Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-25
COMMUNICATED.

Two communications. published 10 the ga
zette of the Dist and oath inst, respectively
certainly deserve q passing notice from all Flr
giuians who have the good name aud lame and
best interests Of Virginia at heart. Particular.
y and vitality do they concern the peop.e OF
this Congressional district. For in these COM
municatioDs most radical chnnge, indeed, is
asked at the hands of this people; change OF
their most deeply seated convictious, aud OF
their time houorcd policy. 1t is generally con-
Sldcred that CONVICTIONS and policy should go
together and that honesty is the best policy.
But now We are asked to reverse these old
fashioned no,ions to throw consistency to the
dogs, to break up our political organization, to
abandon, to desert that large aud still vigorous
party, which is actively, and, in many great
States, successfully contcnding against Radical
msruie, corruption and oppression. We are
to give up opposition to high tariff, which Is
draining the life blood from the the best agri
cultural sections Of this country, to cease OPP
posing the cenIrazlng policy OF the national
government, which is grinding into the dust OF
poverty and despair whole commouwealtbs late
ly allied with us in glorious struggle, and still
bone of our bone and flesh OF our aesh We
are humbly to acknowledge that we have done
foul wrong and injustice TO these pure aud hon.
which dominate Congress and the country, and
which have made American politics to stink in
the nostrils of disguised world And why
are we to do all this? To put Col. Johu s.
Mosby in Congress forsooth! And why him
Because he is the friend of the government,
and in the language of the communication OF
the oath instant, because we will then receive
the protection, the patronage, and the favor OF
that government" And has it come to this
Firginians? Must We all indeed bend the
pregnant hinges of the knee that thrift may
follow tawnug?" But will it so follow? Not
one or two or twenty Individuals, but this
whole community, this grand old Common
wealth OF Virginia, great 10 war great in peace,
great In honor? What's the security, what
the guarantee? Is it the Rrpublicau party
Is it General Grant? Let COL Mosby tell U.s.
for if we are to sell ourselves, the point is i'm
portant And to come to the particulars Of
this miDor bargain and sale, where Is the proof
Of the statement contained 10 the commuulca-
ton OF the 2lst Instant, that the Radicals ID
the district are as much opposed TO Mosby as
the Convention Conservatives, and will Most
probably put 10 the field r. H. Carter, S. p
Bayly; or some other?' If this is so, why
are COL MusGy most intimate frieuds and ad
visers found among these very Radicals of this
very town for instance This is entirely too thin,
aud we think that the Colonel will have TO
brood over that political egg great deal |
longer than he has done before he will COD
vino. the honest peop!e of Virginia that thor
interest aud their honor demand that they
should go over in a body to the Radical camp |
As get, this "broodiug" is very bad case of
monies parturlent, nascitur ridiculus mus
Alexandra, March 18th, 1874. H. !