Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-23

Our Virginia Conservative exchange papers,
10 all quarters of the State, are urging the
Conservatives to unity Of action, at the ap-
preaching election. II that is secured, ana
proper degree of activity prevail S there can DC
no doubt OF Conservative maj 'rltY. how
important it is, to bring about this result, we
need not state. Every man, at al! Interested
10 the success of the Conservative cause, must
see it. There should be no lukewarmness, no
Indifference, no holding hack.
An excellent article 90 the value and import
aucp of classical learning is published in the
Norfolk Journal. We have often thought that
it would he great improvement if, 10 our
primary schools. for ready exercises, VII, re
Buys have not the time to learn Greek and
Latin, good TRANSACTIONS from the classics were
Introduced. This would give them taste for
ancient literature, besides furnishing them with
information on historical subjects.
One newspaper thinks that Washington city
is threatened with on earthquake. Another
hopes that the event will not take place till
Congress meets One journal states that the
sun is gradually drawing the earth iuto its to-
Gus; to which it is answered, that an old man,
upon being told that coffee was slow poison,
replied, YES, very slow, for [ have been
drinking it for seventy years and it has never
hart me yet.
COL J. 3. Kelly, the .. S. Senator just
elected by the Legislature of Oregon,is demo
cratic conservative, and was the candidate OF
that party for Governor in 1854. We hal!
with pleasure all such accessions to the small,
but gallant, band Of democrats and conserva-
tivcs now nobly contending against the Radl-
cal party 10 the Senate, and striving to secure
what is yet left to US OF State rights and constr
tutional government
Some of the religious journals have lately
gone into disquiSitions as to the bea ring OF cur
rent events on the fu Fl ment of scriptual pre-
dictions and foreshadowings. AS usual, the
prophecies of Daniel and tho molly visions of
St. John, at Patmos, are the texts. The
writer's know no more. in advance, about such
matters, than we do-and Heaven koows, that
is-nothiDg.
Among the patents issued last week from
the Interior Department, at Washington were
the following: Art of ManuIac urng Spike
David Eyuon Richmond, Va, asslgnor to the
lredegar Company, same place. Lamp Wick
Reeu ator-Lemuel ". Lsary. Norfolk, Va.
DesuIphuriziug a .ro Pyrites aud other ores
L,rrrz, oib,r', SrauDtoD, Va. (Antedatcd
Sep mbcr 5, 1907
Wheu crowoed b, ads III Europe-emperors,
kings, &c meet w,h mlsturtunes. aud lose
heir domi ions, :hey generally have the good
uck &c go into retirement, or exile, with plenty
TO live on, aud toltr ,bly Well IF lin pecuui
AIRY pcius Of view" When plain people come
10 grief, it is the financial" condition which
plays the mischief with them
Theodore Tlton, declares that ''the next
Vice President of the United S. ates must be
black man." Mrs. Stanton. of thu Revuiu
ION, declares that the next Vice President
AUST be woman. And there i, DO knowing,
as things are now going, but what ono or the
other of these demands may be complied with.
The Richmond w bic speaking OF the Rad
cal Convention in Richmond hopes that Dr.
Bayne, OF Norfolk, UucIe Specs, and all OF them,
will be on hand, to coulter the third degree on
,ha SQUAD Of repcn,ant white brethren who
nave returned to the told since the Walker
canvass.
The Norfolk Vlrsln,an gives racy account
,t the p, oceediugs of the Radical meeting held
1T the City Hall few nights since, Tor the pur
pose Of rc-org AIMING the party. 1t is repro
sented as having been one of the most rlotous
nd disgusting assemblages ever seen in Nor
fix.
Norfolk and Alexandra are the two bess
commercial ports in Virginia. Alexandria has
rich back counlry fincs. portion Of the
State. Let commerce and manufactures flourish
here, and both town and country wolld b. ia
calcuIably beneilted
Tourists are extremely anxious that the seige
of Paris shoali cod, one Way or the her, as
they are .sirous of commencing agaio the de
lights of sight sceiog. s., also, fashionable
people are concerned about dresses, bonnets,
&c., under the "pressut crcum stances"
The political mission of Conservatism, is
to defeat Radical aims, purposes aud designs
in our national and State governments. The
Democrats 10 the North and West are man-
lul ), and ably assisting 10 this important work
Some of those who, whilst be was in power,
denounced as absurd and scandalous, tho story
about the paternity of Louis Ma poleon, now,
do not scruple to say there is not drop of the
Ronanortn hIo,d In his veins Oh. this world !