Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-04
washington Letter.

probably :: good Iea! 81 aEEi0uS thinking Gone |
here yesterday; ana the good words OF the
Rev. DIR. Smith, or the clerical Nlr Jones, |
fell UNDECIDED GA u.aby man who was appar-
crty listening devoucdy to 'hc Deacon get
whose minds were far away. aud their busy
braiUs plotting Tor the coming events. Just
at this period no man can see ahead. - iSdom,
experience and intellect arc bsilled, and ;leir
sight can not pierce The dark aud murky cloud
that is closing 10 around Us. Ono man Knows
as much as another about what IS going TO
happen and il there IS auy seventh sou OF
seventh son, or any Cassaudra III breeches, |
haven't met him in tho capital city. Every
body ilerc is assured of ono thlng, and it is
THAT tho three Southern States, III defiance
Of every right, reason and justice, will count
Hayes in ;" aud Grant says he will sec that he
is inaucuratcL This whole scheme was cut
and dried !wo nonths SGD, and will lie carried
through. Chandler, Enrd anti Morton ere =
rice 3et, AND they viii sd. ii roti.iug. As
for Grant, he don't cgcH, ike the !,::npcd
back Richard. "!ry IL act The s::a5, that h.
may play the devil - bat, like = 'yraii, h.
can say
The things We de-
"Welo-we' Il wear 10 mask Is ii We l'lnsh2,i.
Ii is known here, and il stubborn tact,
tha. Grant il hacked H. :; strong patty, who
desire him. III rvcGt OF cui1a..catiGuS :ct#e2li
the House and the Senate. - scl&. Tie gov
crnncnt and declare himself lmrcra.or. pco.
pie may laugh at this, but the laugh viii be
remembered IS hlicouS lmerIjmant IN tic light
Of events soon to happen. liany say he would
not dare 10 do it, aud that Americans would
not stand it. This belief, TO them, is as sweet
as the song Of lrospero's Ariel to the ear CT
tho shipwrcckcd mariners. They let Them
selves dream or, but their sIumbcrs will be
soon rudely broken upon. Suppose that I'll
dec has all but one vote 10 elect him. Sup.
pose that the corrupt mcu of three radical re-
turning boards swindc him cut Of his votes.
Suppose the Senate, on the face ct these re-
turns, declares Hayes elected. Suppose tina:
the House CT Representatives throws hem
out, and voting by States, elects iildeD. Sup,
Pose HAT Graz. iraHgurates Hayes OF hlnlSrl:
BY :H.e2 OF arms. Suppose that Justices Field
or ,;3tgay"c, Of the Supreme Court Swcars in
3i. '!,!,,2n III New York, aHtl he - manga
satcd there. Suppose both parties call upon
tho ctacr 10 Gishanl, and ear! call Tor troops.
Suppose !ha1 there arc terribly haTc! tunes,
Thcu labor II idle, ant i milton d l.icn haven
anything 10 do and these men haze everything
10 "2!u and roth!E@ to lose hy lc"ontio1.
Suppose that '.c PARTY III power would rather
rIunyl the county in IN lntcrncc!uc war ;han
- submit quiet, 70 lie vii OF the p2oplc aud
sick Gil! Q: 81 gAt forever. Suppose all tits.
Whal thea? Oh ! that is the question nov
agias!Dg the pablo MUD. He ts,..L can solve
ii IS pruphci iIGc@!.
Grant may carry cut lbs programme ard
enact thr rclc Of tic Caesars, but he will
Iai, Ike llaciicr, never ID rise again or there
is no train in history. Alacau!cy SHOWS III
every page OF his famous writings that force
must fail at las! low often were the ancient
Caesars dragged from heir golden palaces,
stripped Of their purple robes. mauslod,
and hurled into The Fiber How often havn
Eastern Sultans persisted from tic sabrcs Of
their own Janissares. or the bow Strings OF
their own mutes. For no power which is oos
limited By laws can ever be protected by them.
Small, therefore, is the wisdom of those who
would fly TO sarritudo, as il ii were Il refuge
irons commo;iou Tor anarchy is the sure c3li-
sc,iucnee ct tyranny. That government Is Ea
sale, lis people must &c Tree !hclr passions
must have an outlet provided. test ;hcy maze
oar. j ;yrant may send l:.s crioaa.s - Gu:.-
,;rcas i,c MAJ clear the iioU$! II .''lrarat"-
t!ycs oi til" pruii'r VIZ, s9l!r:s he i:ly ,:it.;
au army OF spies iic MAJ hang scores 81 e:'5"-
i.ctcl II c,iIlua Il; every cr0sa-;Iau. Alt WIZ
p0wer %!.ail stand III ih! '..g:i;!u! ,!a@, w:t,i!
resistance las bCc2ne q less cvi than cn:nf.
ann"? W!c stall diss0iv; tia: terrible ii::'i'
raj :&u Tic heart g! the oppressed d.'i3i:r@
acai,is! the cn;:rcSnT.: tie doom 81 ~; "t.l
Jusic1
The future cG tI!s country !nr peace rests u,
the hands Of tho republican Seuate. 1t Is Ia
be hoped that there are aoGic Senators wio
will rise to The height o! the patriot AMI soi
sink 10 tic lryci Of the partiZan.
CIASsEuH
II SOCIETY QUEsTtos-Ih New York COZ
respondent of the Washington Capital says -
"Stokes is changed for his hair is white; but
imprisonment, while i! must have had gco,;
effect 10 some respects has not crushed OFT his
appreciation Of the good things Of lie. JIG
may be seen supplDg at Dalmonlco s--a 5ori u
gastroncmo paradise regalned-and he Ii gcn.
orally conspicuous in the haunts OF ni@r a5oit
town The question has already arisen wAcEh.
er it is the thing to recognize a-cau II BE- sad
--cE. murderer, and opinion seems 10 tic tl:lsi-
cd as 10 the necessity Tor his sorial oair;cisg,.
4 little s:euG Illustrative nl this occurred 10
H:Y1ucp': = the Othcr evening. a beautiful
girl, richly dressed 10 Tie p!4;i:ESGaa :!js2
now affected y tic !ia'lt ;n,:, Wis aoatca st :,
Lai5lc near he one at wi:.cI Stokes was regal.
ilg himself Hith ;. friend. &,u; i.'t ;Ica IL"
man who killed Fix wcud g:a5!ca IN hcr ii!
racainn, and glcam 81 recognition va ar..t-
rent in his still han ;!:;3!G2 face. IN" I'D 80!
look towards Elm during her say III lic table,
bat it vas apparent that discussion OF some
sort was going Oh an2ag The COMPANY OF W!l'c'
she waS he bright particular star. FINALLY SIG
and her friend and escorts arose, anG -: soc
passed the table where Stokes at size bowed
her queculy head in tic same recognition that
she would give to any gentleman Of her &c.
quantancc. The face OF !he poor fellow flush
ed slightly, and he returned her salutatiOu with
an empressemcnt that had in it tiDgc 0! caa.
erness. learned afterwards that the party OF
whom this brave defer Of conventlonaIlty
formed one was divided against itself 90 the
propricty Of her recognizing Stokes. But she
contended that as he vas 10 former years a
visitor at her house she could see no reason