Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-29
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SATURDAY EVEN'G., NOVEMBER 2q
Mr.. Acck Stenhens s,1s he SECS potbigg


Objectionable 10 Mr.. Fclton's letter, MIR. Has
5aurek says there is NJ hope 20; the democracy,
Mr. voorhees, says that 10 hard money demo-
Graf ON lie elected P:csidctt, ninety thousaEd
democrats obey tho selfish behests Of ono man
10 Now York, ut the cXpeLso of their party S
SUCCESS, and the ignorant and vicious negroes of
Virginia, by their triminally endowed right Of
suffrage, prevent the Intelligent people Ct The
State from paying their Just debts. Ard so it
goc'. L, it any wonder that there is q Grant
boom" in the South, the democratic stronghold,
and that that boom" should be. as it urQues-
tiouaby is, decreasing? Nearly all the white
people ia The South are lard oEDols and. un.
fortunately, owntrs Of nothirg else. their lsnd
being all that was left them ty the war. They
arc therefore naturally Interested 10 the fate OF
that AID md want ID increase its value, and
have sense enough TO know that tho only way
to accomplish that end is to attract capital and
immigration to the South, and that neither
will coma as long as tho condition OF political
affairs in tho country remains as OF present
They have suffered and worked AID prayed AID
hoped for change, uati hope, fcariog that
ruin has them in its grasp. has deserted their
breasts for moro Fortunate abode, and left
them 10 almost black despair. A democratic,
national. uuse,tional administration, under
which tho government would be conducted inl.
partially, and evidences of sectional arincsiIy
be receive % coolly that .hcy would cnaso TO
manifest Themselves, Eas b,ep tho change N
ardenilv desired m, hoc,us, il wonlJ sur,lv
acbievo THAR GRAND ohisct tbo sottlom.nt cnd
increased valus of their lstll and tho material
prosperity and bapriuess that won;l necr,aariIv
result therefrom, which, owing 10 tho n,c7nrc,
of the frcod nop,o,s euo,g thr;n. ibfv INN.
will BIO hard 10 ac,onrlish Under IN, mo.t "a
vorablo circumstances, bnt baoanso lhoy brIievo
sucb an admin. traiiou IL h, tbo bost al o,lv
available means n sccu,c tI,s, on1 Thcv hovo
therefore, fer fourteen ling and dr,arv war;.
pn.e ,vtry other rnr,o,o or their Iv,s
sabserv.cnt TO that Of saio.pg dem
ocr,,ic President, thcu,b MANY At ,hou,
nsver WIRE and niv.r g,o l., dcmor,,t.
aud though the i, no,rat4 anopr them
do not rc.ogo;z, their party in tho prttasauo
guiso 10 which it has lately appeared Fcr
this they havo. ,xl,pt in few cla.s in which
human nature rrgot,d against forbcararce,
patiently harhc sandr, rcp,oach, shame, c,n.
tumely and robbery; have been, if not rs wise
no scrpon,s colt.nly as harmless "a doves: have
s,dulousy rcfraincd from anything that would
o0ou fqant at fcrmng OF directing tho policy
Of the party Of whoh they furlishci tho only
available strength, and have cvtn surrendered
tho dictates OF the r better oil d.rstnndipr
to their Northern colleagues, whom they
have implicitly obtJcl. They hava gone farther
and made moro sacrifices to attain their object
than human reason had previously believed was
possible, iot though they gained tho means
for which they hid been striving. and bV which
their cherished o(isot vas 10 have hrco stcurcd
Jemoerat:c President ,hcv rail-, misbod !,