Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-26
Colonel NSOsby.

To thu Editor Of tie Alexandria Gu=ctte:
Had not the nsmc of Col Mosby appeared ut
the head Of ''0b&rrvet'=" column in your issue
of the I'D many would doubtless have wondered
What the climax to his tremendous exordium
was to be. With COL Ri. the democracy have
10 quarrel. If no repents Of his course during
the late war and desires to make amends by
yielding full and complete allegiance to the po-
litical party represented by Mr.. Grant and Mr..
its head) we'll and good; let him do so; We will
not complain. If he seeks by some subtle and
| unexplained influence which his eulogist fsrcies
he has over the Executive to ben eft the denoc.
racy by inaugurating a more liberal policy TO.
wards the southern wing Of that party, We ought
not to complain of him. He knows the people
of Virginia too we'll to expect to seduce many
democrats here from their principles by tho use
OF federal patronage. We do not believe he
desires TO DO So nor do Wo believe he is half as
visionary AS 'Observer" seems to suppose him
to be, Col. III. has as much right to his views
i and line Of action rs any ether msn has; but
| that he expects to or will SEQ so many Of us
first endure. then pity, then embrace" federal
patronage we DO not belieVe-frst because hay
| ing the chance we ought not TO usa it and, Sec
ond, such chance will not be offered 10 us to any
very alarming extent.
But cur friend "Observor" says the result of
the election and the po icy Of the administration
are sustained by all good men. The legitimate
result OF inc election would, as every thinking
n!sn Of either party admits, Cat least to himself
| have been tho inauguration Of Mr. Tildon. The
illogitma!o is before the world. Mr.. Hay es hs:
been 1oisled upon an unwilling msj ority CT the
American people by fraud the most glarng and
stupcndous--a fraud which brings lls under thu
contempt Of the civilized World-a fraud which
! future generations will SCORE us for submitting
10. No wonder our President contemptuously
kicks aside as unworthy of even his notice tht
tools by which no wss elevated into his pro5on
unenvlabo position How the blush Of shame
must mount 10 his brow when he thinks Of TIT
tortuou5 path which ambition caused him L
mako in reaching his position.
The democracy sustain thu election | No
the proper word, MIR. Observer. Tolerate it viii
not DO either. Submit to it is nearer the truth
but how humilialing tho WordI Yes, we submit
to the fraud for reasons which have been oft re
peated within fow weeks past. But we do moi
submit to the humiliation Of endorsing it BY be
coming ''particeps criminis," and first ''endur
ing, then plying and then embracing fedora
patronage. The democracy, as party, will
hold itself aloof from official patronage. If an,
good comes out ct Nszareth'; thuy will give
!; tGelr APPROVAL: II nothing but evil comes, the,
are used TO it, and will not be much dissppoint
cd. We have not yet been deprived OF the priv
iIcso OF voting, though cur votes have bee
, stolen from the balut boxes and destroyed.
yet we are triG TO ourselves wU will b. able j
loeO to poll such majority rs will deter eve
the j. Madison Wells and Zach. Chambers g
that day from tampering with the hallo: boxe:
as 10 tie io!icy vi the Hayes administration
when il IS developed we call better judge whcth
er ii merits our sustaining influence. At presea
the Country is entirely in tho dark with regar
to il. Naturally and properly all worthy off
ctrs yet retain Their subordinate Positions. La
ary policy baycnd this been forc:hsdow cd yet
W. tlnk Los. Observer be!Lg ovldartly q re
publican OF the FIRST water, may have bscn en-
abled to penetrate within the vcip' and hear
endorsement. till they NEE. the light Of dn
we had rs well reserve cur 10 pnans.' {.
CeEsrpin, Va Va, March "a.