Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-05
Letter from Falls Church.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
FALLS CHURCH. Va, April S, lSSO.-Intcn.
tlopaI'y or not our lecture goirC people w;re
treated 10 no April fool en- tho ls. Rev. DR..
Harrison was announced 10 l. ure on that
evening, but the large number who assembled
to hear him found 20 lecturer and DO prepara-
tion FIR Itc,urc. Ii may bSve been mistake,
or an tcoldent, lus whether intentional or not,
the fsct that i: was FOol's day causcd good
many TO consider it o sell. Ii it was it was one
OF the foolish, iuexeussbla sort that 20 onc but
fool would pcrpetrstc.
day evening On the peace Policy cf the IT,
dia1s." Tho Coloncl's soul seems wrapped IN
10 the welfare OF these wards Of The nation. and
il is we'll they have at least one Champion. The
ladan question is evidently not we'll UNDER
stood except by those who have been 10 contact
With them practically, aud too many of those
who are COZ c,rned in tho management of tho
ladlans, their property, and apnuities are moro
Interested 10 what they C n make out of them
Tor themselves than willing TO sscifc, their
ease 10 the faithful performance of their duties
lie Ieo!urcd Sunday evening On the "Rsigion
of the Indians" and he insistl that the Indian
hts thong b crude yet firm and almost fana,ical
religious theories. ard that their adherence TO
the principles of right as understood aud taught
among themselves are moro firmly fixed az q
universal thing than smcny his ciyiliZ ID l?)
neighbors. w
We observe that some of General Iuptop's
tllends are anxious to relieve him from bis
pledge to retire after this term 10 Conc r,ss.
As the General has rot redeemed bis pledge TO
bis constitutes cy 10 this corner of tho district
as set, wc arc not ready to commit ourselves IN
that point. When the General c,me before us
last for cur suitragcs be pledged himself to give
Us tree bridge over The Potomac OF Georye.
town. We have not ye. obtained it, the bill
has gone through the House, it is true, but if
still hangs fire In the other end, and We will NOT
be satisfied with half redeemed pledge: we
n ust have it all or know the reason why. And
it the General can't fulfil his pledge Wa will
have to try some ore else. l don't think g. @.
Neale has any special advantsg, arising ont of
the Generals failure; it is more than likely that
some men from the back country whose inie,et f.
are not bound to a corpse will be looked up,
Who that man will be is not yet clear, but as
there is no lack of material It is not likoy there
will be shy trouble in finding some one to mako
q candidate out Of
The fuss over Dr.. Foster has not excited
our lntensest admiration, and we ere anxiously
awaiting the end in order to determin if possible
how Tar the l4.h article of the hill Of rights" OF
Virginia is operative in Alexandria. From pres.
ent appearances 1t looks very much ss ftbat elt.
Gle eeded an amendme emf; it don't appear to ex.
press very clearly the sentiment of Alexandra.
We are an1lCusly awaiting results, ana hope
mat 1t any chsnges are 10 be m lde in our ms ma
;hsrta they will be submitted to the people Tor
ratification before being put in force. Cur,