Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-15
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

NORTHERN CITIZENS DIsFRANCHIsED IN THE
SOUTH Somesof the fsocalled constitutions
under which the Southern States are to be re-
stored TO the Union have provision imposing
upon all persons, before registering or voting,
the following oath: Il, -, do soemnly
swear OK Z X that I accept the civil and poll
tical Equality of all men, " &C., &c. This oath
| is required by the Arkansas Constitution &C,
cepted by Congress. The New York World
thus comments upon It: 90 w., -.
so you see, you Ohioan, or Kanslan, or
Michigander, or whoever you may. be, that
have voted against negro suffrage IN your own
State, you cannot go to this twice admitted
| Arkansas and become o citizen there unless
YOU renounce your honest convictions or-We
are ashamed to even repeat the insulting alter
native-commit perjury. You must swear,
taking the Infinite and great God to be your
witness that you are no better than negro,
and if YOU will not, you are disfranchlsed, just
as the secession leaders are disfranchised, and
this though you may have fought knee deep
In blood for the Union. .
"THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. "A public
man who lays down as his rule of action, as
General Grant has done, obedience at all times
and under all circumstances, to the will OF the
people,' must either have no convictions or
right or must hold himself ready to sacrifice
those he has whenever the varying caprlces OF
the mass lace them and him in opposition.
| What sthe will of the people" is, the New
York journal of Commerce aptly illustrates,
when it says: "The inhabitants of a certain
island were unanimous in declaring that PAUL
was "a murderer whom vengeance suffered
not to live. But when they saw no harm
come to him, they changed their minds, ana
said that he was God Here on the same
day were two opposite verdlcts by the whole
people. and both of them were without sha-
dow Of truth for their foundation he was mel
Their a murderer nor God J.
A PRACTICAL ILLUsTRATIoN.-A scene was
presented, at a certain nameless place in this
State, few days since, which illustrated III the
strongest and yet fairest possible light the
practical working of the Radical lniqulty, some
times called, by way of satire, "Reconstruc-
ton. -" The occasion was q dinner There
were present, at the table, three ex-Govcrnors,
an cx Ju ,tice Of the Supreme Court, one or
two ex-members of Congress, and other dlstln-
guished men. The only person in the room
who could vote or hold office, was the coiored
man who waited on the table Hero was the
whole thing in nut, shell: Wisdom, intelil.
gence and virtue DISTINGUISHED, because they
arc virtue, intelligence and wisdom, and igno
rance enfranchiscd, because it can be used in
the interests Of party-Rd}e;gh Sentinel .
STRUCK BY IIGITNIG.-W storm was
at its height the Methodist church at Sa-
wanna, Illinois, used as school house, was
struck by lightning The school had been dis
missed and the scholars we're standing about
the doorway waiting for the storm to subside,
when bolt Of fire struck the gable end Of the
church, tearing off the siding about ten feet
in width, reaching the lower sill and removing
large quantity Of plastering On the inside,
| while the door, casing was shlVcred into frag
ments and the floor covered with IuDS. At
| the time Of the accident, as we have before
| stated the scholars, about sixty in number,
were huddled together in the doorway, and
every one was more CT less injured
THE WHIsKEY FRAUDS. -Ye who would see
Virginia and moogrel Radicalism in full bios
som, and would learn something about official
corruption, in these days of picking and steal
| idg, have only to give your attention to the
revelations that are being made IN relation to
the great whiskcy conspiracy in the Federal
court now in session in this city. Comment
upon such viIlanes is altogether unnecessary.
| They speak for themselves What a sct-so
sweet-scented and pure The tail has been
discovercd-were is the head OF this Virginia
''ring?' It has been thrown out 10 high Rad
ical quarters that the ''crmne" of a judge has
been soiled by his participation in these frauds.
| If the charge is true the Chief Justice should
look to it.-Pich. Wing.
COL Fontaine, the President Of the proposed
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad writes as fol-
| lows: .... .... .......
II have just returned from 2 visit to
|! Washington, and, as encouragement to further
subscriptions, | am glad to be able to say that,
after conference with members of Congress,
not only from West Virginia, but from West
ern, Northwestern and New England States, |
feel confident that bill may be passed author
izing the government to endorse the bonds OF
the company, after being secured by mort
gage. Only let the subscriptions be made, and
| am sure we can raise the money on our bonds
on favorable terms. y as....
Gov Buckingham, Senator elect from Con,
necticut is recovering from the severe sickness
with which he was recently attacked.
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DIED.
Sunday, June 18th, CHAS. N. GREGORY,