Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-14

In the Maryland House Of Delegates on
Thursday, a petition was presented from > d..
Heckart, a member of the Legislature in 1861,
''for compensation while on duty as Senator
Of the State of Maryland at Fort Warren. -
A very good hit -...
Secretary Seward has gone to his home in
Auburn, N. Y. The impression in Washing
ton is that he wishes to be out Of town in view of
the complications which are likely to arise with
in the next few days. a*d, 70" #n@.t -
The New Orleans city currency yesterday de-
clined to thirty discount ~ 1t is no longer cir
culated. Much Of it is in the hands Of the
poorer classes, who will suffer. greatly. '"
The City Councils of Baltimore have passed
the ordinance for the relief Of the Pittsburg
and Connellsville Railroad, By large majority,
over the Mayors veto a....~,g. : ... .-...:...
/ CoTroN MARKET AND CoTToN PROSPECTS.
The extraordinary rise in the price OF Amcrl-
can cotton within a short period shows two
things-frst, that cotton spectators had made
incorrect calculations as to the crop; and, Sc
cond, that with all the efforts Of British and
other manufacturers to do without or to suhsti
tute something else, Tor the long staple article
of this country, they must as yet have it and
cannot get along without it. We see now that
the real or pretended estimates OF the amount
of last years crop we're too high, though the
cotton spectators and manufacturers were en-
abled, under these false estimates, to bring the
price down to ten cts. a pound, and even lower.
The planters of the South generally we're in
such pressing need Of money that they were
compelled to sell at this low and nnremunera-
tive rate Still those who could afford to bold
their cotton back from tile market did not sell,
and it is believed there is considerable amount
yet in the hands Of the planters or parties IN
the interior Of the Southern States The latest
news from Texas shows that large amount,
anu much more than was expected, IS now COM
ING out of that State under the stimulation OF
higher prices, now ranging from twenty two to
,tweniy-sevcn cents 4 pound. Looking, how
ever, to the necessities Of the cotton manufac-
turers everywhere, for our long staple article, 1T
is not likely the price will 60 down much, UNI
less there should be better and an unusually
rood prospect Of q crop the present year.
What, then, are the prospects for the present
year? 1t is rather too early to form correct
idea, though preparations for planting have
commenced in the most southern part Of the
cotton region. As general thing the neccssl-
ties of the planters and Of the negro laborcrs
will stimulate eXertlons to raise large CROP
The rise in the price lately, and the fact now
demonstrated that the manufacturers of the
world cannot do without q considerable guam
tity of American cotton, will have similar ef
feet in stimulating production. N. I. Herald.
TIE DRIVERS. White and Black Radicals
arc just now engaged in applying the lash to
the backs Of those who hesitate in giving in
their allegiance to the new order Of things.
In abiding to this fact the New York Times
says: 81 ..a -: -..- .... ... 49, .-...s
''Stevens and Butler (whitc men) and Joe
Cox, of Rich mond, NEGRO man, three we'll
known Radical leaders-are singularIy uniform
in their views of what party discipline requires.
Stevens, shaking his finger above his head,
says, in Congress ''Let me see the recreant
who dares vote on the other side" Butler
says he ''would like to see anybody in the
House. or in the country, who was on their
side, vote that Andrew johnson was tit man
to be President of the United States" And
Joe Cox, of Richmond, declared ITO all
the white Radicals in this House ne would say:
If you are not here when the vote is taken on
this suffrage question: and do not vote tor it,
VI ~ duy way uOuSC yoai ouVy ~ uo wv "
unto you )" Fwith this worthy trio, Joe Cox,
Butler and Stevens, to drive, the white Radl-
GALS do not make progress, or it they try to
kick over the traces, it will not be the fault of
the worthy gentlemen who sit on the box, and
handle the reins and the lash. - a...G.r,.;.
Mr. j. NJ Botts.--The Daily Gazette, of
Trenton, N j., (ultra Radically urges the
nomination of some Southern man as the can
ddate for Vice President. The Gazette says
eff this section can present man whose
talents experience, and public services, and
whose devotion to the cause of National Union,
before, during, and since, the rebellion, may be
favorably contrasted with those Of auy states
man, North or South, or anywhere else, ought
not his iusti pretensions attract the grateful
regard of the Republican party, and secure to
him the Vice Presidency? They have such a
man ip the person of John Minor Bolts, of
Virginia -enpinenhy such q man,! The Sc
lection OF Mr.. Bolts Tor this high station, at
this peculiarly trying iuncture OF our public
affairs, would prove opportune and salutary in
every respect. ., 1,s
The Washington Express says that the late
war has suddenly enriched many whose only
idea of gentility is a plethoric purse and
who assert their consequence by their impu-
dence and arrogance. 49,
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, is in Washington,
on his Way home j., - ..,..t.. ,.5.