Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-24
ALEXANDRIA.


We have o report from Richmond that there
isa talk "in political circles there, OF pro-
posed fusion" Of the present political com
mittees-by each of these committees choosing
FIVE more members, and constituting what is
to be called the Grant Republican Committee
for the State, and they TO request as many
OF the elected members Of the Legislature rs
will be necessary to make quorum, to resign,
SO thatmen may be elected who will take the
oath. Then for this quorum to meet, pass
the 18th amendment, elect u. s. Senators aud
adjourn until Congress meets and ratites the
action. We give this scheme as reported
Ii is in agitation, no doubt.
A meeting of the Executive Committee of
the Virginia Agricultural Society has recently
been held at the White Sulphur Springs,
which was enlivened by much speaking from
gentlemen from other States than thl5--alI
o! whom expressed the liveest interest in the
future prosperity Of Nirginla-and gave warm
words of encouragement. Mr.. Hester Clymer,
of Pennsylvania, said Virginia was now pur-
suing the right course in cutting down her
farms, dividing them, and selling to others
If Virginia farmer with 500 acres will sell
COO and keep only 200, he will find himself
richer at the end Of few years than he would
otherwise have been This selling OF land aud
subdivision of farms was working benefits to
Pennsylvania by opening homes to her super
abundant agricultural population, who were
going to Virginia"
A correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger,
who is a manufacturer and large consumer
of coal, is of opinion that the supply OF coal Is
abundant up to this time, and will not be per
mitted to lessen hence to the end of the season;
ou the contrary, he argues that it will be ma
terially increased All his reasoning Is to the
eud that consumers should wait patiently en-
the market, buy sparingly OF coal and use 1t
economically; and that before the first day OF
January coal will sell lower than at any time be
ioIe,iu several years. With regard to this whole
subject every man must form his own opinion,
and exercise his own judgment. There are many
who differ from the writer from whom W. have
quoted.
law is being put into shape by influential Aau
ical members of Congress now in WaSh'us'oh'
1t is said that all the necessary expenses oi 'n'
Government, with the exception OF in'ereS' u"
,ho n,brc dott, oan 10 raised by the tsSes on
whiskey, tobacco, licenses and greedy mod
fed income tax
The Richmoad State .IJurnai announces
that the ~ Virginia Legislature must be Repub
lean, radical and gives tue 'modus operan
dl"-which -, that Congress should refuse to
allow the Conservative members, rccentIy elect
ed, to take their seats, and By authorizing their
Radical opponents to take their places
Col. Stokes, the defeated radical candidate
for Governor Of Tennessee, and 4 Number of
Tennessee politicians, are in Washington,
awaiting the return oil President Grant and OF
Secretary Boutwell,, when they want to have
all the federal Office holders who voted for
Senter in Tennessee, removed
Gen. Lee, in his letter declining to be present
at Gettysburg, said: 81 think it wisest, more
over, not to keep open the sores Of war, but to
follow the example Of those nations who en-,
deav0red to oblterate the mark OF civil strife
aud commit TO oblivion the feelings it engen
dered"
We observe, rs rather remarkable, that the
Radical papers do not chronicle the recent hor
rlbIe crimes pcrpetrated in different parts oil
the Southern country, upon white women, by
depravcd aud wicked blacks as rebel out
all Al,
"rcbell"
The public debt statement for the present
month will show little or no change since the
July statement. The fifteen million dollars re
quired for pensions, together with the nee ssa-
ry expenditures, will consume about all of the
receipts for the month, leaving the debt about
the same.
The Richmond papers deny, on the authori
ty of Mr.. Il. NJ. T. Hunter, the statement that
he has written letter urging that no persons
be elected to the U. s. Senate from Virginia
until after the disabilities of those prescribed
by the Fourteenth Amendment are removed. |
The question is mooted IN some newspapers, |
will Mr., Walker, recently elected Governor if |
the present state Of th.ngs is continued, re-
sign? Mr., jefferson said, long ago, speaking of
men elected to opnces, 'iew die and none re-
slgnF But, why should Mr.. Walker resign ?
Prime Arthur, now arrived at Halifax, n. |
y. may expected to be ''feted,' in the British |
Provinces, to his hearts content. We wonder |
il he will be interviewed too? Suppose
some of the correspondents of the New York |
papers try it
We have accounts of recent fights, or skirm-
shes, in Cuba, in one of which the Cubans
were successful, and in the other the Spaniards
were victorious. But all the accounts are un-
certain and contradictory.
Letters from Utah report "schism" among
The Mormons and that the ROW is rropress.