Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-20

would make the press, In his eyes, very pro-
per aud sweet-tempered thing. 10 discharge
its functions with becoming manliness and
boldness, is treason in his sloyai, sight
Neither the press nor the people of Virginia
are as Peirpoint would have them be, and they
will never kiss the hand that smites Them
False and recreant would they be to all noble
traditions and high instincts, were they to do
it. A mean, craven and corrupt press may
suit tyrants, but not the high-souled and
iberty-loving people of Virginia. From Peir-
point to them We appeal, and with them be the
ISSUE" ~.
Some very foolish, inconsiderate, and wrong
headed person or persons-evidently thinking
they were playing "a great joke, issued an
"extra, y in Houston, Texas, the other day,
announcing war, the Impeachment, the first
gun fired, three women murdered, thirteen men
killed, Stanton broke his leg War Depart
ment burned Grant declared Dictator" &c. :,
&c. The very headings show the nature and
character of the ridiculous canard-but it is ia
ken up by Mr.. Forney in his Occasional letter,
and quoted and commented on, as rebel ex-
hibition to maka a fuss about. After all, there
is something in the extra" which must cause
smile to play over the gravest face and that
is, in the midst of the terrible proclamations of
war, and massacre, and burning, and dictators,
to heighten the interest, comes the statement
thai. Mr.. Stanton broke his leg - Bad as
the Texas ''canarder'' is, he has CLEAN of wit,
and keen sense of the ridiculous
Secretary McCu]loch authorizes the state
ment that the amount of greenback currency
now in the Treasury is less than at any time
since the close of the war, the bulk Of the
Treasury balance being in gold. 1.-The amount
Of gold now in the Treasury exceeds 500, OOO,-
600, as is shown by the books of the Treasu-
rer's Office. The greenback currency now in
circulation amounts to 1856, 900, 900 authorized
by law, and the fractional currency to nearly
s3O,OOOOoO. Adding to this the amount of
national bank currency in circulation, which
nearly reaches the limit of $500, 900, Co., there is
paper circulation of about 800, 600, 900
The bill against which Secretary McCulloch
50 strongly protests, (see his letter in another
column,) yesterday passed the Senate, with
some amendments, which will, no doubt, be
concurred in by the House, and which do not
meet the material objections of the Secretary.
The prospect of redemption, and the reduc-
ton of the public debt, according to the Secre-
tary, is very blue. " @
The Warenton, lVa.,) Sentinel says -
''Capt. Richards, commanding Co., 18th
Regiment u S. Infantry, with his company,
arrived here on the 18th inst, and occupied
the old Episcopal church as barracks. It is
not known for what purpose troops have been
quartered among u.s. This, probably, comes
of the 'glycerine" story about COL Mosby.
Mr. Washburne charged yesterday in the
House of Representatives, that the smuggling
interest amounted to over one hundred mil
lions Of dollars. He said it controlled courts
and juries, and very distinctly intimated that
its influence in Congress was alike irresistible.
To what condition has the country arrived
Senator Wilson has received request from
six colored pastors Of churches in Richmond to
address them on the subject OF temperance,
which be has promised to do at an early day.
We presume that there is to be, in this, little
Temperance" and great deal of ''politics.'
The Maryland Annual Conference of the Nj.
P Church closed its session in Baltimore yes
terday, Alexandria is mission station, and
the preacher appointed is Rev. j. B. Jones'.
who has been the acceptable preacher here for
g year, and is highly esteemed and respected
Then. Y. Herald says" Somebody is deep
~ interested in keeping the rebellion alive, and
inasmuch as it cannot possibly be for the inter
est of the late 'rebels, the irresistible conclu
on is that the somebody is on the other side
Of the river.
A Radical State convention for ''re-organi-
zinc" the Radical party in Maryland, is called
by the Bond faction. It appears that the
Radical party in Maryland wants "Reconstruc-
ton as much as the Radicals themselves say
the State does.
The Richmond Wing says there is consider
able jealousy exhibited between the white and
the black Radicals already-the latter becom-
ing tired OF being led, or driven, and thinking
it high time that there should be ''sWap of
horses. . $3.50 5
In Raleigh, North Carolina, a few days ago,
Holden, jr., assaulted and beat Helper, for
saving and proving that Holden, ST., was be-
fore, and afterthe late war commenced "secesh'
and a "rebel
The bill to extend the time OF the freed