Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-18

business Of the Alexandria SentiHsI 10 refreshing.
Somehow or other It 10 incapable Of doing a
Straightforward thing; certainly Il never ventures
reference to the Star that fails to involve gross
and palpable Misrepresentation. How much 1t
made by that policy towards the Unionists I'm the
canvass for the election Of the Virginia Conven-
ton, Is apparent in the two thousand six hundred
majority the Alexandria Congressional district
gave against secession. Then, az now, IL sought
70 brand all Union men a. abolition submissio on
lists. The extent Of the confidence In Its repre-
sentations entertained by those among whom It
eirculates, 10 fairly measurable by that majority
given by that district for the abolition submission
candidates, a. II regards them-the Unionists
According to Its logic the aboitionists had In that
election q majority Of some sixty-two thousand in
Virginia, that being the aggregate Union majority
In the State.
By way Of showing the reader what II regards
N shnlitoniam ws quote its rnmrn.nts Friday
last upon the Stars editorial of the day before,
descriptive Of the existing condition Of Fairfax
county, and comparing that with its condition
years ago. as follows
The w ashington Star signalizes the zeal of
new pervert, by the most outrageous and abusive
misrepresentation of the Southern States, that we
meet with In our exchanges. Yesterday II had an
abolition editorial In reference to Virginia.-to-
day 1t represents Texas about to engage in rev.
olution against secession,-so dissatisfied are the
people. We have not thought Ii worth while to
notice the course of the Star,-it Is published for
another market than Virginia. But the Texas
story is 80 utterly repudiated by Dr. Carters esti
mony In his speech here last night, that we were
tempted to call attention to the factn
We know no better mode Of Illustrating the in
Justice 1t does us in denying the truth Of what we
say OF the existing state Of things in the seeded
States and elsewhere where session Is rampant
and also Of showing that its dodge of accusing
all but traitors to their country Of being abolI-
nonists, has not even the poor merit Of being
original than by publishing the following extract
from letter received bv a gentleman In this city
from friend in Richmond:
RICHMOND, Va, March Is, 1861.
BOW do you stand upon the secession question:
Have you been led astray by the singular delusion
that the honor Of the South REQUIRES that hi,
glorious Union, which we have all, till within a
very recent period, prided ourselves so much
ABOUT, should be split asunder, and the South
should 60 one way and the North another Have
you been hoodwinked by that demagogical tribe
heretofore riding the South Ii ke the Old Man OF
the Sea- Into the belief that because they were de-
ieated 10 impossible for the South ever to obtain
her just rights again, Are you blind to the fact
that IL has been the nyarabe cry Of these political
IePers that they are the only patriots in the land
and that unless their candidates can ALWAYS suc
coed, the country is gone, Hayetbev mot aIyvav,
(wlckedIy and atrociously) branded every man
put up against them, for any Office as abolirioaist,
ehu uusOuHu-nOl 10 De uusted1 No, dear
friend, your Characteristic moderation in ali
things inerdics any possible belief than that YOU
are 10 De Chased among the crazy fanatics who
constitute the bulk Of the Disunion party of tbi.
sno o'ner southern States. However just might
DC the cause however desperate might seem the
chances or the South ever to be recognized on the
PaIt OF the General Government, vet the character
ana conduct OF the party in this city, with few
exceptions, Is enough to disgust any one with il,
ana cause him TO blush for his section. However
much the sect ss!on leaders and their press (see
OtsPdfch OF Yesterday and this morning) m ay howl
ana wrlthe over the charge Of the Washington
star, that a reign Of terror and ruftianism had
oeen lnaugurated In Richmond, 1t is nevertheless
every word OF IL true Baltimore Plug Uglyism
could hardly equal the dastardly attempts prac-
uceo oV the seCessionists here to intimidate the
opposite party from speaking in favor Of further
Efforts to save the Union. Not man in the Con-
Vention, (now In session in this city) who has
spoken in favor Of the Union, has escaped some
insult from the loathng dsputation from the party
who hang invariably around the doors OF the
convention to applaud and encourage disunion
doctrine, and hiss and denounce those who express
dinerent sentiments. Truly mob law is in the
ascendant here. But Will say no more at pres
ent. nv"