Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-16

woods near the village. Not being one of the
invited, We cannot speak from observation, but
hear it was very enjoyable affair. There
seems to be Il universal regret at the closing of
this school. 1t has certainly been very sue
cesslu and we hope the principal may realize
all his anticipaliuns Of success in the change he
is making. There is 20 better opening any
where in the Country for first class school,
and VIC hope some competent teacher may sue
coed our friend and continue the school.
"The Loudoun Sulphur Springs is the
name of the new summer resort near this sta
ton 1t is being put in first rate condition by
its proprietor, W. +. Mercer, esq, and will be
open by the lst of July. MARTIN.
COMMUNICATED.
Suffer me to reply briefly to "Rappahan-
mock" | will not intrude again. come what
may, for like "Acxandria, think Colonel
Mosby $ friends have rung the changes upon
his fitness for Congress quite often enough, and
have no doubt he feels like saying save me
from my friends" If that gentleman is an ar.
dent supporter Of Gen. Grants administration,
| so is not the Conservative party of Virginia
| We look at Louisiana. North and South Caro-
| lima Florida, &c, and ut tho gigantic strides
towards Capitalization taken by the present adj
niuistration, and tec the necessity Of placing
| more men in Congress who will strong Y aud
| stcrny antagoniZa all such measures. Colonel
| Mosby and his friends should look to the party
whose executive head and administration he
espouses and not to us for support; therefore,
| | agree that one Of the cardinal principles of
Conservatism is resistance TO the rule of in
competents oil every shade of color and while
we have no quarrel with Col. Mosby for recon-
neuding for, or with Gen. Grant for appointing
to office converts from ours to the Radical con-
fcssion of faith, We fail 10 sec any other good
he has done to the people Of his district and
doubt exceedng y whether it is good even to
the recipients of the appointments.
| Rappahannock tells US if We elect his friend
Gen. Grant will then surely veto The Civil
Rights bill. Why? because that act will as
sure him that the South is Radicaliz"d, and
therefore, in losing the negro vote, he will gain
the Southern white vote. have always be-
lievcd that the Radical party. its present exec.
utivc head included, would sacrifice their col
orcd tools and wards for consideration, but
doubt if they would consider the election Of the
| Colonel "quantun sutf, and also doubt wheth-
not think the sacrifice of principle too great
|
gard the Civil Rights bill as dangerous to their
race. A majority of them, driven on by the
political scum which ever rises to the surface
in times of great agitation, desire its passage
as means of spite and of enabling them TO
force themselves into social equality with their
supcrors, and not because the "Southcrn Con-
| gressmcn are in compact array against General
| Grants administration. | will not call the
names of the Southern Congressman who urc
''chc.k by iowP' with the party in power. Rap
pahannuck knows them as we'll as / 10. Upon
| the principle that like cures like" L surpoSc)
| Rappahannuck still insists that the way to get
rid of Radical Legislation is to multiply Radical
Legislators. He may be right remember the
story Of the Kilkenny cats do not think con-
ventions cure for all the ills political parties
arc heir to cvcD but experience teaches me
that the Conservative party of Virginia have
used them effectively against the spread Of
Radcalism for several years. When they be-
come such nuisance as Col. Mnshy's eulogsts
seem to regard them. we will try some other
disinfectant If the Colonel is ST. ardent an ad
mirer of the policy Of the present head Of the
patton and intends to support it 50 heartily, he
has no business before Il Conservative cOnvcn.
| ton, and his announced programme Of keeping
out al one is all right for him.
|
the "dcplnrahlc condition of Louisiana, South
Carolina" &C., as suggested by Rappahan-
neck, and | close this discussion finally. 1t
amounts to about this That they cease their
organized opposition to the administration and
ask to be adopted into the happy family now
holding high carnival in those thrice unhappy
States
| | beg to suggest to my friend that the adopt
| ed children would not have any better chance
| for 4 living then than now, and if they went
into community of goods and clattclS rs we'll
| as a unity of scntimcnt-in the general scram-
bic for stcalings and plumber now as ever going
on--thcy would get nothing and even lose all
| they now have sooner than 1t could be taxed
away from thom. the old party having so much
the advantage of experience
| 1t is possible to put Virginia in the position
now occupied by those down-troddcn States
| notwithstanding our fl, 600 majority. Need
tell Rappahannock how to do it? Just disband
our State and county organizations. Let every
man who can muster few supporters Tor
State, county or township Office set himself up
for Office. Instantly the Radical party will
| Thy conventional concentrate upon one man for
Office and they win the victory and the control
of our State through our own dlsorganlzaton.
| Rappahaunock, in your issue of May 2Slh,
says 'Virginia is now represented by set Of
Conservatives who can only go to Washington
to draw their pay, and asks the question:
Would it not be better to be represented by
men who could exercise some control over the
policy of the Federal Government? Query lst
| Of what political party? Query ID. Whose
professions is he so ardcntly supporting?
"Immortclles, y in your issue o! the Sd inst,
| advocating Col. Mosby's prctcnsions, lahours
| to convince the Radical party of the sth dis
trict that it would be uuwisc for them to make
nomination, because in that event Col. Mos
by would withdraw from his candidacy. The
natural inference is that he thinks the Colonel
is good enough Radical for them, and that
they ought to support him. BY what other
party can he OF his friends expect him to DC
elected?
So uneasy is Immortcllcs for fear the Colon
els military record during the late 'unplcas-
antaess' will initiate against him with the
Radicals, that he labours like galley slave to
prove to them that as he is the subject of OK,
nout;ue cIemencv no offence has ever been cOul-