Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-17

committee and consulting members from varl-
Gus parts of the State, held in Richmond on
Tuesday, the following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That the chairman OF this COM
mittee be instructed, as soon as the day Is fixed
for the election in Virginia, TO issue call I'M
mediately inviting the Consulting Members of
the Committee and the County and City Sup
erintendents to assemble ia Richmond for the
purpose of perfecting the organization OF the
Conservative Party in the State, and adopting
such measures as the public exlgencles may
seem to require.
Col. Chalfu, the Adjutant General of the
Military District of Virginia, by order of Gen.
Stoneman, has notified Gov. Wells, ''that he
does not consider himself empowered to authorize
the payment OF the Public Guard at Richmond,
beyond the period for which appropriation has
been made for that purpose. Any payment
that may be made to the Guard, " after the
appropriation for it has been expended, will
have to be made in the expectation that it will
BE- legalized by some future legislative action.
The Richmond State Journal says: LAS the
appropriation by the Legislature is exhausted,
and the Treasurer will be acting on his own
responsibility and at his own risk in making
any further payments to the State Guard, that
body will either have to be diSbanded or con-
tnue in service at the risk of getting paid by
some future Legislature. The probability is,
therefore, that the "Public Guard, another of
the old institutions Of Virginia, will be ''abOl-
ished.'
The drawing for seats in the House of Rep
resentatves, was quite a irolc. Gen. Butler
had TO choose seat on what is called the
Democratic side of the house. Mr.. Ross. who
proposed the drawing, was among the last
drawn, and of course, had to takean out-ot-the-
way seat Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens successor
chose the former seat of Mr. s. The name of
Mr.. Mullens of Tennessee was one Of the
earliest drawn, and as soon as his name was
announced he made regular mop, skip and
lump down the main isle to his old seat, and as
he neared it cut the most singular antics, leap
ing in the air and jumping about just as child
would who had become possessed Unexpectedly
Of some coveted article His antics excited
the greatest laughter in all parts of the House.
The citizens of King George County, Va,
recently held meeting in favor of urging the
friends Of the Baltimore and Potomac Il, L.
to continue that road through their county
They say, IAN air line can be procured from
Baltimore to Richmond by crossing the Poto-
mac river at or near Matthias Point, through
King George county to the Rappahannock
river, which can be easily bridged at or near
Port Royal in Caroline county, and thence to
connect with the Richmond and Potomac Rail
road at Milford, or with the Chesapeake and
Ohio Road at Hanover Junction, or with the
latter road at Hanover Court House. They
believe that the owners Of land would give the
right of way without compensation.
In his speech at Chicago Gen. Sherman cou-
graduated his hearers that ''they did rot be-
long to that class of our people in whose hearts
was planted, from youth, the pernicious doc
trine of State power Does he know that this
"pernicious doctrine" of which he speaks was
one held, and inculcated by the procept and ex
ample Of some of the best aud wiSest statesmen
OF our county, men who framed the constitu-
ton, and established the government? Well,
would it be for our country, ii this 'peruicious
doctrine" could prevail once more. 1t is the
salt of our political existence.
The Washington correspondent OF the Baltj-
more Gazette, speaking Of the resolution IT,
troduced in the Sennte, by Mr.. Williams, in re-
laton to Judge Underwood'S recent course,
says, that it is understood the committee to
whom the subject has been referred will act
promptly on the matter 1t was declared ~
Mr.. Williams to be the first instance ever
known where the action OF Court de facto
was set aside, and criminals regularly convict
ed, turned loose upon q community, simply
because the officer presiding was asserted TO be
not judge de jure.
The Richmond Wing giving an account of the
proceedings in the Mayor s Court in Richmond,
upon the re-arrest of the now famous Sally
Anderson, the house burner, says that the
Mayor and Judge Underwood understand
each other perfectly" The woman was remand
ed until called for by Court in Henricc, com
petent to try her case and if "a requisition
was not made in few days, she would be set at
liberty" Is there q competent" Court in
Henrico, under Judge Underwoods decision?
We believe that Mr.. johnson, u s. Minis
ter to Great Britain, iscOrrcct, when he ascribes
the attacks made on him to a secret dislike Tor
the preservation of amity between the United
States and England To keep up the idea of
expected difficulties, is to keep up Govern
ment expenditures, prevent retrenchment, ne
cassitate contracts, and "feather the nests" Of