Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-22
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Mr.. Carkson n Potter, Of New York, 10
letter to Senator Herman. of that State, who is
the leader Of the New York delegation to the
St. Louis Convention, says:
Equally uufounded is the notion that the
coulio! OF H.. ger, raj government by the dun
ocrars is dangerous to the integrity and un'y
of tic county. Nothing could be more errou-
eous than this Whatever question existed as
TO the III mogeDeuu>ucss Of the country has
ceased 10 exist. The war was one of those
trials OF s.r ugth which afforded the last areu
ment such questions admit OF, aud that quos
ion was EnaI.y settled by the result Of the war.
Ages hrDce new and unforeseen causes may
lead to he separation OF these States, but 10
present aud existing cause points to that re-
sul. R.puhlic.u government may be over
thrown aud absolute OF ullgarchical govern
meut prevail ms cad but whatever + rm the
government of this people may take, tney, will
by reason of their physical and natural sur
roundinss and necessities, remain one nation
for generations vel to came.
But this is OF an age given to political re
hec,iuu, and wncu real causes are not apparen
he people are apt first to ascribe results Il
wrong CAUSES. They find "a united South
opposed 10 the administration of Grant; aud
remembering that it was lately 10 armed revol
ag .inst the administration Of Lincoln, assume
| that tn party VII! which it is DOW acting Dust
therefore, be wrony. AID YET he present at
| itule OF the South is wholly u. TO what MIR
| Piuchback al the Cipciunal LouventiJn cailet
"th. corruption and mismunagemcnt whlct
| hal come upos the South at the hands
! \ r. hcrD advnnturers. the oppression o
wnose "ca,p bag" governments necessarlI.
united ali VINO hai anything to lose, WhateVe
| their politics, iu opposition to the admlnlsra
| ton which sustained these punderers 10 power
La ru' h, the South has 90 lJoger those inter
es!s with the party Of limited and localized
government which it 10 merry had Piuhd rel
and impoverished, It's present interests ar
rather il strong federal governmeDt-nu
wi h liberal powers; one that will build publ
works, grant su bsdies, hold up the weak an'
aid The feeble. And these consideration
would. from the close of the war. have put tn
i South on the side of the republican parry bu
for the oppression aud ruin resulting iron
carpet bag rule.
But it is the uaturc Of men to reckon pcopl
! with reference TO the divisions 10 which the
have found them, and uull new Issues presen
themselves and another oppor uuiy and neces
sity for reck arrives, to count them up &C
curding to the issues on who they were be
fore divided, even after those issues haV
wholly ceased to exist And SO he republ'ca
Leaders, instead Of b2iug abas h d aud over
whelmed by the corruptions 10 their mlds
which have been exposed, 10 solemn couveu
ton charge the democratic PARTY as being IN
Sc me 10 character aud spirit as when il ,ympa
thzed with treason" aud war, the peone t
'.bcware of this Confederate Congress- n 'th
ing caa be more ujus or untouuded, anu l d
not believe the people are TO be thus mlsIed a
10 he causes of the existing attitude OF tn
| Snnth