Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-26
ALEXANDRIA.
THURSDAY EVENING. MARCH 2G.
MI. VIM. a. Graham, of North Carolina,

formerly member OF the y. 5. Senate; one
ofths most intelligent citizens Of the State; an
opponent Of secession never member Of the
Democratic party; gentleman whose veracity
will not be questioned by the many eminent
men Of thecouutry, North and South, who know
him-said, in public speech at Raleigh, in
February, "there has not been day. I assert
it without the least hesitation, there has never
been day, since the surrender of the Coined
crate armies has been known, that Marshal,
or his deputy, with proper evidence OF his oil.
cial character, might not have gone to every
part of the State, and arrested or served the
process of law on any citizen, from the highest
to the lowest, without resistance or obstruction.
This is the community Federal officer testified
could only be controlled by military power, and,
consequently, the country is taxed by the Rad
icals to give General command there with
high pay, and allowances for servants and
horses, with power supreme and palatial head
quarters, and staff Of officers aud satellites.
This is the way the money goes. Tax. payers
think of this. Again: Mr.. Samuel j. Tilden,
ina speech at Albany, on the 18th inst, said,
when I was in Washington, week before last,
l took some pains to ascertain the truth. L
am able to inform you, from authentic data,
that the monthly payments at the Treasury, for
army expenses, up to the beginning OF the
present month, exceed twelve millions | as
sert that they are now, day,-running at
the rate Of one hundred and fifty millions per
annum. They have not been less. but probably
include pensions, which are thirty-sx millions
Won NOV fnIu oo,1 nt hot cfr11o.
ton carried on by these military governments
costs you at least one hundred millions year
in army expenses unnecessary for other pur-
pose. To carry on the experiment of negro
supremacy 10 ten States for two years; to bring
in twenty Senators aud fifty Representatives, -
deputies Of the three millions of liberated
slaves, allies and instruments of the party OBJ
jects of the Radicals,-will cost you two
hundred millions of dollars in direct army ex-
penses How much more in other expenses,
created or permitted to continue-how much in
future years l can only conjecture l venture
to predict that five hundred millions will not
consummate the system" All this oppression,
expenditure, violation of every principle Of re-
publican government, is inflicted upon the
South, and the whole people Of the country, to
give the Radical party the control Of the ma
EO0 It's OnceS, ana eWOluluenCS
Mr. Senator Wade having recently spoken in
rude and disrespectful manner of the Cleve-
land (Ohio) Leader, Radical paper, that
journal, as retort, advises the Senator ito
commence Immediately and prepare himself for
the new position be will undoubtedly succeed
to, by studying the Decalogue, Buffers English
Grammar, and new work recently issued, en-
titled Manners and Habits Of Good Society,""
lit is proper to add that Mr. Wade denies hay
ing used the language towards the Leader,
which the correspondent OF that paper attri-
butes to him.
The Richmond Dispatch says that it has
"high authority for saying that Gen. Grant
emphatically approves of Gen. Schofeld's
course, and fully endorses his military admin
istration. The officer sent on by Gen. Grant
has returned, entirely satisfied that the APP
pointments of Gen. Schofeld were right and
proper, and the very best that could have been
made under the circumstances. His report
will exonerate Gen. Schofeld from any ''selling
out to the Conservatives" as was charged by
the ultra Radicals of the Danner- Hine school"
In another column will be found the message
Of the President, sent to Congress, yesterday,
in which he vetoes the bill recently passed to
take away the tight of appeal to the Supreme
Court in habeas corpus cases. The reasons for
the VETO are conclusive; but the bill will be
passed over the Veto. Another blow at con-
stitutional liberty!
In the course of discussion in the Senate
last week on the Pacific railroad it was stated
that in 1864 FIVE hundred thousand dollars
were spent in Washington in engineering it
through Congress What's commentary upon
legislation and upon the proceedings in Con-
gress.
1t was stated in debate, yesterday, by
Senators that the Supreme Court had deter
mined in conference not to make any decision
in the McCardle case until the pending bill
should be acted upon in Congress, and it may
be presumed these Senators are correct.
1t will be seen that Hawxhurst ''speaks,"
and that his bribery charge-(now it APP
pears. zimited) has been brought before the
Virginia Reconstruction Convention Is it
thought that the matter is pertinent to the
proposed Constitution?
The motion in the Senate to reconsider the
appointment of Mr.. Van Wrinkle as Marshal
of the U. s. for the District of Virginia, has
been withdrawn. Mr.. Van Wrinkle will COM
mence the discharge Of bis duties Of his office,
in few days.
"A telegram from the chairman Of the demo
cratic central committee of Arkansas, addressed