Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-15
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA.
i Evidently, to our minds, Gov. Seymour has.
at this time. the inside track, in his race with
his competition We are not speaking as . par
tizan-or for mere temporary purpose-tor it
there IS one thing that we have ever regarded
as.nora foolish than another, it is the habit
sometimes INDUCED in, of hurrahing for sup
rosed effect, when there is no reasonable. ground
for the hurrah and the real effect is, most
frequently, the reverse Of that intended. But
all the signs are favorable for the success OF
the Conservative cause, at the Presidential elec-
tion--includiag Or excluding, as the case may
be, the three tabooed States. There ARE indl-
cations, in the North and West, in almost all
directions. Of, not only desire among the PEG,
pie for chsnge-but a very ardent and enthu ~
siastic desire. It does not seem to us that
there is any luke wartnness there is, on the
contrary, energy and zaal.o Gen. Grants nom!
ination has failed to elicit any noticeable en-
thusiasm. He is the candidate of the Ultra
Radical party-a heavy drag, even on popu'i
lar military chieftain. Seymour is the candi-E
date of a party which wishes change in the
downward. tendency" which wants peace
and restoration Of prosperity to all industrial
pursuits which seeks to bring about economy
and reform in the administration of the govern
ment-and the States united as they once were.
The Radical rule for several years past has dis
gusted many Of the best Union, men in the
country They are anxious to see another and
q different order, Of public affairs. All this
tells, and tells powerfully, among the masses.
As for the South, taking out the white leaders
'sloilleagues, 1.-THE colored people belong.
ing to, or under the influence Of, those leagues.
and avery few others, it. is united in opposl,
ton to the Radicalsparty, and in favor of the
Conservative party and its candidates. -''91-
The New York correspondent of the ;Phlla5
delphia Ledger, writing on Thursday, says =
Large purchases of hay have just been made
In this market, on account Of the Preach gov
ernment. This fact, togetherwith recent heavy
purchases of horses for thesame party, and the
enormus accumulation of bullion in the bank OF
France (equalto $3.50, 100000 10 gold, now, j
is looked upon by not a few OF the longest
heads, in financial and business circles, as
indicative of a coming war-notwi,hstand
ing the Emperors protestatioDs that the EN- !
pire is peace. q Private letters from intelligent
sources, on the other side, fall in with this ex-
peetation. /" & e.a9E1 o1l 10 aoG.a.lara4 ~
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Following the example of newspaper cor
respondents, who gives US interviews with
distinguished characters, we have an account.
furnished by letter writer, of recent talk
with Brigham Young. The Mormon leader is
represented as rather declining in activity, but
still shrewd, wide awake, and full of zeal for.
his church and people. He is taking a great
Interest 10 Railroads, and is a contractor fora
portion of the Pacific Railroad. He is, evil
IDENTIFY, at the head of all affairs in Utah. and
ID called Mr.. PRESIDENT: It would appear
that his thoughts are much more intent upon
material prosperity than spiritual matters. z@
A more disgusting fanJaronade we never
read, or attempted to read than what Is pub
lished as the .''sermon" delivered by "'Rey.
DR.. Gray, Chaplain of the Senate, ," at the tu-
neral of the late Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens. His
overstrained audations of the deceased were
most fulsome. Anything, on such an OCCASION,
at all reasonable, would have passed without
comment but nauseous and exaggerated fiat
terry, which could not soothe the dull, cold, ear
of DEATH and must have been anything but
edifying to the living, deserves to be deprecated
and condemned. 7~
When the Radical Governor of Louisiana gets
through with his reported murder cases. 10
that Stste- committed, as he says, by the
'.dis lo-l," he ought to turn his attention to
an enumeration of the reported cases of outrage
and murder, committed by 'lo-il'- blacks
upon defenceless whites, women and children,
10 Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and other
Southern States. He will find them recorded,
With names, dates, and particulars, in the
Southern papers. He can make a list.
Com B. F. Sands, at the us. Naval Ob-
seryatory, Washington, reports that Encke $
comet was observed yesterday n orning by Prot.
Hall. 1t was near the place predicted by Mes
srs Becker and Won Asten. At three o'clock,
the comets right ascension was h. SO min,
and declination p 80 deg. 50 min.
The Masonic Fraternity are cautioned. In
the National Free Mason, against "a man re.
presenting himself Master and member OF