Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-26

cert of action Of which W. are ,-.,.f.
victory will never fail to- perch 81 n,...
ner, though "lIercuIc," himself wrr. '..
opponent. The Spartan band n,,,r.
scsscd more indomItabIc courage. TlnV
cdonan phalanx was never more iuyi,..'
The battle two years ago, was f,u.,b.
the victory was won against the obi u..I
mocracy-Rcgulars-in their palmie.r a..
The aspect Of political partie, has mate,
" changed. We are now entitled =. -
prestige of Regulars, fighting for e4,ialr.,...
and privileges.
We are the Opposition against the Inn.
sition." We have been oppressed out #
rights by an imposition gcrrymanlor'na n
mocracy. and stand as our fathers did ~.
revolution for independence. taxed vii.
the privilege of representation. sever
five thousand free and independent ca.,
in Virginia without a single tongue IN e.
grcss, to make known their wants and w.
es, and this outrage perpetratcd, t,o. ly
party, who clamor so loudly, about EN-.
rights and privileges. These are som.
the rights We are fighting for. and wba.
engaged in such a cause can we feel ,,l..
wise than as a band of brothers. fchrip, +,
common struggle and entertaining co.,
mon sympathy and common hatred ro,..
tyranny and oppression Of modern BENZ.
racy. And here, let me call your a,,fr,;..
to the striking contrast between our ur,..
nents of to-day and our opponents Two wear.
ago. The followers of Jefferson Nar.
son, and Jackson, they said. thcy ,.r.
contending for the principles and doctrine.
as laid down by the Fathers If the Rrri.
lie But mighty change has taken ;. a..,
The hungry and the thirsty have in!c,,p.
their ranks. Democracy has lost lis rr...
tige. 1t has become completely mrtamYr.
phosed by the time-serving hypocri,.rs,
tricksters of party, the ring-bonci. winibra.
ken: and spawned of all parties have gone
over, like mighty avalanche and quartcrrI
themselves upon the once, faithful and IN.
terrified. and many of them have rcrrnrl
themselves upon the highest seat, in he
Democratic synagogue, H. ruler, and Cover.
nors; and hence, the di.>cn>iun, and ii>rr,,.
tons in the Democratic camp. and instead
of that once proud old banner Of principle,
there is only left the single inscription,
"To the victors belong the ,poiI,"
Look if you please at their President Ja..
Buchanan and his policy, a. applied to tie
tariff internal improvements by the Federal
Government, the Bankrupt law, and con.
trast them with former Democratic prcJen.
sions.
Douglas and his Squatter-Soyercignty-
Southern extremists and Scressonist,-
John Letcher and his abolition autecedrnt,
Lecompton and Anti-LecJmpton, free trade
and protection Democrats, all harmonizing
and coalescing for the sole object of retain
ing in their hands the distribution Of the pu'
lie plumber.
i ask you, my friends, what hay" We to fear
from such corrupt and Heterogeneous ma>''
|, for one. say nothing! We have but u a..
like men of sense and not suffer ourselves
to relapse into Indifference and thereby lose
all we have gained by industry and energy.
but be at our posts and make the best u,c ii
the vantage ground we occupy Let ~, then,
not listen to the syren song of the enemy,
"And become the victims OF their canting crew.
So Smooth, so Cody. and so DcYilish too
but let III keep our flag streaming. lIk"
thunder cloud, before the wind resolved %
fight beneath its ample and tme-honorH
folds. like brave men, striking sing Y, ,llrr,
" and home. Our conquest then will h"aa
easy one, and the result glorious one.