Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-15
WASHINGTON EETTES.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazctte.
WASHINGTON, D. g., Jau. l4.-"Aod free
dom shrieked when'-Davis fell. In this
centennial year." the year OF Jubilee,
when the people Of the nation had been ln7lt'
ed to a great feast at the birth place of the
Declaration Of Independence, which declared
all men free and equal, it was pot expected
that one class of citizens, as well expressed by
Mr.. Tucker,-the noblcst, and "of whom aoy
gentleman might be proud to be peer, were
10 be excluded. Amnesty. it was fully expect
ed, would have been fully extended, but 1t has
remained for a Radical minority Of the House
of Representatives, uoder the specl0us plea 81
punishipg one man for a crime that Gao, under
no circumstances, be laid at his door, to maj
the harmony Of the occasion, by refusing clti'
zenship to the noblest Romans of them all
men vino acted from a sense of right AMI duty,
aud sacrificed all for principle But the decd
has been done, and upou The ultra Radicals
rests the onus; it remains to be seen whether
they represent the views of their Constituents,
or have prostitutcd their positions for the pur'
pose of gratifying personal rtjudlce and keep,
iug alive sectional strife.
During the rolI-call Mr.. Blaine was consplc-
uous 10 moving about 90 tue Radical side OF
the House, melting, by bitter words, his party
to defeat the bill, and especially was he urgent
with the colored members, who, With but one
exception, voted against amnesty.
It is generally conceded that the effect OF
the defeat of the Amnesty bill will be damag-
ing to the Centennial bill, as many, who were
before wavering, have now declared that they
will oppose the appropriation.
The judiciary Committee oil the House hav
ing under consideration the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution, looking to a one
term Presidency. have determined to RECON-
mend that the term shall be but four years, IN
stead of six, as heretofore agreed upon. and
the change is considered a good one. y.
EXPEDITION TO LlBERlA.-rhursday alter
noon "a company of freedmen sailed from Pier
Is. East River, in the bark Lib ria, Captain
Richardson, for Monrovia, Liberia. They
came chiefly from North Carolina and Loulsi
ana. Two of them were Methodist ministers,
Rev. A. Cartwright and Rev, Charles w. Bry-
ant. Another, a native OF Boston, mad been a
teacher. Several were Industrious farmers who
had tried the plan of cuIfivaung land on shares,
Dut UOW prefer w Su " ! hauO nbSle Coeu
family receives twenty-five acres of fertile land
10 fee simple. A letter recently received from
Liberia states that Alopzo Hoggard, who
sailed for Liberia a few years since, has al
ready planted 10, 900 coffee trees. The prescott
company. numbering .weuty.one, went out uD-
der the auspices of the American Colonization
Society. Gen. Phelps, of Vermont, Rav. DR..
circuit and Rev. Thomas S. MalcCm We're
present. The desire to go to Liberia is steadi.
~ increasing, iD consequence of the letters re-
ceived from those who have previously emil
grated. The planting of coffee 10 Liberia is
likely TO be largely remuneratlVe, for land can
be purchased a, so cents an acre, aud the taze.
do not exceed so cents on the 500 The u.
S. steamer Alaska has been sert TO the coast
of Liberia to remain at least three mooths.
While Stanley is pursuing his researches With
such wonderful energy 10 the Nile region 1t is
suggested that az effort be also made to explore
the region between Liberia and the Nile.-N.
7. Commercial Fdrertiscr.