The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-14
WEDNESDAY EVEN'G, MAY IA, 1873.

THERE never was a party really democratic
in this nation until the birth of the present. Radi-
cal party, misnamed Republican. That party
has thrown down the Constitution to be tram
pied under foot by fierce and mad democracy
at fist of a part only of this Union but, to
make the humiliation of the work of our great
and virtuous forefathers all the greater, they
called to their aid a barbarian race in defling
the noblest structure of government that man
has ever built.-Dispatch.
The Dispatch can endure nothing, not
even our democratic institutions, if it be
not pointblank to its humor. The arrows
it lets fly at Democracy, as the basis ele-
ment in our governmental structure, are like
those of Acesta, which caught fire as
they flew, infaming the breasts of friend
and foe alike, and threatening the temple of
Liberty no less than that of the fierce
democracy" which until lately Illuminated
over these states. Some writer has said
that 1--WE may change our language,
habits, laws, customs, manners,
but not our vices )" these, with the symp-
toms Of folly and madness they engender,
stick to US till the last. All the hellebore
in Antlcyre will not cure them when they
once get fast hold of us. 1t is the chronic
hate of Democracy in The Dispatch which
constitutes its chief vice, and which causes
it to seize on Acesta's arrows, to let them
lily into the house of its friends.
We will not stop to defend the Republi.
can party against which these flaming
arrows are chiefly directed, since the
verdict of history, by whomsoever written,
will be, that it saved 6 the work of our
great and vrtuous forefathers T" from the
humiliation and ruin which The Dispatch's
party, by whatever name it may be called
would have brought upon it in the houl
of its desperate folly and madness. But we
were not prepared for such a conspicuous
letting of the cat out of the meal as that
of showing up the Democracy-the great
and good party which didn't save the Re-
publc-as confessed fraud, Haunting it
banner as lie and imposition, if not
defiement of the noblest structure o
government that man has ever built
Clearly our neighbor is piling it on heavl
with his old Democratic friends and asso
ciates, and they must enjoy with absolute
relish the definitional dish he serves up t
them in the shape of Democracy.
There is class Of men who are said
have VIGOROUSLY short memories, and Tn
Dispatch should not forget, while chargin
the Republican party with introducing
barbarian" element into our government
that it is only very few years (hardl
time enough in which to let an ordinar
memory Slip since it was engaged, witt
this same villainous Democracy, nc
simply in introducing barbarian ele
ment" into the government, but in tryin
to make it the chief cornerstone of tn
Republic. In its mad attempt to thu
revolutionize the government, which wa
''the work Of our great and virtuous fore
fathers" it drew the sword. appeale
to its arbtrament in defiance
the sentiment of mankind Except amor
barbarians), and is now whimpering at tt
logical results of its own desperate due
No, gentlemen, this won't do. The cha
longing party bargains for all the lead
the hip which his antagonist may give hin
We know it must give unpleasant twinge
now and then, especially in this damn
chilly weather but as the scars al
deemed honorable, the veteran dueli
should philosophcally bear his sufferin
and solace himself with the reflection tn
his honor remains intact, if his diaphragm
little punctured.