Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-02
letter from Lou9oup County.


LEEsBURG, VA, May 30th.-These seem to
be the 'spiping times Of peace" The news Of
the acquittal Of the President was received with
quiet, but with great satisfaction.
I think conservative Republicans are be-
ginning to think that the game has been pl lay
ed little too strongly, and it is time to pause
and rest, and survey the future The people Of
this county are generally intelligent and were,
as you know, Wings in the good old days OF
DID," and then they were Union men during
the late war, and they, in some instances, were
quite bitter. But when brought face to face
with the fact OF absolute negro supremacy they
will not hesitate long which Of the two to
choose the constitution with all its abomIna-
tons, or the future with its hopeful lndlca-
tons They have generally been in favor OF
some intelligence qualification, and to let the
ignorant and degraded and thriftless mass OF
blacks rule does not seem to tally With their
ideas Of the objects for which the war was
Waged.
Justice to the negro does not, in their minds,
necessarily put him in the ascendant and many
of them are turning over III their minds tue
sentiment so strongly expressed by one OF
them, when chided by one of his former friends
with having joined the rebels and sccesslonlsts
''UDcle, circumstances may compel an honest
man sometimes to do things that he would
choose not to do.
The nomination Of Grant seems to have fall
len very fiat here it produced scarcely rip
pic on the surface of public opinion; whether
it arose from the fact of his nomination having
been toregone conclusion for so long time,
or whether the powder was dampened by the
wet blanket OF the President S acqulttal, L can
not say; time will determine.
The Conservative candidate here is that man
whom the Northern Conservative, and Demo
Gratis declare to he their choice. We will prob
ably have no say in the matter, and indeed it
were better that the contest should be ended
at the North.
The following gentlemen were appointed this
afternoon to represent the Lcesburg precinct IN
the Alexandria Conventions to nominate Sena-
tors and candidate for Congress. They are
left untrammeIed by instructions or preferences
of any kind; James T. Divine, Joseph Pack
ard, Henry Heaton, Joseph l.. Norris, Is. +.
Sheetz, ". B. Lynch, John NJ, Orr, Charles
P. Janney, George r. Head and Henry ..
Cagett.
A committee, On motion Of George <. Fox,
Jr., was appointed to collect funds at June
court, LOT carrying Ou tllS C6iFaSo LII" CDNi
mittee consists OF Fenton 81. Henderson, Jas.
T. Divine and A. J. Bradfeld.
Some land sales heretofore reported 10 the
Mirror and Washingtonian, do not mention
particularly, but they show the high appreca-
ton by our own people Of Loudoun lands.
A good many Northern men are prospecting
the county, and my impression is that the tide,
which has flowed into the Valley for so long a
time, is setting towards us. ALIQUS.
letter from Prince William Go.
correspondence of the Alexandrn Gazette.I
DUs1FRIEs, May 29th.-About five hundred
acres of woodland, in two tracts, situated IN
lower Prince William, four and six miles from
navigation, we're recently purchased by gen.
tlcman from New Jersey, at about six dollars
per acre, cash
Although the regular fishing season is over,
q few OILERS are up to this date fishing CIT the
mouth of Quantico Greek. The nets catch
from 500 to 1000 fish on drift. The fish are
of the finest glut herrings. l obtained sup
ply on the Goth at S. per thousand.
A late number of the Alta California, pub
lished in San Francisco contains description
of q residence recently built for Mr.. Il. Is. Will
liams, President Of the South San Francisco
Dock Company, at cost $4,000. 1t IS one
of the most complete and elegant residences in
the style OF an Italian villa, in California. Mr..
Williams, the owner, was born in Dumtrles, IN
this county, and emigrated to California, ia the
fall Of 1913. W.