Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-10-08
letter from Richmond.

correspondence of the Alexandra Gsz9tte.J
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 7.-Yestcrday your
correspondents with several others, were favor
Cd BY Major Surhern, the President Of the
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, with an OPP
portunity OF viewing tie fair g:orEds and 10
specting the extensive eTrccg mcntS which are
in rapid progress i0r tbs FAIR on the 81 OF
November. These arraEge m-nts are on a very
liberal scale, aud embrace the most generous
facilities for travel and transportation to the
visitors and exhibitors on the part OF the rail
roads The grounds embrace sixty acres, and
are beautifully situated on the borders OF The
city, and upon the line OF the Frederick >burg
Railroad. We were much surprised at the oX
tent and splcudor Of tie buildings, and their
admirable convenience TOR the purposes OF the
exhibition. There i certainly 20 danger OF
uDcom ortabe cr0wdiug for any uum}cr o. per
sons short of hundred thousand,
The whole aft .c will DC an honor to the
State, While il viii uuqucstionab'y confer great
benefits upon our lCaciug interests.
The credit OF all this is due to one leading
mind thet OF Major Suhcriin, who Is justly
| iamed as liberal and intelligent farmer and
planter, aud an enthusiastic promoter OF our
agricultural Interests, IN all It's leading depart
ments. Would thai his admirable zeal, intel
| igeace and energy could find many lmltatOrs
An impress Of Improvement r7oud speedily be
manifest upon the whole Ur!:cc OF our beoy
| cd State.
| Ga for more SuDhcrnS and fewer politicians
We earnestly trust that he etfsc;s OF his y
ample and iufieuco will be soon felt and shown
| in our vicinity.
Things are moving on tremendously among
the Conservatives IN the Leglsa ure. Two or
| three manifest more anxiety to AR Their 70
cabuieries" than intelligent interest in the
cause OF reconstruction; bu; they and their ora
| tons are OF htle consequ nee.
The Radicals exhibit such uniformity oi &C
ton as might be expected from pack OF!
| hounds from whose jaws the bones they Were
guawing were about beng wrenched. We I'M
dcrstdnd that George Seato0, the cJlorcd deie'
cate from Alexandra, refuses 20 20 with them
in some OF their mole desperate demonstra-
tons, as might be expected from man Of
good sense and character.
Apropos of the chagrn OF The ultra radicals
at SEEING the fruits oil their lac defeat. 1t is
asserted. on good authority, that ON the meet
| ing OF the House oil Delegates on Wednesday,
! il was the intention Of General Candy to issue
n circular 10 that body, giving as his opinion,
that the opinion Of Attorney General llOar,
| against the test oath, did not extend to the
officers of the Legislature, and that in order to
| lapaliza their work ii would be necessary for
| smoker clerk, &c, 10 subscribe to It's parts :;
| hnt that at the request OF leading Radicals he
| withheld it until they would hold conference
nm the subiect. A special caucus was called
and il was decided that If the point acoS Nel
taken, they had better reserve 1t until Congress
met, and then urge that the ratification OF the
| 18th amendment was illegal, on the ground OF
| inelipibility of the officers acting when the
vote was taken. They hope in this way to
stayc off action on the question OF Virginia :
admission till towards tue close Of the session
Of Conrress, and then have the work Of ralii-
| cation remitted back to the Virginia LogiSla
| tnre on the technical ground above alluded to-.
| Tho finale Of this scheme TO obstruct recon
| struction is, that Congress must adjourn be
| fore the Legislature can be re-assembled, aud
| thus continue the military sorcrnmc ut another
year. giving them the control u every office ID
the State until they can accumulate sufficient
trnd with which to carry them TO hum when
the storm dcsccpds, and provide Tor their wants
after they get there.
OF course 10 serious apprehension Is te!t by
the friends OF Reconstruction that this crown
ing niece of villainy will succeed. At glance
the iall2cy OF their position Is manifest either
! in point OF law or rs matter OF tact.
i is understood that both the fourteenth
and Fifteenth Amendments will be adopted by
the Legislature, though there is strenuous OBJ
lection to the adoption OF the former, it being
considered, BY some, as work OF supererogi,-
ton yet the disposition to com nete the work
Of reconstruction on the part of Virginia is par
amount, and nothing viii be left on which the
Radicals can hang ain objection. To finish up
the work Senators viii be elected, but to &C
compish this will take about two weeks, and
the Legislature may probably take recess Tor
q week. rAiutAA'