Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-10
ANOTHER WORKING MAN.
lCOMMUNICATED.

| cluse-sit down.
ANOTHER WORKISG MAN.
COMMUNICATED.
| ALEXANDRIA & FnEDEnICKsBURG IL. r.
| In replying to Ms communication, o! the Sth,
| | shall purposey leave %lth0u; ctnim tit any
| observations he may have made. nr >h"k>pu
rian quotations outside OF the subject II hanl,
and cOnGne myself to the practical! question,
whether the City Council shout! encourage
the passing OF the Alexandra and Frc,icr!cks-
burg railroad into and through the corporal ion
limits of the city, remarkiEg that like ii l'lm
self, [ am not, and never was the silrenIary
Of any railroad, aud never received = 'cnn,ld
Grafton" for any thing | have Written on Inc
subject. Let me pass, however, 1T oncc ~ the
matter in hand.
The principal point il N !; crinlluhlcation
is. that the amphitheare 81 LILIES would be an
obstacle to the exit ofthc road throushEairlax,
To this will say that the same amrhlthcatre
has to be crosse after crossing uuniiny Creek.
Now what is the true condition u: 'lings? \
company has been organized 10 buIn! . railroad
from Fredericksburg TO this pniE!, AID 20
Washington, without asking his city OF cOunty
to subscribe one dollar, and VI meets thcGI at
the Threshold with hand bits c.lrln! On The
citizens TO rally a2d asss: y! 49," IN Imposing
| heavy consideration on SAID railroad Tor the
privilege under discussion, that l.. c'!ta!n
rights of streets on the outskirts ,t liz csrpc-
ration where our COWS pasture every uay, and
in fact do pasture much lover down t3WG.and
| would not be far out Of Tic Wa i wcrH TO
say all over town. Is this the way 10 io2r1vc
our city, enhaHca the value Of properly, build
UP our business men? The best SusiG"ss men
Of our city thought aud acted ve:y differently
L
present onorous deb; 10 their li5er"i -! scrip
ton to the Manassas aud Orange i~7:a. Now.
here comes Il company not asking, - | ha &c
before said, dollar, ard M**#%|; ard those OF
his way of thinking want 10 scare then, Gu. Of
town by cnacting "va,uablc considerations
from them, when may, il pushed t. IN in
proper extent, make them lookout :5c them
selves The citizens OF this town ""uEd be
very much disappointed if they sh0ud wake
up some morning and find the Frederick shurg
| railroad company working on the road from
the end of the Long bridge through Fairfax,
and be told that the Alexandria and Washing.
ton railroad either belonged to she Erclercks-
burg railroad or would do tIc way bu$iu?.s for
Alexandra.
Now, fellow citizens Itakc care hos ,o:l fol
low the advice Of M%****, for all that have
said may take place. act a5 bacoHc4 YOU un-
der the circumstances, and not try 81 get back
from liberal company what you h t:t !cst by
the acknowledgements OF Others in !n,!!::r trans.
actions. and do above all thirg, net t. the
game of threatniug AMI Illuminating this Fred
| ericksburg railroad company into gleing ecu i
valuable consideration Tor rendering you Il
great service, and for which il Iufucr times
you were willing to pay hundreds .! thousands
of dollars. H..
! VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAX's LETTER -The
following is Vice President Cofax's letter in
relation to his retirement from pubic lie -
81 intend. with this term, to c!rsa !uy pubic
| life abSoluiey. | will then have mad ciehicen
| yeals Ut continuous service at Washington,
| mostly on stormy sca-lOng enough Tor any
one, and my ambition is all gratted ans salts
| fed. General Grant will doubtless be rtnomi
mated, and | think should be- My articles and
speeches show my faith in hn, and ny regard
for him. But the Dcop!e will want some Elst
cru or southern Vice President, and should
have one | shall leave public lie va;uatarily
| aud without regret, and expect to 90 l1to ac
tive business My friends here all know OF
this determination, and assure you it is no
preteDcc but reality, as ycu will sec. This
ls the last campaign in which shall partic;-
pate, and l feel as happy at the prospective
release from the exactions, cares mlSrcprasen.
tatlons and excltemcnts OF political lie ai the
student who is about TO graduate and 20 forth
from the walls in which lie has been i0r years
Tree from professors and critics. " hen you
think 1t all over you will conc,dc that it Is a
wise determination.
The FRENCH REpUBLIC-A Washington
dispatch to the Tribune says: L. is 4 matter
OF much national i'm portancc to state that the
President is now openly and aTowedIy Tor the
maintenance OF the French Republic he
said to-day: 81 have fastened to give the
new Republic our moral support, aui hope
that before the week is out that she will not
need anything further. think the Prus:inn
King may be induced to stop fighting. He
talked freely to several gentlemen on the sub
ject and it will not be surprising it, after the
the Cabinet meeting to morrow. he sends in
structions to Minister Washburnc 10 offer his
good services as mediator between the bclligc !
rents. 10 his avowed support Of the Republic !
he is warmly supported by Secretaries Fish |
and Robcsoo. The sentiments oil the other !
Cabinet officials are not yet known.
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEH. Great
Council of the Improved Order OF Red iiicn of |
the United States, which has been ia session |
in Baltimore for several days, adjourned yes
terday, 10 meet on the second tuesday In SCp |
tember, 1871. in Phiiade phia. The following
officers we're elected 10 serve during the ensuing !
Term Grand Incohonee, William B. Ecke:t,
of Pennsylvania; Great Senior Sycamore,
Adam Smith, of California Great JUNIOR Sag.
amore, Charles S. Belts, OF Ohin Great
Chief OF Records, Joshua MeariS, of Delaware:
Great Keeper of Wampum, William Benson,
Of Maryland; Great Prophet, Joseph Pyle, of
Delaware. The reports OF the representatives
from nearly every State 10 the Union showed
that the Order was greatly increasing in mem.
bersbip. 1t is designed to organize tribes and
council 10 the British Provinces.
A London dispatch announces that the Em
nress Eugene has arrived 10 Engand, and is
now With the Prince Imperial, at Hastings: