The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-08
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4, 1873
s"THE SOUTH READY FOR AN EM-
PRE-

The New York Herald still keeps NJ
its interviewing, and in order to popular
ize "C@sarism" draws largely on the
Bourbon element of Virginia as well as
the South generally. 1t has not yet inter.
viewed jeff Davis, and the inference of the
political wiseacres is, that this ''long bore'i
is being held IN reserve as the last grand
gun--the regular old Confederate PAX
hau--to be fired into the republican ship
of state as she swings hopelessly on the
lee shore. Some very great men have been
dragged into this Interviewing net Of The
Herald and some very small ones and
the prevailing opinion throughout Bour.
bondom is thatwe are rapidly drifting into
an Empire! A mighty revolution, they
say, has swept over the country, CONSOLE
dating and bruising down, in true Mace
donian fashion, all the states into one and,
in their opinion, there is not inherent
strength enough in republic to keep us
from disintegration or from flying of
in tangential lines, shattered like the
asteroids into fragmentary ruin. This de-
plorable state of things, in the estimation
OF these croakipg Bourbons, makes il
necessary that we should have an empire,
or a government strong enough to hold all
the states in one grand system of central
lied power. And if jeff Davis could only
be indicated as the Emperor, how delighted
would all Bourbondom become, and what
jubilant time our contemporaries would
have of it in the election now progressing
Among the other " captured" Bourbons
Of The Herald, we perceive the name OF
one of our veteran Conservative editors,
who tlutters in the C9sarian net of that
journal in exceeding high feather, so much
so that he confidently assures the Ameri-
can public and the crest of mankind"
that the South is Just down-trodden enough,
under the eagles Of the Republic, to long
for relief in a benignant Empire Coming
az this assurance does from the editor OF one
of the leading Conservative journals of the
state, it is not without its significance at
this particular iuncture. The recent meet
ing of the Bourbons at the White Sulphur,
oyer which jeff Davis presided, and
where he so indiscreetly Grated" has
also its significance. 1t was a meeting at
which the ':joy-inspiring grape" flowed in
happy profnsion (or the White Sulphur is
famous for its Pramnian excellences), and
SIN emo ueritas" is q convivial maxim that
finds expression IN all truly esthetic lam
guages. Some of our local journals have
needlessly growled because Mr.. Davis
could not keep the truth to himself on
that occasion, but under the circumstances
the truth aoould out, and it is both unjust
and ungenerous in our contemporaries to
blame anything but the wine for it.
This White Sulphur meeting was perhaps
both timely and judicious, considering
the figure that 'sCeasarism" is cutting in
the columns of the indefatigably interview
ing Herald. The only objection to it was,
that its utterances were little too intru-
sive, and oyer-seasoned with traitorous
sentiments to the Republic, which the I'M
tippled wine could not all conceal. These
utterances smacked too strongly of Bour-
bonism to suit the journalistic notions of
The Herald, for that journal is not
at all partial to jeff Davis. whose
Bourbon ticket is just now attracting more
attention in this state than the New York
wing Of imperialism cares to recognize.
The Herald man declares that he can't 90
jeff Davis for Emperor, and hence he
Stacks up little on the Virginia pro-
Zramme. He is gratifed, however, at tho
high Conservative assurance that the South
IS all ready for an Empire!
When George Francis Train was here a |
ew months ago, and talked so hippantly |
lbout the possibilities of our republic !
siding into an empire, everybody set him
Town as one of two things either as an |
insane man or a most presumable ass.
As he limited the possibilities of this 'sim-
'er.alistic slide" to himself. and entertained |
he sublime faith that he was the looming |
imperial man." the most generous con.
truction was given to his eccentricity, and |
he ridiculous shatter-brain was allowed TO !
'ass. But what shall we say Of veteran !
Conservative editors in the South who de-
'lare, on the eve of an important political
election, that the people of their own sec
Ion--the entire South in fact-are SO ripe
or imperial government that they are
eady to drop into the lap of the first en-
error who shall happen along To apply
. them the language that was in eyery-
'ody's mouth when the Omaha shatte,-
rain was here, would be too discourteous
n act Of journalism. and we forbcar the
fensYe comment.
But we indignantly deny the truth OF
his transcendent libel on the people of the
'ollh' 10 our noble government as it is
oW constituted and should be admin
itered-as it is. in fact, at this yery
loment admlnistered-standing in all |
8 fair proportions, its chaste simplicity.