Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-23
"AurO Pnlsa Fides, AurO Venalia
Sura; Aurum Lex Sequitur."
Nonnr-11ru D Am IL IL H. IN

10 the EDITOR of the Alexandria Gazette
TO quote the languageus,d by you 10 re cent
editorial, "Suffsgs is fsr,e 10 til, as it is ip
every other rich courtry where it is uorestrici-
Cd. If any ono doubts OF tho truth of this
broad assertion, he >ta' only to remember tho
disregard That Was paid to the will tf the ma,
j3rlty Of The DeUrls Of those States. as xlrsss-
ed by h@ir bIliols 10 tho lass Presidential cleo
!l1r, or to ha aware OF tho proco, 8 no1 10 pro-
gr&ts o! republican ling Indiana by negro
voters brought from Moth Carolins, or to have
hcsrd ho1 negro voters were bought Iuhlioly
At so much head at Augusta. Ca, rtceutg,
aad marched to tho polls 10 gangs, wearing
tho badges IT their purchasers; or to como
Eearcr homo. to ba at oil familiar with the
manair in which candidates, for whom the
voters ar1 10 cast their ballots CT b. formed
h0ltc!a arc selected award meetings and coun,
ty conventions"
SaoA IL you; language. aud strong aud eu,-
phatio rs ii is. il set falls FIR short OF the mark
Not oaly are tho low and Ignorant bought and
sold, hut "auIi saera flames, ike q devastut-
leg ilseuo. has intccicd th5 Whole body polite,
and ifora the clown OF tho head 10 the solo OF
the ioot there ia nothing but wounds, bruises
AID i.urciyiGg Borcs" lilo who cannot DO uE.
r.oacicl by tho direct offer Of tho coined mo-.
tal, nor ~ It's engraved paper representative
'sllhapt The mock show OF a yiItuous iGdigoa.
iian. will sc; iis.op efguly to tho promise of
othoe, pow;r Eud cnolunOnts. aud will pledge
his hearty support to sDy measure, however
Ectaii3u3 10 order to seiz, upon tho public
nurse, aHa rutder for himself and friends.
TITS al: originates from CO unrestricted election
!saDchis,, by vi ,h the Whole couotry is divid
Cd io!o tho, great classes Of voters, VIZ: ThCs,
who have 4 or own conscientious opinions of
political economy. and are patriotic enough
10 erdeaVar 10 carry them into cfIe,t; those
having such convictions, but who, like Judas
lscsliot, nro ever ready 10 betray them for mon
oy and l.st-thoss who. like the ignorant me-
grces aid low whites, (uearly devoid of sl m en-.
Isl a2d moral li8hts) constitute tho see saw" Of
power, ard 90 up or down in obedience TO the
magnetic Rravitstion and attractive power OF
god. Could the elective franchise be restricted
TO TIC frat OF these clasgos, then the problem Of
self government would no! only be solvable, but
it would have the effect TO develop the highest
order Of Intellectual and moral elevation of
which finite and fsllible humanity is capable;
snt j. fer one. would wish myself ''snathems
MaIaa ath.r botore would raise my voice
against it But lin sorrow DO it said) the plain
truth stsres US in the face, that such state of
affairs is not only impracticsble but impossible.
IN tho origin OF our government we made IS
near sn approach 10 a properly restricted fran
chlse ss it was practicable TO come; and for
some years the experiment promised success !;
but Gs the operation of this restriction was such
BE- to ksep The Vensl and INSCRIPTIONS out Of
ttllca, ard these traitors 10 honor. truth and
country, (assisted by the scphism of Franklin's
ASA set to work to undermine the cbiaf corner
etone of self government-all the Qualifications
OF suffrage were removed, and republicanism,
like the house built upon the sand, fell, "and
great wa3 the fsll thereof" Does any nam,
mons ssDa in corpora sano," indulge the Quix.
otto hope OK again iGtusing true, patriotic and
self abnegating cbivalry into that heterogeneous
multitude Of all races kindreds sAd tongues"
who now conslitnto.the "noblo army of electors"
oven in this once glorious Snd grand old Com
wealth Of Virginia? claim to be sufficient
" ciaIrvoysnt 10 road the answer in YOUR
"hesrs Of hearts'-"Do" The die ia cast.
'Fsti:is dascensus averni: aed rovocsre gradum
supo7Gsque e7odere sd surss, hoe opus hic labor
ostn
''Actum oct do republica." And since the
republic il dead, let US a. once recognize that
fact, and inscrbng on its tombstone "requisescat
in pace, let US ArEe pr ak like from the aehes
OF tho '.dosd lion" of Democracy to the "living
dog" OF taisrism snd if we can fad no better
ruler to preside over US and our fortunes, let US
isll Into line with tho crowned heads Of Europa
Gnc tho grand srny of American hunkies, and
elovating Ulysses s. Grant to the imperial dig.
nit!y, WORTHY the prophecy Of old Francois Rsbs.
lais that
"Alors auront non moindre sutorite
l!omras sars fol, que CONS de verite:
Gar lous sulvront la crcance ct estudo
de IIgnorADt9 OF soto multitude
DoLt le PLUS !ourd sCra receu ponr juee"
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