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Communicated
Tho Election In virginia.

Among tho various topics Of interest which
commands the attention and consideration
Of tho public at the present time Is the recent
election In Virginia, which resulted In the
defeat Of what 10 termed tho Radical Repub.
Leans and the success Of the Conservative
Republicans. Tho unexpected Waterloo de-
feat OF the Radicals Of Virginia has given
rise to great deal Of speculation as to the
causes which led TO this political change.
That such should DO the fact 10 nothing
strange when We Iohect how sangulne the
Radical friends OF reconstruction were OF
carrying the State. The Republican Jour-
mails Of Virginia do not hesitate to attribute
their loss to thoroughly organized system
Of fraud and intimidation praeticed on the
part Of the Walker party. That fraud was
resorted to In some parts Of the State no one
will presume to deny; but that this alone
gave the Conservatives their Governor and
control Of both branches of the State Legls-
laturs Is inquest ionably an error.
One among the prominent reasons that
can be truthfully assigned for the defeat Of
the Republican party Is the bad manage
ment Of those who undertook to manipulate
the political wires Of the party from tho com
mencement Of the great struggle for the
supremacy Of power. Aspiring and ambitious
| men, with but limited political experience
and Judgment, looking more TO the accom-.
plishment OF their selfish aspirations than 10
the permanent success Of the party and the
State, attempted to force uponthe people OF
Virginia State ticket which was necessarily
compelled TO insure the defeat Of tho Repub.
lean party. Intelligent and leading men Of
the party were politically slaughtered by tn,
Richmond Junta," while men both whit,
and colored, many OF them uneducated ant
without any political experience, wero thrus
forward as candidates for office for no Other
purpose than to subsorye the Interest OF a
clLqas Of politicians who were seeking Soma,
torial honor and other positions Of trust and
emolument. There was a time when the
Republican party held Virginia In the pain
Of its handi but II lost Its hold upon the
| State through dlssenslons, blckerings, and
lealousies. Had those who assumed to be
the leaders and dictators Of the party ca He'd
around them men Of political experience
whose interests were blended with that OF the
State, the Republican party would have tri-
| umphed at the late election. Fraud and In
Limitations are not alone responsible for oul
defeat. REPUBLICAN.
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Communicated
Employment Of Lady Clerks In the
Departments.

Editor cfths Republican:
In your Issue Of Tuesday morning last,
your Departmental reporter ,states that,
"Among the persistent applicants for clerk
ship In tho Internal Revenue Bureau yester-
day, was q lady who claimed an appoint
ment on the ground that she was cordially
recommended by Abraham Lincoln"
In Justice TO the lady In question, allow
me TO state that this was her FIRST visit to said
bureau, and that she did not claim an ap,
pointment on the grounds stated by your re.
porter, but upon clearly recognized services
rendered the country BY herself and husband
during period Of fifteen years, and her APP
plication Is highly endorsed by several West
ern Senators. Tho lady 10 highly educated,
has been clerk In the Department, aud has
been pronounced by tho officials under whom
| she served as emlnently qualined-dld the
duties assigned her for $500 per year, which
duties are now performed by men at $1,000,
but In the strain amer retrenchment this lady
with other competent women was discharged.
II there !s any economy In paying man
twelve hundred dollars for doing what a
woman would gladly do for nine hundred
dollars, the Government views the question
In different light than the people who foot
the bills. There arc at least two hundred
positions held by ablo-bodiod mon In the
Treasury Department which coald DO Allied
by women equally as we'll, and save the
Government sixty thousand dollars pcr
annum. The two hundred men could add
to the real wealth ofthe country, a. Greeley
says, by pre-emptlng 100 acres ofland, which
women are not permitted to do. Womnn's
work during the rebellion Is not properly
appreciated except by those competing the
rank and file Of the late volunteer army,
tens Of thousands Of whose lives were saved
by timely and suitable sanitary stores sup
piled by women.
The press Is too ready to treat the claima
Of women lightly, when they seek positions
Of self-support. Men claim place on aimsy
pretexts, party services for Instance, or, as
Ia often the case, buy themselves into office,
and reporters are mum, but II woman ask
q place so that she can gain honest bread
1 II Il made the subject Of q sensation article
l by these ubiquitous gentlemen.
The light manner In which your reporter
alludes to the religious faith Of the lady IL
question, (Which may have been developed
during her conversation with tho Commits
sioner,) falls to effect sensible men ant
women who have got beyond their religious
babyhood. The spirit Of republicanlsm for
bids intolerance, and respects progress II
either sex whether political, social or re-
ligious. JUSTICE.
wAsHrsoros, July Is, 1850.
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IN, rins...h A -, u.,,, !.

By the forms OF the Federal Constitution,
when any proposed amendment Ia submitted
to the LegislaturcAof the States for adop-
ton, three fourths Of them must vote for
ratihcatioA before y becomes part Of the
Conssitutlo. he provision readsi Z .
hree-fourths q the several State, o. by
oonvsntions In shrce- foufths thersof, e the
one g the othef mode may b proposed by
the Congress-" NM
As there are thirty-seven States, the ratlH-
cation Of twenty-eight will be necessary to
constitute the amendment article Is part
Of the Constitution. The following States
have adopted Il; Alabama, Arkansas, Con.
nectleut, FLORIDA, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North
Carolina, Pennsylvania, bouth Carolina,
West Virginia, and Wisconsin. .rt'7'
In two Of these, Kansas and Nevada, tn,
Legislatures adopted the amendment a. tele
graphed. It was an imperfect form, so FIJI
as relates TO the second section. In indiana
members Of the Legislature resigned thei
seats to destroy the two-third quorum speci
fed by the constitution Of the State. Blu
usage appears to favor the confederation o
passed while the Legislature was In this con
dition are carried out as duly enacted; ant
In 1857 two United States Senators were
chosen In disregard Of q quorum. We have
seen 1t asserted that Iowa has not yet acted
the ratification is sure there at any rate.
Five States more are required to make tn
amendment part OF tho constitution.
Governor Walker pledges virginis, an
Vermont Ia as certain as the morrow's sun
rise. The Republicans Of Mississippi plcdg
that State. Rhode Island will probably &C
rs soon as the Sprague-Authony quarrel per
mits 1t. Tennessee depends upon the cleo
ton about 10 take place. Several paper
have predicted that Maryland also woul
ratify It, but we know not what reason the
| hare 60 W. -. g. $40 sauRuine tina
Ohio will elect a Legislature In favor Of Il
amendment.
. The States not here enumerated arc Nc,
Jersey, Delaware, Georgia, Texas, Califo
MIA, Oregon and Kentucky.
It Is, therefore, morally certain that N
amendment will be carried; tho ancient DO
itlcians who arc harplng on Il may as W,
give II up, and consider that rs an issue It
as hopelcssly dead as any In the Democrat
platforms
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A YSUAL CLOSING OUT OF SUMNER DRY
and all summer dress goods, Real bargains in
every depa rtmsn, Of this establishment. summer
French jaeonets reduced from NS TO 20 aud Is
esGtss plain linens reduced from Th 70 p sents Z.
for the season White goods. White peques t7h,
80 aud az esntsI hrst quality satin plain organdies
SIX bargains In Bishop lawn, Preach mu.lin..
nAinsooks. &c. lfyou wish TO purchase desirable
sELBY X aAtDAiS. Sa3 PSnn.yiTsnis svsnus.
south side, third door from Seventh.
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Dry Goods.

GOODS SUITED TO THE sBAsoN-wHITl
" Goods. Llama Lace Points, Grenadines AID
Hornauis. organdees and Lawns. English Berages
and Lenocs, Mohairs and Linens.
WE ARB now CLOSING OUT AT AsToNIsH-
ING Low PRICES.
n. TAYLOR 4 co..
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Wants.
Lost and Found.

osT-ON SATURDAY, JULY "a, AT Will.
~ lards' Hotel GOLD RING with circular
family relic The finder will be libeTaliy rewarded
on leaving 1t with the Cashier Of willAIds Hotel.
7 osT OR MIsLAID. -oNB CERTIFICATE OF
the Corporation Of Washington, 70 samuel II.
Lamborn. for lot 81. In square $40. Notice Ia
viii be made for duplicate Of SAID certificate,
iyN.T V, u. LAMB0RN
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THE State treasurer OF Virginia will com.
mence the payment Of one per cent. on the
january Interest OF the State reglstered
bonds on August 18th, and as soon there
amer as possible the payment OF coupons
will DO made.
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Boarding,

" country board can be accommodated three
miles from Annapolis by Aprlyate faulty; House
greatest abundance, Excellent nshins, Salt water
bathing. Luxurious table Terms 10 per week
jals. eOtf
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LONG. On Wednesday morning, al 80 O'Clock,
q a. 81 .a %:S3p & infant daush
s sis!s sa sis .sSss.: on Friday sSsfaeon At TX
= NUaBNf On Ne 18Th Of Jaly. Aso'eioet, D.
iese Sagsai, sss{ byssrs,
spsctfully Ryitetlo attend his funeral this amer.
neon stiselock. nom his mothsr's residence, 81
RiGhth street.. besussn and N.
CALLAGHkN.--0n Wednesday, 18th inst. Of
paralysis, MAar A., cherished eonsort Of Depnls
CallAghap, aged ~ years.
The relatives and friends Of the family are re-
specially invited 10 attend her funeral from ST.
and streets souih. this morning Al 10 o'siosk'
o, COOK va Tcs:dsy evening" IN int ,.s''o
The funeral TO take place at > o,eloeh this
Frances Cool. vi twenty .arst street. corner o. I
sdtr .s fs,.h Ls.e5si services 81 the his''ssnh
rLYrT.-on the mornipg Of the nth instant, Of
hemorrhaGo Of the lungs, HoRArIo s. fLrEI, eco.
Collector Of Internal Revenus for this District,
| and late assistant cashier Of the First National
Bank.
oREAHAN.-on the ss,h lp.a JAxs. CssAHAs.
In The 9Th rear Of his age.
| EDMoNDs.-on the 18Th mat, at 7!oa. ~.
| Jknss W. son Of Charles aud sarah Ann Ia
monds. aged years aad months. -
| BRAsHRARs, On the nth, Of holsra infsntum
| krrn Augusta, youngest child Of T, j. and
Emma Brsshsars, sssd months and % days.
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s1rT OR q o O.'s &c II E A NJ
kS SODA corner Seventh and 7 streets
cannot be exeellsd, II eguallsd, In the city,
kIssIN9EN, vICHY. CONGRESS. and SELF
FER WATERS on draught
store open at $50 u. m. olosos At II p m.
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IxrmsAL REvpuz receipts yesterday were
kQto,soLo5. ..'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-13

E Mclean, the carpet-bag impor-
tation, who run Radical ADVERTISING
sheet in this Town, till he got tired OF
it and then made way with it. is once
more on the Radical surface. The bio
organ of his party in New Orleans. and
the layout called the Legislature of
Louisiana have both taken I'D the
cudgel for him and his pocket. The
organ wants the Courts of Orsborn and
Barlow suspended in Rapides, and the
Legislature is going to vote him money.
This is in full keeping with the infa-
nous party, that now rules in our land
and there seems to be no end to their
infamies and:outrages. The people of
alexandria are prepared to prove that
Mclean and his own tribe made wav
with his own printing materials, and
all Radical insinuations to the contrary
are mere falsehoods. En- PEASANT we
Will state that the DEmocRAr has not
profited by the trick and does care a
hooter for the whole Radical party and
the public printing. When we are 30
bad OFT, we can turn our attention to
some other honest avocation.
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u We have to chronicle the mos,
extraordinary weather, that has eve,
come along to these benigl,ted regions
we nave had rain, sleet and snow.
just think of snow storm in the
sunny South offourteen hours constant
duration and :hick and fast all the
time. The like has never been wit
messed before. xTne earth was perfect
~ orenched WITH water at the time:
had it not been:for this we are certain
the snow would have been at least one
foot deep. The streets of the Town
ana the roads in the county are in
an awful bad condition. For a few
days, at least. all transportation will
have to cease. All plantation work
has also come to q dead lock.
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IMpoRrAxr 70 soururax c,.,,v ~,

IMPORTANT 70 SOUTHERN CLAIMANTS
a question of great interest to Southern
claimants is to be decided at the approach.
ing term of the United States Court OF
Claims. The solicitor for the United
States at the last term interposed the plea
in reference to the cotton sales and all
other cases of captured and abandoned
property, that the rebellion was suppressed
on the LIST of June, 1865 when Kirby
Smith surrendered: and as all claimants
under the statute must prefer their claims
IN the Court of Claims within two wears
after the suppression of the rebellion, all
claims preferred after the LIST of June, 1867
must be dismissed. It is understood that
upon the previous argument the court was
equally diyided-two to two. The oues-
ton at the coming term will be argued be.
fore full bench Of FIVE judges. The de-
cision may be different, when it is remem-
bered that the late Congressional action
has fixed the date on which the rebellion
was suppressed as the 10th of August, 1866
the date OF the Presidents proclamation of
peace.
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live righteous and sober life; loving
God, acknowledging Gods Kingdom
obeying Gods will, and following the
precepts of our human exemplar-Je-
sus of the Cross, in all their humility
loving kindness, mercy, grace aud
truth, leaving the dogmas-the settled
opinions Of the Churcl,-to be quarrel
ed and fought over by Controversial
lists claiming perfectively the Hebrew,
the Samaritan, and the Septuagint ver-
sions of the Scriptures as authority for
the truth of those dogmas and doc
trines; and to which they all cling. in
different ways, with the clutchlo bull
dog and the spitefulness of ours.
C. GRANVILLE SLYE.
N. B. committed some gross ana
chronisms in relation to events reci-
ted in this communication when I car
ried the date of the dogma of the I'M
conception back forty years;
and spoke of Doctor Pusey as a man
Of mark at that: period;-but who cares
for anachronisms in these days OF I'M
truths, half truths, and hypothetical
5ruths?-History is but a chaotic jum-
Ole of i'll assorted stories, fables, and
traditions without reguard to cl,ronol- |
slcal cohevency, except,it be preserved
n fragments collected near by, and
interior to the time of Moses. There
Iebris, like very old wine, are supposed
by age, and are received from
he teachers and dealers by the min
les of the world as Cover true tales.n
C.. G.. s..
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of any one present free of charge. Al
no one came forward to enjoy the
blessing, I left the Professor still talk.
ing science to the street crowd. These
street peddlars in the evening light q
large lamp torch, spread out their wares
on small table and commencing talk
ing as loud as they can. They very
soon raise crowd and their sales must
be pretty large and their profits in
proportion. A friend was complaining
to me OF some cats that had insisted
for several nights, on giving him a pro-
longed concert "That's tho nature of q
cat" I replied. Well think God !"
he said might have made Southern cats
differently, for mosquitoes and them
would be too much in Summer time
for any one. Christian L. Hyatt, No.
30 Camp street informed me yesterday
that they had more job printing than
they could attend to without working
extra hours. This l understand is the
case with all the job offices in town.
Christian g. Hyatt combine however,
On their own premises job printing ru-
ing and pageing blnnkbook manufac-
;uring and o general stationery busi-
ness. Steamboats,, planters and coun-
ry merchants all ought to know where
heir stove il and study their own in
erests by going there.
Yours Truly,
TIM LINKINWATER.
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bsS Joseph We'll retires from bust.
ness and has disposed of his entire in.
terest in this Town to his brothers,
Edouard and Simon We'll. See their
card elsewhere. The public can be
assured that they will keep constant
~ a full and varied stock of all goods
and wares in their line. We bespeak
for them continuance of the trade of
their brother.
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BUSINESS MES.-1'he following suecdot
OF Ben Franklin is revived by the Chicac
Sorosis
| When Benjamin Franklin was n nr;nte
in Philadelphia, it seems he published
newspaper. Among other things that re
cetvea strong censure at his hands wer
certain modes OF transacting business b
the merchants Of Philadelphia. He han
dled the knaves in such q manner as t.
arouse their wrath, and calling a iLeetinl
among themselves they waited upon tn,
sturdy printer, demanding to know wha,
Here" said they, Eve have been "a
1roniz'ns and supporting you, and this; is
our reward. You must change this mode
OF doing or we'll show you that the mer.
chants are power you may not trifle with
"itnoat our patronage where would YOU
Gentlemen Of the Merchants Commit.
tee," said the polite printer. al am. AZ
you see, very busy now, but call At nv
house this evening for dinner, and I shall
consider the matter over with you In a
friendly manner"
The committee, congratulating ther,
serves That old Ben was evidently frighten.
ed, came to dinner at the hour named
but they were surprised to find nothing on
the table but mush-from ill.ground corn
meal.and large pitcher of milk. The
Merchants Committee, not being used 10
such coarse fare, could do nothing bat
watcn tue healthy printer while he made a
nearly meal. Rising from the table he ad
dressed the meeting thus :" Now, gentle
men, ne that can live comfortably on such
tood. can live without your patronage. Il
shall cease to attack those practices when
you cease to practice them, aud not before.
Gentlemen, good night"
And tor many year PhiladeIphia mer-
chants were better and far more honest.
owing to this incident.
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J. Watson Webb.
SKETCH OF ONCE FAMOUS POLITICAL.

One Of Stewards oldest friends il zen
teman singularly like him in re6nesnen
and appetite, James Watson Webb, minis
ter to Broxil. He 10 the beavest piece o
modern chivalrZ that ever lived out of I
slave State. Fighting and writing ar,
equally agreeable to him. He was shot il
the knee by T. F.. Marshall, at Whining
ton, Del, in the month Of June, l842, and
It being contrary to the laws Of New Yori
to send or accept challenge. Webb wa
committed to prison for two years. Mr.
Seward was at that time Governor, and be
had expressed himself strongly against
dueling and in favor Of furnishing it's abet.
tors but Webb had been his oracle. He
went back on the principle, and pardoned
the general forthwith, for which he laid
himself open to great censure.
Webb was the original challenger of poor
Cilley, whom Graves afterward killed At
Marlboro, near Baltimore and, while Gil
ley was standing up against destiny, Webb
and his posse were hunting him up with
rifles to force him to try another shot with
fresh man.
Beyond this bad episode and good deal
Of characteristic wrangling, street.fghting,
&C., Webb is splendid piece of Quixot-
ism. He smashed the head of James q.
Bennett most dreadfully once, following
him into brokers' shop, where Bennett
fell on his knees and begged to be spared.
The general caned him with Q dieniied
equanimity, aud apologized with the toe of
bis boot. Mr.. Bennett, who is the most
enterprising reporter in either hemisphere
stopped. on the way to pump, to write
description OF the outrage, and it was IN
episode 10 the early history of the Herald,
~ everybody who wanted to slick" Ben
nett bought q copy, and this Immediately
trebled the circulation.
Gen. Webb, being high liver, has not
probably accumulated great deal of mon
ey, but he is not the most luxuriously DIN. |
.al journalist that exists. At Rio Janeiro.
am told, he sets sumptuous table. dis.
plays hospitability that takes your
breath, lights such cigars as Mahommed in
leavcn keeps for his private smoking, and
making you feel as If You were come TO the
lamp ofthe prince Of Como, who
avee away gold snuf.boxes az If they were
oniederate money. As . husband Gen.
Webb is married to sweet little lady. and
hough sexagenarian, his family increases
nnuai!y, and every princely scion is more
than the last. As . diplomat he
as hrm as . rock. considers the army Of
he United States Is bis private six shoot
;, and the navy thereof as his duckinR
m: King Peoro hears him come as Lou,
Al, heard the iron foot of Nemours. In
erson he is stately and portly together, !.
orid and benignant Of face, with beauti-
ny iuxuriant white hair, and in all his !!
possibility Of temperament you recognize
~ type OF character that made Baysrd. y
ID Duguesclin, and CASTOR de Fax. q !,
an in mail, FESTIVE under law, q Wallen. Q
Ell, e, among suthors /; without purse, but =
tn sword aud head.