Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-27
po,i,ic., Affairs i'm virginia.

WASHINGTON, September 2G.-Nuch has
been said OF late in relation TO the attitude OF
the President on the Virginia SenatorshIp,and
the friends of Gen. Robert Williams, nave
claimed that he was particularly favorable 10
the election OF that officer, as againSt all otueI
candidates. The folio iGg statement prepared
by Messrs. Alexander Rves and James u.
Paxton, shows that while the PccSid mt Is not
exactly opposed Gen. Williams, his prefer
ences are Tor his i.Jthcrn law. Dr.. AlaXan'
der Sharpe, at lIcsent the marshal OF the DIS
trict of Columbia. Th' card below wa voun'
tarily given for publication
"WAsHINGToN, Sept. %, 1860, L IL, per
hans. due to the public to correct remark
that has been attributed othe President, lndI
eating Gen. W Iiams as his choice for Senator
from Virginia We have Just had a converse
ton with the President on this point, AID beg
leave 10 rrnorl so much Of it IS is material
'rrbe President said fi-ni 81 iiencrai
Williams told him that the General was re
ceiyiDg many letters from Virginia soliciting
him TO be candidate for the Senate; that be
would not be candidate without he knew, 1t
would be fayorably received or not objected 70
nv him. The President replied there could be
no objection to it; that he would be glad 20 see
az GOOD man as Gen. Williams selected. But
il j. not true that he declared Gen. Williams
TO be his choice Ga tho contrary, he was
aware several gentlemen were named TOR TINS
Office in whom lie had perfect confidence, ana
there might be others unknown 10 him havin
the same title to his confidence; aud while feel
ing il to be improper for him to express any
choice at all, he would ce-talny not have
done 50 to the prejudice OF any one or HI
friend. Among these were Gen. v i1kham
and Others: ais, ID. Share, WHOM he had long
known ana whose loyalty was prr|p'eu uSiy
III, p!aycd in the hostile community IN when
he lived at the outbreak a h0suhtieS. lie
spoke in the highest terms OF hl' honesty aud
sincerity, and thought them superior 70 al The
tenn, station, OF private interest, &c.
ALEXANDER RIvFs
JAMES g. PAXTON"
Attorney G1ncral Iloar has been aplflcd 10
Ton al orini N a. - tn power under the con
>titution Z! t., u"%y c..c'-t. Il e;sia'u oi
Virginia to elect tuiel states Senators ut
the frthcumiug session and PRIOR to tie 40
mission OF the Stat by Congress. This oi!n
ion is requested ty the conservative mcmber-
of the Leg stature, WHO do not VIII to take
any steps which mjlh jeopardi2' the interest o.
the State wthou, lrt committing the rropeI
law Oihc,Ts,
WAsulNGTuN ITEMS. jaime iaur,n.'n, &
gentleman OF much experience has been appoint
ed to a temporary elcIksbip in thr Contrac'
ONE Of the P@,io(ice Department
Offers. II. Ellis, oil The Eighth Precinct,
was Yesterday marked on the moEuinf report
absent without leave, refusing TO d' duty
with a colorcd officer.
William i. Carroll indicted 70. H. fnnr
der OF Richard Catett, 1t thu NJ asHln:toi
ASYLUM, in April last, was tired Ia Tie Cfiml
nal Court on Saturday, and acquitted. taToI
was keeper st the asylum, AM Cat!ett
prisoner, who was shot IL AZ a,tcm. 10 escape
| The eyiicnc, showed that Carroll was sImr'!
| 10 the performance OF h.3 duty when the &c
| cusei was killed.
| GA Saturday morning. the stable attached t,
| the feed store Of MeSsri. GOnneiIy " son, toos
fire, and the flames extended to tha feed store
causing much damage, and involving los O
- 800. The Messrs Connellcy hal ~: 'u~ur
arc OF $500 on their stock
TIE FLORIDA INDIANS Tile lndisna are
| in council near the Big Cyrrcss ior The pur-
pose Of selecting chiet in the place 81 Tiger
Tail, who some tine sine, committed suicide
BY hanging hm.c'r, and Tor the purpose OF SC
Letting delcgats 10 represent them in oul
State LEGISLATURE. There are the remnants oil
| three tribcs-Scm!co!os Tal!ahaS'ees and
| Miccosukics- represented IL the cjuacll, cach
| having an aspirant Tor the cilei.hip' bat the
| Micc0.ukiee are the most numctouS, and It l,
| .unpose that the chief will ~ selected from
| that tribe. The Tal.ahassccs, who i've on the
hcadwatcrs OF Peace creek, have dTndIcd
down to thirty all tod, six OF whom are war
riors. and the Scminoles are fast being lpcor
porated with the MiccOsukies. From the best
! information We have there are not more than
| I1j warriors, inclulinr al males upwards OF
| sixteen years otagc, now remaining IN FLORIDA
of the once powerful tribes which Tor seven
years dcfrd he authority OF the United State
- Ttnpo lFal HWmSu'f.
Art. /, see. 3, Constitution OF the L. :.
says that 10 person slaii b. Senator OF The
u. s. who is not, when elected, an mh"|'ton
Of tina, State, Tor which he shall be chosen.
1t is said that Mr.. George Peabody has dc
tcrmned to visit Europe again. and will sail il
the steamer Scotia, from New York, mex
week.
| CONTAMINATED.
The Memorial Aid Society of Manassas gave
dramatic and tabcau entertainments on TIT
DIST and Dad instants in Dumircs, iron
which, am tlld, nett prof, 81 so, was r,
allied. The ladies' and gentlemen composing
the society deserve much credit Tor the energy
skill and good taste displayed throughout, INT
object being to raise funds for the removal
the Confederate dead from the battle feds, t'
to the cemetery at Manassas. -
| DUNFRIEs, VA, Sept -
MARRIED
In Washington. oy Row. NJ Tudor, + IL
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