Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-03
NEWS or THE DAf !.
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ready declared by the Indians in that vicinity
and they were undoubtedly preparing to make
an attack on Fort Butord in strong force"
Our exchanges from tie Eastern Shore OF
MARYLAND all report the prospects OF large
peach crop. The Delaware Commarc'al says
the crop in that State will be equal 10, II not
larger than, the yield Of last year.
Experiments made in Paris have proved
pretty clearly the iallacy OF the idea put iofth
at the time of Traupmann execution 10y some
French physicians, that head served lToGi Tue
body retains lie for some time.
Forty cases Of relapsing fever were removed
this week from Bedford street, phadeIph'" 10
the hospital. Nearly all the shanlcS IA that
neighborhood have now been torn down by the
Board OF Health.
The residence of Benjamin Ii. Brewster IN
Philadelphia was entered by burg lars last night
chloroiorm administered to him. and his cham
Der robbed OF plate and iewcry valued 1T So
eco.
The Senate Finance Committc will report 9
bill to cqualize tho import duties OF Russian
aul Manila hemp, and to refund the overpius
whirh has i.onr ra;A tho RrSsian arhH'H
Charles Salisbury, clerk in the Philadelphia
Postoficc, has been arrested for robblng the
mails.
An extensive fire is raging in the country IN
one of the districts OF New brunswick.
The crop prospects in Illinois or remarkably
good.
AREyIEw or TIE SESSION or CONGRESS
so rAR-At the commencement OF the session
two courses were open to the Radical party
either of which might have afforded partia!
relief to the suffering commercial snd lncus-
trial Interests Of the country. With surplus
revenue estimated at one hundred and thirty
millions OF dollars, there was no longer al cx'
cuse for Gc!crr;ng reduction OF taxes. lhe
income tax, which only yields some twenty
millions, might have been abolished altogether,
| and no Inconvenience whatever wouu nave
been ielt by the government. The load OF IN
tcrpal taxation might have been ghtcncd in
| other respects, and still there would have been
revenue enough, and to spare. BY the INTRO,
duction OF . proper system OF economy ana
| retrcnchment in the various department! OF
| government expenditures these taxes might
| have been reduced, and Mr.. Boutwc! have
! been still left in possession OF conSldcrapIc
surplus with which to retire bonds and add TO
l
desirable to begin with revision OF the tariff
and to leave the adjuStmcnt OF Internal taxa
| ton, always excepting the abolition OF the Ia
! come tax to auotbor session. the work was
still easier. Here taxation might have been
lessened without any loss OF revenue, or "a
Their with the certainty Of an increase. ESpcr
fence has demonstrated that the best revenue
tariff is a properly adjusted low tariff \
| general reduction Of duties on imports would
| have given new life to foreign trade, a. we'll
as revived many anguishing branches OF home
industry that are now dying from too muca
'protec:ion the shipping interest for exam,
! pie, which has been literally 'protccted OIL
OF the face of the seas. These were the two
important matters which imperativeIy chal
lem ed the attention Of Congress the rpOl sN
| ton. Both were loudly called for by the con-
d,iOn OF the country. 1t the accomplishment
OF both objects during the past winter was too
much OF an undertaking for a single session,
it was optional with the party leaders to dcdl-
cate their energies to the successful pro5ecu
ton Of either. They have failed to do any
| hing. After months spent IN irultlessy
discussing Mr.. ScheEck' 8 tariff bill, that sub
| jcct has by common consent gone over TO the
next session, while the taxation bills only
| pruposc Il reduction Ofthirty TWO millions, end
| it is doubtful if even these will pass. Beyond
| luC IaCL llal NcUTull Has DcCH RCUDlttcu lutO
the Union and then turned out again, thata
bill of stringent pains and penalties and IN
volving an assum ptl0n Of unhcard OF powers,
has been passed for the enforcement Of the
fifteenth amendment, which no ono had vlolat-
ed, and that another vast tract OF the public
domain has been voted away to the Northern
Pacific Railway Company, to say nothing OF
some lesser Jobs OF the same sort, it is difficult
| to recall any single measure of great lmpor.
lance which has been actcd on in Congress
since it assembled in December.
1t is impossible that this failure Of useful
and bcncticial legislation ut the present Session
can escape the attention and animadvcrtlon
| of the public Some OF the leading rcpub
can papers, both in the West and in the
North, have not hcsitatcd to admit that all
this seriously impcli!s the future asccndcncy
and integrity oil their party. This, however,
is the least important aspect Of the matter,
which involves the question Of the practical
responsibility OF popular representatives to
their constituents. Ball. Sun.
A LESSON FOR THE FESIANs. In censuring
this miserable Fcnan business OF invading
Canada, one cannot rcprcss feeling oil pity for
the hundreds OF simple hearted Irish cnthusi-
asts who have been led into it. These poor
men arc not poltroons and stockholders. Officer
cd by men Of brains and courage they would not
belize as they seem to have done in the wretch.
cd fltSc0s that VIC have. been chroniring for
some days, the reputation that lrishmen have
earned all over the world for eameness in bat
tlc The only cheering thing in all this record
is the hope that it affords that the Irish poo.
pic Of America will be so disguised with Do
ninion raids that they will never attempt one