Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-04
BY TELEGRAPH.
special dispatches 10 the Gazette
Erena Washington.

Erem Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, lS77.-lhe poIit cal
aspect is IS dreary as The physical. The face
of nature is couplpte|y ridden By he "fe;cD''
less snow" while the political situation Is N
an impenclrabie cloud, through which no ray
of HIGHT breaks. The da;nucra!a-uaoy ui tHem
are sauyuirc 0! the utlmat" ;Iiumpno' I'gh'
and Justice, aud the Iaaugureliou OF ll!den'
while, per contra, the radicals express equai
confidence 10 The inauguration ct Hayes. Zen
Grant, rs late as yesterday, expressed nls uo
altera:,Is belief THAT Hayes would be quietly H.
Quoted into the Office Of President and Gen.
Burnside expressed the same belief to-day
Democratic Senators express the decided opln'
ion that the electoral vote Of Louisiana cannot
be counted fo7 Hayes, aud that either Gov.
Tdeo will be declared President or the House
will c!cc, bin. And SO it goes--the people add
the couotry, 10 the meantime so'as 10
the d.
The South Caroline Investigating committee
have returned, but will not make their report
for several days yet.
It's stated upon uudoubtcd authority that
in the eveos Of Gov. Hayes becoming Presl-
Gsa,, Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie, Of Alexandria,
will BE- strongly urged for Postmaster General
BY those who would have wight 9th radical
administration.
Col. Witaers is suffering from an attack Of
rheuulAiisu in his right hip, where he was SO
severely wouut;cd during the war. He is 10
his seat in the Senate, however, attending to
his duties.
The House and Senate members Of the jont
committee 90 counting the electoral vote, held
separate meetings this morning, but as the seal
OF secrecy has rot been removed by either, 1t
IS difficult to ascertain what is going on. 1t may
be said that the House portion of the commit.
tee hes arrived at no conclusion, but IS cndea-
yoruc to couciI:atc both parties 50 as to present
= ua,ed sentiment 10 the House. The Senate
norton of the committee has not arrived at any
definite opnion as to bow the vote should be
counted, nor have they proceeded far enough
to warrant an invitation to the House commit.
tee to join them in CONSULTATION.
It having been asserted that MIR. Hewitt, of
New York, gas 10 favor Of a new election tor
President, Sir. Hewitt, this morning, stated
that he had said that to prevent civil War,
with all lis horrors, he would favor another
election, a. he preferred ballots to bullets This
is via! he would coaccde, only this and moth
ing mere.
Al! O: nc trsiota members are again 10
their seals some Of them having lad rough
time getting here GU account Of the snow.
Judge Black was on the floor Of the House
to-day surrouuded by the lega! lights OF the
body, who we're generally supposed to be draw.
ing Inspiration
Cen Grant has given up his trip to Cu5a,
but will visit Europe shortly after the 4th of
March if lis services are cot required IN WASH
ingtoa.
The threats Of radical paper here, near to
the ADMINISTRATION, that the members OF the
House would be imprisoned it they attempted
to elect 'li!dcn, is only considered bold, impu-
dent aut beneath The notice Of the uorse.
Mai. Jas ". Green, Of Culpeper, has clrcu
iatcd 10 both houses of Congress his pamphlet
explanatory Of his theory Of dual govern
mcnt.
THE OREGON ELECTION.
Mr.. Wright, OF Oregon, presented, to-day,
his method of couutiug 10 Hayes" lie urged
in the Senate that while the Houses wheu they
counted the votes wcr, bound by the return
made b. the Governors OF the States, yet they |
could look 20 far into the Oregon case as to
naunt In WATTS ;r.tra1 of tronn and so