Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-25
FROH RASHING7 ON.
.Soacial Jurisprudence Of TIE Alc1a. Gassits
WASHINGTON, D. G.. March ., 1881.

Special Correspondence Of the AlcSa. GaSsite
WASHINGTON. D. G.. March 25 1881.
As With armies so with political pa;lios, tie
q1srtcrnasters and conmissary department mu.t
ba defended therefor, the democrats mace
arother ii ,bt 10 the Stnho to dty for The PRS
en. cfi:crs OF Tia! body, snd as the possession |
Of clhc, and not tho establishing CT principles |
has bccono tho chief Tin Of American politics
and the principle Cause Of interest therein, the
crowd ia a,teIGarc,, beth On the h)cr and in
the 81 lt!ce, '7assger; large, and. Was deeply in
tcresi;d in lho PROCEEDINGS AS soon rs tie
session opcrt!, Mr.. Dawes called Up ther:so-
luion ior TIA ap?oiatmept CT the cficcrs
roIiD4!ed " tbs republican CAUCUS 10
oppcsi i,a to this, Mr.. Johnston, Of Va.
n:dj lJng n5l, aid conclusive speech 10
w:licl he demonstrated By their cwn ustelaloes
that Cereal Malone aDd the republican csu.
dlda!e t2. tho position of Sergeant at Arms
WcTc tie open CID svoTsd advocates CT
tho violation OF contracts and ct repud.
ltioa tf States jus. debt, and portrayed
in pIaia co!Cra tho Gnoms!y OF o party
claiming 10 b. tho representative OF tho
honesty sCd fioauc;al Integrity Ct the c3untry
taking such man to l!s arms and leading them
with tonorB snd enolumeDts. He had the
R;ddicbcrser bill and many Of the ulterarcss
Of its author aud of General Mshono in advo-
cGc7 ct rcpudi,.on read. so rs 10 be printed 10
the Rsc3rd au3 thus obtaio circulation through.
out tho countrs. lie sso contrased Senator
Actholy's op.ll1ns 5 tho editor ard proprie.
| tor Of Tie frJvid2nco J2urnal in condemnation
of coy aliIia!ioa with Nlsbone, with bis
vote IS SeI.tor 10 favor Ct that afhlia!ioD,
but b? Hl.ch 9o.e hc, h1ih0Iy, got the
| CHI irnaosEip ot 40 important committee.
The "Poroa Chiai' DIVES, raised laugh OF
his oW1 expects, by suggesting to MIR.
J ohns.on the pcopIle!S OF p3s!pouiog his 70.
marks uni! Senator Mahone arrived, Tor Mr..
Johnston ins!en.l7 replied that be would post
! pose i tie Scnator fro1l Masssclusetts would
postpone the consideration Of his resolution.
| Fir. Logan aI5o 2tcd tho Virginia Senator
| by wsGt!cg 10 kDo" ii lie argued that because
| the republicans yo;ed for Riddobergcr they
iodorsci bis o5u:so IS G rebel. Mr.. Johnston
replied b. sEIicg that the EsFTas dead q1es.
! lioc, ~, Reputation Was tivlCg ono and that
| the republicans by cDd0rslaG 40 avoEed repu-
Cis:0r eLdNs!d rcpudlitiou. Ihs Senator is
| sill speaking.
Genera! Mshoao waa 20. present 10 the Sep
! a:o ic-aa7T, b,lrg sick at Lis rooms in the Ar
Ii1gton Hotel. ILd,ed he has been looking
badly for SEVERAL days pas. hlr Riddlotergcr,
however wss Oh the Dor CT the Senate to-day
tg!Siog notss OF blr. Johnston speech.
Mr Il Is. Hit, wac WAS nominated TOR the
posi:!ou OF Assistant Secretary of State to day,
vice Ucvs resigned, is now secretary Of leRa
i'm CT Paris Mr. Hays will return.to his
homo to complete his Life of L;rcop, upon which
bo las beCc cososed for some time past,
top 0! ". f. Chsndsr for Soliotor-G encral is
Ms. Way1@ MGcVesst, tho new Attorney
General, @Ao wGs rot consulted shout il, aud
| whose surprise al its only tqIallcd By bis op-
posi!i0n 20 il.
With regard 10 The Nov York nominations
the Pfes;d:n; Is Understood to ssy tina. lie reo-
cgaiz:a a:i,htr Ftc 100 OF tho republican party
il iha: ) atr. It's assertion is c3I s:dered
rath.r n9k2b,c 10 view Of tho fac: OF his re-
cen. liberalization TO rcoocuiz, tho rcpudiatisg
iacticn Ct hia parry 10 virginia, bu, circum-
statc Gltr C :scs.
G2o. Wickhsm who c,ae Ee,o to proes!
against TIC Eonination OF Dr.. Gilmcr. ths Ma
hOrito republican fer tee r chmond pcstofioa,
returned 10 90 TeTy agreeable mode. when he
found his rrotcs! he'd b:cn dlsreearded. |. is
booming mere AID more appare1t that General
Mahone's descrti;u to the republican party and
tuc ituSl'i ta'iVoSSc LIZ iS leCCifiuS IL pay
therefor, will eau3e split 10 The republican
party of his Sletu lnat will do it moro harm
than will be comE eEsated for by tho fcw demo
Gratis that will be attracted to it by ths hope Of
Office. Tho right thiaking asd conscientious
republicans CT the S.a.e d. not approve CT ihe
hcig .io tho administration has mad, with tao
General, erd 81! tho tine srVeIs but the fe1
who sill ob;ai0 cfi,e by means of this bargain
vi! also ropuiialo IT, Those 10 Office, how
eser. and those WHO have ben promised offc ;,
AID tboso s:ekiog flee will stick 10 tho Gene
ra awhile longer, enc as long Gs they DO. will
be hail ftlIoas wei! mot with the General and
lis lioute1aDts Paul, Fc!keraoD, RiddIcberger
aod others.
! Thompson L. Wios has to day been appoint
cd postmaster at Grect's, GruYsan county, Va,
vca Edwin Greer. resigned. end Jehu Dlulton,
ct Indian Valley, Floyd county, Va, vic, B.
| Cox, resigned.