Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-15

and can never be disturbed and that amnesty
torgetfulness, forgiveness on both sides, with
out any sting Of reservation to mar its gepcros.
ty and grace, is alike the right and the duty of
all.
That the ri ghts of the States to their proper
autonomy shall De sacredly preserved, and the
rights Of the citizen. particularly as guarded by
the great writ of hnLols corpus, shall be equal
" respected. 1t demands for the Individual
the largest liberty consistent with public order,
for the States selfgOvcrnment, and tor the ma
ton returu to the methods Of peace and the
constitutional limitation of power" Here is a
wholesale rebuke and condemnation OF those
abuses which have literally trampled our South
ern people into the dust, of that centrui-
aSn, which, by absorbing the rights of the
States into the General Government and the
CO ordinate powers Of the other departments Of
that Government into Que, and by arrogating
tor Congress control over matters of minutest
local concern, threatens the character of that
Government with permanent and disastrous
change. 1t will become, if resistance be un.
successful, merely personal Government and
even the representative principle itself, insti.
tuted by its trainers, will be lost.
1t demands. reform 10 the civil service, from
the President down denounces its d!sgracetu
venallty, its nepotsw, gift taktug, and the be-
stowal OF patronage on the glvers-practlces
abhorrent with the people Of Virginia to the
nice and tastidlous sense Of honor 10 official
character which has descended to them BY
tradition from the first great aud pure Prcsl-
dent through ali to the last whom she contri-
buted to the service Of the country
1t demands Il j"st and equal system Of Federal
taxation, which shall not ulrneceSs rily interfere
with the industry of the people. This may be
construed to mean. and we hope does IN an, the
| reDitt,ng of the Federal government back for
support to its exclusive sub ect of tsxation-taxes
| on imports, yielding fund ample for all its eco
roniical wants-and restoring to the States what
| they have enjoyed almost without intermiss ion
| from the foundation, the whole field of internal
| taxation, now so necessary to support the credit
| of the Southern States. Why should tobacco,
confined in production TO limited belt of coun-
| try, be crushed with specific taxation Any more
than wheat and corn and other cereals or why
should the Federal government tax it all?
1T demands that the public lands shall not DO
rrotgatcly squandered, and that while the pub
lie faith shall be preserved there be ne longer an
oppressive anticipation of the payment Of tho
| public debt through onerous and grinding taxa
| ton, but That while the interest and Il sinking
turd should be provided for posterty shall
bear its due share Of the national burden. In
this connection 1t requires Il steady ard fixed
| measure OF value in business operations. winch
can only be reached by II return to specie pay
mentS.
Now, if ever the people who cover our vast
expanded territory arc TO dwell together rs one
| it must be under a scheme of policy such rs is
here developed and it is only by compromise
conclilatlon, forgcttulncss Of past euds and past
| differences, and the selection of proper agencies
that the good hoped for can be attained Gree
| ley and Brown have been chosen rs the n>tru-
nents to effect it, and we believe they are the
bcst-as best representing all the elements in the
coalition designed to consunmate the great pur-
| pose. We have thought we had in times that
| are past much to complain Of III Mr.. Grceey's
political conduct. But may not the same be
said, IN lore or less degree, of a who opposed
Us in our late troubles? But since their close
who has exhibited stronger desire to RESTORE
pence TO the country and the tights OF the South
and manifested it by more OF self sscriticc2 The
| loss Of high office, which might have been OBJ
| taiued by compliance ostrAcism by friends, de-
| nuncation for his generous inte-ceSson in be-
half of the vanquished, sprnging from that large
hearted humanity which is ever found in union
with the highest wisdom? His ability is
cedcd For the purity OF his private lite, not
even the acrlmony OF party has ventured To
sail it. His integrity as man WAS never i'm
p'ached, and honesty and sincerity Of intention
IN his public conduct has been accorded ~ him
| even by those who condemned it ior imputed
errors. This is much to say for VIII" has
lived all his life in the high noon Of observaLi"n
| and notorlety, and Is perhaps better and more
minute known than any man In this country.
| We trust him to act up to these undcn liable con
| dlnons Of his history aud character.
We repeat in conclusion our appeal for your
hearty operation in the work before US prom
| ising on our part no relaxation Of the Zeal and
energy with which it has been prosecuted for
years r. T. DANIEL. Chairman
j. r. FISHER, Secretary.