Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-16
An Unexpected Confession.

When the bill introduced by Mr.. Edmunds,
of Vermont, for manipulating the votes OF the
Southern States in the electoral college, was
under consideration in the Senate, MIR. Viii
lams, of Oregon, made some admissions which
we hardly expected from that quarter, in view
of the extreme course that he has hitherto
pursued. But the revolutionary march OF kadl-
calism, sweeping away IN Its destructive pro
gress every time-honored principle and tradl-
ton, and uprooting all the accepted doctrines
Of the Constitution, begins to alarm even those
who have heretofore lent themselves to these
violent measures, and who now feel, that they
may become the victims OF that desperate po-
icy which they had once so recklessIy urged.
The confession of Mr.. Williams is worthy OF
notice, aid we commend it to the candid judg..
ment of all who have been deluded or carried
away by Radical teachings:
IF there is any objection that has been ur-
ged with force against the present Congress, it
is the assumption of power over the States OF
the Union; the disregard of the rights OF the
States do not, OF course, fully sympathze
with that objection; but, at the same time
this proposition assumes that whenever party
majority in Congress chooses not to recognize
State government at that moment that
State ceases to have any right of representa-
as it seems to me, by those who are opposed
to the policy of the present Congress, that the
majority here have assumed the power to say
that any State in the Union shall not be en-
titled to have representation in the electoral
college, Is that power which can safely at
this time be exercised by this Congress? | ask
if we have not birdens enough to carry at this
time, derived from the legislation that has
taken place in reference to the reconstruction
Of the rebel States? Is it necessary now that
we should adopt this abstraction relating to all
the States of the Union, by which we put our
selves in the position before the country OF
saying that at any time, whenever it suits the
views or interests ola party majority IN Con
grcss, any State of this Union may be deprlv-
ed fits right to vote for President or Vice
President of the United States? | say we ex-
pose ourselves to this criticism at the hands OF
our political opponents, and it Is criticism
that it will be dificr, to answer. y
Every syllable Of this is true, The whole
legislation Of Congress has been a fragrant
Resumption Of power over the States of the
Union, and disregard of the rights OF the
States.
LoUDoUN COUNTY ITEMs.-An effort is
making to get up party to visit Mt. Vernon,
at an early day. An understanding is already
had with the President Of the Alexandra,
Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad by which
the train leaving here at 81 o'clock IN the
morning, and returning at IN the evening,
will convey the party at 81 a head tor the
entire round trip, provided there are lO0-if
less than that number it will be So each.
The busy season, hot weather, or something
else, prevented very large assembling of the
people on Monday last at July court, the SEES
sion of which was brief and unimportant.
R. NJ. Bentley last week shipped to Alexan-
dria 200 bushels OF new Wheat, the first con-
signment of the season from Loudoun.
j. W. Foster, Commissioner in the cause Of
Rogers VS.. Egin, on Monday last sold tract
of loo acres of land, for ST. IS per acre. John
T. Elein, purchaser. W. B. Downey and S.
Ferguson Beach, Commissioners, also sold the
tract of 81 acres, lying near Guildford Depot,
for SIS 50 per acre. Isaiah Rider, purchaser.
NJ. J.. Dow Hess has purchased from Mr. John
w. Perpoint, his farm of l20 acres, i miles
from Hamilton, for 500 per acre.-LoudOun
Mirror
GARN1sIIEEs FOR TAXEs.-The tax colec-
tors have lately served garnishees for delin-
quent taxes on a number of gentlemen who
have in their employment blacks who have
failed to pay their taxes. These garnishers
have been before Mayor Chahoon for judg-
ment, in order that the money might be col
lected, that fuuctionary has failed to give
Judgment in single case, for the reason, it is
stated, that he fears it would iDure his party by
making colored voters pay their taxes. He
SAYS to the gentlemen in whose hands the mon
ey has been garnisheed that they can pay
money to the collectors if they wish to do SO,
but refuses to give, what he tells them to d.
the sanction of his official iudpment