Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-12-02
Eet.er from Westmorelsnd Co., Va.

Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
MoNTRoss, WEsTMoRELAND Co., Va. Nov
%, lS7O.-The excitement incident to the late
election has subsidized, and our community once
more assumes its usual composure Tho cleo
ton of our worthy countyman, Judge Critcher,
to the next Federal Congress, consoles us tc
some extent in the general defeat sustained IN
our local elections. We feel confident that the
Conservatives Of this district will have no cause
to regret the choice they have made, and al
the same time all parties will have an honest
and faithful representative. Possessed Of rare
intellectual ability and ripe scholarship, COM
bined with easy and elegant manners and o
high order of talent for debate, the presence OF
Judge Critcher will do much TO restore the
former prestige of the Virginia delegation 10
the National Councils.
The attendance upon our County Court yes
terday was unusually small in consequence OF
the heavy rain that prevailed through the day.
Owing too to the session Of the Circuit Court
in Northumberland, all the senior members of
the bar were absent This gave the young
scions of the legal profession foe opportunity
to exercise their talents, and we had consequent.
y very interesting time.
Reuben Wright, colored, charged with an at.
tempt to commit an outrage in August last
upon white girl twelve years OF age, was
found guilty and sentenced to one year s i'm.
prisonment in the county Jail. Col. Joseph
Mayo prosecuting attorney and VIM. w. Walk.
er and Robert Beale, esqs., defending.
Among the indictments found by the Grand
Jury were the following: w. r. BroWnlee,
for practising law without having produced to
the Court any certificate of proficiency Robt.
L. Pratt and W. R. Brownlee for an ARRAY.
Brownlee is what is called q carpet bag lawyer,
sent here few years ago from Ohio to act as
Commonwealth Attorney in this and several
neiehboripg counties. He has Just been elect
ed by the colored radicals to that same position
in this and Richmond counties, but being q
nonresident hero be is ineligible to the office
in Westmoreland at least, under recent act of
the Legislature. Our people owe the Legis-
ature vote of thanks for this timely interpo-
sition. We feel very sensiby and highly ap-
preciate the relief thus afforded US.
The many friends of Rev. Chas. Il. Watts.
who has been preacher in charge of the NJ. E.
Church, South, on this circuit Tor the past
twelve months, express much regret that the
appointing power Of the late Conference held
at Lynchburg failed to return him here He
served the people of this circuit most acceptaby,
and his removal, as yet unexplained, can only
be accounted for BY some change which seems
to have been made in the organization or plan
of circuits in this vicinity; change made
necessary by the recent union of the Methodist
Protestant and Methodist Episcopal churches
in Virginia. Mr.. Watts is a young minister
OF high order oftalent, giving promise Of great
usefulness to the church. The best wishes of
our people 70 with him and his amiable and
accomplished lady to his new field of labor on
Nashville circuit. B.