Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-06

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The editor ofthe Iynchburg News who late
lynaselled ID, the ears with @ eneral Robert p.
Lea. from ON Lynch nrg to Richmond. says that
'.Gen!!L Zee deprecates the acarbitysof political
fssTns now % 10 the land. and Is disposed
toibelieFe that more moderation ando prudence.
ia the expression Of opinion, and less bitter
ness in the denuneiatioa Of olitical opponents,
would .epnduee more to- the speedy settlement
ofthe yesed questions which now agitate the
country s,heWsYer, stuaions
litical discussions and with rare discretion
fofds p0 room enemies As lf of The
Sontbs''aGa Lee, is evidently NOT alsasspicy"9
man-some people would say he isnot sli4e'
manwha doesn't call things. by, then, right
names' land all that kind of thrash. Never
t7Ieless he is Gen. Lee, and his Efe+;and cor
duet are anexamplesl. So taken and accepted,
at least, by QUICKEST traest, firnssa,i mostintel
hgent, most trustworthy people people, who
hold to their principles soltheif State, to their
birthhndi KIN, and TO htheb South; and have
ever sheidto them, aud have sacrificed almost
their all IN holding to fhemsdj - 5iag .1jtlssa
5Il;sESsoa sTT77oc.r-- E;s -;TZ[s44.tL 2.;p0i
ifiVarious' rumorss were inncireulatlon, In Wash
ingtp6 yesterday. affecting the pos tion Of prom
inent Radical Senators IN SreIa alton ! O Impeaeh
naentsa and giving Mr. . ohnsop,s friends hopes
Of hha acauittal.. il was reported that Mr.
FesseHden haddtaken strong grounds against
che Impeaeh ment, and that other. Senator'S had
sig1ifed their doubts and9 hesitations, The
Radicals, however. affirm qthat .therea2i no
foundation. for these reports. IS Noticeable
that Mr.. Butler audi Mr.. .sWashbu:ne have
sentdispatche ito the NewiHampshi Radical
Convention in relation TO-; the = IN parchment
Butler ssdispatch says heremoVal iof tho
great obstruction to peace and quiet is certain.
Wade and prosperity are sure to come with the
apple blossoms 5Vashburne' Is dispatch says:
TAI, looks WE'LL, The Constitution will be
INDICATED, and the orecreant put, out Eof aths
White House before the endof the week. Tits
evident that the party leaders consider the I'M
-peachment q life or death matter With. them!
Ia the House of Representatives, yesterday,
the Speaker announced the following as the
select committee to investigate the, charges
against Ignatius Donnelly,i contained in the
letter and remarks Of Eihu B. .Washburne -
gMessrs Banks, OF Massachusetts; Thomas. of
Maryland; Poland, Of Vermont; GrisWold, of
New York; Blair, Of Michigan; Woodward, Of
Pennsylvania; and Beck, of Kentucky. On
motion Of Mr.. Dawes at the request Of Mr.
Butler, The committee was also authorized to
investigate the charges. brought against Mr..
Butler by Mr. Brooks, of New York, lin rela,
tion TO the seizure Of gold at New Orleans dur
ing the. war: Mr. Brooks attempted to bring
other matters in relation to Gen. Butler into
the Investigation, but the House refused to
entertain them They would only allow the
s''feiizure of gold" tobe aired.
Yesterday, In the House of Represen tatives
Mr.. Garry, of Ohio, offered resolution re-
fsrling to tho tenth article Of impeachment by
the House, charging tho President with inde-
cent and inaammatory language; and iu view
Of the extraordinary character OF the debates in
the House of Representatives on Friday and
Saturday last directing the committee of inves-
tigation to inquire into the propriety Of with
{ drawing the tenth article of accusation This
resolution caused a Autt er, and after attempt
ling TO stiAe it, the House adjourned, pending
the question upon IFS adoption. aL
A movement IS being made to ship large
numbers OF Texas cattle through Cairo, via the
M Mississippi river and Illinois Central railroad,
to the Chicago market This week, Mr. L. r.
Hastings, of the firm Of Gregory 4 Hastings,
live stock commission dealers in Chicago,
passed down to New Orleans and the Red
i river, where he goes to- make arrangements for
Z the shipment of several thousand head The
: Intention IS to ship them at this season to the
interior portion of Michigan, TO Craze and fat
ten FOR the fall trade, when they WILDE ship
ped to Eastern markets. M a!a E. .ar.EF
Tits reported. that the secret organizations
= among a portion of the coIored people in the
South, known as the Sons Of Liberty, are max
{ ing % political movement, in favor of Withdraw
ing all support and sympathy from existing
parties and forming new party for the
support Of Frederick Douglass for. President Of
the u. S. Tits further said that they are ex:
pected to hold a public meeting on the subject,
ID Richmond, shortly. - go ., 57'2o we
Us The bitterness Of the feeling Of Hunpcutt,
is shown in his recent speech eltold those
who were encouraging him il the outset Of his
career helping him to band round his hat,