Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-20
APPROACHING Imperialism.

The w washington Captal Oh Su1uay last
| contained editorial articles, from which the
| following extracts are taken -
The action Of the Electoral Commission is
not law; it is revolution, aud If thepeopIc tame
| ~ submit VIC may bid long farewell to conSll
tutional government Fraud no longer VlllatcF.
| a corrupt administration has only, by Its bayo-
nets, to hold State usurpatlon long enough
| in power for corrupt returning board to 10
| its vile task, and the work is done.
"Il man thus returned to power can ride
10 safety from The Executive Mansion 10 the
Capitol, TO be iuauguratcd, we are lifted tort The
slavery that will follow the inauguration.
1--WE DO not believe the people OF the United
States arc OF this scrvlle sort. We do not be-
licvc that they arc prepared, without a blow,
to part with their hard earned, biood-staincd
possessions. Notice is now served on the cltl-
zcps Of Louisiana and South Carolina that they
must care for themselves. How soon lamp
nosts will bear fruit is for thcm to say. TO the
pcopIc Of the North and West notice is given
that al the toll 10 which they arc subjected,
that honlhOllcrs aud monopol!sts may tatteu,
secure, is repaid by no security Tor thcirrlg hts
ard that shrnkagc u values is now in order.
If there is law for fraud thcrc..is reason for vo.
lcncc. Aud TO that we make cur last appeal.
THE attempt to make capital out Of hc So
called effort st the assinatiou Of Packard is met
with the rdicula it deserves. When Mr.. Pack
ard hour arrives. with that of his associate
usurpcrs and thieves, Ills Excceucy at the
other end oil the Avenue will have fnI and I'm
questioned notice.
1--WE know that the work will he iu colnpr
tent hands, and sc promise the oppressed peo
pie Of South Carona and Louisiana to Keep
the army busy enough at the North 10 leave
them free TO settle their local affairs.
"Thara never was time in the history OF
our counlry that the line was more clearly
drawn in political contest between labor and
capital.
1.-The industries of the United States, suffer.
ing from extravaganza corruption and general
Encouragement, appealed to the polls for re-
lief They were met by all the bankers, bond
holders, monopoists aud rich men OF the
United States. These last have invested heavi
ly in the republican administration, and threat
enld with financial ruin, they donated heavily
to the success Of their organization. II they
could not exist under change Of admlnlslra-
ton, can they survive the appeal to force now
made ny the SO called tribunal? We oplne
not.
THE organization, whatever it may be cali.
ed, that fails to protect, and becomes the Up
prcssor, ceases to be government, and ab
solves all from The obligation Of its support.
No more tales, geutcmeD; and. fortunately for
US, we have the House Of Representatives,
the source OF supp!y-and the usurpers will
6ud themselves without means to carry 90 the
war.
I'VE trust that the House will al once refuse
all appropriations until this conspiracy is ended
in punishment Of the coDspiratorj and re
cogniton Of the President elected by Tie pco-
pie"
Fer these and other articles Of a like charac.
ter that had previously appeared in The same
paper, President Grant has determined to have
the editor Col. Dom Piatt, arrested tor scdi-
tious writing. and District Attorney Wells was
yesterday directed to take the necessary steps
to have the arrest made to-day.