Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-16
ALEXANDRIA.
!: TUESDAY, EVENING, JUNE Is.

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.:.I = TUESDAY, EVENING, JUNE 16.
Tt is generally charged that the people of
Virginia are bitterly hostile to citizens from the
Northern States who are living in their midst
/. and show them no favor or countenance-
! simply because they come from the North
It was but the other day that the Conserva-
tives in, the Goochland district, in this State,
nominated Gen. Stone, formerly from Massa-
chusetts, as their candidate for the State Sen
ate-and the Conservatives in Fairfax have
nominated MrtLewis Bailey, a gentleman born
in the North, as their candidate for the House
of Delegates This shows how unfounded are
the accusations referred to. 1t is not the place
of birth, but the course and conduct of such as
are themselves hostile to our own people, that
creates the feeling against some Northern men.
Mr.. Logan preamble and resolutions rela-
tive to the removal of the seat of government
:, from Washington, were brought up in tho
House of Representatives, yesterday, but the
House refused to suspend the rules to receive
them, bya vote of 81 to 43. The preamble
charged that a, large portion of the citizens of
= Washington shave determined to set the laws
at defance, to shield and defend conspirators,
. and assassius, and to insult and menace the
representatives Of the people, &C., &c. Mr..
Boyer denounced the preamble as sgross
SANDER on 8 whole community, uttered with
ont foundation or truth and Mr.. Eldridge
said, it was "a foul SANDER upon the whole
people of Washington
Quite scene was presented in the House OF
Representatives, yesterday, when the E'twen-
ty per cent bilP' was under consideration. This
bill allows to all the civil officers and employees
of the Government, receiving less than $4,000
per annum, an increase of twenty per cent on
their salaries, and every clerk necessarily felt
keen interest in the success of tho measure.
The number of the clerks in the Departments
at Washington cannot be accurately stated.
1t is said there are 200 employed in the
Treasury building alone, 1000 males and 700
females, and when the vote was taken on the
bill the galleries were filled with an anxious
crowd. The bill passed the House, and will,
probably, pass the Senate. ~
At Richmond, yesterday, the trial OF several
Of the revenue officers connected with the whis
key ring in defrauding the Government was
concluded by the conviction and sentencing of
The parties. Anderson, the Collector of Inter
nal Revenue, was sentenced to pay fine Of
$4,000, and be imprisoned two years in the
,,enitentiary two of his subordinates to pay
fine Of SIS, 00O and be imprisoned two years
and third to undergo imprisonment for one
rand pay ine Of $1,000.
Letters from Washington state that it is un-
derstood to be the intention of the U. S. Gov
ernment to bring about speedy settlement of
The questions at issue, in relation to what is
called the Alabama claims, and that is the
rincipal reason for sending Mr.: johnson to
Englsnd at this time. The plan which our
Government will PROPOSE it is thought, will be
acceptable to the English Government.
There seems to be sudden and simulta-
neous rush upon Secretary McCulloch Can
Tot some other members of the present Cabi-
net be included in the list of out goes? Their
laces, we doubt not, could be easily supplied
We do not know that they have added any
thing to the strength or success of President
Johnson's administration-or displayed any
great administrative ability
The Washington Chronicle says it regrets
to see growing disposition, especially among
western members of Congress, to consider with
favor the project OF a removal of the seat Of
government" If there is serious idea of
such thing, let it be discussed upon its mer-
its, and not urged as punishment upon the
citizens of Washington.
The attempt to suppress public opinion
in Washington, or to force the citizens there to
''bated breath and whispered humbleness,"
under pain of Congressional dispeasure or
punishment, is as mean as it is tyrannical.-
Besides, it ista weapon which can be used
against as we'll as for We hope no citizen Of
Washington will quail under the threat
til reported to be the present Intention of
the President to let both the Arkansas and
the Omnibus Reconstruction bills become laws
without his signature II he does this, the
Arkansas bill will become law without his
signature on Saturday, 10th inst, and the bill
admitting the other States onW ednesday, Oath.
The action on the tax-bill (see proceedings
Of the House Of Representatives yesterday is
aiken as an indication of desire for an early
adjournment, and the time of that adjournment