Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-08
|COMAlCNICATED.

In an article in the Washington Patriot
signed r. II. g., programme for the Presl-
Dental campaign of 1872 is proposed, and we
arc plainly told that every Democrat who
does not subscribe to it will be guilty Of Il
criminal act against the success Of the party.
The cause of the want of success in 1865 is
also dwclt upon: all of which may or may not
be 80. If the predictions and statements Of
this writer be correct, and that all the acts OF
the dominant party have to be in all time to
come, not only submitted to- but be part oil
our party faith and never to be reversed, what
on earth is the Use of struggling to yet INTO
power? 4 victory of the Democratic party
under such circumstances i'll - would be bar
rem Of any result except the division OF the
loayes and fishes Is this all We are to hope
for? Are the honest people of this great COM
munty of States to be left 10 the inference
that the arraignmcnt OF the Radical party has
been but 30 much political baldcrdash gotten
ND for party purposes; or are the crimes they
are charged with, having committed against
the Constitution and the liberties Of the peo-
Die. true? If the former be true We do not
see the necessity of fight for principle. for 1t
matters not who be our executoner; We would
prefer our enemy rather than our friend to be
hangnlan II the Litter, then say We, let Us
hear no more such twaddlc The American
people North and South, East and West, want
the broad issue; to be made, and want much
Of what has been lrauduently done, undonr.
or they will not come out to the polls They
| do not want any more masters put over them;
any more lodging Of iS>lles. The arraign-
mcnt Of the said Radical party has clearly
proven their criminality and with such there
is 10 compromise. The tendency has been to
Capitalization and dcSpntism ever since the
! nj. bn Mt hrI
hands and will be- most sIlrry c"n>rlmmatcd
unless the campaign Of Isl! is conducted upon
the avowcl and declared principle OF hostility
to their course Why then should W. halt be
tween two opinions Il To the collrsG IL br plr-
sucl---thc honest anu manly one, and the
pucrilc and inefficient one We must unhcsl
talingly say once, and for all time to come, that
the former Of these is our selection. IT the
writer's opinion about the ''untimc y-cxpressed
and anti reconstruction sentiments OF Senator
Blair and that other opinion Of another polit
cal writer. THAT tn" sword lcgislatcs: be
the $cmtmrnt. Of the majority of the whole
people of the country, We say why kick against
the bricks? lf,lch be the facts. let jefferson $
motto. abrn libcrtas Il quo &c. and
Virg inia :, Ia. buried out Of sight, and let all
constitutional and other rights except those
lolcl out by IL dominant party. DC no longer
pl;ltcd about II to hate tyranny and love
ones country be 4 crime. make the most Of it.
| Ii to lick the hand that smitcs us be Dcmoc
racy. We ALLURE it. The constitution Of the
| t. :. We have sworn to protect the laws OF
the land We are in duty bound tn obey, ai long
Il; they arr on the Statute book. but there is
nothing therein which describes Is u crime our
political creed, and if the Democratic party
is to stand upon such i platform rs indicated
by the writer. for 1872, W. sincerely del'lorc
the l;l;.i uml nothing less. SENEX.