Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-03
RICHMOND, Va, March 81. IS

RICHMOND. Va, March 81 1855
10 the RemJustcrS Of the Greeting:
10 pursuance Of thJ action Of your State
Coumuttee. at meeting held here on the
l lth day OF February, 1850, you Gro invited to
appoint delegates to q general convention 60
be held in the city Of lGchmCn1 On WeGn9s-
day, the 7th JuIy next.
The several cjuntes and cities o! tho State
will be entitled 10 representation az By the
schcdula annexed The delegates and alcroatcs
u DO appointed by mass meeting o. rea0iu5-
itrj to DO held at Suoh time aud pacn Ia respect
to each city and county a. the reel icDt oIm-
mlttcc thtr 4of, ty lts chairman, may designate.
We kuow that the people aro sensible of tn,
productions lntCrc st5 winch they have 1t S.ako IN
the situation Ct pubic atiaha now st habd.
They have in the recent p;si nobiy asserted
thelr purpGao 10 be trce-trru to tbiuk aud to
&C: Ter ths mSel stG--in cOnIrn their own affairs
IN their owu Wy. they hnvo Justly snh r,s.
olutoy spurncd the arbitrary d alion OF man
presumirg TO no: cab, their ihdiv.dln liberty
OF thought cod CT 3Ullll3ai action. jhey mcan
nov, a then. tn speak aud 10 act for them
s'lves, as, OF iutltpatIc light. irrcmen may do.
They mean IL take charge Of AID direct their
own destiny, tho dictaiion CT parties a.d of
factions and their spokesman to the contrary,
Notwithstanding.
No Invention by tho Wrongs they hRvo suit
fered. or by the c,nspirrcies OF defeated fac
ton, or tho attempts OF noy party TO II sore it
to power. is deemed 10 be needed to iGsI ire
their vigilance CT TO cXhort their devotion to
the cause they have irlumphanily Elroe to
Victory.
No word Ct warning need bo eivcu them TO
beware of tho Crooks bearing glits-ot kind
words and soft appeals they will heed not
the call Ct the under faction fer a convention.
They have lived to know that it il sato to do
not that which their enemies desire they should
do. They have not forgotten, they will ever
remember, tho bitterness with which the cXar-
cisc CT their rights as frccmcn has baen every
where contested by those who would now con-
escend to iovckc their political fellowship.
They will bear 10 mind the autocra,, misuse
OF tho Executive veto. TO repress the cufoIc,
meut OF their vii; tho denial to them Ct tho
privilege Of passing fiual judgmeutupon grave
er duty as citizsDs of tho State aod their
liability as tax payers, their sorso Ct honor and
regard for tho glorious memories OF tho past,
aRd for their prosperity.
They will stand as bravo men 10 tho cJp-
sciousness Of right. true to their c,lors, and
como together 90 the occasion to which they
arc by this call Invited, to concert measures for
tho preservation OF their own party-'or the
safety ct the rights and in the best interests Of
the peoplC-sll the peoplc-.he peace Of tho
cou1tr7, and before and above al. the rrosperi.
ty and welfare of Virginia.
The people cXpcc. every rcadjus!cr 10 do his
duty.
WILLIAM MAHoNE, Chairman.
w. q. ELAN, Secretary.
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PARROTS. -Parrots arc 50 voty dilagreeablo
to most people who count themselves well.
regulated that these probably have no idea how
mary Ct the fqlawking birds aro imported into
tho country tor sale. Thousand arc disposed
Of annually. and the demand is said TO be GROW.
ing. ln the large cities like Baltimore Newly ork,
Philadelphia. and Now Orleans, they find
ready msrke and also 10 many OF tho minor
towns. New Eogland is rcputcd to have pre-.
Judlce against parrots which is hardly cquaod
by any other section.
The people of tho Southern States generally
like them moro than those CT the Northern
States do; but they arc fa7 greater tavorties
with Americans. Tho best, or least bad mar.
rots are brought hthcr from the Windward or
Southern Cariben Islands. They build
their nests in tho royal palmetto tree, fud.
ing or digging o hole ihtrJ after the man
ner ofthe woodpecker, and so ensconcing them.
selves that it ia necessary often TO cut the tree
down in order 10 capture the young. These are
put into csges, fed on palmiche, guave and
banana for few months. when thoy will eat
ANYTHING. The breeding time is May thereare
rare ~ more than three to Tho nest, and they
reach their full growth in eight months
Aimcst any parrot can learn to talk when
young II placed Hhera it can hear talking for
lts power at imitation is Ins!inctivo 1t seldom
forgetc what it has nee boon taught, pecu.
liarily which makes parrot that has been in
structed In profanity very undesirable com.
panion for q pious family. Indeed its love of
the improper and interdicted seems TO be so in
bred that some people have thought it endowed
with human attributes. The parrot is indigenous
to warm parts Of America, Asia, Africa. and
Australia. Tho only clearly ascertsned species
within the boundaries of the Rel ublic il the
Carolina parrot. A good tsker OF any sort is
commonly quoted hers nt S. retail ratio.
Ihe gray parrot, native 10 West Africa il
most remarka able for docility and power OF ar.
ticnlstion. 1t breeds readily in captivity. and
WILL 1--we to 70 md 50 years OF age. Many mar
Vicious stories are told Ct i!s loQuacty, which al
WsJs comes from repetition of words and SON.
fences previously acquired. The notion that
the parrot ever supplies any now words, or has
any understanding of them, il, Of course, alb
surd.-BaH. Ercning NcloS.