Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-03
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3. 1876.

Few have been the decisive battles, com'
psrsti7ely, of the world, but those fa" nave
exercised mighty Influence il the worlds
history. The coming election is to De ecnsia.
cred oos of the greatest civil battles ihe world
has eyes seen; tie oae of 1860 shook the toun,
dations of our Republic; nay even ior a time
rent it asunder bat great SIS was the stIiie then
il will be greater pow. Then it Was the South
against the North, now it is literally brother
against brother" 10 imagine thss :hsIe VIII
be- suy more fighting al The South is out OF the
,uas,;or, The sffects Of the war SIZE sill TOO
visible for e7an the waruest friend or toe 10
imagine such ching possible. Vow, ne nave
surrendered Ell! sa7s truth aud Principle. eud'
God wiling, We will hold firmly by them. 1t
il at the North ihst the a;rIfe will be the great
er. there it is TIA. the people are go DIVIDED
and party spirit. ruas so high. The radicals
are like the Jaccbius Of the French Re7olattoo;
il is literally fight to tie death With 'hsm' 'or
ifthey cso power row, they will retire covered
With inssDy ard shame, ons of which they can
never hone to rise. iii, Is The reason they
are making suet desperate st2nd, a1dFeaso0'
patriotism sad principle acs II! sacrlhoea TO
this ond. Tbs TitEdr2HaI oi Tue best men Of
their party vsIy sseias 70 make thei more uea"
eeratc. Sumner. '!'ruribu!i, -Adsns AID
others, whose prop:ty ka'= soma sup
nor. to their party. have be:n unable 10 CO.
iurs the cs!uEuy which attaches TO al "ho
sre 10 favor ci lie present Administration.
To speak of the o,rIuqtson CT the aaminiSua'
ton is Ike bearing al CT: Told tale, tut III JUS
tice to our land ". mu:t oti2 inoro hold up Oe'
fore the people the mirror III when has oeen
reflected, for tie past eight years. more disgrace
and igncminy than has eyer bsen kno"hin any
enlightened par, {; the worid. ga: county
has become . D? wo.d aad ftpfGac! 10 Tue ia
riops of tho ear!h. Where once She stood II
Il! the bride Of ;vu!. aaA honor, behold her
now scorned aa>! :il:ct:l..; II the very powers
who were h, &rst to 10 hcr justice Ills ssd
picutura is bus t:.a .a.a!t OF tie pat: III power
and in the nainc .; cJ.aHlua scasc anu reason
VIC appeal to our people 10 vpcu their eyes ana
zee for themselves H. wat eudS ali thls is lead
ing Us. II tho egca. ci' change 10 the adDlnls-
ration could uattacs Sc verse than they are? 1t
is reasonable II suppose luat man WHO las
the rcspscS Of .!ie2o who EaoS :s!m best, aud
yho has been krowu 10 10 .&uch Tor tae 'eIIef
aui advancement oil his awa State, World " Il
better mau to preside over The Affairs q inc
country than cue M!'3 is Supported b. lLoSe
whose ouly apparent a!irs Lavo been to maze
money Facts are stubborn things and that
Tldcc las reduced Tie ia:e5 OF New IorE 10
one half Gao DO; be denied, that be has unear'hed
and punished frauds eycn when men OF his own
uarty were concerned il them ia anothe: truth.
and the charges Oh dishonesty with whish be has
been assa!lc,i arc TOO i msy to deserve more than
the scogn aud cOotaD pt Q: n:en who a:e capable OF
Judging men b. tiiair ae;s3Gs, aa'! lot By What
their traducers sag 81 them Cha, his patriotism
durios tie var should BE- questioned, is stmp'y
ridiculous. i r3an with whom DR.. Lincoln
consulted regarding events colnectad win tue
war wae not likely 10 differ With him On such
= subject. again, We seg 20 change can be
worse, aud only viii hops Of better thipg5
before US we deem ii slough 10 make man
pause before h9 casts III, 7oto for the c3ntinu.
snce IN power ot p⁢ that, saokloX It's o"n
eods, leaves 30 s&0ua Of tassho j aod peridy
unturncd to accomplish :ts purpose Payment
for slavef is cue OF th3 popular l.iiaces, and to
any man az ordinary Intelligence this is Absurd.
In the FIRST place, it is Impossible saat suoh
thing could be Conceded even though .he
Presiden! AID b,eb houses were democratic.
1t requires thrss tourths vote Of the people
TO carry aDy such point, aud 1t is hardly reason
sble TO suppose chat when the large MAJ ority Of
the people Of the Southern STATES were Don.slave
holders such question should ever be raised. 1t
has been provided against "a the Constitution,
sud ihsyetoie-,a without ground and utterly
unworthy Of mentloE. We believe there are
many men who viii 7ots without giving the
matter sufficient thought, All many irom mis-
taken no:ioDs Of thing Is they really stand.
Let US besseeh such to think we'll Of "hat they
ere about, for tho issues CT this conflict are,
LITERALLY, life aud death-death to our hopes
of reform ADD responsibility if the radicals sue
coed, and strong hope Of both, with prosperity
aud Increase IN eli tie departments ct home
which have been languishing
and dying, keeping honest men from work and |
causing moro poverty sad misery to our work |
ing classes than Gao BE- esttmated, ia the event |
of change Nv whose is Wise lei hin ponder
These things.
The pscsiaeatta! s!ec;iou to he held next
Tuesday vii! be second only ia Importance to