Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-25

unon the majesty of the law in any country was
Chatham celebrated declaration that IN f.ug.
land every mans house was his castle
Happier aud proudcr still would be the boast
if it could truly be said in this country, that III
each of the United States the people owned lis
government Within the limits of It's legtl-
mate jurisdiction its people are supreme. 1t
may be poor, it may be weak, but the United
States government with all It's wealth cauuot
buy it, with It's power cannot control It.
Wanderers from all the earth may enter
it to share its hospitality and its tolerance.
Men of every class and condition, OF every
cline and color, may demand the protection Of
its laws, equality and justice. But the general
government, with all its power, cannot enter 1t
fer purposes of control or subverSlon, so com
plctcly is it protected, not by tortlicauouS or
I,y arms, but by the mighty and Invisible bar
ricrs and ram PARTS Of the constitution. When
this can be said our people VII be secure In
the possession of all the most important means
for the pursuit of happiness and the preserva-
ton of peace, their future progress being rea-
sopablv we'll assured Aud why should we
not hope to accomplish this? All the STATES
and sections of the Union are interested ID such
distribution of power. 1t ought to be the
first ard great object in al the States to secure
| the proper constituency to regulate the govern
mept of its internal affairs, aud next to protect
them 10 the supreme control of that govern
ment, There are matters undoubtedly within
| the control of the general government which IN
volvc high and deep Interests OF society, ana
| which may well awaken anxiety and sollcltudc
But man $ highest interests in lite are coucen-
| trated about his home and Preside. if0 or
,,l, Of all
What Eirgiuiau eau be insenslble to SO sacred
= call when it is made as We now make it and
beseech him to aid US in placing Virginia under
the rule of Vrgiuians? If there be any Nir-
ginian born who is not qualified to enter this
ASSOCIATION, by love aud devotion to his native
State, let him cultivate these sacred affections
in his heart and he many easily become one OF
them. If he cannot do this he will be son OF
the soil but not of the State, and cannot ex-
meet TO be recognized as member OF the true
brotherhood.
"Iu conclusion, feow-citizeus, let Me appeal
TO YOU in the name of Virginia to stand by the
State in this contest. Her highest interests,
10 my opinion, are involved in its issue. She
is seeking for safe hands to which to con6de
her interests aud honor What hands eau be
so safe as those OF her true and loving sous.
Upon this ticket stand the names OF three men
who have proved themselves quallhed oy pa,
triotism, courage aud Intelligence to De trusted
by their State 10 such matter. Two OF them
have proved on the battlefield that to their
State they would be true
10 the last of their blood and their BREATH
And like reapers descend 10 the harvest OF
death.
Another who could not be there, was rep
resented by blood dearer to him than his own
and all have devoted high talents and faculties
to the best service of the State If elected,
they will not look to Washington for orders 10
matters specially concerning their own State,
nor WELD to outside Influences, but look to their
owo constituents for the views which ought to
govern them They will breathe their VOWS
on the same affairs where their fathers worship
ed before them, and kindle their fires on the
heartnstones which will shed most warmth on
their own family and friends. Their cry will be
for Virginia first, Virginia last, and Virginia all
the time, iu all matters which concern her pecull-
arly. Grand old State, she has been through macy
trial, and nobly has she Dor ne herself through
them ALL Another is yet before her, and she
calls her sons to the rescue. VIII any be IN
sensible to the invocation? She has made 1t
through her Conservative Convention lately
assembled in this place, who represented her,
| believe, IN interest ADD feeling, and recon-.
meuded you to vote for these gentlemen TO h
the Offices for which they are respectively nom!,
mated. She has said it, and shall we not do 1t: