Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-23
ALEXANDRIA,.
SATURDAY EVENING, MAY %. :

"A, letter ,irOno Richmond, An the Baltimore
Gazette; speaking: of the feeling in that city,
con usaeq aeDce Of the situation of affairs the
removal of the old officers, the recent appoint
msntssa,. &C., says that the citizens End but.
small eomfortiuithe executive powers of the
State and city, The legislative department
has already been swept away, and he final
Avalanche toppling even now over the heads OF
the Judges, must overwhelm what remains OF
the judicial. This last will be sharp blow at
this time, swhen there Is much litigation going
OF, for the names which have leaked out IN
this connection as the probable successors of
many worthy and talented gentlemen are, IF
possible, even more disreputabls than the wor-.
thies already foisted upon this heavy ladened
people .z-.. -
The Baltimore Gazette comments upon the
Chicago Platform and especially one plaak
in it. 5t'This Convention 9deelares2its 'sympa-
thy With all the oppressed people. who fare
struggling for their rights A large hearted
sentiment, that, says the Gaz=tte It embra-
ces sympathy for Poles, Cretaus, all the world,
and the restiof 1aankind--save aid except
white Conservative at the South, and black
man the North and West The black man
at the South fares well-but his brother at the
North, where is he 2 AS for, the ten Southern
States, dasking for their ghts-whero are they
and what sympathy has been shown to
thea'a.1i fHs Woo a.aZ = z!ga3g nv lsa'.s
t.ssssrr II =
One Of the evils We are likely to suffer from,
is, that in consequence Of the suspected luke
warmness Of the colored people as to some of
the Radical nominations for state officers,i will
be found expedients Tor the nominees to even
gofarther than the defeated aspirants would
have gone, in arrayiDg the eolored people
against the white people, and making them
such promises aud pledges, as will tend to
create future mischief They will seek to
makeit appear that they, will give more than
even the defeated faction promised I'd S5.Il
They are now playing, in Baltimore, In
Belle Helene and La Grand Duchessc. The
Gazette Of that city says there was little at
tempt9to give sfamily edition Of these ope-
lar. sengssrs Unfortunately the Libretto had the
songs in full, and many read them, because
they were skipped who would otherwise have
passed them over and SO the amiable effort
TODD the proper thing went for nothing.
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a female operatorin Wall street, n. Y. las
cleared $50 900 within the past 10 months. A
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thoroughly informed on questions OF finance,
knows all the shifts and turns Of the market,
apdunderstands all the tricks OF the trade. Men
often consult her upon future operations, and
take her. opinion 10 matters. in which they
cannot trust their own"
The philosophical editor ofathe Charlottes-
vile Chronicle closes an editorial on the condi-
ton of public affairs with this remark: 1--WE
cannot see our way out of our present difficult
ties; but we believe we Shall get out of them.
Providence is playingthe game, and We should
not ,despond because it is too fine one for US
to understand. Our business is to work, and
keep brave heart. !" 5al3 "
The Chicago Tribune says that it is autho
rized by Mr.. Trnmbull to give an emphatic de-
NAL the statements that he has lately been
in communication with Andrew johnson !; that
he has ever beenin any scheme for forming a
new political party; or that he had any earthly
inducemeDt or motive to vote for acquittal 9TH
er than his own sense Of justice 10
AtNewI York, during the first four months
of 1867, l54 steamships brought42 $50 passen-
gers, and lO4 sailing vessels $500, and this
yearrthe steamers are doing better To April
Al steamships brought l6,96s passengers, and
Is sailing vessels but 351, and yet not single
steamship line out Of the port of New York is
owned BY Americans. ID
Senator Pomeroy, of Kansas, says that the
note purporting to come from him, and pro
duced and sworn to by Col. Cooper, before the
impeachment managers, 4 see yesterdays, ga
zette) was never written or authorized by
him; and that the whole thing, SO lar as he is
concerned is a fabrication. y 20
Neither House Of Congress was in session
yesterday. The House will meet to-day, only
to adjourn. Legislative business will be re-
sumed on Monday. Tuesday, the Goth, was
set apart in the Senate for taking the vote on
besremainiug articles of Impeachment. "
It Is said that Senator Wade bears his dis
appointment, In mot getting the nomination
for Vice President, with great fortitade: and
even expresses himself 10 kind terms towards
the fortunate nominee ug sa1 IL
Gen. Grant responded to the s'serenade' 10
Washington IN brief, modest. and sensible
speech;;e Mr.. Colfax responded in a bather-
skiteaaddress "fultof sound and fury signify
ing nothing. /" e E.sSi@ S.. -.