The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-18

done its soitening work there, talk to your
neighbors about it when you reach your
homes.
Such are to be some of the fruits of the
completion of the water-line.
But how shall we secure its completion
The state, blasted in her financial power by
the late war, and burdoned already by a
forty million debt, is wholly unable to
carry on the work, and if she could
lind company with the amplest means to
complete it, she could never consent to
prostitute the grand commercial highway
of the nation, by turning it over to pr.
vate corporation or monopoly.
IL can necer be completed, bm 6y The
means fMe Federal government, and in
that aoay zoe can hare it completed If zoe aoilI
pursue The policy of common sense.
| The Republican party, including P,csi-
dent Grant and many of its members of
congress, is to very considerable extent
committed to our water-line, as one of the
avenues of cheap transportation for the
country. A committee of congress, mostly
Republican, has actually reported a bill
appropriating eight millions of dollars, TO
begin with, with q mastery argument in
favor of the enterprise. This party, too,
is the party of progress, Of liberal ideas, Of
industrial developments, of railroads and
canals, and of capacious nationality. 1t
is Just the party for us at this vital juno
ture in our affairs. 1t has both the DISPOSE
ton and the power to help us in our great
extremity. 1t can give us commerce, and
| it will. 1t can give us busy manufactures,
and it will, If we will ally ourselves with
| it, and help it while it helps us in its on
ward march to an expanded and honorable
nationality.
This alliance is denounced in advance as
bribery. 1t is (say the Conservatives,) q
| taking of the canal for votes to be given.
Admit it. 1t is, as have said once before,
but "a justifiable and amicable reciproc-
ty;" and must say, we buy the canal
very cheap at that. Bribery implies cor
ruption, but is there any corruption in sup.
porting party that is doing all it can to
advance our highest special interests, and
that is at the same time administering the
government for us with ability and wis
dom? If it be bribery, | warn gentlemen
that there will be very army of bribed
men at the polls in November. But if
| those who make this suggestion of bribery
will consult Blackstone's Commentaries for
consciences will be speedily put at ease.
But it is said that by this sympathy with
the Republican party we give ascendancy
in the state government to the negro and
the carpet-bagger,
If that be the result. whose fault will il
b, but of those-the Conservatives them
selyes-who. by threatening to nut under
the ban and regard Infamous every white
man who shall vote on the same side with
the negro, have consolidated the colored
people in self defence in one solid mass.
against the white men? Will not their in
tolerance toward the colored race and its
white friends. this drawing the line of color.
make the coiored people cling the more
closely to the Grandchildren?
It il true that in South Carolina and Lou.
isiana the public debt was largely increased
under colored rule: but does it follow that
such will be the case in virginia? Have
we not security against it in the provision
of our state constitution. which forbids an
increase Of fine state debt2
For one I have no such fear, and trust
| that nv manhood will enable me to brook
the anathemas that the Conservative press
of the state are hurting against every white
man of the state who shall not supnort the
| Conservative nominees r. is not nolcv
either now or for The future, 70 draw The
| line Of color. II will bring mischief TO the
HIGHEST interests of the State and I will
enaaavor Ia show Il. -
Tho national sentiment of the noo,,e If
the limited States has, with extraordinary
| unanimitv and DETERMINATION decrnpa
the LEGAL and nolihcal ennalitv of
the colored race and has incorno-
| rated If info orr institutions Inv delihe.
rate constitntionol amendment. Mo rioht
shall he denied or ahridoed on account Of
race or color This item in the creed of
the Rennblcan Marty is it's esneciol boast
its most cherished DOGMA and can never
he annihilated Int bv revolution The
neonIe of the limited States will fiobt for if
will enforce It. if need be, by all the power
of the government.
Now with what face can we 90 for fav,r,
to n congress chcrishina This nrincinle as
fundamental and of necnliar sancttr and
immediately after draw n line If color and
denounce as infamous avery white citizen,
too. who refuses to draw Il ?
Gonoress tha legielativa REPRESENTATIVE oC
the Republican marty. will saw 70 ms,
ssYou are drawing y limo which ,ya darn
not draw Won are making a distinction
on account of race and color which we
dare NOT make. Your harsh. cruel DENIM
citation of ali the white men who vote
with the negro. operates as and intimi-
dation to t6e coicred voters and to the