Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-24
ETrEw FROM RICHMOND.

| CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandria G":ette'
RICHMOND, Feb. 22.-Thc Senate, Today,
refused to recede from It's action IN reference 10
thc bill in relation to filliugthe Offices o1 Lieut..
tloyernor and Attorney General, whereupon
IN, House referred the bill to the judiciary
Committee.
Tbe Senate passed bill authorizing the
Govcrnor TO loan TO the Principal OF st: John )
Academy a. Alexandria, arms OF the State, TO
NO uscd tv the scholars in military exercise
The House bill cgalizlng the rate OF interest
IN money, as amended by the Senate, and no
ticcd Yesterday, was passed
The House bill fixing the salary OF the Super.
;utcnLent Of Public Instruction, was amended
So as not to require that officer 10 reside IN
Richmond, also fixing his salary at present al
20 600 instead of SO, 500, aud then passed the
BILL
In the House bill TO incorporate the Wood
stack Manufacturing CoGpGuy was reported.
The bill changing the name CT tue Ale8aE-
dria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Com
ranv TO that of the Washington, Virginia and
Ohio Railroad Company, authorizing CON
,inuation of the road from its present terminus
TO the line of West Virginia and an increase OF
the capital stock, was passed to It's third
reading.
A resolution inquiring into the expedency
oi eyem pting from taxation property held by
the Masonic and Odd Fellows tunctionarles,
used for benevolent, charitable or educational
purposes, was referred. -. 81
Mir. IlawXhurst presented tho petitlon OF
citizens of Fairfax in favor OF tax on dogs.
A bill to incorporate the Wnehester anu
Luray Valley Turnpike, was passed:
The Governor to-day sent to the Legislature
~,
tions required Of those now in Office or to be
elected, in the State. After quoting the var-
ous oaths required by the Constitution aud acts
ri Congress, and urging faithful compliance
with all the requirements of Congress, and
giving his reasons therefor, he concludes as
follows:
"J am painfully aware Of the fact that IN
many cases the enforcement OF these views may
opcratc to the serious detriment not only OF
worthy citizens, but OF the public service but
,hc Constitution Of the United States Is the
sunrcme law of the land, and must and will be
obcyed. 1t is more than probable that IN many
cases it will be found impossible TO suitably
and satisfactorily fill the various offices by com
netent men who are not disqualified from hold
inr office by tho Federal Constitution. But
nv views upon this subject have already been
| nlaeel before you, aud | have yet to sec any
reasou for changing or modifying them IN any
| respect. In former message, made use OF
| the following language: "Without intending
any disrespcct to the Fundamental Law OF the
| land or TO the constituted authorltle9, 1t ap
| pears to me that you not only ought TO have
| the right to the widest range Of selection Tor
these exalted judcial) positions; but that you
| ought to exercise that right. 1t Is solemn
dntv which YOU owe to yourselves and TO your
| constituents, to the country, and to posterty.
| 70 select our ablcst, purest and best msn, and
] if in the iultilImcnt OF that duty your choice
| should ialI upon any who are disqualified by
| the 81 clause Of the 18th Article OF the Con
| stilu,ion of the United States, J. would recon-
mend the passage by your honorable bodies OF
| a resolution respectfully requesting Congress
10 remove such disqualiicatlons. ! am salts
| fled that such resolution wcnld receive the
prompt and favorable consideration ami action
| of Congress-.
"rhe course which you were thus recon-
mcnded TO pursue was sanctioned by precedent
| in the case of the Governor and other State
| officers in North Carolina, auh will doubtless
| be rcsancLiOncd in L lew days IN s0me cases IN
! Mississippi | suppose it to he the purpose
and desire OF all to rcconstltute the government
| of the State with the very best material 1t con
! tains and if in the fuIfillment OF this very Just
| and patriotic purpose and desire it should be
| come necessary for you to mcmOrlalize Con-
prass 10 remove The political disabilities from
any Of your OF the peoples uppontces, let 1t
be done prcmply and unhesialingIy, confident
! that the same iavors which have been melted
out to other States will be promptly Vouch-
| saled to you. Already you have very properly
| asked Congress 70 reno the political dIsabll-
ties from all orr people. and was that act any
| more necessary or proper than to ask like ac
sion in the individual cases, it any there should
be, Of persons whom you found IT. ABSOLUTELY
necessary to elect to office to properly hll the
same, especially in view Of the fact that no
such person could enter upon the discharge OF
the 1nlics OF his Office until his political dlsa
biIitea had been removed by Congress-? l
earnestly hope that Congrrss will respond to
your respectful request by an act OF General
Amnesty, but its failure to DO 80 will not ju3tl
~ the conclusion that the dcnr is closed 10 IN
dpidual applications for RELIEF in cases sanc
toned by The approval Of yonr honorable bodies
as necessary for The proper reorganization OF
the State Government.
The message is plain statement OF tacts,
uupretcndng but pertinent, aud is other
proof OF Gov Walkers good faith, /" aud an
additional earnest OF his desire for The real
good OF the people and the welfare OF the
State. The Governor frmness in reaftrming
his former position in reference to the jnllcl airy
il appauded and in his present conrae he dc
servas In no hporIilv sustained FAIRFAX.