Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-02-29
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

of the North that one halfthe qualified voters
of Virginia and Georgia and Kentucky and
Tennessee, and three or iouI other slave
holding States, were their natural allies, re-
newed their efforts to produce this result,
which seems to them 50 desirable Henry
Clay was then our leader The man whose
marble effigy is soon 10 be erected IN this city
the METROPOLIS of his native State, could
not be trusted with the protection ot South
ern interests. All honor to the women OF
Virginia | claim for them, IN point Of IN
tellect, full equality with our sex, and
whether | am right or not in this sentiment,
there is one thing in which ! know ! am not
mistaken, and that is that their instinct is
a surer guide than our boasted reason.-
This is subject on which ! cannot
trust myself to speak. Whea ! think
Of what he was, of his genius, his eX-
allied patriotism his all embracing public
spirit" of what he has done for his country,
and more than all what he could now do Tor
her If in life to use the language Of another
my heart grows liquid at the remembrance
Of the man, and could pour it like water.
All honor, | repeat to the women 81 Nr-
GINA who have enabled posterity to see the
image Of him who, in their estimation, will
be ranked with the great benctactors 81 ms
age.
True to their vocation, this effort was re-
newed by the exclusive champions of South
ern rights and interests in 1913, when we
were led by Taylor, and il 1852, when lei
BY Scott both Of them the heroes Of = score
Of battle fields, and victors III all, and that too
whether their enemies were IN front or In
the rear.
What may have been the effect u Ill this
testimony 50 persistenty borne fog the last
twenty years against their slayehoding tel-
low citizens Of the South; il not known to
me. If it be indeed true, that the people d
the North now believe that they have strong
allies at the South to aid them il al attack
upon our domestic institutions, us actions
speak louder than words am left in doubt
whether they have been brought to that con
cuson, by their respect for the paroI testi-
timony, to which | have alluded, Of by the
result Of the Virginia Gubcrnatoral election
of Nav, 1859. But this 10 know, that
whether they have been brought ID this con
cluson BY the parol Or the written testimony,
either, ~ both combined, they are laborIng
under gross delusion. They will find no
allies in this Commonwealth, among Wings
Americans, or Democrats; certainly they will
find none anywhere, North On South, East Of
West, who enrol themselves under the ban
uer Of the Constitutional Union Party And
sooner than, for any miserable purpose 81
mere party give them encouragement by
charging any Of my feIlow-citiZens u Virgin
in, from the chief Magistrate to the humb!est
among Us, with being their adors and abct-
tors, | would try at least to initiate the cZ-
ample Of tie Roman who thrust his hand
into the flames and held it there until twas
consumed. And never during the canvass
Of 1859, heard the subject alluded t. ny any
member of the party To which | belong cX-
cept for the purpose Of exposing the injustice
done to George w. Summers, who was i'm
molated On the altar of party, for doing IN
far less degree, in 1882, what the high priests
who ofticiated at the sacrifice, justified and
excused John Letcher for doing iii Isis.
Among other names given to us, Us !
learn from the newspapers, and now from
my friend, Mr. FlOurnoy, is that 90 Union
Shriekers, and for one viii accept il, and
wear 1t proudly. am willing 10 be placed
IN the same category with the trainers u the
articles II confederation, who made per-
petual Union with the authors Of tile Con
stitution who made more perfect Union--
with George Washington who, in lII6, mt
tered shrek for tile Union, the echoes Oh
which will never die. And this day, mil
lions Of freemen are listening to the voice ~
him, who, though dead, yet spcaketh and
il the bronze lips Of the statue which adorns
v0ur oanitdl Sullgrp coull III animated with