Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-28
The Richmond Wing says:-'For our part,


vote ali cur energies to the welfare OF all her
people Aud so are We. And, therefore,
believing that frolu what has passed, ana "hat
is now passing, the domination OF the hadlcal
| leaders aud The principles OF the ultra Radlea!
party, as avowel and acted gu, are all inlml-
cal tohr rights anil interests OF Virginia, with
| nut rrlarear, to party issues, ~e are more
and more inclined any day to oppose any attia-
ton nr connection With those leader, or any
adont0n or assistance towards the prevalence,
Of these principlcs--il principles Is word
which can properly be applied in the case
A biography Of the late Chief Justice fancy
is in coura, OF preparation by MIR. Samuel
| TYLER, Of Georgetown, d. G. Shortly before
| the death Of MIR. fancy lie placed in the hands
oil Mr. Tyler collection OF papers and doc
uments relating to his private and official lille,
that gentleman having long been his contiden
ta friend, ard having signitied 4 desire to
write the volume which is soon to make its APP
pcarauoe From one Of Judge fancy letters
we quote this sentence :-"A Judge Of the Su'
preme Court ought never to lie connected with
the parties and politics of the country. 1t he
should, be will certainly destroy his own use
fitness on the bench, and the court itse! will
be finally brought into the political arena.
| The Richmond State Journal argues that
| the Homestead clause in the New Constitution
was intended to operate instanter, and to apply
| to debtors whose obligations were contracted
| before the ratification Of the Constitution as
well as after 1t contends that it is RETROSPECT
tive in it's provisons--that it is not contrary to
the Constitution OF the Z. Sand will be so
adiudgcd by the courts. We shall see. The
stay law passes away upon the admission Of
the State. There will be judgments, cxecu
tons, sales and, We fear, great sacrifices OF
property and much distress. This!sutiect is
one Of the most important that will claim the
| attention of our people and the Legislature.
The Richmond Eoquircr not disposed to
run mad over the admission" matter, un.
der the circumstances, q1iety remarks, how.
ever, that it has certainly effected one thing
eve get rid of Gen. Canby.' We don't know
We shall wait. We thought when Congress
"stipuated' Tor the vote and settlement in
July last, tn? thing was lone 1t was not
done We cannot say, but that by some Eadl
cal legislation or other Gen. Candy may not
| be in some position or other in Virginia still !!
| Abel r. Corbin gave in bis testimony re.
| garding the September gold panic before the
ConQre ssiona Committee yesterday. lie denl
Cd that President Grant or any Of his family
were in the conspiracy, but admitted that he
had made an unauthorized use Of the Pre:
dent 5 name in lis pottines with Gould and
Fisk. Mr.. Corhin iustt:s his own deceit hy
pleading that it was no harm to take advantage
| of such INSCRIPTIONS men as these two What
"a prrcion7 set -
| Il - stated that . new survey Tor Il ship Ca
mai across he l5thmus OF Drrlen has lust hecn
completed. The work WAS uoderta AIKEN Tor q
! Paris company by NJ. de Puydt, 4 French en-
gnecr and lie has succeeded in layiog out a
short route from the Atlantis; to the Pacific
| Tho linc is outside the limits o! the territory
| over which the Panama railroad company holds
right 'lhn cost is estimated at SO 600, GOO,
and The time required for the completion Of
the work from three to five years.
Washington dispatches report an extensive
scheme ior the establishment OF American for
cisn steamship communications. hm1ag the
lines proposed is one from Blrmore and Phil
oil, "a, j.; 4
in Baltimore being Mcssrs Jos. Corner. Wash
ington Booth, John w. Garrett, B. NJ. Hold
ges, Jr., y. Schumacher, Thomas Whitridgc,
L. W. Bruno, James ChesiOn and Hamilton
Easter.
Mr. Thornlou, the British Minister, gave
last night, reception and ball, in honor Of
Prince Arthur. Every thing was conducted
in the most magnificent style" The Prcsl-
dent ard his lady, and many of tho officers Of
the government, @xrc present. The Prince
danced the first set in the ball with Mrs. Grant.
lie was only introduced to few, whom he de-
sired to know.
Porter, tic man who was tried and convicted
by military court martial during the war, for
reasonable language against the government
and authorities of the y. s.. was yesterday ad
mittcd to seat as Representative from Fir.
ginia in Congress- while Lewis Mckenzie, one
Of TIC most pronounced Union men in the
whole country, was not admitted yesterday.
But he Will be-
Gen. Sir De Lacy Evans, OF the British
army, who, when young man, 10 1874 com
mandcd the rading party which entered the
city of Washington, and who, 10 his old age,
was one of the most distinguished of the gen
erals commanding in the Crimea, died in Lon
don Gil the 9th Instant
The appropriation made by Congress for the
purchase and distribution Of seeds, &C., will
not noSSib;v admit of anv penora mr. misc ,1l,