Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-20

necessary to say, We have always entertained
the profoundest respect his purity aiu
integrity have never been questioned, and the1
whole civilized world pays Its need OF aohia-
ton to the camness and courage with Whlch
he bore himself on score OF battle-he'oS,-
Had lie, like his COMMUNICATING, kept
himself aoot from the political agl'atlohS OF
the day, he would have left behind him
reputation on which would have rested nospot
nor Flemish. In an eyi! honr Tor himself he has
hoon tempted into public expression OF his
oninions on the questions which arc now dis
;nr The country. and has betrayed, what
his friends might never have suspected, a
iamentablc incapacty Tor the discussion OF
issues OF this character lie states his views
with GREAT positiycncsS and we must say-and
we do so with undlmnlshed respect, or Alm
nrrsopally-that more complete mnuu'c IMAM
he has made Of the whole business we nave
never seen. Gen. iIongstrcct says l Shai
set out by assuming pr0poS,l!I' 'n, ~ "u.
to be self-cvident, viz: "lhc higl'Sl u lluI'an
laws is the law that is established by appear 10
arms. " Then speaking OF me pi'"eip!GS 81
that divided po!ca parties PRIOR 10 Inc W H''tI
tSe t,ur construction OF constitutional law.
Tha sword has decided III favor or the North
and what they claimed as principles cease 10
ba nrincnles and are become law. Ihe views
III va hold cease to be principles because
thew are opposed to law. 1t Is, therefore, our
,lntv 70 abandon ideas that are Obsolete a''u
conform to the requirements OF law;
| Cen I,ongstreet seems to nave become be-
w;dered about the political questions which
| cave rise to and were settled by the war; Ing
| s",r decided that The Southern States should
not scce6e and form 4 Southern Conlcderacy'
anJ the South accepted the decision. de-
tor,piucd that the South should not, by 4
evolutionary uprising, defend certain clear
constitutional rights against what 1t believed to
hr ~ increasing and dangerous spirit OF AZ
erosion, and the South acqlicsccd IN the re-
suit. The war declared that slavery should DE
thcuccorth abolished forever, anu the o"u.n
frankly ratified the decree But The war dld
not decide that military leSpotlS'n should Dc
set up over the Southern pcoplc--tHal inc
Constitution should be abolished until through
The infamous Vaccinations oil 4 Congress- ~
| which they are not represented, AL puliiiGa
mnwrr IN ten States should be placed in the
h,nIs If The little faction of alvcntuEcra and
rrnera.ll.s who represent the Radical party
or that in all those districts where the black
race is Numerically he strongest IT. should be
allowed To- rnl,. over the white The war no
more determined amy such issues ~ these than
| Il settled the question OF female suffrage or
determined the purchase Of Russian America.
| That il cave the Radical extremists the power
TO exact these terms is certain, anil 1t may hc
that they will not only enforce the measures
now insisted ON, but will by manGnratnlG =
general system Of cOnti5cati0n strip the people
Of the South of their property, i" they have
already stripped them Of their nights EnL 1t
by no means follows that because the conquer.
or il strong the conquered are bound {" ac-
dntaa cordially and cheerfnlly in all his acts.
| Gen. lOnpatreaL'S propositions, II they mean
anything, JUSTLY every measure that IVcr has
been adopted by England in Ireland, ~ Aus
tria in Italy, Ly Turkey in Greece, aud hy
Ruaaia IN Puland ... .. .....
| Reprrinr further to some or the reia0h2
which have, Induced him to cooperate with The
| Radical party, Cen. LOny;itreeL thus Atait"
| them: III appreciate the prlhclrl" OF the
| Democratic PARTY, It's prominent features or
pose the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the co0rcd man,
| and deny lie right III legi2ate upon the stub
irct IF auilragp, except b. The States indIvtdu-
alIy. These two features hayr 4 tendency To
exclude. Southern men from that party; Tor
the colorc,l man il already entranclIr'cd here,
and we cannot seek III alliance with / party
that would restrict his Nights. Now II he
means TO say thai Congress, no matter whe-
Their lawfully and riGhtiully or not, has made
negro suffrage al inevitable and lrrcvcr3he
fact, he may speak what ~ only the simple
truth. But we arc unable to see why because
the negroes have been thus cnlranchised, any
Southern man should ally himself with the
party, which has effected such revolution and
which proposes 10 Use the new voting element
for the purpose oil placing the white popnla-
ton of The South under the domination OF The
| faction which now sits in the Capitol ut Wash.
ington. II the Radical scheme is already
thing accomplished, why need Gen. LongSlrcct
| endorse it? Unfortunately Tor himself and his
State Cen LOngstrcct has furnished The
rcvolutionisLs with tower OF strength IN now
permitting them TO connect his name with
theirs. H he thinks that it is right and polite
| TO confer the right Of suffrage on The black
man, then OF COURSE he cannot ally himself
with party that would restrict his ''rights. u
| But he holds no such opinions. lie does not
believe in the natural inherent right OF every
man to vote, nor think the material, political
or social interests Of the South or the North
will be promoted by cniranchising the blacks.
| Under such circumstances 1t Is to be dgpiorEd
that he did not stand by his convictions. We
repeat LlI IL IL III
| State that lie should have been sr1ueed into
giving in his adhesion to The policy Of the
| Radical revolntionists and still more unlorLun-
| ate for himself that he has given such weak
| and iuconclusivc reasons Tor The step he has
taken Bnliin10Te Ga.cttc.
| LUXURIEs OF FOOD IN LOWER VIRGINIA.
| Great as is the supply Of game meat az wild
food from the land, it is far exceeded By that
Of the waters Amongst birds wc have almost
| innumerahIe quantities OF wild geese, swan,
| wild ducks OF the finest varieties and most
delicious flavor. Ortolan is i delightful re
past for convalrScent or gourmand, and under
the water the supply of wholesome nntrlcIons
| food and luxtries is greater by far than that
I from the other two combined.
The shad AMI herring fisheries IN the Poto-
mac and other tributaries oi ihe Chesapeake
exceed in quantity as they do in excellence all
The rest oil the United States Best DIES these
STABLE fisheries we have rocl; fish, taylor, trout