Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-01
ALEXANDRIA,.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY
The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE commences thi

WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY !.
The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE commences this
day its SIXTY NINTH year, being one OF the
oldest papers, published in this country, and
having but three or four older contemporaries
For the measure of favor it receives, and for
!; the, generous support and encouragement of the
citizens of this place and all the surrounding
country, continued to us without wavering,
through every trial and vicissitude through
which we have recently passed, We cannot be
too grateful. The best way to show this graft
tude will be continuance of our exertions to
present them with paper worthy Of their In
. stelligence and worthy of their confidence No
effort on our part, which our means will justify,
shall be omitted to accomplish this purpose.
;, All that we can possibly do, to make the GA
ZETTE reliable, interesting, and welcome
newspaper, in the counting room, in the work
shop, and at the IA nily freside-which shall
be douby worth the money paid by every sub
scriber-shall be done;-and thus, we hope, to
crafty the public, and please ourselves.
We are happy to add that our subscription
list, under all the disadvantages of hard times,
is steadily and gradually increasing in town and
ell the adj acent country, our Old time friends,
as well as n, " Ones coming back to the old pa
per, and receiving it again as an old friend -
Asa me iium OF Advertising the GAZETTE pre-
sents many advantages, circulating as it does,
and CONSTANTLY read a. it is, among the substan-
: tial farmers and BUSINESS men of all this sec
ton OF Virginia.
z With these few remarks we commence our
labors in this New Year, and wish our readers
the "conp iments OF the season."
The ashington correspondents are ''mak-
ing out" that Col Fayette McMullin, is max
ing up to Judge Underwood, John W. For
ney, and others of tba, ilk We know nothing
of the matter but what We see Ia the Wash
ington correspondence letters. The Washing
ton correspondent OF the Staunton Spectator,
exclaims-"Poor Fayette" But, that is
very indefinite, just at this time! Every body
almost, is ''poor," now. What's the row.
Why lis the Col. said to be ''hugger- mugger"
with Underwood, Forney, and Co.? Why is
he to be called, particularly, poor Fayette,'
at these particular crisis? Give us but light,
and Ajax asks no more ~
Senator Morton, Of Indiana, has just been
trying to make himself famous for day
by an Ultra Radical speech, in Washington.
1t is a sufficient comment upon Senator Nor
toms present position, to say, that the National
Inteligencer promises to publish, as soon as
practicable, the same Senator former speeches,
{ against negro suffrage, against military rule,
and in favor of the Presidents plan Of recon
struction' ! Mr.. Morton, is, of course one of
the noa0 and Me, Radical politicians many
other of his fellow Radicals. What reliance
ought to be, OF can be, placed upon such men,
in reference to their public course?
The New York Herald is mistaken in saying
that the late Gen. Slough was once surprised
and captured near Fairfax Court House, by
Mosby and his men. It was another Federal
general. Since the war, it has been said that
the late Gen. Slough, did, however, make an
escape from capture, at his residence in this
place, although surrounded by his guards
Mosby was on the lookout for him. But the
capture was not thought to be worth the risk
incurred That the report am ong the Con-
federate soldiers, since the war
A correspondent Of the New York Tribune,
writing from st. Louis pathetically deplores
the qua1Tels that have sprung up among the
Radicals OF Missouri, and the consequences to
the party to which the personal bitterness
which has thus been engendered must newt
ably lead. He complains of the troubles which
have disorganized and threaten to break down
utterly Radical supremacy in Missouri.
The whole South says the Southern Church
man, is debtor to the Rev. DR.. Mahan, Of ST.
Paui's Church, Baltimore, for what he has
done and is doing for the education Of our
Southern girls, whose homes were laid waste
and whose property was made vaueess by the
late consuming war.
This was an Indictment day for the various
Receptions in Washin2t ton. But, we pre-
) sumo, they ali took place, and as usual, were
all well attended, from the Presidents down.
The Presidents evening receptions are to com.
mence shortly.
- Gen. Grant friends are hurrying up mat
) tiers as rapidly as possible SO as to compel the
Radical National Convention to nominate their
81 favorite. They are getting up conventions Of
soldiers and sailors, &c, to make nomination
- in advance.
- The Southern Relief Association Of Balti.
more propose to hold festival in Baltimore,
1on the 18Th inst the proceeds 10 be distributed
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