Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-08
Audi AIteraIu I'urtein.

10 the editor Qt the alexandria Gd.ctic:
1t is greatly to be regretted that dle.enc,
of opinion, 81 one time threatening to amount
to dissension, has sprung up in tho ranks Of tbo
Democratic party. A large portion of that psr.
ty seems inclined 10 blame the very large ns-
jority Of Democrats in the House and in tbo
Senate who voted for the Electoral Commission
and, secondly, the highly inteligcn. mipori,r
in the House who refused their aid in detcstias
the work of that Commission. Arc the malcones
tent Democracy justified in either position Let
us see.
Has the fact utterly escaped these fauil.Inaa-.
(so wise when too late) that tho Republicao rtr
ty were entirely bent on counting Mr. Hsye, !,
through tho President Of the Senate, and thu
not one Republican in either house Of Conrr.'.
grant outraged And would not their ns~.,
throughout the country have supported than
in so doing2 Practically, 10 u man. WnnIi
Ferry have backed out, or Don Cameron O.
last, not least, Grant and his batteries "is
thus Ulysses Known 1t would then Lsyn
come to an issue Of force, which, to amour: j.
anything, would have been compelled 70 -.
sumo the form Of dual government, with ,,r,
armies in the field fighting for the two claimants
to the Presidency. Would Mr.. Tiden L.va
consented to assume this position? Never WouIi
the Northern Democracy have fallen in win
arms in their hands. Never, no never! H.,
result would have been the pctc sub:ni,s,,y.
Of the Democracy to an armed nnI yictu?ioy.
| usurpation. And from this submission IT,.
| .could hare been no resurrection How nue.
| better tho present position Of the rc.noc,.,,i
party
| Ale the mslcontents moro rcasona2l" in Their
objection TO the action OF the Democratic nin...
! ity in the House who refused TO as:i.. in uu!i-
| lying tho work Of tho Comn.issiunr Iinri,y
| " m h,nit E.,r hos. :.
resulted then? Why the country wou.I h,ts
| beon convulsed with ,he turmoil OF nnc.har
election, with Ferry, perhaps. Morton. rs Pre-.
| dont pro temporc. And would the Democracy
have Dcen more successful i'll this second trls
with thor adversares? None can think 50 ry.
| cept it be those who arc blinded by partisan
zeal, or the very tewSaDgIIneOus, perhaps, ha,.
Ply temporamcnts, who always predicate the IT.
turo the way they want It. Why every kcpua
| lican hastings would have sounded III. chanyg,
| Of democratic bad faith till all their wcE!n.
rang 1t would have been charged that H.,
| Democracy cOnsummatcd II measure sfi pu.at:
it through Congress only TO ropudisic j. wae4
its fruits turned to ashes on their i!p'. No mat
| ter that these charges could have been met t.
counter charges, or proved ia@o & rra.Jnar..
| beings. Crowds do not resson wh:rc cAArgn.
| sre speciou3, and those bringing them b.ck-l
| be- the strong hand Of power, and such other H.
gumcnts us power nowadays Emo".i ho% !,
use. The result, in all human probability. ":
respectfully submit, would have been the ,!.laa,
| Of the Democratic party. with iraui ard cai. e.
murder laid at its doors. From this death -.
there tcould Aare 5"sn 10 resurrection. 10.
different our position now With IT,. iIa.su..
mated evidence in our hands, We charge ::.nj.
not defend it,
Let, then, elimination and recri!Hati",.
cease. Let US hear no more attacks upon tia.
gallant Southerne- (amoIg uLhcrs) vino has :. .
most single handed, rescued !. conmonwe..p L..
from the slough Of desponI, from tbs filth a..
nbominalion of negrodon Whom the iu!Grr
historian Of Mississippi is summing ~ e.
claims Of these sons who have done well Tor ~
State so high in that bright category viii Ar
record the nslhe Of lIalnAr 81 order is abe;
chaos, as reconstruction is above revolution, y
prosperity is above Indebtedness. as Gesuty +.
above despair. ii'l,