Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-27
VARIED PRoDUcTs.-The Petersburg Index

AIRED fRUDlClS. SeNi'0-S
Tins advises the farmers of Virginia:
I,et the farmers now address themselves TO
t6e Great duty of getting their land planted III
those crops on which mainly depends the pros,
neritv Of the country, as well asst epmtorSand
thrift Of the indy duai. grower = !. :,
Another such crop ofcotton, or Of tobacco,
,ronlJ well nigh bankrupt the South; for with
s,,nh IN excess in the markets Of the world
ahore all legitimate demand, it may be expect
ed 20 come down to half the present PRICES
,InIoing from the statements Of Intelligent plat.
ers The very least at which cotton can be re 3"
ond shipped to market is from twelve to 10
tam cts. a pound. On authority equally relle u:
tho cost of raising azpound of tobacco Is no: x
than ten cts. taking the crop through
Comparing the expense, then. with the price o.
famed. the condition Of the planting interest $
ANYTHING but easy.
| THE weak point in our coun Iymen Is that
when any product bears high price everybody
rnsh.s into the cultivation. The certain con-
sanuence is that it will speedily be overdone.-
The cotton famine consequent on the war made
nr;ces exclusively high. But it has only taken
two or three years to ll up the vactdm, anu
leave large excess: All this goes to Prov tie
wonderful energies OF the Southern peop'e: put
the time has now come when those energies
should be directed. i'll part, into dltterentcilan'
nel And this is the time 70 think OF laying
the foundation OF future prosperity, leSsllable
to huctuation and danger The only means We
can suggest is TO diversity Of agll 'turc. Inns
ia now the need Of the South. If IN the multi
tude of counsellors there Is wisdom, so IN the
variety of production there Is safety and "roht.
\ South CAROLINA CASE The Speak
er of the South Carolina House Of Renresen =
lives has no reason to complain Of reconst. IL
ton His position is 4 decidedly good one, and
he has evidently been patterning after the Ma.
tional Administration : making the most OF
its benefits He receives ST per diem for eve
~ session. ard this session includes four months.
Before adjournment. $1,000 were voted I'm %
4 present. extra al from the State treasury.
He is also Adjutant General and as such re-
ceiyes salary of s., 800 with 81 900 more as
4 contingent {urd and 50 900 for the expenses
Of the militia. He was also allowed $9l 900 to
buy furniture for the hall: and 100000 TO buy
arms. etc. These arc the figures which the
records show. The Speaker father Is the
Chief Justice, with salary of $l400O, and
contingent fund in his hands O.. $500 The
Sneakers father-in-aw has 81 100 for one office
and 81 900 for another. Tle Speakers uncle
, is Circuit Judge. with sala:y OF $4,000 and
then follows small army Of the Speaker kin:
who have liberal share OF the plcklngS
W.&OR. R.-Chief Engineer Blythe and
Cassius Lee esq, director oftheW. Il o. R. r.,
ACCOMPANIED by two New Workers who are in
terested in the road, visited Winchester last
week. All ofthem express the belief that the
road will soon be nut Under contract to Win
chester
Il is believed that the route through town
has been decided upon.
At the Berryville Court the other day. upon
motion of Mr.. s. j. G. Moore, counsel for the
Company, an order was entered for taking a
vote of the people on the question of re-afirm-
ing the county subscription TO the road. as at
present located, upon condition that It's con-
!, struction shall be begun within thirty days af
ter the election. Winchester Thes.
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THE CORC0RAN ART u -ALLERI.-Ih COM
missioners designated by actof Congress- to as
oorto;n and settle unnn principles Of jus.,c a
talr and Just compensation LOT thG use VI Tue
grounds ana builqlng kn2Th a. tlle C3 I:i
Art Galery Dullulng, ~ asnlpS'Eh' nlllie "
cuped by the =: ,. !or Tue PUBIC SCI, ie e.
hafe aiter co pms VI .ii t nr;,, 81 of
II. oena.a VI rie ' Kan ~
a1roriad the trustees S12; GOO aS a inst comnen.
cotton. and in arcordance With the terms If the
J as. of " " Corcoran CONVEYING the. nroner
~ r. the trustees this amount will be added to
me ort fund Of the gallery, The trustees claim
, cd $500 600. and the award, though not so
large as was eypcctcd BIZ them. will enable them
r. adj many ort treasures to the gallery.
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slim a. to 1he nrnrramme oi' the comirg
mol !tic,l stnnrIe She eyrectS that it will BE-
moderate but firm. that its Language will BE-
explicit and its principles those which have
been honored in the past, but she axis no
prominence in marking out the plan of battle
: only when the order is announced. and 80
baton Of leadership entrusted to fat =.
hands she cvnects and intends to give :,
mirhtv Voice her verdict against the moae~-
changers in the Temple. And this will be