Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-16
ALEXANDRIA.
: SATURDAY. EVENING, MAY IS.

- AS a specimen OF the manner IN WHICH ! pup
lie opinion is solicited, in the impeachment
case, the following dispatch from Mr.. Schenck,
of OHIO! to a Radical organ in Vest Vsrgmia,
is published s s3.sgz .iL<...s.a 800 t.5@4
soisfWA sHINGToN, d. C., May IL, 1865
tss3reas daagertto the peace OF the country and
the RE publican cause, If impeachment fails. -
Send to your Senators public opinion by reso.
lutions, letters, and delegations. eeGo1a1ga
ROBERT G.. ScHENcK, Chairman"
MAS ithere ever more impudent attempt
tosmanufactdre a. pressure upon men s,cor1s to
try a case according to the law and the testi-
j The Washington Chronicle heads some re-
cent proceedings of 1.-The Methodist Episcopal
Conference. at Chicago THE Methodist
Church for Conviction" The Baltimore Sun
remarkipg upon the extreme impropriety OF
politicians endeavoring to profane church
organization by using it as they would an or
binary political caucus or convention, for the
promotion of miserable party purposes, says,
ssseyery reaecting member dof the large society
represented blythe Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference must feel that the attempt to- use the
Church in this way is an insult to the church
membership and d dissertation Of religion.
The New Yorld Word publishes a letter from
Thomas Jefferson, in1ls0l, to <Edward Living
ston, in which he directed a prosecution against
Duane to be discontinued, on the ground that
the act Of! Congress- 1.-THE .Sedition law under.
t:al AZ ~, ~, 81 n woe nm
constitutional, and that she would treat it as a
nullity.n MrpJ ohnson merely took measures
totest the constitutiohaIity OF a law before the
Courts, and did not assume the ground OF Mr..
Jefferson. !, ,l.rsI#e m
6 Col. W. B. Randolph, for many years past
Chief Clerk Of the Treasurer office, =. S. Trea-
sury,D Department., died yesterday morning at his
residence in Washington, after an illness of
several weeks, in the Slstyear Of his age. Col.
Randolph received an appointment In the Trea-
sury Department 10 1908, aud for the. past
twenty years has been connected with the Trea
surer's Office, over twenty years OF which he
has been Chief Clerk.
MIR. Garfield, Of Ohio, made speech, yes
terday,5 10 the House of Representatives, on
tie subject Of trade and finances. Important
subjects, it must be admitted subjects very
important But then, in these days, what
are they compared to Impeachment and the
Chicago Convention Mr.. g., may as we'll
bottle up his remarks, and not uncork the bot
tie, until the politicians finish their plans
sr- rl -.r
The President of the New York Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals on Tues
day lectured before the Farmers Club Of that
city, in favor OF horse flesh as food. At. the
close OF his lecture, resolution was moved,
recommending horse-fesh as food; but, to the
astonishment of its advocates, it was laid on
the table by an almost unanimous vote. 12-
Bishop Beekwitb, of Georgia, must be a
very popular man in his diocese. -Four cities,
Athens, Atlanta, Augusta and Savannah, COM:
pete for the honor Of his society, as a perma
nent resident, each offering him an elegant
mansion Savannah, however, backs her offer
with an intimaion that she will give him a
handsome addition to his salary. ad5
;GenaHoodi was married few days since to
Miss Anna IL ennen, daughter of the late Dun.
ann. Henhen, esq.,, of New Orleans. He
was surrounded BY a. number Of his comrades
in arms, among whom were Generals Buckner,
Bragg, Wbessier, hnIaury and Scott. " *
The Isespurg Washing onian, one Of the
oldest and best Of our exchanges, has been en-
larged and is printed on new type We need
not say that We wish itsWorthy editor and pro-
pretors every success IN 4ife,, and increased
prosperity 70 bis excellent paper.
The Alabama papers ii complain OF 'the
tyranny of 'military officers ia that State Re-
cent proceedings, in Military Courts there, the.
arrest of citizens. the sentences, the chains,
and the exiles, bear testimony to the truth OF
their complaints. ~, Il -.
The newspapers all over the State report the
prospect of the wheat crop to be very encour-
aging. But, again, we say, it isentirely too
soon to be making calculations about the har-
Edward W.8Belt, esq., Of Prince Georges
county, Md, died In Marlboro on Thursday
last,afrera brief illness. He was gentleman Of
excellent abilities, and deservedly esteemed by
all who knew him. S s..
The Methodist Episcopal Lay Convention,
at Chicago. have passed resolutions in favor of
lay delegations to the Conferences of the
church. t
/
The process of 'reconstructing" the various
Offices, iu the towns and counties throug hout |
the State, is going on, BY military orders from
headquarters in Richmond.