Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-05-27

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GEN. MAGRUDER VS.. SENATOR CAMERON.
The Philadelphia Telegraph publishes the
following letter from General James 3. Ma
gruder, to gentleman in that city, in reply to
certain statements made by MIR. Cameron in the
United States Senate:
GALVESTON, Sunday, May S, 1870.
Dear Ssr-l have not had an opportunity to
answer your letter Of April 10 until now. AS |
have atstaincd from politics entirely since the
war, regret thatI am compelled to write letter
which will be construed by some at least as being
OF political character. 1t is not 20, however,
for this letter is purely personal and written
solely in defence of my honor, which has been
recklessy, maliciously and mendaciously at
tackled BY Senator Cameron, Of ofPennsylvania, in
debate in the Senate of the 5th ult,, as ap-
pears from the Congressional Globe, which
YOU, though unacquainted with me personally,
believe, had the kindness to send me, for
which thank you sincerely. Before going
further, will here say that you are not oply
at liberty to publish this letter, but hope that
you will do so and in such newspapers that
MIR. Cameron vii! be forced to read it, as
hold myself responsible personally at any time
to Mr.. Cameron for its contents.
The paragraphs in the debate in which allu-
sion is made to me, are as follows
"Mr. Cameron remember that Captain
Somebody, who became General in the rebel
army, had the command of battery here and
he was going to start off, not only with himself
the battery did not get of. lie cleared off in
a few evenings after, however, and got across
the bridge.
MIR. Pomeroy-That was the Captain who
escorted the President to the White House?
MIR. Cameron-The same man. lie escorted
the President to the White House, and heard
him say to the President that he admired him,
and was going to stand By him during the war.
lie said that the evening before he went away.
will premise, in reference to the above.
that as was the only officer that commanded
4 battery in Washington ct that time. and at. |
terwards became General in the Confederate |
army, Mr.. Cameron could have meant none |
other than myself. The rest Of his remarks !
are false 10 every particular. In TACT they cor,
stitnte one moDstrous, malicious reckless and
infamous lie. For, in the first place. never
was with MIR. Lincoln in the presence OF Mr.
secondly. never escorted Mr.. Lincoln to the
White IIoue, for | was on my way from or IN
Europe at hat time, as the milltaIy representa-
tive Of thecountry, sent by MIR. buchaoau 10
iospect aid report upon the armies OF hurope'
,nt d;1 lot reach Washington until alter the
an,or,allon-I think abou; the 10Th Of March,
,5GI Ia TACT never was in Mr. Cameron's
com napy but once in my life, to my knowledge,
and that was at dinner party ID the house OF
nv brother, Commodore George a, MagEudcr,
.tthe United States Navy, in Washloston,
while Mr. Cameron was Secretary OF War,
about the 10th, l7th or 18th OF March, 1851,
when Mr. Cameron offered, 10 conversation
with me, as | was sitting by his side at the din
ner table, to send me to Russia, there to re-
main until the termination of the pending war,
if would agree to it. looked upon that as
the most disgraceful position an officer could
occupy. To stand upon the soil OF foreign
country, to receive his pay, told his arms and
look from distance upon deadly conflict or
rountrvmen. without taking sides with one or
the other, was, felt, the most lRnoole course
Of all and treated MIR. Cameron's offer with
the silent contempt thought it 1t deserved
am. sir. very respectfully, your obeulcnt
servant. j. BANKHEAD MAGRUDER.
THE SUN.-The sun is causing grave anx-
iety to many worthy people by its extraor-
dinary performances now a-dayS. Inc Spots
on its surface that have interested sclentlhc
men so long are now widening out into gulls
large enough apparently to swallow our Smail M
earth and digest it without difficulty. They
soom n he on the Increase, and alarmlsts sug-
pcst that the same catastrophe that has over
taken other solar systems may be the ruin OF
rs, The Millerites may get out tneir "nl'e
robes and the inevitable DR.. Cumming give
another and ftieth blast upon his propheuc
horn, Our whole solar system might dlsap.--
pear, and the inhabitants OF other plane!s'
opv there are, would not even notice 1t. a re-
nont writer describes the sun as "a hurricane,
Of fame, the disturbances OF which might
,orhans he best represented to our lmaeioa-
,;on bv the occasional explosion ola planet o. OF
100 of ni,rogIycerinc." AS PROOF OF tu,
ronS march If science, it is 10 be noteu 'la
these disturbances were preeddc'ea mou,is usJ
Tbev cause magnetic thrlll 70 course .niousa
,he ssrth. materially adding to the mystefiou
;nansnces ;na that are supposed to cause earth
nnakes On the lest occurrence OF Simlla
nbcnomena, the telegraph apparatus all owe
The country was seriously derapgeu. Once Il
evorv eleven years the sun exhibits ines
nbnnomena, and by some mysterious coance
tion mems miads become disturbed, ana OF
derlv md regular political and social arrange
men,s arc broken up. Mems nerves get IN
i;nbIv excited condition and wars and re
youtions follow.
.Tup.rRE BOXES IN CHURcH.-The new prI
roced church in Clinton avenue, Newark I'VE
feSsp sSsov is to be built upon the latest improve
Ut,S Mans The mniu floor will have iour SE SIsle m
nd ono hundred and seventy two pe"s. l ny,
will W be- be- gallery around the whole church a,0st wit
twenty nine square compartments men, ot ~ boldin %
boxes for families, each capable o. ior hU'b1 ha
Twelve chairs, with tables IN the centie ~. n~
and books. The srstocrat'c worsn'ppers Ie,n "a "a
thus perform their devotons apate fnstu t,u f. s.
common lbroDg The ceiling VIII oe IG iG'ts tyol,
iect high, the gallery ten feet hen s.oS anu S"1, or
feet in width. Dimensions OF tine osurou' e Tl ~
hundred and eight feet ny SHY yd lod'j do,ar
a,su The preseut st chapel, which is to remain as
extension, cost $4,000