Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-16

REUNION OF OLD SOLDIERS. The surviving
resident soldiers of the Mexican war held
meeting yesterday evening at the Office of Cap.
tain Scott, under Ford's Hotel, and amongst
them we saw many gallant fellow who had
fought not only in Mexico, but 10 Virginia.
There were some there who successfully battled
with the enemy from Vera Cruz to the Capital
of the Aztecs and others who fought manfuly
through the chapparal from Resaca de la Pal
una to Beuna Vista, which was indeed glo-
rous sight to them as the sun arose upon the
morn Of victory.
On motion Of Mr.. Robert Reio, Captain R.
G. Scott was invited to preside, and Lieutenant
John K Cooke requested to act as secretary
On taking the chair Captain Scott delivered
an interesting and appropriate address, setting
forth the objects Of the meeting, which was
called for the purpose Of selecting delegates to
the general meeting of the survivors to be held
in Washington on the 18th Of January, 1874.
Lieutenant w. H. Pleasants presented the
following resolutions, which were adopted:
81. Resolred, That all of the surviving SOL
ders who served the United States in the war
with Mexico, resident in the State OF Virginia,
are requested to meet US in this city on the 18th
day Of October, 1878; for the purpose OF or
panizng society and to send delegates to the
National Convention of Veterans of the Mex-
can War" to be held in Washington on the
18th day of January, 1874
''2. Resolved, That Robert G. Scott, Major
John Poe, Lieutenant W. S. Pleasants, +. w.
Brown, Morgan Strother, Robert Reid, j. A.
Cooke, A. 2. Bennett, and 2. D. Sutton, be
appoipted committee of arrangements to Sc
lect suitable place for said meeting and to
carry into effect the foregoing resolution. -
Richmond NeacS.
AN OBSTINATE Man does not hold opinions,
but they hold him; for when he is once possest
with an evil error, it is like devil, only cast
out with great difficulty. Whatsoever he lays
hold on, like drowning man, be never loses
though it do but help to sink him the sooner
His ignorance is abrupt and inaccessible, i'm
pregnable both by art and nature, and will hold
out to the last, though it his nothing but rub
bsh to defend. 1t as dark as pitch, apd sticks
as fast to anything it lays hold on. His skull!
is so thick, that it is proof against any reason,
and never cracks but on the wrong side, just
opposite to that against which the impression
is made, which surgeons say does happen very
frequently. The slighter and more Inconsistent
bis opinions are, the faster he holds them,
otherwise they would fall asunder ofthemselVes,
for opinions that are false ought to be held
with more strictness and assurance than those
that are true otherwise they will be apt to
betray their owners before they are aware.
He delights most of all to differ in things in-
different; no matter how frivolous they are,
they are weigh,y enough in proportion to his
weak Judgment; and he will rather suffer
selfmartyrdom than part with the least scruple
OF his freehold for it is impossible to dye bis
dark ignorance into lighter color he IS re-
solved to understand no man reason but his
own, because he finds no man can understand
HI, b,t hinoof His ita ara like a sack hlch
the French proverb says is tied faster before 1t
is full than when it is and his opinions are like
plaots that grow upon rocks, that stick fast
though they have 10 rooting.-Bvtter.
RELIGIOUS UNIoN.--Bishop Cumnins, of
Kentucky, in taking part in the communion
service with Presbyterian ministers at Dr.John
Halls church, New York, on Sunday, said:
Il feel almost ashamed to say that in minis.
Try of more than twenty-five years have never
received the communion with my Presbyterian
brethren until now. 1t shall not be the last
time If it we're, | should doubt that would
be admitted to receive it in the church trium-
phant in Heaven" For similar step at DR..
Adamss church, in the same city, the Dean OF
Canterbury was rebuked by Bishop Tozer, of
England. From the prominence Of DR.. Payne
Smith, 1.-THE Dean,) as man Of learning and
from his high position in the Anglican Church,
bis conduct has excited much discussion among
the members of the Protestant Episcopal COM
muuion. No action OF this kind has occurred
suce 1918, when Bishop Carlton, with Drs;
Ward, Hall and Davenport, of the Synod Of
bort, received the communion at the hands OF
Bogerman, the Presbyterian moderator Bishop
Cummins has written letter to the editor OF
the New York Tribune in reply to Bishop To-
zcrs criticism of the Dean of Canterbury, stat
ing that there has been no violation OF rule or
law by the Dean.
DR.. Muhlenberg, the we'll known Protestant
Episcopal chaplain at St. Lukes Hospital, read
on Saturday paper In which be reasoned
throughout in favor of union communion servl-
ces and put forth carefully considered plan
for lustituting them.
LAvENDER.-The rose gardens OF France are
cele: rated Acres and acres of roses bioomlln
tncm for the perumer. Heiotrope, mlgno-
nel,e, and other floral plants are also found side
BY side with them in dense masses. The air
is heavy with almost sickening fragrance, and
Tor miles around the breezes bear the sweet
tidiugs that thus have flown Ger the gardens
foul in their bloom" But who has heard of
an English lavender field? Very few certainly
IN this country Fewer still have seen one. Yet
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