Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-17
i1rJul II: \. /. Herald

the tuti3wii- ,,:nltlisuts On the political sltua
lion
"i'I. people Of the North do not understand
de:erlu,na'i"a . win in this contest. The PEG
rir Of lie South are rs much determined in
its u.4t!c, ii The lost cause az ever. They
ar better organized than before the rebellion,
and they art As hyii, brave aad determined :
poupc a. :;9>r the .ua shone %. Young ucn
are brought ~ TO hate the Moth. They are
united. and have, by means Of their secret So
c:e!iss-Whne Leagues, ku k'uX and Rife
clubs--~g0tteI together q better military organ.
ixaiiun than they ever had. They ere better
repaired to 20 out OF the Union now than they
were beIora the war. They have no debts that
they would pay. They are now heavily 10
deb:cl 10 the North, but these debts would
share the same fate 81 those which they had
before tho rebellion. They have an immense
cotton crop aud have good crops generally.
The North has built. repaired and put in orc
ration hundreds aud hundreds OF miles Of rail.
roads u the South. They haze provisions,
ard it is made = point by every young man to
have h-loadiug euu, plenty OF annual
ton, aud also one OF the best reVolVera With
The experience OF the Southern officers and
with The determination Of Southern men, it
would b. very difficult for a united North to
put Their, ,iowo should they again attempt 10
socaae.
IL very much doubt il our capitalists would
again consent 10 turnl:h the money to put
doHa & rebellion; because If We are to have
war every zen or fifteen years neither we nor
any other nation could afford TO pay the ex
pensc. 1t is doubtful if we can again have u
united North. The German clement, so very
strong in the republican party, wen. oyer, al
most en- rasSe, to Tie democratic ranks 10 this
election; not on account OF political principles
!us chiefly by reason o. the temperance cru
sades 10 the Western States. The democrats
have constantly brought that before them, ADD
Mr.. liIler adroitly alluded TO it 10 lis letter
OF acceptance 10 regard to sumptuary laws. he
German vote 10 The State Of New York is fully
l25 900, OF which o9cr The halt was berttDt>rc
republican. la Iac:, nearly all the well TODD
Germans were sctl7e republicans. 1t IS now
.aid hat ~ coo Germans voted the democratic
ticket 10 this election who had always prevl
ously voted the republican, ticket. As it is
c!airued btre in New York that thousands Of
dom?crats v5ted for republicans. aud IS this
State was heretofore largely republican when
everybody voted, the German vote has male
The change, ard it IS the fear Of trouble and
the iear that Ijlden may he elected which has
caused the suspension Ct business since the
election. The republicans have unQuystion
ably uadctfatcd Mr.. TiIlen's abilities, cspec;-
ally az politician. / thiuk he is the equal, ia
all Respects, CT aaron Burr, and certainly MIR.
Burr was the greatest politician this State has
eyer produced
$40 you tliok, Mr.. Fitch" queried The re.
porter, That aoy 5eriou. result would follow a
alsag tccrlaat in ths respective statements
made hy the delegations who have gone South
to be psesen, st the counting of the votes z
Il dread anything that may arise from such
discrepancy ia the reports you speak Ct. l
think such variance would produce most
dire!ul Consequences. | will say Furthermore.
that TIE neu selected by President Graut arc
men Gho, heretofore, have held unbIem!shed
repntat;2ns, and tbe men who SO on tho DEM
ocraljo side, mcst OF them, ere men whose
characters have been a:Pcr5ed BY the ncwspa'
prs. That il there are duplicate returns and
It should come 10 this, that the Prt2iden! Ct
the Senate, who uow, under the constitution,
has sole and executive right to declare who Is
the President Of the United States should de.
clare Mr.. Hayes elected, and the House Of
Representatives, with lie eighty three rebel
brigadier-gen1rals. should declare no election,
"a nrnoss3 r. cl,ct Mr. Tilden in that case
Gs;of I,,s.;eo Wa;ta sweor,nc IN Mr. Havps
ma s;,hnr Chief Jns.i,,- CIifori or EjeIi
sDss1;nr !, Mr. Tilien. then. saw &c one
,onld tnrasea tho eytent of bloodshrd that
would orcnr Civil war would then be uDyu
ne and tho Son,h could leave the Union "a
mnlastad set In their separate government
and leave the limited States 70 febt it out be-
tycen naves aud TiIlop Our cities youll
han h. snh;e.t r. riots IND the worst pass;ors
r. nan won,i bcrnme evc;tea The rcsnlt
woniI ha attacks unon orr bark, for The coin
!, ,ho;r vanIts The .,at;np al nrivsle house.
lor nIrudtr. and The scenes Of Paris re enacted.
Values and securities would fall and gold ard
silver reach fabulous prices, as they did during
The war"
"To which par,y do lou thip.. the doubtful
Hla.rs have ciycn their uaiori,ies pa
There !. \ pegr5 mgiori,y IN South Caro-.
lima Ct 40 GOO over every white man in the
SAFE, and also Of 30,0OO ia the State Of l,,u;s
;an, 'i'ie emigration Of uer,o,.s from Georp,n