis guard
ed,c but the ''ghost' seems always to deceive
tie sentinels, and glide in and out, at pleasure.
Rest, perturbed spirit, rest r. But, it they
should catch the ghost, what a time there
Will BEL :: s:2l 4i;'i, . ~ .G-- ~
The New York, Sun argues that there is
some. sexaggeration in the accounts of ''hard
times land says that at the North, aud,
especially, 10 the. city Of New, York, though
sufficiently hard, = they are not as 'hard' as
letters, and newspapers represent them. It,
also, argues that the s'worst is now over. -
Finances, and financial measures, it is said,
are to be the next subjects taken up by Con-
gresss I'VE yhope they willi1not run wild on
these matters, as they have on SO many others.
Wes believe it is conceded that there is not
much more financial ability in Congress, than
there is true craftsmanship. ~1..a
1t .is very ''consolatory" for readers in this
country,to have laid before them, to day, all the
news of Importance that transpired in Europe
yesterday. We do not know that VIC are one
whit wiser or better-but we are certainly ''fas
ter then we used to be! Is that the source of
consolation, 40, go ~ ~ r
The Washington letter writer's assert that
Gen. Grant is not good grammariau, good
speller, or good writer. We would excuse
all these, if he would only not endorse
Stantonl That the mischief .5
The irepressible MIR. Henry S. Foote, is out
in along letter to the Tennessee Legislature,
in favor of calling State Convention. What
isithere, for the last twenty years, that Mr..
Foote has not been ont upon? !