Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-02
The EcEiOcrattc Party and the Third
Term.

10 the editor Of III: -Ahcanlut1 Gazette.
My admiration fer the democratic and TO-
iu5iean pailcs So parties. is 80 crest that it
would take enc ct McA!lis:er's most powerful
uscti!fing glasses to cich glimpse of u.
American politics is rotten. That party steals
he most which has the best chaLc,'
l iuy agree With The reverend authority.
View with me lIeaso Tho back sights to guide
orr course Straight before We advance torttes-
our sccu's src uorellsbie, tbcY arc leading US
stray, Hc must lock cach ouc for himself lest
20 sre lost in political darkness
l itv;ka aIl good and tluo men allied with
| The democratic party who er2 not connected
WITH the R!ctm.nl convention 10 prcVcat, 10
| unite with me in tho ecc lou Of one whu is
faithful, ono VITO has courage 10 do duty
| wherever pac:d, one. too, who has popularity
| TO o>uG and support sufficient to excite what
| DO 1od: rtakcs regardless Of abuse which hes
been or may be heaped upon bin; cnc who has
been fought, Vlilaincusly, not vi powder ard
bal nor stetl-Very few 10 this State aud the
South abuse him, who have smelt gun powder.
| lis atuScrs era, rot generally from tao fs!d Of
battle, they como from the bomb proof depart
mett. Abused not because no fought General
Lee not that be is from liuos secession has
Dott log to do with it, ncr his sscciat)u with
tho Federal army, anything to do with it.
Nothing other than tho disposal CT the Federal
cfic s-thats ell.
allied with the democratic party 10 war,
voted wish them and for their nominees With
out exception. up TO the election of Mr.. Iildeu,
when b, party, for want Of nerve, compromised
to The ssc:iiicl OF tho man they had tlectsd to
&c President OF the nation. by their &C. they
nado law uader which auother was ipaagu.
rated, aod Low they call him the fraudulent
President, thereby claiming that they wcro
guilty Ct fraud. 1t vas not fraud, but tho want
OF nerve la the democratic party.
Bu! is net that wa1t of nerve disgusting to
every cno who has any pretentiou to courage?
The seeded Stst,s L IS. life. liberty and wealth
Tor the want CT aerVc 10 Mr.. Davis to mako
pesc) with Pre.ilcnt Lincoln.
Ger. Il. II. lao told mo the nigh! before VIC
lett hppomattox fer our homes that he urged
Mr. Davis, IN tho prcsenc, Of tho Secretary OF
War, When the commissioner went to Fvrrcss
Monroe, to Eako rcaco upon sny terms
make pcact-lf you do not, so soon as the
spring cpcrS to euatio Gen. Grant to move, he
will break my lines at Petersburg aud tsko
R'chmcnd. Mr.. DAVIS said Il an afraid of
the people.
ln honor to the mcmNy Ct Geo. Il. Il. Ice,
mere ate what BIO further sail, to Wit: Il
believe Mr.. Lit c)n would have given Us oil VIC
asked, txcJt secession aud slavery; but
bcevo ho would have agreed to pay for tho
slaves at fair valuation. Alr. Davis never eave
up the ccm nsnd OF thu army 10 mo TO 90 a.
pleased, as was supposed; Lot uuti wrote him
lfcm Petersburg that my Iiocs we're broken,
then he wrote me, L wi leave RicAmood to-
night; you do the best you can. That was Tho
llrst tlmo ha had given up the command 10 mo
10 do as | thought best, leaving me to b, SEC
rlicd whilst he fled to tako csro of himself"
Hero the good and great soldier b IN, over
c)mc. and left him alouo ia his tent. where no
had cll'oi inc 10. and no reviewed to mo his
course from the time he left tho "cli Amy"
up to his suyrcud,r. Tho fear of the rooplo
G'st Ihs Il9cs ADD limbs of every ono who lost
from Tho tlno OF the meeting of tho c,u mis-
slOncrs at Fortress Monroe up to III, surrender
OF General Leo at Appomattox G. II
The lear ct the people deprived us OF tho
liberty which We had crjoYed az ciliz.ns OF tho
unltcd States from the lime OF the mee,as CT
| tho cnmm \ i)nerA at Fortress Mouruu IN
to The present time; deprived US oil tn,
payment oil lalr vaultion Tor our .layts
Tor iii time AID cast mo Individually over four
Thousand toilalS 10 get posse silon of real prop
| trtg wl!itd 10 mo, and FREQ that viii ch | raj
bought aid paid Tor.
Alter the WET was all over and the people had
returned to their homes General Ion gsreet was
called upon BY eX-Confoderale ctIicers In father
| letter advising lhem to quiet down acceot tho
| l.uslon under their surrender and conform TO
tho duties CT soldier (the substance OF hi, lot.
ter) The Democratic party demurred--,hey
cnsrSod upon General hongst.eet with abuses,
not excepting General Grant When General
| lorG'i!eet followed into store in New Orleans
| TO seS the ex. Confederate General, (Wheelel)
~to had lastly criticised and made the letter
sII9nser preparatory for ths prcss, why ne was
ton Of tho letter? his reply was, II did not
Know 1t would DO such bombsholl amongs.
The people" Fear had driven him from Tho
bomSshoip' Of his own making, whist the
brave LonGstreet, General Loa's frst lieutensnt
C war morse atSharpsburg'" bull of the woods at
Ca?cAmsuga tho wounded and victorious hero
CT tho Wilderness, stood alone by tho bomb.
shell" ahG stands byt TO this day He wss rash in
his great coursgs and did some thing in nv opjn.
loa which he would not have done if not chsre-
ed upon so unciVilly and ungrstefully. 1t is no
new thing 70. mo to deierd General Lon psIrest
when an opportunity is offered. So many of NV
ocquHirtancos know. Whilst have voted win
Inc democratic patty. as went to WAT with
mem, TO Keep with my people. am constrained
py reason et consistency and wisdom By expert
ence 10 vote tor men and not party. There was
time when party carried with i. principle not
50 now. They make tissues instead of PRINCIPLES.
The ISSUE in opposition TO General Grant for
PRESIDENT now Is, that he has served two terms
ana they oppose third term. I cannot for NV
NE sec any objection to third term. TIE SEN.
a.ors ana representatives. in Congress do not OBJ.
Ject 10 their election for any number of serme.
nor do our judges or other Stste officers obie.i
to as many terms as they can be elected 10 serve
IL Is useless for me to fer word about the re-
publican party as party-all know enough Of
Inelr sharp ways, though they do net lack
courage '0eA
-, II was not bribery that caused General Cor |
uon 10 leave lho Senate Ct the United States At |
Inc most critical time of bis par.y's embatrass. |
mehts 1t was lfe want of nerve in him to come !
out and aovise his party to abandon TIER evil |
way and 90 with him to the support of GonerI
Grant be was the first and only one to cry ont
lo' help at Appomstto1, when no knew ihere
was no support to be sent him. When he met
General Sheridan at Appomstto1, the old scare
IN the Valley came ovor him. and he sent word
TO General Icngstreet that he could not hold his
po.iton without support was told by tener.
81 LOngslr2et 10 Communicate that rannrt u |