Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-09
BlackSburg Again.
| C0lLosl0ndCuco Of tho Alexandra G

Correspondence OF tho Alexandria GGzstto.
HEWLETr'S. Dec. 9.-I have recently re
ceiv-d whnt purports to BIO Report of Com
mitca on Reorganization" Of tho Blacksburp
agricultural and Mechanical College," Upon
an examination | am convinced that an adop
ton Of that report will ncccssia.o hereafter
suoh change 10 the title of "fcpoIts" from
that institution as TO need, Report Of The
Board Ct Visitors of The Virginia Military Az.
ricultursl and Mechanical School," Military
mcchanlcS AID military a9riou'tdr would be
something ncw, AID il is probable, by iotro.
dUclna suGh sciences into tho social and indus.
trial policy Of Virginia, that the great problems
oi tho State debt and popular education may
DC solved. ltwouid, boTeysr, be, imagine, a
lca!iu! anu dangerous experiment in the present
Fecial INSTRUMENTATION aaG financial wreck OF the
GA CoImolWealtn-too much Of On cxpcri-
TCtt to BE- haZardsd st present. Nor have tho
coun7eis {; Washington auI the traditions Of
tho lA!hCrs entirely faded from the memories,
! or ceased to nestle 10 the hearts and affections
ot cur p3epl'. Nothing, in the former days OF
Inc Ropu5hc, was locked uron with greater
jealousy tr apprehension than subordnation
OF the civil 10 Tho military authority. Ard
nothing hes 10 the history Of nations more
directly resulted IN disaster to human liberty
than this.
4 military feature MAY 10, and doubtless
when ;ropogly suborducted) viii be a Good
feature III cus agricultural school. With civil
management dominating, controlling and di.
racti0g all apartmontso Of lhs school, and subor.
dlnstes controlling ard training the pupils un-
der military regulations, one would have all the
advantages to be derived from military dscip.
Inc. AID tho paramount good, Of having ell
suooraiaatcd to cirI authority. This indeed,
Is the fr2at lesson which should be incuicatcd
upon every mind 10 Republic, and the lesson
now needed 10 America moro than ever before
L:t rot llrelnlans be slow 10 adopting such o
palcy. The adoption, indeed, of military
feature. sutordlnated to tho civil hoad, would
be Wise provision. Ii would Impress the
mIods CT tho young with the great fac, that
civil Ia" should reign supreme In Rcpubic.
Sn; military authority should only BIO Invoked
end used to maintain it5 supremacy.
IL tee civil Is to be subordiuatcd to tho mill
targ. then turn tho whole thiog over to Gen.
smith at Lexington and slsc timo. trouble and
tXreuse. HANOVER
a WILD CAT INSTEAD OF Cros.-On
Thursday night two darkeys down on tbe river
concluded to 20 and catch some 'possums in Tho
swamp, SO they called up tho dogs-somo two or
1 In hound pups-sId went into tho swami.
ihcy mad caught two or .hreo and thougbt Il
t'Io 10 Sot toward homo, when suddenly their
uoss Jumped coon, as they thought and a
live'y night onsued. in which ell tho NUNS were
whipped. no ANIMAL atarted mp tree and the
nogfoes SAW IL was very large wild cat. The
husroat ono struck at il with stick, when tho
caI jumped sIuRrey upon the head of the negro
ma ma went TO gathering wool. The negro volled
Oh, Lordyl Murder / Knock him Off. lin
n n To- upon tho ground, rolling and kicking
ll!flously' Jim, the other darkey, had onlv
ols suck, and struck 8 heavy blow at tho cat
missed IT, and knocked his iriond's eve ont. The
ca lhen ran OF and escaped. George ths man
t'!o cat attacked, was led home by jim, and had
ms noau hound up in q qniit ue is Offering
S go !r'co lor black sheep, rs he says no has
~ scalp' anu !hat IL tho only way he will have
any moro hair" He contemplstes suinu J;,o
lot ms eya'--4'"si'e'"3 (Ga) Republican
TIE County, JuGGrs DooMED.-Tha oon,,
Judges are all doomed. There will be no nspro
]'ihgoa think, but thoro will necessarily have
TO Dc aoVerA Republican onea. especially in tho
houihsloo anu tldeWaler sections of the Etota
Wnere mo negroes havo the majority, and have
representatives in ono branch or the other OF the
Legislature. Tho Funder county iudges. who
have made practice Of putting the colored race
on Jurles 10 thor courts m.y stand some cbenco
OF Dalng retained but not mucb.-RicL,uoud
cor PetcTsourg den.Appeal,