Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-15

Uoion party, whose principles aud policy can
| re establish good government, with reform,
economy and stability, and give confidence and
| security 10 capitalists, property holders and
business men throughout the country. Unless
it be successful ip the pending election We judge
that no man can fore,ell the future. 1t IS the last
chance f,r good and stable government 10 the
United States. After the defeat OF the demo
cratic party now-the deugc
If these views appear to you Wild let me o'
rect your attention to the premonltlons aoo
forebodings of men of more acknowledged au-
tbority at tho North than myself.
Thomas Jefferson, shortly before MS destn,
wrote as follows to Mr.. Holmes, y member OF
Congress from one of the New England States !;
II regret that l am now to die in the oelief
that the useless sacrifice OF themselves oy Inc
generation of l776 to acquire sell goVernm en'
and happiness of their country is TO oe thrown
away by the unwise and unworthy passions ol
heir sons and that my only consolation is 10 Do
tha ut shall not live TO weep over Il.
Daniel Webster, Only year or two before
his death said in the Sena:e: ut is not 10 be
denied that we live in the midst OF strong aglIa-
tions, and are surrounded by very consloer"ote
dangers to our Institutions ana gnVernllis;nI' -
have part to act, not for ny own security OF
safety, for l arn looking out I no fragment
upon which to float away from the wreck, II
such there must be, bu; for the good oi the Whole
and the preservation Of all. Never dlu there
devolve on any generation OF men h!gaer tenets
than now devoVe upon Us f,r the preservation
Of this constitution snd the harmony and peace
of all who ere destined to live under II. we
have & great popu ar constitutional COVER! mebi,
guarded by law and By iutiicature and defended
by the affections OF the Whole people. N y mon
archcal throne presses these states together; no
iron cham Of military power anclrclta mem
They live and stand under gov ant popu-
lar in its form representative. In Its character
founded UPON principles Of equ.llty, and So con-
structed, we hope. as 10 last forever Ii All It's
history it hiss been bencfcen.; it has trodden
down no mans liberty it has crushed no State
Its daily respiration is liberty and patriotism
Mr. Seward, after trying in vain to c1Tb the
headlong career of the republican party to rev.
olutonzs the government, spent his last years
in mourning, and died, it !s sald. IN gloom and
delression concerning the III are o; the country.
And Charles Summer, II hs lGst discourse At
n dinner table. gave utteranceto !ho forehodi7gs
he felt about cumi < events, and dreaded An
ar: by and bloodshei for the North.
The present, so far as we can see, is great
crisis and turning point in the destIalns OF the
United States, and the people OF the Southern
States intend TO struggle faithfully 10 make and
10 keep the government Of TIC United States
free government
The Herald urges that the white people oI the
South give the negro political eGusht ty" They
are willing to give th9ul all that TIC laws graat
LGGU!, 10 set LHelN TchCu iIteIJ t!eii p"i ~
level and 10 protect them SIS thoroughly rs they
protect whites The democrats o! the South
appreciate their good qualities, know their IN
dustrial value and have kind feelings toward
them. But they do not propose, 'on account of
race color or previous condition OF slavery" to
make rulers and st .sesm out of ignorant
MOTEL walters, bsggarly bootb!a: ks and we'll
hammered BARRIERS BecGuse of these peculiar
incidents in the lives Of colored men they do
not enjoy the more cuDfscatiun arranged under
used to compel men to stand and deliVc. the
means OF b; cad for themselves snd !her tanil-
les, il is all one, equally unsatisfactory and dis
tressing. Negro politicians, the tools and hanch
men of the radical carpetb, ,ggers and sea !swsgs,
tn ir victims Bul the great body of the cclored
populati.n arc not disliked. Tho democrat; or
the South sre their best friends, and. 80 !sr rs
"hsving nothing to do with them," As you con-
lecture expect to convince many 81 thoir friend
ship, and by their aid to carry the democratic
ticket in South Carolina.
SO far rs outrages are concerned, there is no
more orderly and law abiding people IN the
United States than these Of South Carolina. In
proof let me recall that in 1852. when two white
men named Motley and Bl&ctsiedge, the former
q man of some family snd influence, met ~ rum
away negro nenr Psrkcrs Ferry, on the Edisto
River, a. miles from Charleston, and killed him by
u blow OF the head rs he tiled to get away, al
though the name Of the negro was unknown and
also the name OF his master, these men woro
tried, convicted and hung ut Walterboro. At
that time law existad for the protection OF all,
and, with democratic government 1t Will be go
K RARSWELL kUETT, j