Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-28
Dissatisfaction


For s:m, Time past thcro has been much
dissatisfaction manifested among the Southern
democrats ia Congress. ia lelati1n 10 tho tenor
and tcuper OF tho di:cusi,u upon lie political
riders 10 The appropriation bills.
Many Of them have freely dcc!sr,d that
The present position Ct the patty upun
The qlcsiiors under discussion vas occa.
sioIc1 By tho Northern Hios OF the party, and
that SO lar as The Scuth is c)ucGrned, all hat
was demanded was The repeal Ct tho Juror s
test oath, to which tEcro IL little ntj:c:ioo,
wtilc the Northern democrats Insisted thGt tho
Federal election laws sbd the laws authorizing
tho use Of troops at tho polls should also be
repealed. Upon these last Two propositions
only, is the contest made. Tho Southern ncn
cIain that they care ro:hiag Tor them, ard yet
THY sly hey and their sic,ioo have to suffer all
the cdium lhat attaches TO th, present demo
cratic plan, while they arc merely sc.ipg az cids
10 the Northern democratic leaders. who ere
manly responsible.
The outcome Of tits fseliog is mov. ca the
part of tbc Southern democrats 10 force their
Ncrlhern allies to come TO the front and accept
the responsibility for the pros.Bt and future at.
titudo Of the party upoa these questions. 10
that end letter has been prepared, scttiog
forth the fac: that. as the future political battle
ground ct the democracy will be 10 the North
it is best ioT tho democratic representatives
from That s.c!ion TO say what policy will b,
most effective, end they therefore invite them
to lag down ue Of policy to be pursued 10
the c)Dcst upon these questions. They also
pledge themselves to follow the adsce cf their
uorIhefn friends aud staId By any future plan
of action they may ECO it 10 adopt. The com.
muIioation idVitcs an interchange OF views, but
distinctly asserts that the responsibility for the
conclusions reached must rest with tho North.
crn democrats. This cou muoicl tion has already
received the saCc;loo IT a majority Of the
Southern Senator's AID Mombtr5 but it has not
leaders although they hava been advised Ct
i!s iuport and Of the determination of tho
Southern men to fix upon thom the rcaporsi
biIi,y for ary fu:ura contest that may 10
made upon these political riders 10 the apr
pron.iatio0 bills.
Mr.. Gocde. Of Virginia, is sid COW 10 b 10
possession Of this important paper, uod he is 10
deliver il 10 the democratic CAUCUS committee Gs
sooD az it shall be called together, and if it meets
their approval it will be sgoed BY the Southern
Representatives aud formally presented to The
caucus. What necessity there is for SO much
ceremony docs not appear, but that The facts
10 relation to this movement as stated above
arc literally correct there is no qu:stioo.-
Wash. Cor. ofMe Bait. Herald.
TIE MYSTERY CT BERKELEY SQUARE
Apropos of The discovery Of The body Of a muir.
dercd woman in tie cellar Of house 10 Euston
Square, Londoo. Mayfair tells onco mcie tie
story of tho mystery Of Berkeley Square. This
is 70 the effect that house 10 that fashionable
quarter remains shut up and is neither to bc
let DOR sold. Ii contains st lets: one room, Of
VIII ca the atmosphere is superuaturslIy fatal 10
body ard mind. A girl saw. heard or ct such
horror in it that she went mad, ard never re.
covered sanity enough to tell how or why.
a gentleman. disbeeVcr 10 CHESTS, dared
to sleep 10 il, and vas found co;pac 10 the
middle OF the floor, after IraDlicay ringing for
help 10 vain. Runner suggests other CESS of
the same kind, ell cndur 10 death, tasGocss CT
both, as the result of sleeping. or trying 10
t!ccp 10 that rooci. The hous: is uniubabitcd |
ssvs by 90 eIde.ly nan and woman who az. IS
but tvaa these hsre 20 access 10 the
room. That is kept licked, The key bring 10
bo EaGd5 OF myatericus aad seemingly Dano |
less person, who comes 10 tho house Deco every |
tx months, locks I'D the elderly couple 10 the
basement, and then unloeks The room, aud &C.
,ngics himself n il Tor hours
4 marriage Iiccus, was srlntti ia Washing.
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