Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-19
Tho Knight-JOhnSOn Case,

awarding the contested seat 10 that body to
Gen. Bradley L. Johnson, the regular nomlnee
of the Conservative party OF his district seems
from the following extracts to receive the gen
eral annroyal of the Conservative press through
out the State
From the Richmond Dispatch:
The state of Virginia, the Conservative party
and the people of this city may De most earnest
! " congratulated that the prolonged contest
from this Senatorial district is al last Il. N end
| The Virgins Senate yesterday decided II fnvor
| of the right of the returned member, Genera
Bradley T johnson, to his scat. by !. vote oi Il
| to 10 Clos" as this was it was decided TRIUMPH
The debate upon The question Of adopting Inc
msjority report, Whi; n aect'' eu 'ohha''' tnti
| tied to his seat the minority report when
declared the seat vacant and ord re: 3 new
| election WAS one of the ablest ard most spirited
which ever took place in the Senat;: |. WAS
worthy nt the best days OF he body Large au-
| dienccs have for several day, throngei th9 Sen
| ate and fingered with the deepes interest upon
| the argument Ii HIS been Conducted with
marked courtesy and manlncss, and no point
| of force on either side was neg ec:ed. The
weight Of legal logic AZ well IS legal reput"t"n
| WIS on the side of Johnson, and the list ~ sen
stors tnst WAS arrsyed on MS side was such that
even with defeat it would have been sutl clent to
! cover his cause with honor.
from the Richmond Wing.
| T provide ag inst the recurrence OF like dis
cord and con usloii III the future l. now the n'st
duty of the Conservatives of this city; and iio"
! is this to be doae2 In our judgment only ty
| accepting the Senates action Ne 2 final DISPOSE
ton of past differences, Anti by n thorough reor
ganiZation OF the party in each ward OF the clty
| Holding that the present as wei rs tho iutur"
prosperity of our city and the state Is dependent
upon the continued asceEdeIcy of the ConServ-
alive party the " hig will persistent sta q by
the organ Z ation Of that party and sustain It's
| color bearers whoever they may be, when larry
| dominated in the manner and mode the accept
ed machnerT OF tn" party may provide We
all have our preferences, and "r" more or less
inhuerc ed, uncorsciou:y frequently, by our
ps sions and prcuticoS but for The sake OF
harmony Ill personal feeling should be, and
will be, sacrificed by those who have hi h IN
and are loyal to their party. we cannot Il )ri
| to sacrifice the party in the lGterts. Vi lndl.!d-
usls; ior what Mt" mere indiyidual- however
exalted their personal r.n, IL conparl=nn
with the triumph OF principle and measures
upon which the well being or society 1cpencs.
From the Richmond Enqurcr.l
Looking at tue sltuSton IN u purey 'ohtlca;
light whatever may have beeI. the wrongs real
or fancicd, of the opposition to Genera! job
son, decision ~ther th.n one sc unE either
Mr. Knight or himself would have established
most unfortunaLe precedent. 30" long pull,
q strong pull, and pull altogether Ior the
spring election.
|
There Is no little cause tor satisfaction IN the
fact that the Conservative press OF Rlchmnnd
| unanimously accept the vot" Oh EnursdHy hNu
IN the senate on the knight-J"hnson 'nt"st As
| b final settlement Of mat vexed controversy.
| The Wing thi. morning announces t: accept
ance of the verdict, ,.ai wisely cat upon the
| Conservatives 0. kichm nd 10 ieL the past re
pn,t u, q close up he renk7 for the contest OF
| MAY, when the pros perity Of Richmond vii be
u. stake. The Senate being the judge o. the
ali ,y.F ar
has erided the controvel 8 from IL own Stsnd-
point which is the standpoint vi iarge maJor-
ty the Conservative members o. tho sen tie
| We cannot think otherwise tnHI tnht tue views
of the Senate and the real interests ot the city VI
| Richmond have run together III tnls matter
| Taking nothing in view bur the welfare o. The
city VIZ are compelled TO accept the decision as
d fortu?ate one.
from the Lynchbu-g News
The teie graph announces III Il General IS i.
Johnson has ben seateu in the Senate over Col;
| w. G.. knight, the contestant, by n vote OF u
to IS. We cong rstutate Gen. Johasp. upon
this result which is largely due IT, the ability
and tact dispayel By Major john W. Daniel,
chairman Of the committee on privileges ana
elections whose PIE. ent lion of ~ points IN
General j s /: yor could not have ben cxrelad
By any other man, either in or out 0: the Senate
[From the Staunton Vindjcato-.l
A telegram from Richmond u the Vindcato-
st ties that yesterday afternoon the vote On the
case OF Senator Jo nson Of Richmond was TAKEN,
resulting III seating him, ayes IL noes ~ "!
TIE Aycs, on (Lathrop) WIS y IL" .'..ll:ai!, a!iG
Of the noes five were Republicans.
The people also seem TO have sustained the
press, for, says the Richmond Wing, 10 lis ac-
couut Of the s.one in the Senate when he de-
csiou was made, NJ. Daniel, who VS. advo-
eating Gen. Johuson' aim. having referred
TO The au> pices uuGcr which tn, twu parties
to the contest had been b!ough out as c2ndi-
da,es-oue being the regular Conservative
q, mnee, aud supported by the best orders OF
society; the other an Independent Candidate,
voted for prou iscuouSly the vote was takep.
The President Of III: Senate, lieutenant
! Governor Thomas, had taken the prccautou
to proclaim before the result Was announced
that if any applause was attempted Tie oit"ud-
ers Should he excluded III s restrained the
crowd.
The Senate adjourned, and then app au~e
broke out. The scenes that ensued werv dra
matte and striking The enthusiastic of the
friends OF General JohoSon, especially his lady
friends expressed itself in the lno>t larv.i At
tcrauccs He was cougratuat'd worniy ~ all
who could r,acil hin thr 'u3h til d"use Grove.
Those who could not looked their ,:2nsratua-
tious. Seua,or Dauel was surrounded by la
dies and geutIrm u, who puureo upon nm
torrent of congratulations aud compliments.
CONTENTS OF A FLORIDA MoUND-PETRI-
FLED INDIANS The IodlaD mound on Muir
phys Island has been explored. |; was agreed
by the Tarty t. open the mound at is base.
After making breach of thirty five feet they
discovered hard wall made OF ca id. or shell
rock. This wall was ccmept:i, ard ,.aS ofna
menled with various figures OF warriors With
bows and arrows, aud vari MS reptiles. Att'r
much difficulty breach s made IN the wall.
and by the light Of torch, several of The party
entered; much surprised, they found them
selves within vault eight feet high, with
room twelve by f teen feet long, with armed
| u,rri RS nnca sni IN INCHES all ina state of pet