Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-25
FOREIGN News.

| Dispatches from vi auriu state Il4at uho sup
preston of the slave trade to the different
colonies is engaging the attention of the
| Spanish Government and that it is probable
| that all vessels engaged in the trade will be
declared pirates The additional forces to be
sent to Cuba were ready to sail, and would
| land at Santiago, that port being nearer to the
insurrectionary districts than Havana. The
| Provisional Government, moved thereto by the
renorts from the United States, has made an
| official declaration that if will not entertan
any propositions for tho cession Of the Island
| OF Cuba.
The Paris Gaulois states that the Grecan
| Government has rejected the declaration sub
mtted by the Paris Conference. (D The Viceroy
Of Egypt has rendered the Sultan an army OF
| fifty thousand men in the event OF war witt
| Greece.
The members of the Chinese Embassy were
presented to the Emperor Napoleon, on Satur-
| day, at the Tuieries. The Embassy was re-
ceived with the usual cOurtesies, and the Elm
peror expressed his satisfaction at the step
which China had taken.
The Italian Parliament is debating with
much vehemence the obnoxious mill tax, the
imposition of which has lately caused so much
disturbance throughout that country
OUR MATERIAL INTERESTS. If Congress
should, to- morrow, remove every political dis
ability, would the Virginians be pecuniarily one
dollar better off? In the agitation which besets
the political world at present in the care and
anxiety shown to obtain political right and JUS
tice, is it worth while to close our eyes to the
fact, that loss of political privileges, has not
been the only loss incurred by the war. Sup.
pose now that all is politically made smooth,
that the control of the State, her interests,
and her enterprises IS put into the hand OF
Virginians, are we prepared Tor 1t !? How are
the perplexities which are found in our bust
ness affairs to be overcome? How is the capri
tai to be unlocked? How are the poor to be
fed, the idle to be kept busy? How is credit
to be placed on surer basis? How are the
debts to be collected? How in short, are the
wheels Of our internal prosperity to be kept IN
motion? The distranchised owner of q thou
sand acres, may be enfrauchised tomorrow is
his farm to be any better cultivated is la Dor
to be more easily procured, and to be made
more reliable? Remember that whether the
negro votes or not, he is now free; you cannot
make him work again and If by law you en-
deavOr to do 50, he can leave the State and
snap his fingers at law. a Tree system OF la
Dor is to be inaugurated, and the labor to be
paid, and how that labor is to be paid how
employed, are questions of as vital importance
as any political issue. Other causes, in addition
to the political disability, assigned for want Of
proper interest in the work of internal inn
provement, are personal poverty, loss of capt.
tai, and want of proper, skillful labor. No
fairy touch OF fortune hand Is going to build
up Virginia no powerful chance is going to
make the dry bones of Virginia live. Work,
hard work, constant work, is the only alterna
tive, and the sooner we wake up to full COM
prehension of this, the better. If We want
capital, why not ask it come here; not through
private letters or the daily press; not through
such encouraging expressions to the Northern
or the European capitalists as that I'VE are
glad you have come to Virginia, and hope you
will succeed Let us through our cities our
counties, our State let US as united people,
urge capital to come here; let US show them
the resources of the soil, the wealth of the
mines, the power of the streams, the advan
tares of our railway and canal transportation
let US give these figures to the capitalist and
tell him TO add them up, if he would know
what Virginia can do for him -Lyach ReD.
WASHINGTON ITEMS. -Mrs. DR.. Walker,
who figured conspicuous|y in the womans
TlSulS COuNCHtlUu HGiC, Ou pdluludJ uiduc dp-
plcation, in due form, to Speaker Cohax for
assignment to a seat in the reporters gallery
as representative of the Oswego IN. Y.
Times. The application was refused, on the
ground that all the seats were assigned. Mrs.
Walker then made application Tor card of
admission to the gallery, but this was also re-
fused.
Ga Friday afternoon Mr. George Phuser, a
farmer residing on the old Dladepsburg road, |
near the tollgate, set spring-gun in his stable
for the purpose of preventing robbery. Either
forgetiu of the location OF the gun, or careless
about the matter, he was the first to open the
door on Friday evening, when the weapon dis
charged, the load taking effect in his right
breast, causing death on Saturday morning
There is report that the President intends to
pardon Dr. Mudd confined at the Dry Tortugas |
lie ought to have directed his release long
ago. 'i4 4