Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-10
COMMUNICATED.
People VS.. Politicians.

There is 90 one, am sure, who is more
alive to the necessities of the Southern people,
or who feels more genuine sympathy for their
IMPOVERISHED condition than your c,rrespon-
dent does, and he would do anything in his
mower calculated to improve their social and
material condition. lie believes the time has
arrived When our people should look the Mcri-
table "stuight 10 the face take the matter
in their owe hands, and without passion or
prejudice, press, 10 solid column, onward, by
the most direct road, which would lead them
to the speediest, as we'll as the greatest amount
of material prosperity tor their own impover-
ished section That war, discord and strife,
will ruin every country, he holds to be self
evident; we'll established fact. To illustrate
this fact he only has to refer you to Ireland of
to-day, to Mexico, to Central America, and to
Cuba The time has come when the people
should rise 10 their majesty, assert their hts,
and retire their old political leaders to the shade
of private life They had sense enough 10
rush US into gigantic war upon al "abstrac,
tion,' but unfortunately not enough 10 tell US
how to get out of the war to the best advantage.
Had they been far-seeing statesmen, "a conf
promise" would have been made, and We should
have come out of the late war IN much bet
ter condition than we did under their misman.
agemeut. Now your correspondent is willing to
confess that for number of years, he followed
these political leaders too LAndy yet he is, at
the same time unwilling to admit that he is
one of those who learn nothing by experience.
AS anxious as the knight of Lamaucha was,
at all hours, to attack wiud-ms, SO ready and
so willing is the old Southern politician to fight
distractions, nonentities aud the like. Why,
sir, Gov. Smith, although three score years
and ten, is as keen to-day for brush as in the
days of "bis youth, E." aud does not care jot
whether his antagonist be Jew, or Gentle,
dog or devil" But seriously, | would ask,
what has Gen. Hunton done 10 Congress for
the Southern people? What can he do? IT'S
true be voted to put greenbacks on a par with
Confederate money, and to deprive our dis
tressed people of the bankrupt law. ln the
Kemper campaign Virginia stood pledged to
neutrality so far as Federal politics was con-
cerued, yet we find Gen. Hunton afiating
with the Northern Democracy; party that
for years has been very prufuse iu its promises
towards the South, but whenever the time for
action has come, have ever shamefuy Ignored
| their professions of friendship. Iu aftilating
with this party, | think Gen. Hunton misTep-
resented the sentiments of the voters Of the
Epntn congressman I'lsliiG'. lHcH why
should any Conservative vote for Gen. Huntou
as against Col. Mosby? Which one can get the
most benefits for Conservatives both are OPP
posed to any radical measure to Cypress the
South. Gen. Huuton can only vote to stop
such legislation, whilst Col Mosby could not
only vote, but bring powerful Influence to bear
against such legislation. BY elecipg Col. Mosby
our people secure the good will OF the Prcs
dent, of which we are in need. Every thing
good that Gen. Hunton can do, COL Mosby
can 10 ADD uiW do, but there are thousand
iavors Col. Mosby can get for our people that
Gen. Hunton cannot get. Although private
citizen, he may be SAID to have represented this
District, and represented it well. II he can ao.
complish so much out OF Congress how much
more good can he do in Congress? The test
evidence OF what COL MoSby can do is what
he has already done. Besides the very lac OF
Col. Mosby's election would couclliate this
good will of Gen. Grant. If our people elect a
man who Gen. Grant prefers, it is an evidence
Of good will to which he will respond by friend.
| ~ acts. Yours truly, SENEX
PARIS, FAUoUIER Co., Va, June 8, 1874.