Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-06
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
VIRGINIA ADVER TISER

THURSDAYS and SATU RDA1S, at $6 per
snnum-payable in advance.
ACCUSATIONS REBUTTED. during the June
term the attention OF the Grand Jury was call
cd to communication, signed y. Nj. H, dated
at Richmond, June e, and originally published
in the I.oudoun Republican. The following
is tie communication
"RIcHMoND, Va, june 6, 1870.
''Dear Sir--l notice in your issue OF the 50
instant, statement in small paragraph, rs
follows:
The policeman who assaulted Congressman
Porter and Collector Humphreys was promptly
suspended and arrested, and sent on to answer
an Indictment.
This statement is calculated to mslead.
Woods (evidenly prompted to assasslnate
Mr.. Porter by others Of more 1ote) was al
terwards sheltered by the authorities, was
encouraged especially by Presidents of Regis
tration, has drawn his pay from the city
treasury every day since the outrage was
committed, and has freely walked the streets
and been lionized Tor tho cowardy deed ever
since. Outrages are daily being committed
upon the persons of Republicans numbers
are shot down; houses attacked with stones,
and shots fired at them. Are these things to
not Truly yours }. NJ. H."
The reputed author, }. Nj. Humphreys,
Collector, was speedily summoned, and ap-
pcareG before the Grand Jury. He neither
denied nor avowed the authorship of the
communication, but gave the names OF about
fourteen parties WLo had been assaulted and
treated in the manner spoken of in the COM
municalion. All these parties were promptly
summoned before the Grand Jury, to make
known their wrongs. All appeared, and
although every effort on the part OF the Jury
was made to investigate each case, only three
we're found to possess any merit as to the
sembance of q violation Of the law.
First and foremost was the much talked
of Pat Woods Porter case. This case had
been previously acted upon with promptness,
in the Mayors Court, and Pat had been sent
on for indictment.
The second was shooting affair an Main
street, in the latter part of May. This also
had been legally investigated and settled in
the Mayors Court by the parties, although
u true bill was subsequently found by the
Grand Jury against the assaultiDg parties.
1.-The third was an assault on an individual,
no officer being present at the time OF the
assault; the party assaulted went OF and
failing to make his grie vance known, NO lagal
steps we're or could be taken TO bring the
offender to justice; true bill was found
against the offender.
The other cases reported by the reputed
author of the communication in the Loudoun
Republican were of so frivolous nature as to
be unworthy of notice. Some OF the parties
brought before tie Grand Jury were surprised
and indignant that they were hauled up to
testify about some little basty misunderstand
ing between friends, which had been forgotten
the moment after its occurrence others knew
of no violations OF the law others bad little
or nothing to complain off, and entirely unsup-
ported by proof of any kiud.-Rtch Ne'rS.
FRIENDLY SrIR1T.-The suhjoined editorial
paragraph which We copy from the Richmond
Enquirer is in a spirit Of friendliness. 1t says:
"Let the honest men of all parties cultivate
political warfare. Great parties divided 10 the
United States on substantial issues. Men
may be allowed to take either side, on such
issues, without imputing to them sinister mo
tives of action. 1t is the political bats, that
cannot tell on which side to 60, until they
find where success is going, that are danger
Gus to all sincere people, and require to be
driven off by all SUCH We have no right to
quarrel with citizen because he is Repub
can-the Republican has no right to quarrel
with us because we are Democratic. But each
Of us hasa right to quarrel with the little
squad that hang around, protesting neutrality,
aud mean to strip either party that is beaten,
and claim from the victors the privilege OF
holding the spoils. Such persons corrupt
politics, make it mere personal and clique
game, and ought to be dscouutens need wher-
ever public virtue and principle ore esteemed.
They never get place or influence except from
the influence of fear. Men who dread defeat
will accept this sort of ally. Men of sense and
courage know that victory, by such aid, IS
infinitely more disastrous than defeat without
it, Party struggle must prevail II all tree
countries Party hate need exist in none,
where men Of courage and of honor lead"
SALARIES OF DRY GooDs SALEsMEN.-The
New York correspondent OF the Boston Post
has all article on statesmen who don't grum'
ble," embodied in his latest letter. These
statesmen, according to this writer, are the lucky
fellows who make from $1,000 to $4,000 a
year, Some dry goods salesmep, be declares,
receive double the salary of the Chief Justice
Of the United States Last year man was
discharged from one OF the principal houses in
this city 1--WE follow the correspondent because
lie had made, by salary and commission, over
81, 600 in one year The head of the firm
thought that was too much for oae man, and
gave him notice that he might leave. Anoth-
er salesman made 1000 the same year in
the same house. There are score OF buyers
who receive regular salaries from $4,000 to
Slo,mO, and whose expenses to Europe and
back, twice a year. are paid besides. Then
there are many scores OF statesmen who get
$1,000 and upwards, some of these drawing
during the year as much as $4,000. During
the past lew years many statesmen have clear
ed more money than their employers. lue-
quality is talrly exampled in the condition Of
the wholesale and retail clerks in New York
one class earning from S., 900 to $2o, 900 year
Though, Of course some do not get even
hall the first figure and the others struggling
along on 5000 or s700.
ESTRAY COW-Came ~ my house, on Wed.
il nesGay the 29th ultimo, little red COW,
with ali,r, han Tho In