Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-03
FROM sY1SHESS TIM
SPECIAL Correspondence of the ALeua. Go
WASHINGTON. D, c.. Anril 2 Is


WASHINGTON, D. c., April 3, 1850.
hajor losF, cdio: CT the VslIcy Virginia, ia
SILL IN tho city, but cxptcts to leave 10 night.
While hero he has been 10 consultation With
prominent republican leaders, state as we'll as
national, upon the proper COURSE for tho party
IN his State to pursue in the approaching pres
idcntia! eli c!ion. With single exception (Mr.
Brady, secretary of the State executive c,m,
mlttee) they sgroo with him that, not only tho
best. but tho only course to adopt that Will rot
act dlsastrousIy upon tho parry. both in tho
North ard at home, IS Tor the Stauuton coL-
Veutlon to send straight out republican dele
CATION to Chicago and appoint straight out
presidential electoral ticket, and to pledge tho
party to support the nominee of tho national
convention. whoever he may be. Mr.. Brady
even taVoIs delegation to the Chicago con7en-
tion, but thinks that the appointment of the
electoral ticket should b: postponed until after
both the national conventions have been lcll.
This 10 the opinion of Mtor Yost would bo q
virtual sell on. and that too without any possi-
bio accrupg advantage. The Major has an an
pointnent with Senator DON Cameron for 10
day, and will disabusc that genllemau's mind
Of any notions of possible benefits to the Grant
movement from q reputation and republican
coalition that State Senators Walker and Can
non may have deceived him with, if such de
ceplloo could have been possible With so astu!e
politician as the Pennsy lgauia Senator has tho
reputation of being.
There was no session of the Senate 10 dew,
Dnd the House only met to give some OF it's
members an opportunity to relieve themselves
OF carefully prepared. bu! prosy and ubinter.
estlng speeches to tho lstless cara Of about q
d,ze0 Of their fellow members aud to empty gnl.
lerlcs. Such sessions however, can not we'll be
avoided, Tor were they never held many Cicero
and Dtmosthcnca combined 10 bis OVID quito
village, would never DO heard outside of bis dis.
trlcs and would never have his namo printed
10 tho Record, save in that part OF it known ss
the directory.
The Senate Exodus Committee is sill ulodr
ding along its weary way. Tho witness it ex.
smtei this morning was Col. Foster, a wealthy
planter from Shreveport, Louisiana. lilo test-
fled that he eIhplOyci large number Of field
hands, giving them S Is month and their board;
that they were tat, healthy and seemed to be
conteDted; that last season they mado for them,
selves GUO balo5 Of cotton which Melted them
between thirty and Fifty thousand dollars; that
me exodus from the plantations it had affected
was caused by tho widest and most absurd
stories OF paIatia homes aud bank sccounts
awaiting tho negroes 10 Kansas and Indaua,
cltcnated nmo5g them by orDissarics or letters
from tho North. and by which mono but the
Il o't lGuorant were deceived, bnt that the
lHu0rahi ones were accompanied by tic idle ar d
VICIOUS, Tor whom almost any change would BE-
tnr thu bottcr. lie also said that Two of the
WIDdom witnesses from his State who had tcs
tilted before the onmlttco had run Away from
there with 81 500 of stolen money upicca.
MIR. Mannlng having charged Sir. SpiugCr
with cr0OkcduCss 10 the matter uf the DonurlIp
Washhurue contested rIrctinn clse, tho latter,
1t is stated. viii, on Monday next, demand M
Investigation. The c3ur,o IT Dir. SIMMER il
relation 10 THU Inator has been adverlnd to
several times II this correspondence, aud kis
hoal action thGrcin ticipated By several DAYS.
1t IS po~ said that he will depend upon tho
radical side of tho House to tustan him IN the
trouble 10 which that action has suti,c.cd him
legitimately.
The newspaper mon who went from here
yesterday to Alexandria to attend tho trial oil
tho "nf. Foster" cAJo expected big thius,"
but came back sadly d;sIrp)intcd. They sav
that the oitenso was at most, ono Of Mill
assault, was almost justified by the character oil
tho provoking cluso. and that polilici or the
denial Ct free speech had nothing to do with il;
10 t"cs that they wero deceived altogether as to
the importance CT tic c,sc. and. consequently,
took little or 20 notice ofit
AS both tho Virginia Senators arc opposed to
the confirmation OF MIR. Upton, as Collector OF
Customs at TappahanIock. it il almost certain
that bis appointment will be rejected when ii
comes before tho Scna'o.
Tho receipts at the Treasury to day from in.
tcrnal revenue amounted to $500, 900; from
customs to S399. Sl2. Tho Unitcd States bonds
10 the Treasury to day as security for national
.ask note c'reuIatloo' amount to $500. CSC $50;
the amount Of suoh bouds deposited for the
week cndiog to day, S937, 300; tho amount
withdrawn $497 900.