Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-29


fessors of Pure and Applied Mathematics,
Natural Philosophy and Chemistry.
The object Of this survey is to gather exact
information Of the geography, mineral resour-
ces, industry, and natural history OF the South,
and particularly of the State Of Virginia, and
to publish the same TOR the use and benefit not
only of the institution IN its instruction, but OF
the country generally
Such q work must involve az amount OF labor
so extensive, and will require expenditures tor
publication and exploration SO great, that TO
prosecute the undertaking with success we feel
| called upon to invoke the cooperation OF all
who feel an interest in such matters.
Accurate Typographical maps of the several
counties Of Virginia will be published, accom-
panied by such information OF their agrlcultu-
| raj, mineral, and other wealth as cannot fail to
be of great value and interest alike to their ~
habitants and to the public generally. And to
| this will be added the publication of such IN
| formation on i'm portant regions beyond the
! limits of the State, and on special subjects OF
scientific and practical interest to the country,
| as our means and facilities shall permit.
It is hoped that the usefulness of this work
will elicit cordial and extensive cooperation =
| Much may be achieved by combined effort
And to this end we appeal to gentlemen OF
liberal views in the respective counties tor their
cordial assistance.
l. Heretofore reliable knowledge Of the re-
sources of the southern country has been sadly
wanted The geological survey made by order
| of the State Of Virginia was not completed,
| and the State is not now in condition to renew
| such an undertaking. Meanwhile the resources
| of our southern land require Investigation Tor
the development Of its wealth and restoration
of it's prosperity
| Signed by Gen. RoBr. E. LEE, President,
and the Professors Of Washington College,
Lexington, Va
| The aztyuism of Radicalism dissusts even
some of the leading men Of that party, in Con-
gress The Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore Gazette says" Baker, (Radical),
Of Illinois, said yesterday that his party should
adopt a standing rule, that whenever Demo
crat had not more than 1000 majority ne
should be considered defeated, and his hadcal
opponent be allowed his seat. Poland (Radl-
CALI, of Vermont, hearing the suggestion, pro-
posed to amend, by declaring that whenever a
| State did not give over 10000 Democratic ma
iority the entire Radical ticket should be de-
clared elected. Poland remarked 10 the com
mittee which recommended that Mckee should
be admitted to q seat that he could precolve
but one objection to it. And what is that
one objection p hastily asked the Chairman.
"He has never been elected, as promptly re-
sponded Mr.. Poland, land you had as well
vote Beau Hickman into seat as to admit
McKee, Baker remarked in conversation
Yesterday that he had not dreamed the outrage
would be pcrpetrated until it was accom-
plishcd. "
THE RADICAL PROGRAMME. -Strippcd Of al
shams and false pretences the Radical policy i:
this: Every man in thc.South who espouscS
negro suffrage and ;7il vote for Radical candi.
dates shall be enfranch:sed and eligible to Of
fce States shall not be restored to the Union
except on this basis, and individuals shall not
be enEraDchised on any other The test oath
inserted in the Constitution ofArkansas and in
the Constitutions OF other OF the Southern
States requires Of all persons, as the condition
of being allowed to register and vote, that they
shall swear they will never seek to change the
laws of the States relating to the political ano
civil rights and privileges conferred upon the
negroes. These instruments will thus not
only disfranchise all the native, whites, buI
all Northern settlers, and all negroes even who
will not take the oath prescribed Thus the
government Of all these State and all the off
ces, civil and military (militia, will be 10 the
hands of the negroes, who can do as they
please This is the real Radical programme. -
R,ch Wing.
WASHINGTON ITEMs.-Surratt's trial, under
the new Indictment, has been fixed for to-day
The prosecuting attorney will announce his
readiness to proceed, but, the defence will very
likely ask for a further postponement.
Patrick Gughes, baker, employed at VIII
Iard's Hotel, fell from window in the fifth
story of the hotel at one o'clock Saturday
morning, crushing his skull and meeting in
slant death. Hughes was O man OF strictly
temperate habits, and the probabilities are
that he seated himself upon the window sill
and falling asleep there, tell out.
The annual exercises Of Georgetown College
will begin on the Both inst, at o'clock ?. NJ
No less than eight public outdoor temper.
ance meetings, all largely attended, were helc
yesterday afternoon In this city and George
town.
Mr.. J. G. G. Whaley one of the proof-read-
ers in the government printing Office, arc
president Of the National Labor Congress, was
on Friday informed by Mr.. Defrees, congress
sional printer, that his resignation would be &C
ccpted. Mr.. Wbaley resigned. The reason
for this was that Mr. Whaley, as president Of
the Labor Congress, had called a meeting of
that Congress to assemble in New York about
the time ofthc democratic convention, and il
looked ''polltical.'
Joseph Bloomgart, formerly a clerk in the
United States Depository at Louisville Ky.
convicted Of defrauIing the government, has
been fined Sl4,S3S, and sent to the penitenti
airy for six years, and to remain there unit
the fine is paid.
7 The ship Adophine, at New York, from
Bremen, reports passing, on the 5th Of June
immense fields Of ice, some of them being al
least two hundred feet high. She had to go
many miles out of her course to avoid them.