Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-28

either 10 the republican or democratic party
worth working Tor. Schuyz stands for the
trcachcry, seIi.conccit and morbid Office seek
ing that rcbeIicd With Greeley. Key brings in
Tilden and secession. Dev:ns keeps fresh be-
fore US the men Tho ate dirt and wore collars
10 the old pre-5la7cTy days 1.-THE Presdentlsl
canvass had contained only these forces Hayes
would dwell quietly TO day 10 Ohio. Blaine
and the bloody shirt elected our President.
During the long doubt OF December aud jar
uary the only word that reached Us from Gov.
Hayes was the assurance how deeply he felt
for the negroes; how be pited them if the
count should show Tilden elected! - lie knew
we'll enough then what chord would reach the
nations heart and make men pray for his sue
cess. II Hidden had been couoted 10 what more
would the South have asked Of him what
more would he have dared 10 do than to with.
draw the troops? Fancy Hayes proclaming in
October that he contemplated calling home the
troops Ii the telegraph had announced such
purpose on his part that moment the canvass
would have virtually ended and Tldeu would
have walked uncha!lenged over the course. II
the Cabinet calls hone the troops affirm they
hold seats which have b>en obtained on false
pretencas.
Besides, the almost nuvarying custom and
courtesy OF our politics Is Tor the President u
otter TO the next strongest clntIdata OF bis
party the position Of Secretary OF State. When
Hayes omitted this offer TO Blaine, and, further,
excluded from his Cab:nc; the idea Dir. Blaine
REPRESENTS, tie not only iG5uItcd Blaine, he re-
vea!cd himself a5 purposely belrayog the ranks
that elected him. But Lunar and Hill "proph-
cSy soft thing=.' Yes, while their white con-
stituents will not speak 10 Longstreet. Besides,
Blaine spear Guce revealed Hills black heart.
Doas any cuuGlGg man, alter notlce, stumble
twice over the same stone? They both ar b..
having we'll before company. We have tried
c0uci!ation before.
Andrew johnson. made Vice President, was
our first experiment. NJ one will claim that
as success. Alderman. Mosby L0Dgstreet
are later Instances. The South lost three men
and We g.incd just three; that is all.
But y AIDE Hampton and Nichols promise
that, if recognized, they will keep the peace
whole soil Of the South is hidden by successive
layers Of broken promises made the last
forty years. She never set has kept promise.
10 trust u :;Juthcro promise would be fair evil
dence Of Insanity. The white South stands 10.
day periured before tho world, her cartel OF
hoaor broGejI and forfeited. Unasked she Of
tered her Uati Of Submission, aud took life,
land, citizenship aad all its privileges, 10 return
pIc1ging Arrsoi t. nbay the constitution and
secure ~ cvary MAJ Of every rae. his rights
Deliberately, n TIE face Ct the world, over and
over again She has broken the Oaths she vol
| urtcCrcd u take, AMI stand. peGJuEed before
the world Surt mcI presume ID call them.
selves gentlemen and talk Of promises 1t vas
gross iuSuit to the American people WhcD the
President received the Hamburg assassin, But
Ter, into consultation. What can consulting with
aasas=iIs lead to? Nothing but more murders oil
iun0c2nt men.
NJ, the epoch Is 10; ended. Whoever says
30 il either EDavc Or dupc. The battle is onIy
atiourGcd rom Waterloo to the coup ttetat OF
: 1851 ani the stuffed haot boxes of November,
1852. Then France tried to create republic;
wo are trying 10 save o6c
What do 1c owe the men OF &c Not empty
culogias Rhetoric is the talent Of dccayioe
States The debt We owe our fathers is TO give
the world proof thar they really launched the
best government ever framed What is that
proof? 40; swelling numbers, not vast wealth
rot wide lands If that were SO Russia could
compci. 9Th u. The test Of governments is
the iaan they produce Humboldt said the
finest frui! earth holds up to its Maker is 6
finished man.
SO Of states. Ii thl; be So then what We owe
the fathers il to show that the government they
fouudcd and which VIC claim Is tho best does
produce men; wise, brave far. seeing, devoted
lncn gbi,; and ready u the State their la,hcr
ere Ated; men cheated by no iuggle CT words
blinded by t!usel Ct rcetense, able to discover
to foe OF Liberty and Justice under any dis
guisa: and who her he come; IL Southern assas
sin, Northern rendtre- to vice, or = cheat dis
guiscd az pa!rio!-sure 10 uamssk and crush him
under foot,
After day Taary march Mohammci WAS
camping Sth hi followers. one said, II will
loose my camel, and commit i: to Cod" No
hsnlned said, "eriend, tic thy camel, sud com.
nit it 10 God.
Let us heed the moral. 10 not melt into gush
Do not believe thar human nature has, all CT {
| sudden, changed, and history il no longer any
lesson. % no. think with chi ldish, guieles
innocence that nowadays grapes grow on thorn:
and iigs Oh :histlcs that We have been mistaken
when We believed the South 70 be Il tiger-sht
has been I'll the while cooling dove, Whose
plumage Va hny3 cGullY ruilled while mislod BY
this mistake
Do no. tliEg the le:I2 loose on the neck Of al
| angry people in such sen$eless folly, and then
fancy God will bless Us. He promises no bless
| ing to such improvdence. Tie the State to goot
common sense 10 the LESSONS Of history, 10 tn
great forces o! civilization, law. order, Justice
and peace. Use all possible means to secure the
aid and protection Of these. and, then, only then
trust the crest future TO Gul.--N !. Herald