Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-04
ALEX ANDRIA, VA.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 4.

but 1t must not pc l0rgottep tnat thc Oou'ii
Is quiet because she believes that justice will at
last be done. For this she now looks hopeful.
~ to the North. powerless to remedy the evils
by any means which they arc willing to adopt,
the afflicted Southern States now throw them
selves upon the sympathy-we might almost say
the compassionate the honest men OF all par
tics in the North. They ask that such public
opinion may be created here as will put stop,
onco for all, 10 the continuance OF the opprcs'
sive and degrading legislation OF which they
have long been the passive victims, and which
now seeks, az they fear, TO rob them OF their
sightIu voice in the Presidential! election.
While the South thus conducts herself With
patience and lorttule under these trying ext
gencies, it is peculiarly obligatory upon the
North TO discard, as far as possible, all poti'
cal prejudices, and to unite in demanding JUS
tice and fair play for her sister section, and DOT
only for that, but for the whole country, whose
honor and prosperity are staked on the issue.
Mr.. Hewitt, chairman of the National DEM
ocratio Executive Committee, had long con-
ference with the President yesterday evening,
10 the course Of which, says correspondent
ofthe Baltimore SUP, the President expressed,
10 the most decided manner, his conviction
that owning to fraud and intimidation, there
had been no fair or legal election in LOUISIANA,
and that the electoral vote Of that State should
not be counted Whether the President has
expressed this opinion III his :ucssage he DID
not say. Should he do 50 bis view would, 10
all probability, be accepted as the rule Tor his
party, and the effect Of it would DC that Hayes
wouId not be counted ill., 'ut whether he does
or not he has made the declaration. 1t Is to
be hoped that the correspondent IS correct and
that the President has, even at this late date,
become aware that the people will not sustain
him 10 his Ccasarlan policy.
The Washington Republican says that in an
interview with one CT its reporters alter the
conference, Mr.. Iiowitt said
II will say this, that the interview was a
very pleasant one to me- We talked over the
political situation, and was much pleased with
tho Presidents views. You arc from repubIl-
eau paper. You like to praise the President.
will praise him TOO and say that | consider
the interview and the views expressed ny the
President as very creditablc, indeed, TO him.
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That the country is on the eve OF Important
if not terrible events may we'll be surmlSed
when such words rs the following, from tue
Washington Capital. arc uttered at the very
seat OF the government
1--WE want no war Ut the South. We want
no war, God knows, anywhere, but least OF all
where only the ignorant, iioiienslvc tools would
suffer 1t such contlic; OF arms must come,
let it be in and very close III, aud about tho
Executive Mansion, where m!scGcantS have
plotted treason TO the Government and treach-
cry to the people. We had hoped that this
man, who has done 50 much to degrade his
high office ard shame our people before the
world, would he permitted to pass to the
charitable shades c! private HE, whence
he might De forgotten ~ a bad dream. But
tho life ot+thc hum5cst negro at the South,
how much socvcr lie might be nlsled, IS we'll
worth millions to that q! one who lost, 10 par
tizan zeal and his anxiety to cover plunderlng
relatives asd supporters, the sense OF trust ana
responsibility given him by conldlDg people.
Suoe the President has abandoned his tayo.
net policy 10 South Carolina upon the promise
that the Hayes electors shall not be ntcrerred
with (which promise should not have been
made) it will be amusing TO see how the radl.
cal press, which has been sustaining that poll
cy, get ou.or tho dilemma iu which the I'M
proper compromise has placed them.
The publication of democratic paper, TO be
called the Constitutional Union, will bc CON-
menced in WaShugtou on "Wednesday, Prof..
yelling, Of Columbian College, is mentioned
as the editor. Hon. Montgomery Blair and
w. w. Corcoran arc large stockholders, aud
Mr.. Henry polkiuhorn is to be tie business
manager.
Mr. Corcoran's latest donation-$5O, Q00-to
the University OF Virginia has been appropriate
cd to the endowment OF the schools Of Moral
Philosopby<apd History and Literature, which,
tho Stauuton Spectator says, will hereafter
bear the namo Of their benefactor.
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No matter how the existing troubles termi-
nate, OF one thing all may be certain and that
is that the day Of the carpet Dagger has gone.
The radicals find him too heavy q load to be
carried any longer, and bis chance with the
democrats is but poor indeed.
Articles sent to this paper unaccompancd
With the names of the writer's arc thrown into
the scrap basket unread. The names arc not
wanted for publication, but for the information
Of the editor.
The Washington Nation, an independent"
paper Of radical procllritles, comes to US en- !
srged and improved. Though youthful, it has