Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-09
RadicAliSlli, No. 3,

IL Is happy feature in the CHI .racter of the
human family to be happy under any condition
Providence may have placed them; and it is
lr' qaenty the case that the people having the
least cause for being happy are he mott content.
ca. BLESSED be nothing" has saved msny 8
man from broken hea and premature grave
WIS lead to this ref cction after reading the
following extract from venerable and hiphlv
esteemed journal rejoicing over the late Conser.
vative victory in Virginia: "Republicanism
need expect nothing in Virgins; the State that
CONTINUES, aud Will ever continue, We trust, to
be the Gibraltar against which the waves of rad
lcansm Will IN vain lash their fury"
Virginia Is happy because conservatism again
rules supreme, and Is conservatism, as defined
by Webster, is quality that never changes
never advances or improves, the sins of com mis-
sloD ard omission, the populations and eNrava-
gaheles OF our legislatures and law makers of
the past six years are firmly secured for two ad-
dltional years True raiicaiism would speedily
put an end TO all such transactions, but to lash
its ucy against the Gibraltar of conservatism ali
attempts TO reform would he in vain and q
waste of time and money. They are joined to
their idols let them sonel'
Just at this particular time there seams to he
large amount Of happiness at home and abroad
fennsylV"nla Is happy over her repub .icanism
anu she points to her fields of bl lck diamonds
ana beds OF iron ore atfordng immense wealth
Dy system OF development and uncessinp in
uusIry. New York is happy and proud of her
commerce, canal railroads and trade The
New England States from Connecticut to Bos
ton, the hub OF lsdlcais 10, are glorously happy,
and point to their acres of factories and machine
shops, her millions Of spindl4s Their colleges
and advanced system of free schools The
pralres, ex snsive wheat and corn fields and
thriving cities. California is happy over her
deposltes of gold and silver, and wheat enough
to supply the world. The Mormon is hsuDy
that his religion iavors poly gsmy, and the priv
liege. OF having dozen or more wives to love,
cnerish and provide for. The heather Chinee''
IS excessively happy while he boasts that his ma.
tlon is the Gibraltar OF conservatism and that
Tor three thousand years the waves of rsdicsism
nave lashed against their models of worship and
system of government, but in vain. The Hot.
tentoSs think there is no place under the sun
mat comes SO near paradise as the jungles
III ed with beasts of prey and poisonous reptiles.
1t Is said that fifteen thousand human beings die
annually in Hindoost.n from the bite Of SER
penis and venomous reptiles yet the natives think
1t is glorious place to live and diein. The Els
qulmauA is happy and contented to live among
lcebergs, fountains OF snow, and six months
darkness, excepting tbs twinkling stsrs provid.
ing his lsrder is well supplied with whale blub
Der, nsn OIL and seal meat So ways the world
the least the cause the happier the subjects.
Yet, IN all this list OF national eceentrcities and
aosurbltles, there are none more ridiculous than
for nation or community to boast Of its con.
servatism.
-! deny this wholesale charge" says one:
i know OF many conservatives who devote
their whole time and spend their money freely
20 build factories, ship yards, to improve trade
and commerce and to advance the welfare OF
the people generally" To su2n arguments |
would reply: because 3 man is born in stable
II is no evidence that he is horse. Becauses a
man Processes and believes he ID conservative
its no evidence that ne is one The fact that he
is laoorrIng faithfully to improve public affairs
generally, and alous in his efforts to Change
the present state Of things" proves that he is y
consel vative only in name, and thorough rad
icsl in spirit and action. "BS their fruits ye
shall know them. Men do not gather grs. es
from thorns nor figs from thistles.6
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