Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-03
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THEFoURrEENTHA AMENDMENT. The official
announcement of the ratification Of the Consti-
tutional Amendment (l4th article) by three
fourths of the States will generally be received
with Indifference. There is nothing 10 1t to ex-
ult over, or to give one q new feeling OF con-
gone conclusion-a put up job as the police
detectives would say. Like Napoleon's sub
mission of political questions to the popular
vote, every care was taken that the vote should
be lust right aud there were the potential me-
thods. some exercised and others in reserve, for
correcting any reflections from the line of policy
marked out at Washington. Only one answer,
Yes was audible at the Capitol. Texas,
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Vir-
ginia and Kentucky all voted "No'' in 1866 or
'67, but Congress would not take mo tor an
answer. Ohio and New Jersey having ratified
the amendment in 1866, rescinded their action
next year; but Congress would not admit that
any State had the power to say anything but
Eyes" on the question, and refused to let those
States change their vote, although at the time
application was made for that privilege, three
iourths of the States had not voted upon the
amendment, and the matter was still an open
one, and the reversal of the vote OF any State
was perfectly proper. The States OF Georgia,
North Carolina and South Carolina, which had
shouted "No'' very loudly, were made to ut
ter YES in the meekest of whispers by means
Il t,kt1o S,,l, fhn or
ministered by martial thumb and fingers. Ar
kansas, Florida, Louisiana and Alabama did
not make the mistake of going counter to the
imperial WILL but when the time came for put
ting the question, murmured Yes as prompt
y as bride at the altar. "
1t is not worth anybody's while, in these
busy times, to 90 back and show what q world
of violence and fraud has been employed in
comprising the passage of this amendment.
The thing is done, and ''there's an end ont
The fourteenth article is now declared to be a
part of the Constitution of the United States
" 7. Journal of Commerce.
THE OLD WOMAN. Once she was
Mother" and it was Mother, I'm hungry"
Mother, mend my jacket" Mother, put up
my dinner" and Mother with her loving
hands would spread the bread and butter, and
stow away the luncheon and sew on the great
patch, her heart brimming with affection for
the imperious little curly pate that made her
SO many steps and nearly distracted her with
his boisterous mirth. -
Now she is the ''old woman - but she did
not think it would ever come to that. She
her boy to manhood grown and be stood trans
figured in the light Of her own beautiful love.
Never was there more noble son than he
honorcd of the world, and the staff of her de-
clining years.
Aye, he was her support even then, but she
did not know it. She never realized that it
was her little boy that gave her strength for
daily toil--that his slender form was all that
upheld her over the brink of dark despair.
She only knew how she loved the child, and
felt that amid the mists of age his love would
bear her gently through it's in6rmities to the
dark hall leading to the life beyond. .@s
But the son has forgotten the mothers ten
der ministrations now Adrltt from the moor
iugs of home, he is cold, selfish, .heartless and
Mother has no sacred meaning to the prodl.
gal. She is ''the old woman,'' Wrinkled, gray,
lame and blind. H.. +. to..;. i:
Pity her, O grave, and dry those tears that
roll down her furroWed cheeks. r"-:c Ezl--, j..
THE PEST OF FL1Es-A HARD Story We e
heard story yesterday, about the insects
known as June flies, which are seen in myriads
near the river, or wherever there is a body OF
water. Last Saturday night these flies came
from the river in countless numbers, and, at
tracted by the lamp at the Office Of the Peoria
bridge, flew to that locality, and fell dead there
by millions, until space three feet long, and
as many wide, was piled with them to the
height Of the door knob, about three feet from
the floor. On Sunday morning, the bridge
tenders procured wheelbarrows and carted
away fifteen barrows full of the mass of dead
insects, and threw them into the river. AS
the flies died and fell, they became matted to-
gether, until barrow full made good load
We refused to believe this story when told, but
were solemnly assured by six gentlemen who
we're Witnesses, that it is a fact. The insects
tew In huge swarmS, until the mass of dead
ones was formed, which occupied about an
hour and half, or between nine and halt past
ten at night Those Of our readers who re-
iuse to believe the story are referred to the
Another story, much more probable, is told of
some person of genius, who opened street
lamp In the lower part of the city, that same
evening, and IN q short time the lamp was
nearly filled with the insects, attracted thither
BY the light ht.-Feorla Transcript.
SUMNER JoTTINGs. s.-Dresses of pine apple
cloth-a fine material made from the 6bres of
the pine applc-are both pretty and tashiona,
able.
,r, fichus are very pretty, and universally worn
Ihey display slender figure to fine advantage,
The sailors collar, pointed over the shout
ders IS much in yorua .mono -,o,,o lod;oc ---