The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-20
evening State So,lrnaI.
"GoINe FOR THE ROOT OF THE EVIL,

ilattermg encomumS of our neighbor, tn
Richmond Enquirer, with becoming sens
ofgratitude, felt only by those who eat toe
often the bitter bread of censure. We ar,
willing to go as far as the Enqura, in oul
denunciation of dishonesty everywhere
but we can't be switched to a side track, t
take on contraband freight at all. The
EaquTer's leader of this morning, is eyi
IDENTIFY written in bad humor, and sounds
more like the rawlings of some scolding old
woman, than the well considered expires.
sions of sensible men.
Not satisfied with denouncing the dis
honest members of the Republican party, it
goes " slashing about" with fierce and
terrible looseness, less dangerous to others
than itself, and nearly as funny to
behold as sold Hurricane" or Mar
gerry Gargery on rampage. It treats
as corrupt, miserable and mean" the en-
tire Republican concern, and calls upon its
associates North to manage the ''head" and
leave the "tail'' to the treatment of the
South. SIRE
\ During the war, the head was left to the
South, and the tail to the copper-heads of
the North. The Enquirer knowing the
Radical concern to be unlike the wasp or
hornet, proposes to deal with the tail, while
its quandom friends of the North, are invited
to swap ends awhile.
We rather admire the caution of our CO.
temporary in thus selecting the least dam
gerous extremity, but doubt its ability to
persuade its Northern allies to take hold Of
the head. They are smart enough to pre-
fer stall holt' themselves, and are not go
ing to ''swap ends," even at the solicitation
of the Enquirer. VOGUE
We have no doubt of the willingness of
the Enquirer and its party to rid the South,
not only of the carpet-bagger and scalawag,
but of the negro also PROVIDED, the cop
perheads of the North could render such
efficient aid'' as to destroy the head of
Republicanism at Washington. ''But
there's the rub" Will the sheadu be
destroyed? We reckon not even with
the powerful aid of the naturalist of the
Enquire, whose familiarity with science
enaaies it to name all the carrion birds
with facility truly refreshing.
Not satisfied with its war upon 'tthieving
carpet baggers," nor with fair discussion
of the wrongs actually committed by dis
hones' mtn, Democrats as well as Republi-
cans, it strikes at the whole body polite,
and calls upon its Northern friends to come
to its assistance. We must be pardoned for
parting company with the Enquirer. So
long as it confined itself to the track, we
glided smoothly and peacefully on together,
but when it attempts to run off and, like
the man that "butt the bull off the bridge"
"bursts its slSull' yelling for aid to kill Re
publicanism, we beg to be excused. Good
bye, sweet companion we leave the pleas
ant task to the New York Commercial Ad-
ce,Fiser and yourself, and won't quarrel |
about the profits. Hear our amiabe CO.
gentle reader, as it thus des-
cants upon the great party of freedom,
which has so wisely guided the destiny of
the American nation for years, and is likely.
to, for many years to come:
For more than five years this .Jacobipical fac.
tion has lorded it over the land, and made civil
and military anarchy the consultation of this Re-
public. Under its baleiul auspices the great work
Of reorganization in the Southern States was
to the hands OF brutal, ignorant bar
barians and malignant apostates, renegades and
advent,uers. BY their instrumentality was
brought about the frightful scenes which are
to-day in several of our unfortunate
sister States, conspicuous among which is poor
devoted South Carolina--the barriers of cviza-
ton and social order dismantled, broken down,
and scattered TO the winds, and the drest
calamity fastened upon them which could pos
sibly beiall an enlightened and christian commu-
nifty, the calamity of being domineered by semi
savages and outlaws from every sentiment and
principle of humanity They were the men who
placed the yoke OF military subugaton on our
lects, while they melted and stimulated the Door
leluded negro to hatred and rage against the only
real friends he has ever had on this earth and
hey let loose upon MS from unknown holes and
,orners and caserns of the earth that countless
lock of obscene and filthy carrion birds ravens
rows, and kites,
That fly DER our heads and downward look on
us,
As we were siclxly prey s
This is the monster with whom we have to
,ontend, and if any of our Northern Republican
friends desire to render lis efficient aid let Their,
lin their blows at its head in Washington, and
cave us to manage Its tail. Rid us of that hor-
i'd abortion of Ra'lical misrule, under which the
Nioie iatlu Ieehs ana Ilols with denominations as
oul and loathsome as any that lie buried beneath
he Dead Sea, and we will take care that neither
nor scalawag shall ever more vex
our people The timely article of the Advertiser
will be found in another column. af
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