Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-07-17

few DAYS. The Walker majority Oelng so large
that no whiting can materially affect It, 1t Is
said flank movement is meditated AGAINST the
Jepislature Thr IRON cN cath IL TO he PIT
:. sonn;e;t;on 70 eynureatc rebel elements, and
nne tale has II that any candidate voted 10! who
can take that purifying cath will be admitted,
! 80 ~ 70 constitute q quorum. The intenSe
iobor which Judge Bond is said to b. dcVo'lng
r. This marvellous project, will, we lear very
mich interfere with his Female school me
minor , also runs, that this ezrurgat'on anu
razeeinp is intended 10 secure the ei'eti9h
f. the Senate Of sad Judge Bond and inc
Wted Wells. ...--..,..,;.,
notwithstanding the 'creuar,. on election
1ov nv which some two u three hundred per
;,red negroes were admitted to the ballot hoS,
We have no idea that General Candy haN any
rart or will give any countenance 10 thiE ols'
reputable and dishonest proceeding II he
chooses 10 stand alone against ms own fas'
rourze, against the Instructions ol yen. 'Ean'
70 Gen. Meade. and against the acton OF every
other commander We are sure ne VIII 10 "
oncnly and above board, and resort to no IN
derhand and dirty tricks to cheat the peoP'' 81
Virginia OF their rights. This game -, IS at 'h4
for such characters a BOND an" "eiis' a"u
| their like.
There arc also lumcr+ ihat ihc carpet bas.,,
oprs propose, before leaving, to give the old
State a parting hug. Nothing but the i'rmncSs
and integrity OF Cen Schoiield and Gen. Stone
man prevented them long ago from getting
possession OF the public work and the credit
md revenues of The State. Now Is their last
and ONLY chance. 1t is said they have invested
heavily in State bonds at low figures, ana
now, by way raising the price, that they may
realize at q profit, propose to pay the State
| interest n August. To effect this, they pro-
pose to borrow from some OF Judge BOND s
Wall street friends, some 100000 And IN
this connection very subtle blow IS 10 DC
dealt at the railroads. Under the plausible
prctext OF paying the interest on the nlae
debt and thereby improving the public credit,
tho railroad companies are to be called on to
nav nm forthwith all their Indebtedness to the
State under the penalty OF h-ing ''mmar'iY
dealt with. What this summary proceeding
will be we are lett to com Ccturc. But rs their
object has been from the beg inning to get
posses=on of the railroads, We may suppose
that ia still their object As the Companies,
wc presume, are not able, without making
ruinous sacrifices, to comply with the re1nisl
lions, perhaps the first step will be to have
them nut into the hands OF Receivers, !. G.,
the carpet. bargers themselves. This accom-
nlished. all the resources OF the Companies,
present and prospective, will be at their dis
posal; and We need not be al no loss to con-
lecture their fate.
We are free to say that w. believe General
Candy incapable oil countcnancing or ccnnVing
at this scheme Of spoIlatlon on the State con- "a
fded to his keeping. But he might possibly
be imposed on. Judge Bond is reputed too
sharp for the sharpest sharpefs OF Wall street,
and an innocent, unsuSpCcti0g soldier might
easily be .cntrappeI by BIN.
If these rumors shall prove to hc lactS, We
think it the duty OF the officers to whom the
welfare Of the companies is directly committed,
n. once TO 70 10 General Sherman and Presi'
dent Grant and Invoke their nterpostion TO
protect the public Improvements and the reVe'
nucs of the State from this ioul and trloniou7
loray. Hedmoad HA'g
HONEST TALKING. Mr. Charlie l.. Ma,by,
of l.ynchburg, heing invited to address The
colorcd people, in that city, since the election,
was unable to accept the invitation, but wrote
n letter, FROM which We make the following
extract
| "indce,l. .ny ,oIarel friends, what more can
be reasonably irrrr1 BY your class than has
been already Gcconl.ii he'd our freedom has
| been established beyond thu power OF change.
lt was purchased at a cost Of life, and treasure,
/ y,
| have followed any other contest and, ii
party could be found mad enough 10 make
such an effort, it would take yetlarger outlay
of ali these clements Of human happiness or OF
misery to disturb IT, There II IN fact no such
party or can ever the verdict Of the war IS
approved by the voice of the civilized world,
| aud your freedom a. iixr, a the foundation ct
| the everlasting hiila.
| Following Thu, AMI aooncr perhaps than was
good for yourselves, your political rights have
been placed upon stable and enduring foun'
dation,-nay, in this respect yon occupy bet
ter position than the white liy the recon.
strnction acts Of CONGRESS and the adoption OF
! the Virginia constitution, your entire class IS
| invested with the rights Of cltl2enshp-the
right to hold property, to vote Tor, and to Ill
offices, State and Federal, from tho highest 10
the owest-whilc thousands Of the best and
unrest and most enlightened white citizens re-
main DISTINGUISHED by tho fourteenth amend
ment. Is not this enough 10 satisfy the cX-
| tremcSt radical!
As to social rights the rights OF civilization
Jet me speak to You candidly. Those rights
can neither be created nor regulated by t"'1,-
la the forche language of another, the clvl-
lizati0n Of the white man is the work OF centu
ries-thc accumulation Of hundreds OF years of
labor and sacrifice. This civilization is not so
cheap that you can be admitted into 1t IN
day. Yen cant rate yourself into 1.-THE bal
| lot is no talisman--it has 10 miraculous power.
You have got to .eorL. for your civilization
as trnIg as for YOUR bread. Let Inc then,
as a friend Of your race, counsel you and
your colored friends generally, to cease to
be politicians, and 20 TO worl, leach in his Own
way to make the means Of comfortable living
| for his family to educate his children, to rear
them in the paths OF virtue and religion, and
| lift them mp as high as possible in the sphere
they are destined to ill; and my word for 1t,
you will always find in the whites true and
| faithful friends, between whom and yourselves
there will be harmony of feeling, OF interest,
and Of action, and common good, public and
private, result to all.
! COMMUNICATED.
THE PRICE OF WnEAT.-lt is conceded the
crop in Virginia is the best since the war: \
gentleman Just from Missouri, illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, reports
very wet weather and great trouble in saving
| the heat, which was mostly fallen The corn