Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-16

the parties. The convictions of the two parties,
! deserted for political greed, are like Joseph's
| coat divided between those who were once his
brethren. Let it 90. We stand here weak and
powerless Our voice is jeered and jested st.
A smile Of derisien plays upon the countensncts
| that oEca beamed with admiration and love
| whenever the name Of Confederate was named.
| When l zee one OF the senators Of that unholy
coalition turn to senators who were Confede:stes
and spit on that name they were once proud
10 wear; when l zoo him, fond brother in
| the new gospel of rcpudslion, yoked arm
| in arm, trsternizng laughing, jesting,
| jbine with the Confederate while the proB-
trate Commonwealth lies at their feet, sometimes
wonder what inner WorkinG-what thoughts-arc
| moving in the hsart of him who was once proud Of
| the title Of Confederate sodicr!-what is passing
| in the heart while he sits meek and with folded
arms, submissive, and allows leader aud spckcs-
| man to ''void his rheum" upon the beard OF tho
soldiers, TO hurl upon all he once held dear the
political filth of the gutter Gcntemen, you
welcome to all the votes that come to you in such
gusc rs that, and to one who is k!ndling the lying
Hires of conflict Of races, even it he docs recog.
niZe Read ustcrs as his equals would say that
If he dclicately speak the truth he must feel i'll his
bosom something OF superiority, now that he has
used this unho!y ALLIANCE to hGr blow at an old
enemy.
he has deserted his political principle md the
policy of his race to smite those who once callpd
themselves masters. J can we'll understand tho
magnauimity of his spirit, the elevated condesccn-
sion of his soul, whcu he ''recognizes Hcadjuster
as his equal" He is lighting enormously, but for
something he holds dear-to lift up, to dignity, the
men who have skins like his, ambitions lik. his
Hc seeks by such Improper neans TO eXat his race
cannot find on the other side in their meek sub
mission to the dicatOns of their political brother,
any sentiments so pure and noble as his While he
seeks to elevate his race, the inevitable policy on
the other side is TO lower the white 10 hC grade Of
the Airican Scion.
1t is not in my heart 10 DO anything to degrade
any race. l have no word Of scorn nor rchukc for
The misguided race upon whose brow the sun Of
cNlAaLlon is just dawning for any Improper action
that they have taken would rather say ;'Fath-
er, forgive them they know not what thcy do'
would say to those putting themselves under his
leadership II there has been oppression Of that race,
which deny, they have been the participants
The meek submssioniStS to that ojlcy. That policy
went to the great grand jury Of the people, and the
verdict was with us If you say, then, it hus been
wrong, then you forget what it is be Virginiau,
what 1t Is To be member Of that proud race which
has borne the banner Of victory In civil aud military
affairs cvery spot Of the globe where the
shines Do they propose TO subordinate the Anglo
Saxon to the ambition of the cOlOred race { They
come to bow themselves to the weaker people.
Will the spois of oillceeIcvatc the raca They may
have the power TO distribute the offices to an army
OF bcggars beseiginS the capital, but they grow
ing backward. Arc they growing into better men?
Rather they arc dwaring themselves into political
babies. and let their old colord "mamas" como and
feed them out of a black spoon. Laughter
Sir, believe there is in the Virginian something
uncouquerablc. l have seen men who stood with
Sullivan in the ranks driven from many fields, but
they gathered after the battle around their little tat
tered standard; andI have heard them 90 on the
field again with that deep, mclodous bay that has
sounded through the land. Though Sullivan goes
back TO his comrades, he will return
"And must Trclawny die, and must Trelawuy die7
Then thirty thousand Cornish men will know the
reason why.'
And must our comrades die?
Then fifty thousand Yirginiaps will know the reason
why.
If there is Resurgamus In Virginia, if the peo-
pie are going backward, if they ere pleased to hang
around and become the serve tools Of the dictator
ship, if tue oue-mau power has come, hang my
head in shaIne-infntc. But until see it will not
beeveit have not lost my faith in mankind nor
in the specimens who have ruled and intend 10 rule
old Virginia soil. Although poor and downcast,
know there is in her people the will TO Come TO the
front again.
We are beaten. Iyied to tho sentence Beltso.
Gods or devils willed It. BylL abide, but predict
VIC will, we will come back; will once more mako
an appeal to the people.
We have been conquered but never degraded To
that We will never submit LAppause.