Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-02
; ALEXANDRIA, VA.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 1870


swered, in regard to the Southern States
beiug:required to raily the fifteenth amend
ment as a condition OF restoration to the Union.
AS they could not be trusted to come IN and
then ratify it, they ratified first and then came
in. They were, therefore, not In the Union
when they acted on the constitution, or else
they we're never out Of the Union. Either
then, says the Herald, "all the reconstruction
laws of Congress are invalid, or these Southern
notifications of the fifteenth amendment arc in
valid. If the States were in the Union there
was no need to admit them, and il they were
not in the Union they could not participate in
making law for States that are in But the
truth is, that in this whole matter Of Recon
struction by Congress, the Constitution has
been violated constantly and pcrscvcrngly.
A despatch from Washington says that on
Saturday consultation was held by all the
members of the Supreme Court. including Jus.
tice Grier. upon the subject OF the cases arising
out Of the Legal Tender act Of 1862. The cas-
es now before the Court are instituted to re-
cover gold instead of ereenbacks from creditors
on account Of contracts made before the passage
of the act but not settled until afterwards -
The plaintiffs claim gold payment on account
Of the act being unconstitutional. The Court,
ut is said" will not touch this point in its de-
cisiop, but will decide that all contracts made
previous to the passage Of the act are held to
payment in gold.
The President has appointed the following
Mdshipmen at-large, and they will be admit
ted to the Naval Academy in June next, if
found qualified &C. X. McGunnegle, son Of
late Lieut.. Commander :McGunnegle; Ii. j.
Hunt, son Of Brevet Major Gen. Hunt, u. s.
army William B. Decatur, son Of Com. Dcca
tur, U. S. Navy G. II. Emmons son OF Com.
Emmons, u. S. Navy; A. &. Macomb, son OF
Brevet Col. j. n. Macomb, u. S. Army:
Thomas n. Wood son OF Chief Engineer Wood,
u. S. Navy ) j. Y. Turner, son of Com. Tur'
ner, u. S. Navy j. G. Caldwell. son Of late
Capta;n Caldwell, Tenth Pennsylvania Reserve;
w. J. Cia,k. son Of Brcvct Co.. j. &. Clark.
Another letter from Hon. ,Jcre. = Black is
made public, in reply to the romancing pauegy
rio Of the late Mr. Stanton by Attorney Gener-
al Hoar Mr. Black calls upon the Attorney
General to explain his assertion hat Mr.. ST.
ton batliel with Secret pIo'ter; viz treason
implying that the said sccreff ,>lnt,,rs ,Dnro :,
Buchanans cabinet .!- 2sn r., nrojuc, ,bccvJcncc
1sos tthch that and similar observations were
based.
Gen. Folsom, tie now Iiayt!en Minister, who
comes as the accredited representative OF "a
gets administration, arrived yesterday, pre-
scented his credentials to the State Depart
ment, and will be formally presented to the
President to day The change of Ministers
has been almost as swift as the trial and exc
cntion OF Sanayc, who, until four day' ago,
wos represented here by Gen. Tate, colored.
1t is reported from Paris that the Minister
OF the Interior, in reply to the request Of tie
English company for permission to lay a cable
from Agcrs to France, said that hereafter all
monopoly in telcgraphic cables would be aboI-
ished, and that even private parties were at
liberty to lay cables.
1t is stated that tho Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs are said to be opposed to the
ratification of the treaties for the purchase Of
San Domingo ard st. Thomas. Sagcts Gov
ernmcnt, which now holds the reins of power
in San Domingo, is avcrsc to yielding up any
part Of the territory.
Tho extension of time for the consideration
BY Congress Of the new Census bill having ex-
pired, the dcccnnial census which is to be tax.
en- this year will be collected by The United
States Marshals throughout the country under
the law Of 1850. The work viii be commenced
on the lst Of Juac.
There il some talk about making objection
TO the eligibility Of the new coored u. 5. Sen
ator from Mississippi Ii will be useless. We
suppose he is entirely eligible under the" -Four
tecnth Amendment, "and various other modern
laws made to suit such cases.
The navigation OF the Hudson river, lroul Al
bany to New York, is now entirely free and
unobstructed by ice. There has been no impcdi-
ment to the navigation of the Potomac by ice
this whole winter
4 co.ored man has been elected by the Leg
islature of S. e., one OF the Judges OF the
Supreme Court 0. that State. The Legislature
is composed Of majority OF colored men.
WASHINGTON ITEMs.-A select party Of colored
people gave a dinner last night to the colored
Senator Revels, from Mississippi. There were
present Senators Wilson, Of Massachusetts,,
and Harriss. of louisiana Representative kel-
lev, Of pepnsylyapia; Senator Amcs and the
Representatives from Mississippi; Mayor Bow
en-; Mr.. Cook, the Corporation attorney; and
about thirty colored people.
In the Senate, yesterday Mr.. Pomeroy IN
troduced bill for the suppression OF drinking
houses and tipping shops in the District OF
Columbia, which was referred.
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