The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-23
Gpsi,i,,g State So,trmal.
THE raoRSING PAPERs.

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has deserted its friends and gone way over
to France and commenced savage attack
upon Paris. Poor Paris, the ''city of blood
and horrors" whose brutal leaders have
dared attempt rebellion We can well
imagine that poor Paris felt the same way
towards the poor Confederacy, about the
time it became country of blood and hor-
rors. ga fellow-feeling makes us won-
drous kind" and as the Confederacy, had
extended to it the sympathies of poor
France, pretty much of what remains of it,
now extends its coincidence to poor France.
Its railroad rumor is less sympathetic,
but more startling the Chesapeake and
Ohio, the pet of the Dispatch, which,
much to his disgust, ran down Trotter's
stage line, has bought out some road bed,
and will, in the course of few days, push
right on into California, passing 10 few
miles of Falling Spring, where the antics
of the perch and trout may be repeated.
1t also devotes short space to the Cum
berland Gap road, branch of the Allan
tic, Mississippi and Ohio, the latter of
which we presume has not the best feelings
in the world for the Dispatch, owing to its
gallant fight against its effort to swallow
the Petersburg road. But, best of all, the
Enquirer has at last, after many hard
punches, succeeded Ia raising growl out
of it, and all about the "Heatheu Chinee.'
The Enquirer must be worse than mad up
on the subject, although we can't see how it
knows anything abont what other papers
contaia as IL "reads only its own editorials
We told our readers yesterday that there
was something wrong with the Dispatch
about its party nominations that it YVES
sour and sullen, dissatisfied with the re-
suit, and we are now satisfied, our specu-
latious were correct. We can account for
it in no other way than to suppose that it
has no very kind remembrance of the time
when it was forced to support and vote
for Hunni cutt.. 1t don't want to be led
by the nose again and evinces disposition
to pull backwards. This will, however,
be corrected about the time Daniels
Abram Hall, and Solon johnson gets be-
hind with well-seasoned brush and yells
"Gee upl" We may expect to see traces
stretched then in hurry. Gee up old
fellow, you never balked before, and cau't
make us believe it is habit at this late
day. Gee up, tell you, and he geed up.
The Enquirer is still harping on the
purity, virtue, and super-excellence of its
party ticket 1t, too, we imagine. talked
just the same way about Hunnicutt; and
but for this very bad habit of praising the
good and bad alike, its endorsement would
be of some value. 1t implores every white
maa to rally to the rescue and help elect
its ticket. Now, this is all very right
and proper--barring its Wholesale endorse
ment of every bobtail the party may
choose to set up-and if it would confine
itself to this mode of electioneering, it
would be well enough 1t won't do this,
however, and we may expect to see 1t
filed with abuse Of cur party and all who
vote with us, before the election is over.
But we must not anticipate and expend
our ammunition before the enemy is in
sight, although we may be sure of his
coming. 4 sop
1t wants the "trumpets to sound" and as
the echos of the last note are feebly heard
dying away in the distance, it wants to
away to some snow-capped mountain or
polar iceberg, where it can be relieved of
the heat and expressions of SO warm a
political sun. We are inclined to think it
will not be necessary, in order to have its
ardor well cooled, to visit the glorious
"Old White" and partake of the hospitali-
ties of Peyton, Tinsley, Luck g. Co.; but
its desires will be gratifed about sunset
on the 25th. If the lack 1t would meet
with in the mountains proved no better
than that of its party on Thursday
next, We would advise stay at home.
At least that of the 25th is doubtful, while
that of the White Sulphur will do to bet
on.
1t next tells US of the election and Of the
Free bridge. We are sorry it will Eot be
finished in time to permit its favcrite
steeds to pass over to Manchester free of
toll Perhaps the Messrs. Mayo will be
generous and remit the tolls, glad enough
to get rid Of such an incubus on such
reasonable terms.
Its valuable talent has laid aside elec-
tion matters and devoted two solid columns
to Cock and Hen" story, winding it up
with the horrid cry of Ku-KIux Ku-
Klux It's gallant 'rooster" has mounted
one of the Capitol Square gate posts,
tapped his wings exultingly, and yelled
cock-a-doodle-do, aud all because "he made
one spring upon poor defenceless hen,
caught her by the comb, and dug his spurs
into her sides" Gallantryl We did
think the chivalry OF the gallant "rooster'
would have induced him to reprimand his