Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-29
Tho RIOOdy Shirt CamDaIen.

had been wrested from the Republicans by
violence:
"The Democrats have not got the slightest
dalton. They cannot elect Tlden without Il
solid South, aud hope to elect him by the shot
gun 10 the South and be cry of reform 10 the
North. One is murd,r and the other fraud.
A man from the North going down South Will
always be under suspicion and surveillance, 20
matter how loudly he may c!y for 'Tllden and
reform lust as the Northern Democracy will
look with suspicion on Uuiou soldier pro-
Tossing to be Democrat. All l want doWn
South is fair election but despair of getting
it. We ask quail rights 10 the South, nothing
more You know they are not praclced there.
could not 20 down there and make the speech
[ have made here this afternoon. We want to
bury the Ratchet and shake hands with the
people of the South, but we cannot do 1t as
long as they practice murder on our people; L
believe We shall Conquer, ADD this year. do
not believe that 1Ideu, with bis bar OF
money will be elected The Democratic
uarty is not to be trusted either by its past
record or present promises. They have dooe
nothing of advantage or benefit to the country
| 10 twenty five years, by their own admissions,
save appointing smelling committees by the
House OF Representatives which will cost the
people million OF dollars. But they claim
| that they have cut down expenses SD, OOU,OU0.
! Yes, they have, by reu ing appropriations
| Next year they will have to pass deficiency
bills amounting TO SIC, 900 900 aud these SAME
howing Iefurmers will vote for them. Oh, 20,
thar party is not The friend OF the country, and
has not been for thirty years. Add that We
have a country at all is due to the fact that
that party has been defeated at the polls The
rebellion was as much Democratic rebellion
as the St. Louis Convention was Democratic
Conventions; actuated precisely by the same
feelings
1t was this last part of bis speech which
| awakened the greatest enthusiasm IN the audi
ence, and proved beyond all question that the
bloody shirt is iu Putnam county the real living
issue OF the contest.
The New York Herald says: 1t was the war
which reelected Lincoln and gave Grant bis
two terms. 1t is the war which will cleo.
Hayes, if he should succeed The Republi-
CANS uay add as many plauks to their platform
rs they please about currency, OWL service
and the Pope-thc living thought underlying
their party is the war Ouce withdraw that ques-
ton from our politics, unoe unite the North
and the South on a basis OF peace, fraternity,
| the acceptance Of the war amendments aud
conceded political equality, aud the Repubil-
can party will be as dead as Was the Wing party
after the compromise measures 10 the admins
tration of Fillmore. Outside of the tancled
necessity for government that vii! protect the
negroes there is no pretcXl for the Republican
organization. Its leaders have neVer dared to
take new ground to adapt 1t TO any one OF
those vital problems tue consideration OF which
must absorb the attention OF parties IN the
| future.
The reason why the Republican leaders have
Dcvcr dared 10 identify their party with Ques.
tioos OF free trade, finance, The constitutional
relations of the States to the government, ADD
s, on, is that GU every possible question that
now attracts the attention OF thinkers the kc.
publicaDs are as hopeless!y divided as the
I Democrats. For this reason the elimination OF
the war from the politics Of the day would de-
stroy the Republican party. That is the bond
| of its existence. 1t is a bond which grows
weaker as time heals the wounds OF the War
| and brings the sections into closer union.
Fauuuier County Conservatives.
| Pursuant to published notice a meeting OF
the conservative voters OF Fauquier county
was held in Warrentor on the 26ih inst. 1t was
called to order by Capt. a. D. Payne, County
| Superintendent, and OF his motion Robert
| Beverly, esq, was called to the chair. L. W..
Caldwell was requested to act as Secretary.
The Chair stated the object of the meeting
and that it was duly organized for business.
Capt. A. D. Payne moved that commit
tee Of two be appointed by the Chair from the
several magisterial districts, who should retire
and nominate, for confirmation by the meeting,
five delegates and i've alternatcs from each dis
trict, to represent the cnunty in the convention
to be held in Alexandria 90 the 30h inst, to
nominate candidate for Congress from this
Congres siona! district.
The motion being carried the Chair appoint
ed the following gentlemen under it, viz:
Thos L. Digges h. Shepperd, I. B. Hucn-
iuson, rbvs. Henderson, 6. W. Mectze, Chas.
| Gordon. A. I. Forbes, NJ. L. Weaver, W..
Strother and FL. B. kerrick.
The committee retired, and after a short con-
ference, returned the following list. Their
| names were read TO the meeting aud their NOM
nations confirmed:
Marshall Magsteria Observation-Disclosures: B.
Z. nl4ey, y. v. OOlOgue. u do. p1a'o"ott, W LIZ
H. Lake aud FL. B. kcrrick. Aternates:
Marshall Lake, F. W. Maddux, T. NJ. Trip
lett, VIM. II. Strother and William Z. Mar
shall
Scott Magistcrial District-Delegates DR..
G.. ". Cook, j. S. alasun, Robert Beverly,
&. w. Simpson aud Geo. NJ. Slater Alter.
Dates John NJ. Scott, a. G. Pierce, Red
man Brawner. Thomas Henderson and Warren
Rogers.
Centre Magisterial District Delegates: A.
D. Payne, Dr. D. Z. Gordon, A. NJ. Curtis,
Anderson Smith and Thomas Smith. Alter.
mates: Isham Keith, Jno N. Grant, Wm.
Lewis, Grcuville Gaines and John FL. Kip.
stein.
Cedar Run Observation-Disclosures Frank
Shepperd, L:wis Waller, James I'ulloss Wn.
Colvin andJ. H. Bnsor. Alternates: Howson
Hooe, j. G. Underwood Weeden George, w.
I. Weaver and A. p. Bower.
Rappahaunock Observation-Disclosures w. L.
Ficklip, w. r, Gaskins. L. B, Stuart, Z. Ii,