Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-12
ALEXANDRIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE IL.

AAG1AA1ND IG1A.
4. FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE IL.
Senator Y ates, yesterday, made a speech re-
, lative to the Southern States Omnibus Adnis-
sion bill, which had been hurried through the
Senate the day before. The Washington cor
respondent of the Baltimore Sun says, his
speech was a most remarkable one, and was
listened to in surprise by his political associates
He took direct issue with the Chicago platform,
and tainted his associates with Inconsistency in
voting to impose negro suffrage of the South
ern States and declining to do it in the North.
He boldly avoWed that he was not afraid to
face the music, and when reminded in an un-
dertone of Ohio and Kansas and Michigan, re-
piled that the cause of the defeat of negro suf-
frage in those States was because the party was
chicken hearted about it, and did not 60 into
the contest boldly and manfuly. He predicted
the defeat of the party in Illinois by IS, 900 ma
jority if his views were not adopted. Mr..
Sumner takes the same grounds, and supports
the same views and if the party are success
full in the Presidential election, they will force
it to come up to time, and ''toe the marx"
The Freedmens Bureau is to be continued
tor another year Mr.. Hendricks charged, in
the debate yesterday, in the Senate, on the
subject, the design to assist in foisting into
power the radical candidates, and to secure the
electoral votes of the Southern States for Grant
and Colfax Mr.. Wilson asserted that there
was no doubt of Grants election without the
aid of single one of those States. This does
not accord with MIR. Greeley's tables Of the
probable result in November next, in which a
bare majority for Grant is figured up with the
aid of tie entire electoral vote OF the South;
and Mr.. Wilson would never have voted for the
admission of these States if he had not counted
on their votes.
Subsequent to the removal of Gen. Stone
man from Petersburg, as Military Commander
of District No. l, he was compimented with
letter of invitation to attend public dinner
in Petersburg. The letter is signed by G. +.
Collier and a number of prominent citizens Of
Petersburg. Gen. S. replied, returning his
thanks, speaking in the, kindest terms of the
citizens among whom he had resided, but re-
GREETING that circumstances over which he has
no control, incident to the duties he has recent
ly been called upon to perform, render it inex
pedient for him to accept for the present, the
invitation.
A meeting Of the friends of Judge Chase
was held at the Continental Hotel, Philadel-
phia, on Wednesday, to take measures to press
his nomination Tor the Presidency by the De-
mocratic Convention, in July. Mr. Frederick
P. Stanton, now Of Washington, presided
About fifty gentlemen from different sections
of the country were present ''The resolutions
recommend Judge Chase as the man best
entitled to confidence and support, and appoint
committee Of one hundred to promote his
nomination by the Democratic National Con-;
vention
In the House of Representatives, yesterday,
Mr.. Marshall sent to the Clerk $ desk and had
read a letter from Mr.. Merrick counsel for
Mr.. Woolley, the recusant witness, referring
to statement made the other day by Mr.
Butler, to the effect that he Mr.. Butler) was
in possession of telegram after telegram pass
ing between Messrs. Merrick, Woolley, and w.
W. Worden, the Presidents short hand writer.
Mr.. Merrick denies in positive terms: that
any such Geographic correspondence had taken
place.
A reporter of the New York Herald lately
visited Mr.. Pendleton, Ohio, and attempted to
get him into conversation for the purpose of
publication. Mr.. Pendleton's reply-the re-
porter tells the story himsef-was: AS
friend, sir, [ shall be happy to converse freely
with you on any and all political subjects, but [
will not do so for the sake Of having it printed.
These conversations between correspondents
and public men are very ridiculous-very ride
ulous'' -
The estimates Of receipts from internal reve,
nue. for the present fiscal year, ending June 30th
were two hundred and eight millions. Com
missioner Rollins estimated two hundred and
twenty-five millions 1t is now said that the
actual receipts will reach onty' one hundred and
ninety millions, or thirty-fve millions less than
had been anticipated by the Revenue Depart
ment, falling off equal to the annual expenses
of the Government during the Administration
of President Van Buren,.
A Montgomery, Alabama, paper having
published statement that the y. S. soldiers
stationed there had given three groans for
Grant, three cheers for Mcclellan, and three
cheers for Andrew Johnson Gen. 0. L.
Sheppard, commanding the post, has issued
an order 10 which be says,-'sThe statement,
if true deserves the reprohation of every right
minded soldier"
The Paris Moniteur states that the Gar has