Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-01


der the above heading the Washington ma
tional Republican," the crgau of the radical
implacab!es, in its issue of the 3lst ultlmo,
reads o sanctimonious and uucomprom'slng
lecture to the Southern States and their people.
It is pleased to observe that There is 20 doubt
in The world of tho ability of the Southern States
to pay the interest 90 their honest funded To-
debtedncss Neither is there the remotest
doubt of the ability of private citizens, generally,
in that section of the county, to l!quidate their
obligations, if they are so disposed" On this
cheerful outlook upon the part Of the Republl-
can, it may DC said that VIC arc decidedly in
favor of the Southern States paying the interest
on their honest Indebtedness, and that wo hold
it TO be the boundeu duty Of private citizens
in our section to l:quidate their obligations, if
they can possibly do so. But we are also de-
cidedly OF the opinion that this whole lecture
comes with very bad grace from the most vlru'
lent organ of the most siruleut party that has
ever disgraced American politics. Whose fault
is it, may we ask, that the States of the South
iod themselves 10 their present terribly crippled
financial condition Who bounded on those
thoroughly organized and equipped bands of
plunderers, who stole from these States we'll
nigh all their substance that remained from
desolaling and relentless war? After the soldiers
on both sides had stacked their arms. who was
il that let locs, tie leashes of jackals Who
Init the most ervsnomed of the radical.repub.
licsu party, of which the Republican is the
accredited and jubiiant organ. And that paper
must pardon US if VIC arc 70 bold as to observe
that We altogether fail to appreciate suggestions
az to tho imperative obligation Of private lndl'
yiduals paying their debts, coming from
journal which is understood to be the mouth
niece Of the too lamors Washington ring.
The advice given 10 this article to tho South
ern planters Gs TO the manner IN which they
shall carry on their work, on their plantations
will doubtless be gratefully received and
thoroughly appreciated by the parties concern
ed. Thew know how difficult it is to give
advice, and how thoroughly acquainted with
| the easily acquired system of Southern plant
ing is the editor Of the National Republican.
| TO disre gard lessons from such quarter would
be fabulous indeed. We will sec large 10
crease 10 the crop Of rs, resulting from these
"advices from Washington"
Like ladies postscript, the latter part OF
this article contains its nurport, which consists
10 It's sting. lii the old charge that labor IS
not free 10 the South-the bloody shirt again.
| Labor must be free, absolutely or conpuls ~,
in order to be successfully employed. What
oorutry can expect to thrive under system Of
oppressed, uucducated Iabor?' &c., 60. There
| is no use of reproducing more of this SORT Of
thing, or of replying to it. The radicals tried
| their hand at legislasipg fer the South and
failed disastrousiy. We arc now !eglslatipg
for ourselves and are succeeding slowly but
! surely, Notwithstanding the straits our amlabo
and accom- moda,ipg friends reduced US to- 10
view of this state Of things, Of The present
situation, would our kindly disposed conteupo
rarv take it ariss if we were efficiently to sug
| pest to it that among the numerous wants
of the South" very prominent one just about
this time, is little less adviee-in fact, not to
make too 6ue point of it. if we were to recall
to it's recollection the highly interesting story
of the man who made fortune by attending to
his own business?