Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-13
ALEXANDRIA.

A dispatch from Washington says :-"Gen.
Candy arrived here yesterday from Richmond,
but his visit had no political significance. His
object was merely to obtain money from the
War Department to pay the reconstruction ex-
peuses of the State. In the afternoon, with
Gen. Sherman, he called on and had an audi
ence of the President 1t is definitely stated
that Gen. Candy will insist upon the test oath,
believing as he does that he cannot do other
wise under the law. The President will sup
port him in this course, and the statement is
that the President is in iull accord with him
and will sustain him.
The following are the comments Of the Rich
mond Dispatch upon the recent exposition OF
Gen Grants Views" -
Boutwell, carries the day. Gen. Grant
does not show the pluck in civil life that he did
in the tented field. He has allowed silly man
whom Mr. Evarts last year held up 10 the nd
icue OF all mankind, and whom Mr.. johnson
treated with the contempt he deserves, TO
overrule his own good Judgment aud TO induce
him to forfeit what the true Republicans Of
Virginia considered as his plighted word.
We do not think that Gen. Grant has been
overrued at all. Ever since his election he
has been Radical, united with the Radical
party, and in favor Of their men and their
measures The only thing he ever did which
was not in accordance with their real wishes,
was to aliolo a vote in Virginia on the two OBJ.
uoxicus causes-to which the Radicals them
selves finally acceded. He reinstated Wells,
he upholds Candy, thus far, and he is opposed
to the movements OF what are called the True
Republicans
The case Of John H. Pratt the alleged Texas
rioter, was set for examination before u. s.
Commissioner Osborne, at Now York, yester
day, tut Marshal Barlow declined to produce
the prisoner at present, rs he had been served
with an order from Judge McCunn, oi the Su
perior Court of New York, to release him, and
as he had not force enough at his command to
hold him ~ against the order OF the State
Court. The case was postponed until next
MONDAY. Judge McCunn had prepared war
rants for the arrest OF Marshal Barlow and
Major Taylor, Commander at Fort Schuyler,
where Pratt is confined on affidavit that the
Marshal was about to take Pratt out of Ike
State 4 compromise was subsequently effect
ed, the Assistant District Attorney agreeing
that Pratt should be produced in the Superior
Court today. The Secretary of War directs
tie commandment OF the fort to hold the prisoner
until further orders Of the Government.
To what amentable condition is our cOun-
try reduced, when the h1t of the President, AZ
TO has choice Of political parties in the States
and has decision-as to which section OF a par
ty is to be consi erred the proper" one, are
regarded as all important for the regulation Of
the opinions and votes OF the people With
out shame, the politicians now go to Washing
ton to elicit the Presidential cdict for the regu.
latiOn OF party movements in the States or Prov
iaces Can there be lower degradation in
the ADMINISTRATION OF government? Principles
are entirely disregardcd 1t is cowirg to be
the Imperial regime, under the forms OF Re
publicausm, 1t is now, what does Tie Presi
dent think Think so, too, What does the
President pyopoSc? That do Alas, for our
co1niry
Che apparent Inconsistency between the
Queens speeches on the opening and on the
closing Of Parliament, in respect to the rela-
tons between tue United States and Great
Britain is accounted for by the Times in The
Tact that International relations depend on re-
ciprocty OF the feelings OF the people and not
on the negotiations of their Ministers. '"fhere
has been change OF diplomats 10 the business
since the opening Of Parliament, but the sure
ties OF peace and friendship rest on stronger
basis than diplomacy eau furnish" The Lon
don News Of yesterday was very severe upon
the British Parliament. Itexpressed the opin-
ion decidedly that the question OF 4 reform IN
tae HOUSE OF Lords must come.
We have been amused--if indeed We ought
to be amused at any thing now days concern,
ing public aifaiis-at the discussion in t1a
newspapers As to whom, or to what parry the
credit of success at the late election IN tbis
state, is due. We very well know 10 whom it
was attributed, the day after the election But
that is, row. neither here nor there Ii is con
caded, on all hands, that the aforesaid election
resulted in famous Radical defeat 10 what
end We are to see hereafter.
Tie Richmond State Journal in ANNOUNCING
~ effect, that Gen. Grant is to be counted
Radical at all times and under all eircumstan-
ces," especially as lar as the South is con
cerned, seems to think that the President S
exposition has been delayed too long. However
it consoles itsel& Ii says Better ato than
never there may be pony or two lsit in the
stable, and Though the horses be stolen, the