Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-04
Radicalssll, No, 2,

!lcs; 1t Is lmmaieria whether he is " nm,
third 'term.r" tariff or anti-tsritf. for hsra
soft money, STATE rights or Fede al rights. I,
is my purpose to show how insigafc mt is ,h,
word conservative compared with that much
abused word radical" and how Ridiculous :
the selection OF the rmer word to represent ma
p!llciples .nd actions OF great political barry.
and also show that it is more idiotic than wisot
reject the latter True radicalsm will tr ,nsfnrn,
WILDERNESS and barren waste to flow wi h mil.
ana money thorns and thistles to grapes1d fp..
cess pools and quagmires to wheat. corn ~,
fruit hcids; commons and worthless lands 10
CUES, VlIiases and Elarts Of trade and commerce
There Is as much difference between con.nrvs.
ism and rad calism as there is between mummv
ana i've, intelligent and progressive ma.
let, strange 10 say, we have men in our mid
WHO consider themselves par cYcei.en @ in into.
llg nee, and who look upon the name rsdlcsI -.
CO ous. once heard very worthy Repu .,li,.,9
remark in speech that he WAS called bv -.
poll lcal opponents radical" said he vera.
'dsnantly; L am not q radical am y Re-.
publican. This is what l call skim milk -"
pubic -nlsm, with the Cream OF radicallsm t,k,.7
off; the play Of Hamlet with Hamlet left Out
The speaker then proceeded 10 contradict ii II.
sell ~ saying he WAS in favor of q 'chan;,e from,
the present state Of ,hings;' that he want "a
change the present extravagant rulers for nor.
economical ones in short no desired q ra!ir,
cha' &" under more popular name He di,
not compreh nd that the very change he desire
made him u ralica in the true sense of the wor:
Conservatism is very interchangeable ana -.
serving Ingredient, and would make an iny@.Q.
able material for embalmiEg A body o..e
infused with its essence becomes as stationary
and Interchangeable as marble. The history d
Pompc. furnishes remarkable instance -. the
nAba ming qualities OF conservatism On he
lst dsy Of November, 4. D. ., Pompei IA y
great, rich, progressive sid radical city. | ,4v
radlcs because Pompeii couli never have br.
come rich aud progressive city without ttas:d
OF radicallsm. One quality cannot exs. wltnou.
the o.her.
On the day above stated the city of Pomyej.
was totally destroyed by An earthquake sd n
VocaNl" eruption Of VerSuvius, \ mountain ncar
by Vcsuvius belched forth immense clouds q,
asLes, which settled on the Ill lated city barry
Ing It ent'rrIy cut OF sight. Not 4 tower, monu-
mcnt or pillar was high enough t. penetrate
through the thick crust oi ashes and cin,ie-s 10
mark the spot w"er" ,ho city was buried. Pliny
t,u' describes the suddeI sutlocation and d. III
OF the Pompeians: "a darkness suddenly Over.
spread the country; not Xix" the darkness .ta
mooness night but like that Of Y close roola
IN wnicn tie light is Of sudden extinsui SHE'D
Women screamed, children lnoaned. ana ,ilcn
cried Ch!dre& were anxiCucly calling their
parents. %nd their parents were seeking Their
children, and nus bands their wives rec0gtz.d
for death. Many called on thrr gods for ussrs,-
anc". The earth continued to shake, and men.
halt distracted, reelci a2out cXaggeraIGg tnci.
owu fears aud those OF others, By terrifying ORE.
dlctlons. !nus these unfortunate people wcr,
buried alive
After period extending eighteen hundred
years the precise spot where Fompe;i W.
bur ed WAS found. A large number of men VIZ,
put u work to remove the debris that for aig.t.
cen centuries had remained there undis,u.0 q
The discoveries were wonderful; TN. street..
with houses on botn sides thea,ras m ,rk,i.
temples and vineyards. Among the ob:cy.,
which attracted particular attention WAS a bake.
shop with It's over and losvos o. bread Il bonln
IN which Liquors were sold AID mar bic table
which bo.e the III ,rks OF the cuas left by the
Gri3k ers. SoGsc ol the houses contained g>r.
lands oi Il wers, vine branches and handsome
pictures on the walls q house witch had be.
longc'i 10 y soul ptrr, whose workshops contninai
ycstlges oi his art another to have been inhxp-
ltcd BY surgeon, his profession evident t.oin
the instruments discovered in his chamber i
number OF ampho';u or la"go wins vessels, Sill
leaning against the wall rs the butler left the:i
IL he carried up The las goblet of wine to hls
master. court III which sacrifices and Other
holy rites aro conJcctur@d to have taken placr;
VARIOUS utensils Tor sacrifice, such ~ lamps tn
pods, &c. An urn, or basin I ais eegsat :
decorated with rams heads injected BY gar
lands o: overs, and with :ho basin the vn~y
N'"sSi" S'1 W tuc ldst saStlACc, HcaEIF t"h
thousand years ago, were rs fresh AS if they has
been the remains Of yesterday fro.
c6ster tells US that conservatism preserves
from ruin, Innovation, injury Or radical change,
and in the case of buried Pompe it lid its Work
most tf.ctually. An excellent material for y
buried city, and 10 preserve relies b 1t it never
d!d nor never Can build up u city aid III Ike "
people great prosperous and happy 1t never
built u ship yard u factory, n furnace, u steam.
ship railroad, or telegraph. Al thes i'm
provements to ben"i. thc living spring up exi,
and draw inspiration from radlcalism Y,u
might rs well go to the ..acombS Of Egyp. aud
scrapc up tn dust of the mummies and knead il
into forms and cake them in ovens and call ~ h
Things men, and present them as teachers, rs 10
bring forth old, tine-worn coHscrva ism to serve
the growth and the living wants of today
A RADICAL.