Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-20
A,pad;caI ON Southern Faith .

MIR. w. 4. Chandler, who did as much as
any other man toward effecting the Preslden
tial fraud, but who DOW regrets the course he
pursucd-though not the acceptance" Of the
money be got for it-because the President is
not radical enough for him, 10 u letter to the
N. Y. Tribune. says - 9 49, go
A striking instance OF '"Southern faith" is
the course pursued by Senator Gordon's friends
since The assumed settlement Of the dill hculty
between him and Senator Conkting. IT., 2
The paper relative to the "sooalled mis-.
understanding between Senators ConkEg and
Gordon, while stating that party used the
first offensive words, decided that there should
he mutually aud simultaneously Withdrawn all
the remarks of both. This decision if binding,
was clearly waiver OF the right of the'party to
whom the first offensive words werespok ken to
require, 10 order to settlement, that those
w5rds should be first withdraw. Such waiver
clearly left 10 right to the. party who first of.
Tended to publicly insist that lie was first 10.
suited by the other, and was proceeding to no.
tiec aud resent the insult aud demand satiStac
ton when friends interviewed.
Is not this being done by Senator Gordon or
his friends? The Washington Post of iSatur-
day asserts that the insults Of Copkling, syste-
naticsily given to Southern Senators for tho
deliberate purpose Of stirring up bad blood. cul.
minated in executive sessioo the day before,
aud then gives an account Of tho tranbaction
which represents Senator Conkliog as first To-
suliiDg Senator Gordon, while the latter only
''rebuked the insult" and firmly and distinct.
~" repeated his remarks. Next the Wash
ington Post of Monday has an interview with
Senator Gordon, who i5 represented as saying
that the ACCOUNT in Saturdays Post was pre-
cisely accurate, and that a true account of the
~ - ~ol g.. l. e. o.l
then follows an account of an Interview with a
Jog that Senator Gordon was entirely right.
Senator Gonkng 10 every way wrong, and that
had not the matter become personal Gordon
would indoubre eddy by o large vote have been
sustained by the Senate in his position. Senator
Gordon felt that he was right; ho also felt that
MIR. Conkliug's remarks could be construed in
to other way than as All insult to him, and so
his friends tell"
This version of the facts is. being spread over
tho whole South. and also to a less extent.
10 the North Now, if it should be true. as /
assert it is .'' = ~.
!. That Senator Gordon uttered the faith of.
fensIve words. 20 "''' '-.
9 That Senator Conkling replied 10 iustiGa.
bio parliamentary language, and therefore,
3. That Senator Gordon was all wrong and
Senator Corklipg entirely right .'
Should not Senator Gordon, If responsible for
the Post 8 uterapce. or his friends, be rtquest-
ed to refrain from giving out untrue stat ments
of the affair. and should not the correoS state.
ments be given to the world in as auth entic
form as has the settlement, whereby Senator
ConkliOg has waived that which was FIRST due
to him, namely, au apology from Senate Cor.
don -. .e' ..
1t is of some Importance to know whether
this first attempt to renew plantation manners
10 the Senate is to be understood as based upon
the old Southern plan First insult your
Northern man. IF he resents it 10 any way,
insist that he first insulted you, and either
knock him down, shoot him on the spot, or
challenge him.