Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-15
letter ieSas Es:cFs,ssa,:sE.


RICHMOND, DEC. l3.--To day ends we,k
!7:.ica mus; ho mamoiah; 10 tbs history Of
EiEeina-i week ia which tho BLACKLIST spot
has be1a dropped upon the page Ct cur history.
Aad, il in our history there should ever he
tine that must be marked as the black cnoch
&c cur aloas thea the first two weeks in De-
o:n:bor. 1879. will DO the black epoch. Iu tho
fEss week VIC had the dawning oil the black ba-
taiilots--thc second we have tho whole of The
radical party of reconstruction days. That was
| the old radical rarty-this is tho new radical
party. The attempt to diseuiE it has been so
feeble as 70 bo iUctfoc.ual
Their "rIlitCrm OF principles" which will
| soon be launched iarth, will, 10 tho first place,
SGT forth that Virginia needs now life; that tho
| tn@ must como when hho must wake out of
| i:tr lgtharey; second that party lirei have b.-
| oome ohiicrated and new party must be
| fotm.d cmh0d5lrg tho good clements OF the
| tHo dead .ar i!s-that il tho oolorrd brother
! must bo one of the gcol elemeuts
dcat: SCI IL made at tho negro vettr, sud
nc Is pa ID on the shoulder ard honey ,conb,d
| With Sweet words AID pic mlses OIL to The iu uro
| elevation IN orc tor him. Ther, throughout
|
attempt to crcac a revolutionary GLASS in Vir-
s'n'a ais4 x2lte their PASSIONS against all who
! arc OPPOSED 10 tho an bilious schc,nes of the
man who hea thrust himself at the head OF the
party. This is the bu:deu Of the platform Of
| rrItc!nlss.-this il tho rrlrcipl, Of pri1cplos.
And :htn /! sofa forth that the gDoi vol must
b Kept ap. Altogether it is an ,rTull7 set
trap 10 capture The ignorGot and use them az
| plastic clay IN tho hands 0! the ambitious few
Lis harden is demsgogu2ism.
ia ifg s!an9o crcts iharo las been nothiDg
dl interest to day. The House aijluencd carly
| ehG The Senate was not 10 session.
Monday evening tho conservative Conference
| Eirct5.
Htn Fsyoitc MaMulIcn is out 10 a ops card
| to day. in which no nomanea himself NJ = cas,
didatc lar u. s. senator. lie promises to have
a ke2n csc to tic interests Of Fi7sinia, and re-
le!S with pride 10 his past carcor
Would 80 Gcd That all tho people of Virgin
Il could haGa been assembled in our legislative
nails cultg Tia J aSt twa weeks and head lho
Urging protests II Nirgiti,'s eloquent and tried
i6cr. and h:ard,as vel. their expose Of the mo
| tIpts ln;pAllirg lho action OF the majority.
Ire aoin;oalion OF Malone as senator By the
NV r&rty has excited no sarr rise
ffaHi a.! arts ct the State iocign,pt' letters
c"hc * cfatirg tho aciien of the l4:ti,aiuro
III iutrlaG out good and true manned Uonrcd-
tratc soldiers. foF this sin the prcpIa will hold
! their representatives, 10 nolouIt Ono white
Haired cid 'aim'r said to day when he camo it,,
to k,chmcrd With his orcp Ct tobacco, II
voted Tor man whose ac;ious have proved
that was Tool Tor volias for him. lost nv
tr!o hryi ia tho war, end to think that if ous
OF ttl:m had como tus crippled no would have
Hccn turned away to give place to Ic2ro thief
Is more than | eau stand. | have had enough
81 this KIDD OF road iustmot." They have soIn
to tho wind, lot them reap tho wbillwind
Hundreds OF letters have poured 10 from
the ctuaty sskiog Tor copies OF the or caches Of
Mr.. Is. johnson Barbour and Major John w.
Danitl Both have been published, and when
tho Historian OF the iutu:c shall write tho his
toy Of cur Oak Ages in another sense dark
birth these two manly. eloquent AID sublime
protests will stand out from tho page like dia-
moncs glitttr:ng all tho moro f,r their dark
| surroundings.
knew OF no moo beautiful tribute, falling
from tho lips OF 40 orator. than that raid by
Nj. Barbour to Col. Raj dylph Harrison, the
elected Rceistcr tf the Lind Office. Colonel
HANSEN, Ike Sul!iva", lost q leg 10 battle, and
Wa!.klog Is painful to hin. The Capitol
poIiccncn. who wcIc under lis control
have exhibited dovo!icn aud lovo for
him only equaiIoa by those who krow
him nero intimately. A splendid gentle
man, uua Christian, faithful officer,
ral'ait a.ldier, devoted friend. the beauty
OF such character but mako the iulemy Of tho
rntilli!y prcc,edirgs oil the greater
Add old "Jonny ltcb" has sept GU. the koy-
nGto M he aagcts:g chat tho Campaign cry aud
Ta:eh,wtrl Rust lie. Boys we'll Put TN
back !" STnoNGBow.